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Been on 100mg of minocycline a day for 3 months now. how long can i stay on this? any side effects from bring on so long?
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Maybe: Long term abx can cause a few things to happen. As the number ; kind of bacteria in your GI tract change, it can cause diarrhea etc. Also, it selects resistant bacteria: all that are susceptible die out, and the ones that aren't proliferate. That said, many infection-causing bacteria are already resistant to tetracyclines. Most ppl can take Minocycline for years w/o any major side effects.
Answered 6/30/2014
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