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[brima1]

HI,

Been on Tetralysal 300g for about 2 months now. It has made no difference at all to be honest. Maybe i just need to stick out the 6months?

I have tried soooooo many different treatments/creams i cant even count how many. None have worked.

Had acne since 13 and now 21.

Im also using Duac gel at the same time.

Hi,

to be honest, you might need ask your doctor to try some different one. I've seen improvements on my skin after 48h from taking first pill (that was when I started with Tetralysal). However, now it takes about week to kick in. As I explained in my posts above, very important is to to set probable diagnosis. I tried for myself in posts above, you might need to do something similar for yourself to identify problem and talk about it with your doctor. Doctors these days don't really look into cause, rather than just prescribing workaround to the issue but not solution itself.

u r really right

[LisaMA]

I'm on this stuff at the moment. Day 5 and I am definitely experiencing an IB :'(

I have been given these pills, plus Differin 0.1% and have been told to use BP in the morning. I really hope that they start working soon because my skin looks awful at the moment.

[maimy]

Hi, I've just begun a course of 408mg a day and I have a couple of questions: firstly, does it matter at what time of the day you take it? It says on my information leaflet 'preferably morning' but I'd rather take it before I go to sleep. Secondly, what's the average course length? My doctor didn't specify how long I should take it for. I've also taken mino, so I don't want to take limecycline for too long. Thanks!

[blabot]

maimy, on 28 September 2011 - 10:51 AM, said:

Hi, I've just begun a course of 408mg a day and I have a couple of questions: firstly, does it matter at what time of the day you take it? It says on my information leaflet 'preferably morning' but I'd rather take it before I go to sleep. Secondly, what's the average course length? My doctor didn't specify how long I should take it for. I've also taken mino, so I don't want to take limecycline for too long. Thanks!

Hi, as with every drug or food, your digestion system slows down or stops during your sleep. Therefore distribution of effective drug in your pills is limited during this time. It resumes when you wake up, but I'd recommend to take it morning or during a day to maximize effect of the drug taken.

Course length is one of puzzles doctors giving us. They say this drug is OK to take for year or two with short breaks. I can't imagine how some drug which is antibiotics and directly affecting your proteins (look at my schema on previous page) could be good for taking so long. You should treat your body with respect and limit use of any drugs just to necessary amount. That's why I refused taking Tetralysal after 1 year and started to look for different/real solution.


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[maimy]

Thankyou very much

[teresa*]

Quick question, has anyone experinced like depression while been on these tablets, or feeling more emotional than normal?

[blabot]

teresa*, on 25 December 2011 - 01:38 PM, said:

Quick question, has anyone experinced like depression while been on these tablets, or feeling more emotional than normal?

I haven't..

[PaulH85]

teresa*, on 25 December 2011 - 01:38 PM, said:

Quick question, has anyone experinced like depression while been on these tablets, or feeling more emotional than normal?

I remember feeling pretty down when I first took Doxycycline and those feelings passed once I spoke to my doctor about it and stopped taking the drug. I'm currently taking it a second time and I haven't had those feelings as a direct result of the drug so I can only assume it's because I'm now older.

I never experienced that on Lymecycline but it's certainly not beyond the realms of possibility that these drugs can change our moods and the way we feel so if if it's prolonged and becoming something of an issue, I'd suggest speaking to your doctor to see if you can establish a connection.

[teresa*]

Ah thanks for the info. Its not constant but seem to be bit more sensitive than normal lately. Dont really want to stop the tablets though as they are working so well and have only been on them 4 weeks so far i'll bare with it for now.

[Ballerina_Baibe]

I've been taken off lymecycline today after about four months, it does seem to be working to me though so I am a little worried but apparently I don't have acne just something that looks like it so we shall see.

Anyway my original doctor said that you need to take it for at least two months to see any improvement, so some of the posts on this topic need to be patient.

The specialist I saw today said that the best way to use these sort of antibiotics is in cycles, three months on one month off or similar. Otherwise the acne bugs build up resistance and that's why they stop working.

[xkrissax]

I have been on Tetralysal 300, one a day, for the past 8 months. They have definitely worked for me, cleared up my chin acne perfectly...until this morning! I woke up and my chin was inflamed with red patches and under the skin spots!
I am now going to stop taking them to see how it goes, perhaps they have become ineffective because I've been taking them for so long!

I was wondering if anyone has suffered from dry skin patches/irritated skin/eczema as a side effect of the medication? I have extremely irritated dry skin on my forehead. The doctor has prescribed me Diprobase to help the dry skin which does help but it makes my forehead very oily. I have also noticed that after splashing my face with water I break out in small red spots on my forehead and cheeks, this happens whether the water is hot or cold. Any suggestions to what this might be? Has anyone suffered from this before?

I have also felt depressed and irritated recently, I put it down to stress but after reading some of the replies on this forum perhaps it had something to do with the medication.

[g33tar]

just started tetralysal about 2 weeks ago with a Differin 0.1% regime from my derm.

had a pretty bizzare breakout this morning, counted around 25 whiteheads all around my chin (thats the only place i get acne).

i was pretty disheartened because i was getting some very nice results, and my face was looking its clearest its ever been since i was around 12 (I'm 19).

has anyone else had a similar breakout?


im guessing its a one step back, two steps forward approach with the tetralysal? i'll keep at it anyway and hopefully it will clear up again.