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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December 11, 2009

Pros:

negative

Cons:

got more break out.

This product is hard to say... because i took 230mg orally for a week and didn't see any major change. the redness and pimples on my forehead continue to maintain. Then I upgrade to 530mg oral antibiotic and it still didn't make no mayor change.... So now I'm switching to AZELEX (AZELAIC ACID CREAM) I heard tremendously good reveals for this optic... so i'm crossing my finger it'll help. beside... takin long time oral antibiotic is not good for you.
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January 11, 2011

Pros:

easy to take
insurance covered most of the expense

Cons:

derm told me that most acne are resistent to this antibiotic

my physican prescrited the oral form of erythromycin to help with the initial breakout of the tretinoin gel he also prescribed along with it. he advised me to take me only one pill each morning and use the tretinoin gel each night. i used it for a couple weeks and i broke out severely (i know this is because of the tretinoin gel's initial breakout, not directly related towards erythromycin). about a month later i had a derm appointment and he informed me that most types of acne are already resistent to this antibiotic. so he told me to quit using this and prescribed me with two other antibiotics. he gave me the oral form of doxycycline and the topical lotion clindamycin. these two medications were also taken along with the tretinoin. please understand that i am not bashing this product because i have read that it does wonders for some people i just thought i should share my story!
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February 24, 2011

Pros:

Cheap.

Cons:

stomach pains
diarrhea
chest pain

I have moderate persistent acne. I'm very sensitive to basically every oral acne treatment which makes it so hard to cure it. I did accutane but had to stop after two and a half months from ear ringing...it was a godsend but I still had three pimples (because I didn't finish) I asked for Erythromycin because I hadn't tried it yet...the side effects for me is worse than accutane! ha. It gave me muscular skeletal pains when I move my chest. It feels sore....I'm sure this is good for some patients but not for me. For now I'll just continue using the topical Aczone which seems to be doing wonders.
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July 14, 2012

Pros:

Cheap if you have decent prescription coverage

Cons:

I have only been on the pills (2 times a day 250 mg) for 2 weeks so this review may be a little premature but I have been sick the whole time I've been on this antibiotic and I take it with food
I was on cephalexin prior and it worked wonders but my derm said its not good to take long term so he put me on erythromycin and I started breaking out again. I am going to start increasing the dosage to see if that helps

Antibiotics are great for cystic acne but bad for your body in the long run. Unfortunately, topical creams don't typically work for those individuals with cystic acne so this is our best bet. I am Just worried after all these years of being on antibiotics (different kinds) that I'm doing some major damage Hopefully my face will clear up again but for now it went back to its old ways - ill give it another month before I make a decision to pull the plug on this med
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February 25, 2015
Maybe...
Did literally nothing for me except give me thrush (at 14...great) but worked for my brother - he was 16, had moderate cystic acne and this was the first thing he used. It cleared him up completely and seven years later his skin is still perfect.
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June 22, 2014
Did not work
It treated another skin problem I had but did nothing to acne.
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January 18, 2012

Pros:

decreased acne slightly.

Cons:

came back, worse than before.

I think my acne became resistant to the antibiotic. while I was on it I still broke out. Don't be disheartened, it may work for you, it just wasn't for me.
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November 21, 2011

Pros:

Not dangerous while you are trying to get pregnant, however stop it completely once you know you are pregnant.
-stomach discomfort

Cons:

mild
Slow effect

I am having erythromysinc 500 MG twice a day for three months now, and only from this month I had been noticing that the redness had gone from my face. However it didnt stop new cests (BIG ONES!) from growing on my facing. The only reason I am using it is that I have no choice since I want to get pregnant too and my doctor recommended it over the tetracycline and acutane since it can be used while you are trying to be pregnant. For all the people who had good results from this medicine, good for you! but for me I am still waiting to see my face again with no acne!
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September 7, 2015
Minimal results
This medication barely controlled new outbreaks and made me constipated. Not worth your time or money.
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July 16, 2012

Pros:

It worked great for awhile.

Cons:

It quit working after awhile. And when I did use it, it had a horrible taste if it got in my mouth.

It really worked for awhile, but then my acne was just as bad as ever.
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