Cephalexin : Oral Antibiotic

Took it for about 8 months and did virtually nothing for me. It's basically an anti-biotic. For me it's been such a waste of my time and I am still stuck with acne. My dermatologist was reluctant prescribe something new so after 8 months I will find a new one derma.

Needs to be used consistently and for a little while longer before I can give a better opinion!

It didn't work for me, but if you aren't having success with other antibiotics give it a try since there aren't any side effect if you use with probiotics.

A lot of people have given this positive reviews, but it didn't do anything for me - possibly because I suffer from hormonal acne.

Cephalexin is highly recommended! I will continue to take it!

i was in a bad skateboard accident. i broke my wrist and had cuts all over my back(no shirt on). i was put on this medicine to kill the bacteria that was probably in the cuts on my back from the tar getting in there. while on this, my back cleared up almost completely and i was not afraid to show people my cuts (i usually keep my back covered all the time due to my gross backne). face was basically completely clear as well. i went back to my doxycyclin after that weeks dose, and acne got worse. now doctor re-perscribed cephalexin and im gonna see if this will work like it did before.

i got the a reactive lynph node gland if you know what that is, and my doctor said it was from acne. so he perscribed this stuff so the bacteria in my bump thingy would go away and my acne would go away so it would do its magic.. well i think its been working so ill keep using it i mean its cheap n all so why not? it helps defend against mrsa n staph which has been going around on my wrestling team so thats a plus for me ;)

It may just be me, but my skin worsened after two days worth of doses. My skin was flaking and peeling and had red inflamation on my face.

The brand name is called Duricef. I love this antibiotic! It works! I've been using it for 2 months and I'm pretty clear!

After being on doxy for 7 months it stopped working for me and ulitmately got worse than it has ever been. Too afraid to go on accutane because of the initial IB lasting to up to 2 months or end of course treatment I felt antibiotics were faster and was the right choice right now. I mentioned to my Derm about putting me on Minocycline since from what I read those who get immuned to Doxy just switch within the family. He however strongly suggested I try this medicine before doing that but it was my choice he said he would put me on that if that's what I wanted. Obviously I went with his decision, what the hell do I know about all these meds. He also prescribed two topicals, one for day and night. Aczone for the morning and Tazorac for the night. I'm on 250mg. I wonder if that's enough since I read some of you on 500 mg, and believe me when I say my acne is severe. One thing I noticed is a slight pain with my jaw. That however could just be cause by my body for whatever reason and not the meds. Oh and I've only gotten diarrhea once. I really don't see any problems with the drug. Believe me it is way better than Doxy in my personal experience and opinion. Doxy tastes disgusting even when you shot take it like a shot glass, it made me extremely nauseous and tired. Oh boy it was hard for me to get through my work shifts when on Doxy, I was always so tired. So sometimes I would skip a day without it. Doxy really screwed me over, even though it cleared my face for the most part of 6 to 7 months, it left me with a hideous acne I have never had this bad.