Erythromycin : Oral Antibiotic

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Erythromycin Product Pictured:
Active Ingredient:
250 mg of Erythromycin Base.

Inactive Ingredients:
Lactose NF, povidone USP, FD&C Yellow #6 and other ingredients. The capsule shell contains gelatin NF, titanium dioxide USP, FD&C Yellow #6.

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May 22, 2009

Pros:

Helped a little after other antibiotics stopped having an effect

Cons:

For me it only worked for a few weeks, didn't make much difference but helped keep the spots at bay a little

Unimpressed. Not a complete waste of time for me but at 42 I'm amazed I get acne anyway. Maybe is the anti-depressants I'm on that causes it. Will keep searchinf for a solution.
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March 23, 2009

Pros:

This is my day 6 of using this product and so far so good. I already see a huge difference in my skin. Spots are starting to fade already and I have no new pimples.

Cons:

its a lil drying but the drying is a easy cure. After you apply the product , use a good moisturing over it. Ive been using vitamin E cream over it.

Its works, and is worth a try.
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November 29, 2008

Pros:

Dries the skin (good if you have oily skin), has no color.

Cons:

Has a bitter taste (bad if you have a girlfriend that likes to lick your face)

As a male, I've had pretty good results with erythromycin (I've also tried Sulfacet but I didn't like the way it makes your skin look more pale, sort of like makeup). Erythromycin does dry your skin if you use too much which can be painful. If you are using this medication and your skin hurts because it's too dry, you may want to consider moving up to something stronger. Ideally, you should be able to apply just enough (very little) of this for twin purposes: 1) to reduce oiliness (part of the cause of acne) 2) to apply the antibiotic to killl the bacteria. Use erythromycin to start off if you've never used another acne medication before.
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November 9, 2008

Pros:

Cheap

Cons:

Dries out skin, takes forever to dry, makes face oily and greasy, does nothing at all for acne, makes face itch, makes face sting, smells horrid

Useless. After two weeks, cleared up skin then face broke out really bad in areas I've never broken out before. It dried out my face to the point that mousterizer doesn't work. It cleared up nothing. It stings, it itches. My face is hella greasy by the end of the day with this stuff. It takes forever to dry.
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October 14, 2008

Pros:

helped after the first week

Cons:

made me ill , feel sick after a few hours after taking them . gives tummy ache and makes me feel down .

i got this from the doctors, i was on it before and was only taking two a day now im taking four a day .It seems to have got really really bad!!!!!!!! im 15 by the way.
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August 11, 2008

Pros:

Erythromicin tabs - works well at taking down redness and cystic acne. Also good at reducing frequency of blackheads and whiteheads. Safe for use during pregnancy (under advice of OB)
Erythromicin topical - none

Cons:

Erythromicin tabs - doesnt completely take away acne. Do not see some results until about three weeks on the tabs
Erythromicin topical - for people with sensitive skin this is too strong. Severe peeling and redness.

My acne started flaring up again after coming off birth control pills (that contain a close cousin of spironolactone that controlled my acne)to try and become pregnant (I was on them for 10 years). (never had more than mild acne before). Started to get cystic acne on my chin after about 3 months off the pill. Had to get cortosone injections almost weekly. Then when I got pregnant, forget it! I got HORRIBLE cystic acne on my chin, severe redness everywhere and moderate acne on my cheeks. SO EMBARASSING! I tried every topical medication out there and NOTHING worked. The only thing that has worked so far is oral erythromicin (which is safe to take during pregnancy). I have been on it three weeks now and I have seen a drastic reduction in the cystic acne & redness. I still have moderate acne on the sides of my chin & on my cheeks (& scars) but nothing compared to before. My fear is that as soon as I come off of it (my doc will only keep me on it for a month at a time)it will come back.
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July 31, 2008

Pros:

Sort of cleared up the spots on the cheaks

Cons:

More spots developed on sholders, back, chest, jaw line, and neck. Also has upset my stomoch completly to the extent i dont eat as much as the pain was bad and it was making me go to the toilet alot. Also scared of getting imune to anti biotics

not the best thing,l i would only recomend it for mild acne, however i have only got it after 9 month on some weaker things. Also the side affects arnt good.
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July 25, 2008

Pros:

worked really well for the first few months, and clears up scars

Cons:

stomach pains

works well at the start, but am freaking out now that it seems to have stopped working. In australia they have prescribed me more than i was on in the Uk (3 X 400mg daily) but no help as of yet.
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July 24, 2008

Pros:

soft skin, reduced moderate acne to mild acne in 5 days

Cons:

very hot like my face was on fire
dry, itchy, peely
expensive if u dont get from doctor

use it for moderate acne and severe acne. it has shown brillian results, i have been on it for 8 days now and 60% of my moderate acne has gone, doesnt leave scars. i also use ethyrocin tablets (not sure how to spell it)
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July 16, 2008

Pros:

works for a while and really gets rid of every stop until the bacteria become smarter.

Cons:

stops as bacteria become immune (been a user for 2 years was completely clear in the 1st and now back again)

its good but i wouldnt recommend it ive been on the pills for ages and now i dont know what to do, tried almost everything .. the best what i do is go on holiday and get a tan then mine are gone for about 5 months
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