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Anonymous from Chicago, IL
January 24, 2012
| Pros | works!! finally something that worked for me |
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| Cons | smells a little but really it isn't a problem |
| Bottom line | it works! finally a antibiotic that has worked for me. I'm a 24 y/o female and I've tried everything minocycline, tetracycline, doxycycline..this was definitely different and I've been on it for about 6 weeks and really starting to see a difference in my skin and other people are noticing it too. you just have to make sure to take it as prescribed.. if you miss a few doses your skin will flare up. also my doctor recommended to use it with 10% benzoyl peroxide face wash which has also been helping (although drying)..better results than the salicylic acid one I was using. i also use 1.0% tretinoin cream at night with the antibiotic. this combo has been working really well for me. I didn't have any side effects to the medication either. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $15.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous from Florida
December 7, 2011
| Pros | it actually works! |
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| Cons | its an anti-biotic, can't use long term and may give you digestion/yeast problems because it kills good bacteria too... but I don't think its a big deal if you are relatively healthy to begin with... |
| Bottom line | I have had acne of various levels of severity ever since highschool (27 now) and had the opportunity to try this anti-biotic and its really works. I use it along with the oil cleanse method (olive oil, castor oil, and tea tree oil) and my skin looks (relatively) great. ALL my tiny acne bumps on my forehead are gone and the bigger ones are healing with no new ones in sight (I did seem to have a slight out break of bigger cyst like acne right after I started taking this, but not convinced this was related to the medication)...this is obviously not a long term fix, and I do sorta worry what will happen once I stop taking it, but as far as its effectiveness to clear your skin up quickly, this is amazing...500mg 4 times a day...if you want to remember what you look like without acne, try this... |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Anonymous
June 22, 2011
| Pros | Works Fast! Prevents New Breakouts No side Effects for Me! |
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| Cons | Smelly (But not a big deal) |
| Bottom line | So my doctor started me on this antibiotic after I received weird side effects from Minocycline, which wasn't working anyway. I am so happy I did! I have been on this for a little over a week, NO side effects for me! I also just started my menstrual cycle since then and haven't had one breakout yet. How is that possible? I have strugged with acne since I was about 15, and have tried several products. My skin is clear right now. Of course, I still have plenty of old scars from picking and such (bad habit, i know), but I can deal with those later. Right now, I am happy that my skin is actually clear! I should also mention that I do not use this with any prescribed skin products. However, I do use a lemon/honey mask a couple times a week, which has been helping heal old scars. This has helped tremendously. I hope it's not too early, to give Cephalexin credit, but I know my skin.... and in one week of taking it, my skin feels amazing! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Anonymous
April 18, 2011
| Pros | cheap seems to be working |
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| Cons | This will make your birth control not work! Talk to your doctor about it..most antibiotic do that, yet they almost never tell you that. smell taking it 4 x daily |
| Bottom line | clearing up after 3 days will update in a month |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Anonymous from la Crosse, WI
April 14, 2011
| Pros | Works in about 3 weeks! |
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| Cons | scared of long term effects |
| Bottom line | I used this product, with topical retin-A, 1 year After being off accutane (my acne came back). It did work, but my dermatologist says it is not something that should be used long term due to the possibility of becoming immune to antibiotics. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
AbercrombieBlonde from Michigan
February 22, 2011
| Pros | Miracle in pill form. |
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| Bottom line | First off, you can not give something a bad review because you're allergic to it. That's like giving a remote a bad review because you put the batteries in up-side down. With that being said, I suffered with cystic acne since I was in high school. I'm 24 now. After trying about 6 prescriptions in high school, I gave up, hoping that it would go away as I got older. It didn't. When I started college I started searching again and seeing a new dermatologist. We tried a few things including bactrim and minocycline, which I was allergic to, (and didn't give a bad review). Well, I've been on cephalexin for 3 months, and I also use retin-a topically. My skin is completely clear. Completely. My daily regimen consists of washing my face in the morning, and twice at night with Basis bar soap (3 dollars at drugstores). I use Dickinson's witch hazel as an astringent (4 dollars at drugstores). I take the cephalexin once at night. And I use the retin-a every other night. And I use super gentle moisturizer, one with absolutely no fragrance, oils, alcohol, anything of that nature. My confidence is great now. Being able to sit around with my boyfriend with no makeup on is amazing. And he still tells me how pretty I am. Keep in mind that this stuff DOES take a long time to work. I've been on it for 3 months and my skin just cleared up about a week ago. =] |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Lucy from California
February 11, 2011
| Pros | Jesus Christ- I have found a miracle. I have tried everything under the sun, pills gels creams you name it. It's been a week and I'm almost clear and feeling pretty! |
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| Cons | Smeely but it's not a big deal I think. |
| Bottom line | If you want something fast and effective make this you're new buddy. I would also use a topical, I've been using bperoxide and cylinda. every and night. Thank you keflex! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $12.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Anonymous from Tennessee
December 8, 2010
| Pros | No side effects (for me). Cleared moderate facial acne right up! |
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| Cons | None |
| Bottom line | I was prescribed this medication for an underarm rash, and I got the added benefit that it cleared my acne up! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $4.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
oUCH!, philippines
December 5, 2009
| Pros | cheap and affordable. |
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| Cons | skin itching, rash, dryness, peeling, redness, joint paint, my acne g0t worse. OUCH! |
| Bottom line | i wish i knew that im allergic to cephalexin. It made my acne worse. First i have tiny white pimples, and its n0t obvious. But after taking this for about 1week only huh, i got red bumps, 5 red bumps. And my small tiny white pimples became red and has a white on top.. It made me cry , i dont know what to do n0w. |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | light |
Britt from UTAH
November 5, 2009
| Pros | This product work-ed amazing! I felt like I could "feel" my skin clearning up and my poors shrinking. AMAZING! |
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| Cons | My body becomes immune to it after about 6 mos or so...so I have to lay off for a while and then get back on. What can I say, I'm 23 and my acne keeps me young. Boo. |
| Bottom line | However, I was using Keflex not cephalexin (the generic brand) For some reason Keflex 750 mg twice a day was amazing. I could skip a day or two and still had great skin; however I recently got some generic Keflex and it did not seem as powerful. Weird, I know. I have had acne since I was 14 and was pleased that I found a temporary fix... now I'm just looking for something long lasting. I paid $45.00 with insurance... |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $45.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
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