Erythromycin : Oral Antibiotic

This drug didnt work at all for me. Didnt make my spots go-away/stop them from appearing. However i stilled continued to take them and i wouldn't know what my skin would be like if i hadn't of choosen to. I also used the cream 'DIFFERIN' which again did nuffin but stilled continued to use it becus i didnt want to risk not usin it, Due to start Roaccatane on the 23/01/07 4 6 months so fingers crossed!!!!

I am not sure how long it will last, but I am amazed at how clear and smooth my skin has become. And, so quickly!

I don't know. I am so frustrated. My acne is not even that bed but it just WONT CLEAR UP

It's a great product to try, but just remember that your skin risks getting immune to it if you stay on it long-term.

I take tetracycline tablets and I have recently started using stiemycin (erythromycin) topical solution on my face. I don't think the tablets work very well because when I was just taking them without using the solution I didn't see any improvement. I was very impressed with the solution at first because I noticed that my spots had cleared up quite a lot after only a few days of using it. But now my spots have come back, and my skin feels really sore. I find that when I first put the solution on my face in the morning, it takes ages to dry, and makes my skin feel greasy. Then when it does dry my skin feels really tight and slighty dry, and then later in the day it goes really greasy again. Overall, I think that the solution is good because it did clear up my spots very effectively and I don't think it caused the outbreak.

Erythromycin, accutane, tetracycline, etc. are all TEMPORARY fixes. As long as you have a body, it will produce oil and bacteria--you would die if it didn't. There are not any medications in existence that will magically make acne disappear and never return--if there was, no one would ever have pimples again. Antibiotics used in conjuction with proper diet, excercise, and hygiene will minimize outbreaks. It's all genetic.

ok so im updating from befor i think... i've took 500mg twice a day for about 3 weeks, it was only till i go see the derm which is in 2 days. my skin looks alot better on my face but my back and chest is the same. im hopeing when i see the derm that when she gives me accutane that it will be easier on my stomache i have to take it befor school and it sucks

I am 29 years old and have been struggeling with moderate acne for 3 years. I have been on the 2.5% BP regime for over about 1 year, and my doctor decided to prescribe me a Erythomycin + BP combo gel to speed up the healing process. The BP is 5% in this solution. My skin was clearing up slowly before with just BP, but now it is almost completely clear! This combo gel made an almost over-night impact on my skin! I recommend this product only for people who have been using BP for a while now, because this combo gel makes your skin VERY dry and itchy, so you need to prepare your skin for this treatment gradually. I still have the occasional zit, but nothing as inflammatory as before. I love this product and wish I would have known about it sooner! **Every morning and night, I wash my face with Neutrogena Acne Wash (Salicylic Acid), wait 5 min., apply the combo gel, wait 15 min., and apply Cetaphil Daily Moisturizer**

I used the medicine from 16-18. It is important to note that my acne was not very bad, so I don't know if it would be strong enough for sever acne users too. The medicine worked extremely well for me. It made my average complection very very clear. It was also really cheap, so its worth trying.

Let me tell you how it really is I tried dicyloine did not work. Now Erythrocin worked well for the first three days then my skin really broke out I think it's pushing the zits up that were already there. It's nuts. My skin looks worse I'm about to cry..this is ridiculous. I might as well face it Ill never be pretty.