"i have had really clear skin up until about a year ago. everything i tried didn&#039;t work and just seemed to make my breakouts more red and angry. eventually i went to the doctors who prescribed me doxycyline. i had a course of three months and dramatically seen the difference in just a few weeks and i was given another 3 month course. as my skin was completely clear after the 6 months i&#039;ve stopped the antibiotics, however i wish i hadn&#039;t after approx. a month without taking them i have indeed started to break out again. this prescription is brilliant however it isn&#039;t a permanent fix. maybe i should have gone to the doctors to wean me off and reduce the dose instead of going cold turkey, as now back to square one and back on the drugs!"