Tetracycline User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

Brand names: Achromycin V, Ala-Tet, Actisite, Brodspec Emtet-500 Sumycin 250

Tetracycline has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 64 reviews on Drugs.com. 56% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 28% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Tetracycline

dek...
April 22, 2009

For Acne "Worked great, but didn't like the limitation imposed on eating. Once you develop a routine, though, it's totally worth it. Experienced minor side effects, but nothing bad."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
September 28, 2009

For Acne "Helped with my (adult) acne. No side effects."

9 / 10

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Map...
April 12, 2017

For Acne "It's an amazing antibiotic for acne, and the nausea is all worth it."

10 / 10

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Heo...
January 19, 2017

For Acne "I had severe acne. Since I started to use tetracycline, my acne was gone, and I cleared up my skin unlike before."

10 / 10

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Lou...
January 28, 2021

For Acne "Seemed to have no impact on the severity of my acne, and if anything, made the healing process longer."

1 / 10

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RRa...
October 17, 2020

For Acne "Tetralysal caused depression, weight gain, and hair loss for me when I was using it. When I stopped, my period became very light and irregular."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
May 21, 2022

For Acne "I had to stop taking it in week 5 because it caused me persistent headaches. My skin was dried out, but I did not see any substantial changes in my acne. Terrible experience!"

1 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
September 26, 2018

For Pneumonia "Over 50 years ago, tetracycline was a wonder drug that saved my life!!"

10 / 10

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Iri...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
October 16, 2020

For Acne "Used for over 5 years. It really worked, unlike others, such as minocycline, Differin, etc."

9 / 10

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ccg...
October 9, 2015

For Acne "I have been taking tetracycline for a month now, my face and upper back cleared up, but my lower back acne and side acne flared up. I'm not sure why that happened."

5 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
August 11, 2023

For Acne "I had an adult acne breakout, which left me unhappy and self-conscious. After just 3 weeks on medication, my skin completely cleared up. I am very pleased with the outcome."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
March 5, 2022

For Bronchitis "Antibiotics don't work for bronchitis. May help as an add-on treatment for people over 65 with chronic lung disease."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
October 31, 2024

For Pneumonia "I was always getting congested real bad, almost pneumonia. The doctor always gave this to me, and in a couple of days, I was almost new again. I could not believe it. Wonder drug, I called it."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
July 29, 2009

For Acne "This did not work for my acne."

1 / 10

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