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Oral Antibiotic
Efficacy
54%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
Note: Should never be used on its own and for a maximum of 3 months.
Oral Antibiotic
Acne.org’s Real World Take
Antibiotics should be used for a maximum of 3 months, provide only moderate benefit and only to some people, and may lead to side effects and strains of resistant bacteria. Studies do show they can reduce severe acne in the short term, but approach with caution and stay your own advocate.
Oral Antibiotic
How to Get It
Have a dermatologist? Make an appointment to get this medication. Don't have a dermatologist? See The American Academy of Dermatology Physician Database to find one.
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March 5, 2008
Product used: Solodyn (Oral Antibiotic)
Cons:
Got a rash.
I used Solodyn for 3 month. It had done nothing to help improve my skin. Doctor prescribed Accutane now.
February 27, 2008
Pros:
I took it for 2 years. Got rid off my acne. Cleared my face. Worked great!
Cons:
One day I started feeling really bad, nausea, sever headache, dizziness, etc. I had to stop taking it.
It's worth to try it until the side effects get to you :) Not good to take antibiotics for a long period of time.
February 23, 2008
Pros:
-Didn't cause anything horrific to happen to me.
Cons:
- No change in acne
- Bruising and stomach cramps
- It didn't work it is probably the biggest con, really.
Not worth it. Admittedly, I've only used it for 4 days, but I had been using doxycycline, which I've been told is the same thing, for 28 days. NO CHANGE AT ALL.
Except these pills give me stomach cramps and bruising (it looks like bruises) on my knee. Hoorah. I even took this with Retin-A, it does squat. I guess it's Accutane, here I come (along with the fun iPledge and all that goes with it)...
Yeesh.
January 27, 2008
Product used: Solodyn (Oral Antibiotic)
Pros:
Don't have to take on an empty stomach. Works fairly well. 90% less blemishes.
Cons:
Made my stomach queazy and I lost my appetite the first week. Expensive.
I do not like the price of this product, but I've noticed gradual improvement every week. I've not had any side effects since the first week of usage.
January 8, 2008
Pros:
it works great
Cons:
works off and on have to take it twice a day
good meds
January 4, 2008
Pros:
Works for a while
Cons:
Got sick of taking it twice a day...and ended up skipping times that I had to take it.
It works, made me confident in my skin but didn't really clear up my back or chest. And this pill totally made my acne worse. In the end I am definetly dissapointed. If only I can take it once a day and have my acne cleared.
December 30, 2007
Pros:
Nothing
Cons:
Makes skin way worse.
My doctor told me that this would either work or it wouldn't but under no circumstance would it make my skin worse. I had what many would call "vanity acne," before, nothing serious. I have been on this stupid pill for almost two months now and my skin is 10x worse. ABSOLUTLY. HORRIBLE.
November 26, 2007
Pros:
my skin cleared right up.
Cons:
not being able to eat before and after.
it helps for the most part, but every once in a while i get some zits even some big honkers now and then.
October 8, 2007
Pros:
I did notice an improvement. Cheap with insurance.
Cons:
Because I have stomache problems I frequently get heartburn from it. If I miss a day or two I break out. Doesn't seem to help a lot for breakouts during that time of the month.
You might as well try it because you never know what might work. I've been on it for a few years now. I started with 2 pills a day for a month or so and then moved to 1 pill a day which I take after supper. It must be doing something because if I don't take it for a day or two I notice I breakout, but it seems to have helped to a certain extent and then just plateau. I am currently still on it and now starting the topical treatment of Retin-A so I pray that the two together will work very well and clear up my mild-moderate acne.
October 2, 2007
Pros:
after two weeks, my face had no longer formed pimples and for a few weeks it was pimple free,
Cons:
it stops working after a few weeks but nothing major, just small tiny pimples every now and than, though I had got my blood tested and found out I had liver problems, one of the side affects of this drug for some I guess,
after reading other peoples reviews, I would of not taken it because I have small case of pimples and not severe, I guess its better safe then sorry,
Pros:
DID NOTHING !