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Tetracycline (Antibiotic) Reviews
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Anonymous from London
December 29, 2011
| Pros | Clear for 6 max months only |
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| Cons | Much worst than before I took this! Developed Cystic acne after this too I developed digestion problems |
| Bottom line | Used for a year, stopped working after 6 months DO NOT TAKE THIS!!! I wish I could go back to before I took this and try natural diet and supplements as my skin has never been the same. I also now suffer from digestion problems. |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous from OH
December 14, 2011
| Pros | -Reduced huge cysts -works relatively fast |
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| Cons | -can't drink dairy while on it -have to plan around a pill(small price to pay) |
| Bottom line | i have bad acne which does lower my self esteem quite a bit....The first week of using this was awesome. my cysts reduced dramatically and my face became less red. I have been on it for a little over 2 weeks. The last couple days i have been drinking a lot of milk (milk blocks the tetracycline) so it hasnt been working as much the last few days. it still is slowly improving. I am going to cut dairy from my diet completely to see what happens. The only side effect i am experiencing is that i have to fart like crazy after meals( i think its from the tetracycline |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Nicole from Portland, OR
December 4, 2011
| Pros | Very inexpensive |
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| Cons | Did not clear acne Difficult-to-take capsules (inconvenient and VERY bad-tasting) |
| Bottom line | Many side effects that I thankfully did not experience. Difficult to swallow those nasty capsules twice a day (on an empty stomach--requires timing), finally quit after it did not help my acne four months down the line. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $4.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Friend from US
December 3, 2011
| Pros | cleared up acne, but not worth long term results and potential intestinal damage |
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| Cons | was on it for a few years, then doxycycline, then minocycline. after stopping, acne immediately came back. ended up getting GERD, terrible bad breath, and ended up needing hemmorhoid surgery. then OCD got really bad. now spending hundreds if not thousands of dollars in ayurvedic treatment which is finally working. spend more time focusing on your diet and understand your own food allergies (wheat, dairy,etc). cutting out sugar and low-glycemic carbs is really hard, but helped clear up my acne |
| Bottom line | long term effects not worth short term fix. look into lifestyle and diet changes. was male in 30s when taking |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $7.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Mary from Washington, DC
November 1, 2011
| Pros | Reduced number of large cysts Easy to remember to take Some reduction of back acne Relatively cheap |
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| Cons | Had no effect on blackheads |
| Bottom line | Easy to take, and a good step up from benzyl peroxide. But, ultimately, did not make a huge difference, despite taking it for over a year. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $15.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
adina from dallas, tx
October 24, 2011
| Pros | .cleared up my acne |
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| Cons | .made me really sensitive to the sun .when i went off of it, my acne got really bad but now im back on it so my skin is clear again .after reading other people's comments, im afraid after a while of using it, it will stop working! |
| Bottom line | i reccomend it! it works like a charm. it only takes about 8 weeks for it to completely clear it up which is a miracle! i will keep using it! .don't have any dairy within an hour of taking it you need to drink a lot of water to wash it down and eat something too . you still need to wash your face and such! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $20.00 |
| Acne severity | light |
Anonymous
October 19, 2011
| Pros | I was on this for 2 years and it kept my skin clear until my body got used to it. |
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| Cons | Had to switch to a stronger antibiotic and then a stronger antibiotic again. After stopping my antibiotic cycle my acne was worse than ever. kills good bacteria and will leave you with only one thing-adult acne. |
| Bottom line | DON'T DO IT |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Kerryfrump from UK South
October 18, 2011
| Pros | I'm 49 years old & had mild acne for 36years. Because it's been mild but very constant doctors didn't do anything about it. Honestly, I've had around five weeks of clear-ish skin in the last ten years so I was desperate. Sick of spending ages applying my make-up to face the world every day, fighting off depression because of the on-going battle. Anyway, I skipped from the doctors today - practically singing, maybe these will work, then I read this site - am no longer positive, I feel like cr |
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| Cons | It might not work. |
| Bottom line | There isn't a bottom line I haven't already gone passed in all these years so I might as well go for it. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $7.00 |
| Acne severity | light |
Melinda from Toronto, Canada
October 12, 2011
| Pros | None |
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| Cons | Did not help at all Have to take with lots of food |
| Bottom line | It did nothing for me. I used it for about 3-4 months but I did not see any results at all. My acne did not clear at all so I stopped taking these pills. I still rate it with "2" because it did not make my acne worse as some other antibitics did. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $30.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Kelsey from Seattle
September 29, 2011
| Pros | works fast ckears skin |
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| Cons | makes you feel like your going to vomit drys your skin out |
| Bottom line | works fast, its a great product if you can handle the way it makes you feel for about an hr when you take your pill. i used it for a month consitantly then if I felt like my face was becoming unclear i take it for about a week. must drink lots and lots of water! |
| Price paid | $20.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
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