Oral Antibiotic
Efficacy
69%
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 to only some people, and may lead to side effects and strains of resistant bacteria. Studies do show they can sometimes 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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February 24, 2008
Cons:
have to get a doctor's prescription, smelled/tasted horrible, made me sick!!
I got a prescription from my doctor for these pills. They smelled and tasted really bad! And I hated having to not eat before and after taking them. I had taken them for about a week, and they would make me really nautious every time I took them, and after about a week, I started throwing up!! So I quit taking them. So needless to say, I'm not really sure if these do work in the long run, but I don't think it's worth the price of being sick all the time!!
February 5, 2008
Pros:
NOTHING
I've had somewhat severe acne for years now, and a dermatologist prescribed this for me. i was on it for a bout 3 months, and saw NO improvement whatsoever. i didn't experience any physical side effects, but i definitely saw that my skin got worse as time went on. eventually it was useless and i went off it.
January 24, 2008
Pros:
Its very affordable, but there is something wrong with it. My spots after 2 weeks of using it, are much more more evident and red.
Cons:
In addition i was using adapaline gel and even that did not help.
Miconicin is an other antibiotic that i took in the past and it worked in two days in a week i had not even one spot.
Tetralysal is propably slower but i cant accept that make
If i had lets say 5 spots when i went to the doctor for help, now i have 20 very big aggressive spots.
not recommended.
January 15, 2008
Pros:
Psychological effect
Cons:
Waste of money. My acne did not improve at all... it might have gotten worse while I was on this stuff. I used this stuff twice a day on an empty stomach for about a month and I did not notice any positive changes in my skin
I started using this stuff mid-November and stopped after a month. This was when we closed production at our facility. My breakouts stopped from there. Sleeping in, and taking a walk when the sun was out (w/ UV protection and facial lotion applied) might have helped as well. That said, people have different skin, so my case can just be an isolated one, out of many.
October 30, 2007
Pros:
none
Cons:
gives you more acne than what u had before using it..
o.k maybe is just me but after 2 days taking it i starded breaking out where i did't even had acne before.. i starded getting acne in my chest and the only pleblem i had was on my face. my hole face went from mof=derate to severe using this tupit product my chest went from clear to looking like i had chiken pox..
little red bumps everywhere. maybe i was alergic to it i don't know but this thing made my lfe worse. worst thing i have used in my life ... i used it a year ago and will never try it again
September 26, 2007
Pros:
Cheap.
Cons:
Everything else. It didn't do anything for my acne, it's a hassle to remember to take it and you have to rearrange all your meals around when you take it.
Don't bother with it. It doesn't help, and it's an antibiotic; we're not supposed to take them for too long because it's not good for our natural bacteria and may render the antibiotic useless in time as bacteria become immune to it.
August 15, 2007
Pros:
worked very well at the beginning, prescribed easily
Cons:
eating habits.. serious nausea
decreased effectiveness
freakishly dry skin
I feel as if i've been struggling with acne forever.. I've been on tetracycline for 18 months, 12 of which were without any results. the whole nausea thing was an incredible pain, if i ate with it i was sick, if i took it on an empty stomach i was sick. i also couldn't take it anytime near my other medications, so that was a huge inconvenience... it doesn't seem this medication was worth the amount of time i've used it
June 12, 2007
Pros:
Typically very mild/no side effects and is very affordable.
Cons:
Did not work on any type of acne at all for me. Cystic acne, back, and face were all in terrible condition.
I have had acne for around 6 years now. I have been trough several cycline antibiotics and so far none of them have worked. I would not recommend this for acne, especially cystic acne as spots will continue to appear.
March 26, 2007
TETRACYCLINE DOES NOT WORK!! I've taken 60 of these pills(2/day). It gave me severe dry skin, a darker, weird complexion on my face, my acne got worse, I got this itchy rash on my eyebrow, I had(still have)digestive problems; gives me gas(burping)and queeziness. I followed the instructions and after 60 pills NOTHING IMPROVED. It's probably snacking on my immune system or something and God knows what else - bottom line: It ISNT HELPING me in any way,shape or form and I'm keen to get off them.
December 7, 2006
been using it for about 2 weeks and i'm see any improvement at all. its even starting to get worse.
Pros:
not sure