[MightySunTzu]

Originally Posted by Dilman

I have read all of this thread, and I'm extremely interested in fasting. I decided this morning spontaneously to do a three day fast, which I'm currently nine hours in to.

Anyway, I'm taking an acne medication, minocycline, for moderate acne on my back, and I was wondering, should I stop taking this during my fast? I'm supposed to take it twice a day on an empty stomach. Does anyone know if it would interfere with the detox process?

Hi Dilman,

Hmm. Generally speaking, it is advisable to discontinue most medications while fasting (with several notable and potentially critical exceptions) and i believe your acne medication would fall into the "should probably discontinue" category.

However, since it is an anti-biotic i know it is not a good idea to interrupt the "course", so therein lies the caviat and the paradox. To dig a little deeper into the puzzle, fasting would likely do an excellent work on the acne and would probably be more effective than the medication, though 3 days may or may not be long enough to make a significant impact.

With all that said and speaking only for myself, if i decided spontaneously to fast for 3 days and was already 9 hours in, i would discontinue the minocycline... and would hope upon 3 days to be so excited with the results i am seeing that i would choose to continue longer.

Best wishes to you in whatever you decide.