Erythromycin : Oral Antibiotic

I am 40 and have suffered with Adult Acne, but dont know if I can stay long on this med. My stomach hurts all the time

I went to the doc and he gave me erythromycin 30 tablets 250mg. 1 in the morning and 1 at night. After a few days i realised my skin broke out. I really dont know whats wrong. It has only been a week . should i continue or discard ?

This was one of the antibiotics that the dermatologist gave me. This was a long time ago , about 25 ? , years ago . I kind of had to figure it out how to use it ,I had to take it either 2 hours before a meal or 2 hours after , never ever with a meal , or I would end up with a horrible stomach ache,with really bad cramps ,. Believe me, the worst thing , one day I had my sister who came to visit from mexico and I don't know if you know how easy it is for people who were born in Mexico, but she got sick and asked me if I had some antibiotics and I said yes,I have some left overs that I had used for my acne , then I just gave her some erythromycin, oh my gosh I forgot to tell her about when to take it , so she got pretty sick , good thing she managed and didn't go to the hospital. Well erythromycin is not a miracle I mean like any other antibiotic, I think that after taking it for a while ,I mean I used to take it like for 3to 6 month periods, so the bacteria got kind of resistance to it. Erythromycin did not control my acne by itself ,I had to use topical acne treatments with it . I think it kind of work at the beginning, then after the bacteria got used to it , it didn't . So , like any other antibiotic , topical treatment has to go with it . The consequences of forgetting the right time to take it are really bad ,I wouldn't recommend using this.

My acne has improved amazingly, 4 months ago my cheeks, forehead and chin were red and covered in spots where as now my chin and forehead are practically clear and a few spots and redness remains beside my nose. I have been prescribed to take this for a year so hopefully by then my skin will be completely clear.

They did the job accept the fact it doesn't get rid of it completely just the majority Ive been on and off them for nearly four years and it only clears them up a lot not totally away though.

Worked. Plain and simple. I only plan to use it for another week. I had been given a 4 week course, thankfully I will not need it. I used it in conjunction with adapalene 0.3% (brand name: differin) -- which made the results even better. Adapalene works well generally, but when a bad acne outbreak occurs, it can find its self out of its depth, which is where Erythromycin pills gave a helping hand. Just be clear: it's a 5/5 in effectiveness, but that rating is reduced in 4/5 when the -harsh- side effects are taken into account.

I ´m 25 years old male and I have never experienced any acne, except for pimple or two when in puberty. Then suddenly at age of 25 I had most of my left face and forehead covered in acne. I was trying to control it by OTC products, but every one of them was completely useless, so finally I went to see a derm. The doctor prescribed me Zineryt, which is topical antibiotic using Erythromycin. I applied it twice a day after washing my face. For a first few weeks, it seemed to just make big ones smaller. It was better but I was expecting more. I kept using it and voila, acne started to clear up in about 7th week and in 12 weeks the acne is gone.

I took the pill ery-tab 250mg 2xs a day. cleared my face upand i was amazed!!! however i only worked for 4 or 5 months then i began to get it back some but not nearly as bad. i stopped using it because i didnt want to be taking too much antiabotic and acne is still some but no where close to how it was. more mangable now!

I have tried everything on the market and could not get rid of my acne. I finally went to the dermatologist and was given topical erythromycin and it has helped (using it for 6 weeks) and notice a huge improvement in my skin but I also began eating a low glycemic diet. I thought I was eating good but read up on diet and acne and believe there is a relationship between the two. I recommend everyone suffering from acne to try a low glycemic diet but still take one day to eat what you like so you don't give up completey. It was a struggle at first but I realized if I want clear skin I have to sacrafice some things.

This is the best treatment I have ever used and is definitely worth giving a try. Its free on the nhs so there is nothing to lose and side effects are minimal. Its given me more confidence than I have ever had and now i can see light at the end of the tunnel finally!