rock-cock-jock Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 Ok, so first off, I'm not a medical doctor and I'm not recommending anything. Antibiotic resistance is also a thing and reckless use of antibiotics is not advisable. Having said that, I've been using minocycline (100mg per day; 3 month prescription) for adult acne and I strongly suspect it's been keeping me clean of garden variety bacterial STIs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis) just based on probability of population prevalence and number of times I've had sex. I looked it up and oral minocycline at that dose is actually an effective treatment for all three of those bacterial sti's, even syphilis (though only early and like a 2 week period). I'm also on prep and would have caught these every 3 months anyways when I have to renew but I kinda like the idea that I'm not picking these up and spreading them in the interim. The minocycline has a good safety profile and I have to be on them anyway for acne. I just thought I'd mention an observation. Again, not recommending anything but def an unexpected benefit. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goughow Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 Yeah. There are other threads on this forum about Doxycycline doing the same thing. Sadly I can’t get on that bandwagon as I’ve never suffered from acne. If anyone knows how else I can get a script that’d be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock-cock-jock Posted February 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 Oh, didn't realize it was a thing. That's awesome, thanks man. Oh never suffered from acne have you? 🙄 must be nice. Dunno, maybe find a friend who does and just pay him? It was cheap, like under 10 bucks for a 3 month supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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