Azithromycin (Zithromax) : Oral Antibiotic

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Active Ingredients: 250 mg or 500 mg Azithromycin. Inactive Ingredients: Dibasic calcium phosphate anhydrous, pregelatinized starch, sodium croscarmellose, magnesium stearate, sodium lauryl sulfate, hypromellose, lactose, titanium dioxide, triacetin and D&C Red #30 aluminum lake.

Items marked with red have tested a 3 or above (out of 5) in comedogenic (pore-clogging) testing.

Items marked with orange can be irritating and over-drying, especially to acne-prone skin.

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September 7, 2009

Pros:

It does not have any side effects for me.

Cons:

It has not cleared my acne completely. I do not get deep cystic acne, but still get smaller pimples. I also have very small bumps on my forehead which I did not have before.

I am not convinced this is going to work for me. My acne is caused by a hormonal imbalance from a Mirena IUD I got a few months ago. It has prevented deep acne from forming but has not cleared my face completely. I am sketchy as to if it will clear it.
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October 14, 2009

Pros:

Worked well for my back, not so much on my face.

Cons:

None. It didn't upset my stomach or anything.

I was on it for 10 weeks, during that time my back (Heavy Moderate) cleared up almost completely. My face was a little better, but not amazing. I've now been off it for 2 weeks and my back is still 95% clear. Face is about the same (Light/Moderate)
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February 24, 2012

Pros:

Skin cleared up, been using it 4 days, on my fifth day. But this isn't the only thing I have been doing.

Cons:

None.

I have had pneumonia and was put on this along with some allergy medicine. I was using this and only found out today it helps with acne. Which I had a little on my back that is clearing up. But note that I have been using baking soda on my self as well, to 'wash' off the soap. Then using coconut oil (just a little) to get rid of the dryness that results from the baking soda the last few days (3) as well. TBH the medicine may not of had any affect on me. As far as it helping my pneumonia I believe I am getting over it. But for it helping acne, it may or may not of been the case for me. But it may have helped. If any one of you really want to clear up your acne drink tons of water, eat healthy and exercise.
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September 8, 2018
Love it so far!
I have been struggling with acne my entire life and tried LITERALLY everything. I was using veltin topical cream recently from my old dermatologist and noticed my face only getting worse than ever after 7 weeks. So, I went to a new dermatologist and she put me on Azithromycin 500 mg, 3x a week, for one month. Next month, if it is doing well, I am lowering the dosage and continuing this process for 3-4 months. I have only taken it for a week so far and my face is AMAZING! I obviously still have the scars and my old zits are still recovering, plus I am on two topical creams, but my face seriously has cleared up dramatically and it almost has a glow to it. I do have minor stomach pains with this medicine but I personally think it is worth it if this is the one thing that will actually help clear up my acne. Definitely give it a try! If it isn't for you, it is just as easy to go off of it and not deal with the side effects anymore.
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August 12, 2008

Pros:

Cleared up my face...mostly

Cons:

I had side effects such as diarrhea and really bad headaches

I tried this and it took about 2-3 months to fully kick in. Even then, it didn't completely get rid of it. My acne is very mild and always on my forehead so I was a little disappointed that it didn't clear me up all the way. It also gave me A LOT of blackheads especially on my nose, which I've never had before. Not bad, but I'm going to try something else.
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