Tetracycline (Antibiotic) Reviews

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NikiC20 from Westchester, NY
February 7, 2010
Pros - Clears acne
- No inital breakout
- Healthy looking skin
Cons - Typical side effects of anti-biotic!
- Skin sensivity in the sun
- Doesnt clear blackheads
Bottom line I have been on Tetracycline for many years now & this had been the ONLY thing that has worked for me. I have tried EVERYTHING! I have tried every topical treatment under the sun, as well as ProActiv & Dr. Murad. Nothing topical has given me any help or relief, aside from RetinA. My derm told me I needed somethign systemic so he prescibed Tetracyline. It works great, just doesnt clear blackheads. It does take about a month or 2 to fully get into your system & start clearing your acne. Nothing that really works, works overnight. Take it for 2-3 months & if skin still isnt clear go back to your derm. But give it time & you will be so glad you did. My skin looks great now & I have Tetracyline & retinA to thank!!
Price paid $10.00
Acne severity severe
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ccv from New Jersey
February 5, 2010
Pros Cleared up my acne fast
Cons It did upset my stomach and I hated the whole 1 hr before and 2 -3 hrs after a meal.
Bottom line I was trying different things but nothing worked my dr finally prescribed this for me to use for one month to see if it worked and it did work. Unfortunately after the month I went back and he took me off of it saying that I didn't need it.
Price paid $5.00
Acne severity moderate
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Helpfulness score of this review: -1
Anonymous from UK
January 16, 2010
Pros Cleared up my acne after about 5 weeks, zone by zone.
Cons I don't count the "having to plan your meals" as a con, because everybody with acne knows that this is a very small price to pay for something that helps.

However - I think I'm developing a yeast infection - my testicles have become red and itchy. Not good.
Bottom line Takes a while to work for some - 5 (demotivating) weeks for my part.
Even the healthiest of us (I'm quite fit myself) can develop nasty stuff from it, and get resistent.

Definitley not a permanent solution for those concerned about your general health and well being, but can work as something that clears your skin (and mind) so you can focus on finding something that works more permanently (dans regimen etc).
Price paid $15.00
Acne severity very light
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Helpfulness score of this review: 7
BrokenJohn from England
January 8, 2010
Pros Free on NHS prescription, completely cleared up my acne and kept my face clear for several weeks. Not many side effects just occasional stomach aches when taking pills.
Cons Took a few weeks to start working and I had an initial break out for a few days at the start of the course. Have to take it on an empty stomach and it's annoying to plan your whole day around it.
Bottom line Be prepared to wait a few weeks before seeing any improvement and make sure to take pills consistently.
Acne severity moderate
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Helpfulness score of this review: 7
Anonymous from Ontario, Canada
January 6, 2010
Pros Cleared up acne on my face and back quickly, and kept it from coming back.
Cons The only thing I did not like was having to take it on an empty stomach and work meals around it.
Bottom line I thought it was great and worked very well and quickly! I had no side effects from it a all. I now only take it if I know I have an event coming up that I want to be sure I'll be clear for, such as when I took it leading up to prom.
Acne severity moderate
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Helpfulness score of this review: 3
Anonymous from Ontario
January 2, 2010
Pros Cleared skin, but eventually became resistant to it =(
Cons increased sensitivity to the sun
Bottom line I started taking tetracycline in September 2008 and by December 2008 my skin was COMPLETELY clear. I stopped taking it in April 2009 because soccer season had started and Tetracycline made me really sensitive to sunlight and my acne slowly started coming back. Then once our school soccer season had ended, which was during June 2009 I started taking this medication once again, but sadly it did not have the same effect on my skin again=(. I took it from June until December in hopes that it would make my skin clear but didn't. I am going to be visiting the dermatologist soon now. I would still recommend this product thou because it had my skin clear for a little while, and that was the best time of my life.
Acne severity moderate
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Helpfulness score of this review: 9
Anonymous from new york, NY
December 15, 2009
Pros none
Cons I passed out and had to be rushed to the hospital
Bottom line be careful to make sure you are not allergic to this
Price paid $20.00
Acne severity moderately severe
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Helpfulness score of this review: 10
Divine from Arizona
December 15, 2009
Pros I only take it when i break out and clears them within 3 days, i forget to take it so thats why breakouts remind me to take it again lol
Cons has not cured my acne
Bottom line i have been on this med. for about two years and it has helped me keep my acne under control but has not helped me get rid of it.
Price paid $4.00
Acne severity moderate
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Helpfulness score of this review: -1
Anonymous from burbank, il
December 9, 2009
Pros used this for lke 2 weeks.saw results immediately..my back cleared up well and now i dont look like a major pizza face
Cons idk any yet...didnt know u werent suppose to drink milk with it
Bottom line it works better then over the counter medication....dduuuuuhhhh
Acne severity light
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Helpfulness score of this review: -9
angela from CA
December 2, 2009
Pros I used this and it kept my acne the same everyday never really got ride of it all but i didn't get any big pimples from it until.
Cons when i stopped using it. I got this huge inflamed undertheskin pimple and it hurt alot
Bottom line No dramatic results just average
Price paid $30.00
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Helpfulness score of this review: -3

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