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Miss York from Chattanooga, TN
April 24, 2009
| Pros | Affordable, can take with or without food- which is very convenient and easy on my stomach. I dont suffer w/typical acne, I have cystic acne- severe swelling and very painful. The medication reduced the swelling in the nodules/cyst w/in 2 days. |
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| Cons | Cephalexin reduced the swelling to an extent, however I didn't see a whole lot of improvement after that. **Did not eliminate the swelling completely but made a difference in the very large cyst** |
| Bottom line | Reduces the bacteria in the pores which reduces the swelling of the nodules. However, Ive been on 500mg 2x a day (I've taken religiously) for 11 days and the same nodules/cyst are here and new ones have formed BUT they are not as large as before. In the past I've taken Doxcycline for the same problems and it helped tremendously. Eliminated the nodules and prevented others. I will finish this Rx (another 9 days) and then ask my doc for the Doxcycline. *We tried this one first b/c it's not hard on my stomach and does not make me sensitive to the sun as Doxcycline does. **For women who suffer w/cystic acne- see your gynocolegist it could be hormone related- especially if the nodules are on your chin or forehead. I suffer w/ovarian cyst which effect my hormones causing these terrible sporadic breakouts. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $13.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Mike from NY
April 3, 2009
| Bottom line | Why does everyone keep saying acne is not a bacterial infection when indeed it is..do your homework. ive been put on accutane for 6 months..and it worked fantasticcc!!!!!!! but there is the fact that it can come back and it did a little of it..but i had taken Cephalexin for a month and that worked. Fact of the matter is that everyones body is different so just try it what do you have to loose? this doesnt have the side effects that accutane has either (dry lips,dry eyes, etc) PRESCRIBED FOR: Cephalexin is used to treat infections caused by bacteria that are susceptible to the effects of cephalexin. Common infections that are treated with cephalexin include infections of the middle ear, tonsils, throat, larynx (laryngitis), bronchi (bronchitis) and pneumonia. It also is used for treating urinary tract,SKIN, and bone infections. so dont say its not for skin... |
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| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Eric from Bay Area, CA
March 29, 2009
| Pros | Simply Works. I took this med for 6 months and all my acne were gone. |
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| Cons | None. |
| Bottom line | Somehow my dermatologist moved me on to another antibiotic, but it didn't work as well. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Hermosa from Canada
March 26, 2009
| Pros | is easy |
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| Cons | smells really bad, and taste bad. Stomach pain after takin it, do not take if you dont eat before |
| Bottom line | this is my first day.. i know kind of fast.. but its working! my acne is better than yesterday! also yesterday i fished my treatment with "doxycycline" i use that for a month and i did not see any resout, now im confuse which of these products was the one that worked for my.. good luck! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $25.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Gabriel from Duncanville TX
March 23, 2009
| Pros | Inexpensive at Wal*Mart. I didn't know that Wal*Mart carried the $4 generic at the time and wound up paying alot more at CVS since I did not have insurance. |
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| Cons | Bad smelling urine, may cause red urine and red sweat. |
| Bottom line | Cephalexin works great when fighting severe acne or cystic acne infections. It targets the bacteria cell walls, therefore killing it. If you ever get a cystic pimple, you know how painful it can be. The most spot that U.S. population will get it is in the buttocks, especially right by the tail bone. At early signs of slight pain, don't be afraid to go to your doctor to get it checked out. Waiting too long will result in lancing. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $110.00 |
| Acne severity | very light |
Anonymous from SC
March 20, 2009
| Pros | None that I can think of |
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| Cons | didn't help my acne at all, may have allergic reactions - rash |
| Bottom line | I took this medication for about 2-3 weeks until I started having allergic reactions to it. My whole body had red rashes that stayed for about 5 days and itched really bad. At the beginning of taking the antibiotic, I had active mild-moderate acne and by the end it was worse. I do not recommend this if you have a lot of active acne like me. |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous from Phoenix, AZ
February 28, 2009
| Pros | Might be helping. |
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| Cons | Not helping enough. |
| Bottom line | It' s always hard to tell. Maybe my acne would be worse if I wasn't on it, but it's not good enough for me to be happy with this antibiotic. Also, it's causing me to get yeast infections :-( |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | moderate |
gerardo from pa
February 18, 2009
| Pros | i think it works, |
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| Cons | nothing, dosent taste or smell bad |
| Bottom line | i got the a reactive lynph node gland if you know what that is, and my doctor said it was from acne. so he perscribed this stuff so the bacteria in my bump thingy would go away and my acne would go away so it would do its magic.. well i think its been working so ill keep using it i mean its cheap n all so why not? it helps defend against mrsa n staph which has been going around on my wrestling team so thats a plus for me ;) |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Rosie from Virginia
February 7, 2009
| Pros | decent pill, inexpensive. |
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| Cons | seriously the worst thing i have ever smelled. tastes horrible. i gag almost every time i take it. |
| Bottom line | it worked really well on my back. it wasn't great at first but as my body got used to it my acne started to go away and not come back. the smell and taste is definitely disgusting but not a deal breaker. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Leah from Miami, FL
January 29, 2009
| Pros | Fairly inexpensive compared to Accutane |
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| Cons | Don't know yet, have only been on it a few days |
| Bottom line | First off, why is it that some people have only paid less than $20 for their Rx of this drug, yet I paid almost $30 at Walgreens? I've only been on it for 2 days and my acne, which is moderate, has gotten worse. Is this normal?? In any case, I'm hopeful. My dermatologist gave me the Cephalexin because I'm allergic to Minocycline and he won't give me Accutane because he said my acne is not cystic. I have acne on my forehead, around my hairline and on my chin. What's a girl to do?!! HELP! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $30.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
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