"i&#039;m a 16 year old female and have had pretty bad acne since i was about 12, last year i went on doxycycline and a gel (adapalene &amp; benzoyl peroxide) last year i took it for about 4 months and my skin looked incredible within the first month, i was used to having terrible pimples and redness all across my cheeks and chin and it all went away. i stopped taking it beginning of this year and my acne returned and was close to the same severity as before i started, last month i went back on doxycycline and just finished my first 25 day capsules (i take one a day in the morning with breakfast and a probiotic at night with dinner) i haven&#039;t seen much improvement at all but i feel like it definitely gets worse before it gets better"