"this is the only antibiotic that really works at clearing up my skin. it doesn&#039;t give me stomach problems like other antibiotics. another great thing about bactrim is that there&#039;s no weird restrictions about when/what you can eat when taking it - no &quot;i can&#039;t have a bowl of ice cream because i just took my medication for the night&quot; like when you take minocycline. you also don&#039;t have to worry about being out in the sun while taking it (yeah, i know, tanning is bad). unfortunately, it is a pretty strong antibiotic, so my dermatologist has cut me off (she thinks it is the cause of a cyst on my lip."