Erythromycin Reviews

2% of Erythromycin in topical solution form did wonders to my skin during my high school years. I had acne free skin! High school years were great until after I was no longer covered by my parents' health insurance. After that, I didn't have access to Erythromycin anymore and the horrible acne came back. I am now 23 years old and am once again using the 2% Erythromycin solution after about 3 years of trying everything from Proactiv, AcneFree, Murad, etc. I have noticed that the Erythromycin does not work as well on me now as it did during my high school years. My body is probably becoming more and more resistant to Erythromycin which is very unfortunate.

I actually love the Erythromycin 2% topical gel. It works great. It seemed to work almost instantly and I had clear skin most of the time with the exception of the odd pimple here and there. The only problem that I have with the product is that when i ran out and didn't refill my prescription, the acne came back. Also, the smell of the product made me have to hold my breath when I used it and I definitely had to keep it away from my eyes so that I wouldn't start tearing. Overall, I think this product works though.

I have urticaria and cystic acne. I started using Erythoromycin 2% Topical just a few weeks ago. The results are amazing. I only use it once a day and not much of it. It's a shame that something that works so well has to be in prescription form though. How I wish someone would allow something that works so well be at least just something you signed for at the pharmacy counter.

I had very bad acne as a teeenager but it was treated and disappeared throughout my 20s. I am now 31 and it returned with avengence last year so I was put on Zinert topical. I have used it for 2 and a half months and it has cleared nearly all of my acne, my skin has not dried out because i use my normal moisturiser before i apply the lotion. I will run out in 2 weeks so don't know if the acne will come back! It has worked though, only problem being that it goes off and is foul if you put it on then, plus its very stinky normally.

worked well for about a week (like all products) and then worsened my acne. It gave me acne in places I've never had bad acne before and left horrible scars. I am on minocycline now and I am getting really fed up with antibiotics. I don't think the doctors who prescribe this stuff know anything about it or they would never give it out in the first place.

I've been using zineryt topical solution for about 2 years now...it took ages to get working but once it did I started having totally 'clear skin days' and don't we all love them? You'll still get the odd spot, but it works pretty well.
The only problem is the Zineryt stuff goes 'out of date' very quickly, much before the bottle is even used up...my doc said it was ok to use it still though but I'd reccomend getting a new bottle as soon as possible as I was abroad for a while and had to use an 'old' bottle and, as it was running out, using it only once a day. It must have become ineffective because the acne returned worse than it ever was before...like 17 + spots that don't seem to clear up for weeks on end!!
I've been back on using it twice a day again for nearly 2 months now and I didn't see much of an improvement so I'm using Benzol Peroxide cleanser now, too and it's started to get a tiny bit better...I'm going to give it a bit more time, though as I'm reluctant to go on any other medication because of side effects.

This stuff stinks a bit, and it does dry your skin out and make it a bit tight, but just slap on some (oil free)moisturiser and you'll be fine.

It takes it's time but works better than any OTC stuff and has no real side effects, so is pretty safe..it probably won't leave you 100% clear perminatley (well, not if you're a girl anyway) but you'll feel like less of a freak and will feel ok about wearing none to little make-up.

erythromicin, beware if you're sensitive to meds i took one dose 500mg with food and even yogurt to help with any stomach pain what a bad reaction i didnt know if i was going to faint be sick and the dizziness. so this was my second attempt first was minocin just dizziness. ladies get yourselves some of the aveeno brand skin creams regimen with salicylic acid and some good cosmetics. taking these antibiotics these days i think is tricky especially since you may need your system to react to them when it's really important.

i first started using zineryt lotion it worked reli well for the first 2months then after tht things jst started to get worse. i was then moved on to these tablets tht u take once a day but they werent doin anything, by this point my skin was worse than ever. i was then moved onto erythromycin anti biotics n they started clearing up but same happened again they got worse again after a month. im now stil takin the antibiotics aswel as using benzoyl peroxide wash. they have cleared up abit but not alot, i have a reli healthy diet always drink plenty of water but nothing seems to works at all, the doctor said he may refer me to the hospital but i dont want to go there can any1 suggest any other alternatives?? plz help

Did not help at all. I used topical 2% twice a day for a month. Did not see any difference, just very dry, flaky skin - impossible to put any makeup on.

ive been using it since nov. 2005, worked good along with a good diet, but even when i eat unhealthy, my acne still flairs up while taking the drug, i started to get worried about affecting my immune system so i started to miss doses but all in all it did give me improvements