Tetracycline for Acne User Reviews (Page 2)
Brand names: Achromycin V, Emtet-500, Actisite, Ala-Tet Brodspec Sumycin 250
Tetracycline has an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from a total of 52 reviews for the treatment of Acne. 52% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 31% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Tetracycline
- Anon
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 26, 2020
"Used lymecycline to treat my cystic acne, and I couldn’t recommend this enough. I have tried other medication like Oxytetracycline which didn’t work however different medications work for different people. I have been using it daily for 10 days and have seen a huge improvement in my skin, haven’t had a new spot come through in the last 5 days. Definitely give it a go!"
- Abir...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- January 24, 2021
"I had some bumps in my skin and the doctor prescribed me tetracycline. After using it my face exploaded with acne. Terrible acne. Very red huge with white heads and very deep into the skin and with very big sizes. I kept using the medicine for over a month and it kept getting worse and spreading. It ruined my face"
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- Olano
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 24, 2020
"I had acne on my scalp for many years, I've been prescribed to use Tetralysal for 3 months twice a day. After the first pill I got success! New pimples stopped popping up at all, I was extremely happy, also I got any side effects. BUT. After approximately 8 weeks since I started to take Tetralysal acne returned back to me (I still had 4 weeks left until course complete). Now I'm waiting for a new doctor's appointment and extremely disappointed. I don't really know what to think. Did I become resistant to Tetralysal?"
- Hebeu...
- December 22, 2016
"I've been on Tetracycline for about 10 months. I tried different face cleaners, than went on to topicals including TAC2O. But nothing worked. I started this and my acne did start to clear up, acne on my chest went away completely, back acne was almost gone and my face was 10x better than it was before. The only problem for me was, that even though my acne wasn't terrible around my period I would spike dramatically, and my entire face would break out. But for the most part my face did stay mediocre. Having between 4-7 spots rather than my 15-20"
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- Swirly...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- July 24, 2013
"I have been taking this for over a year, recently I was late picking up my prescription and after a couple of days, I noticed the difference that it makes, it does not get rid completely of my fairly mild acne, but it stops it feeling as sore and I only have spots now around the area of my face that is particularly bad (around my mouth). I have not experienced any side effects."
- Patrice...
- August 12, 2016
"I'm 16 and it worked wonders! Treated my chest, back acne and especially the acne on my forehead! Still get one or two pimples on my face, but still looks just like it did when I was little kid. Didn't really treat it on my chin. All in all looks good. Although it delayed my period for a month and a half, and I've been on it for a month and a half, apparently a lot of antibiotics do that. Gonna go ask my doctor about that on my next appointment."
- Sator...
- August 23, 2017
"I have taken pictures of my face before, after 3 months and now after 6 months. My face has cleared about 60% and I don't get those inflamed acne that can't be cleaned out either anymore. After 3 months I was given the topical cream that contains Adapalene supposedly found in Accutane and that helped with any breakout on the way but also made my face bit dry,(Avene is great mid-range cream for during the day, unless you're putting sunscreen like recommended). I haven't noticed much side effects but on one occasion I went out mid-day and haven't put the sun-screen on. I got light sunburn but the redness was present for unusually long time, about a month? GP has put me on for another 3 months so let's see."
- Tyriusa
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- January 1, 2021
"I’m in the uk so my prescriptions have been either free or £9. I’ve tried tetracycline for acne 3 times now, including my current cycle. I’ve had 3 months of lymecycline tablets each time. I’d say the results have also been the same each time. The acne gets slightly worse for the first month before becoming very minimal in the second. I tend to find that after finishing a course my acne is greatly reduced for a good 6-9 months after before creeping up in intensity again. I am currently a young adult and have had a course in my teens. My type of acne is widespread, face, shoulders, back and chest, but with small pustules & never was cystic. I also have combination skin naturally. One particular side effect for me is heavy dryness/flakiness on my face, hands and lower legs, but it’s manageable by moisturising and goes away after the course is complete."
- Selinah
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 4, 2016
"I used tetracycline hydrochloride ointment together with betamethasone valerate for the terrible breakout I experienced last year (based on Doctor's prescription). I must say that the combination worked well for my acne except that my face became very fair, almost white ( I am black by the way) and the acne scars became very conspicuous. I was advised to stop the treatment by my Doctor. My face returned back to normal after a while and the scar disappeared almost completely. Unfortunately the breakout is back and I am planning to go back to this treatment as every other regime isn't giving the desired result."
- M G
- August 5, 2015
"I was prescribed tetracycline for acne by doctor, next day of taking the drug I started to develop diarrhea and headaches, I had it for one week and I was so down, I could not focus, dizziness, stomach problems, vision problems, depression, and more then decided to stop, I went to see the doctor and get my blood test done, thinking that is somthing wrong with my body as doctor never told me such a side effects if i am allergic to the drug or not, Blood resuts showed the neutrophil cells are very low, I was worried, after that doctor asked me to repeat the test after a week, and results shows the white cells started to pick-up, well after I done research on this site I found that YES tetraycline type of drug is causing many problems to blood count."
- Alex
- October 2, 2019
"I'm an adolescent that have been taking tetracycline for nearly 4 weeks now but no remarkable results. No side effects except a little bit of stomach ache so I suggest to take it after lunch or dinner."
- Big...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- September 6, 2021
"I've taken this for about 15 - 20 years. It was prescribed for a painful skin condition that is mainly contained on the back of my head, not sure what it's called. Anyway, I've never had any issues with the tablets, I still get mild acne, but it's not particularly painful. Recently I've decided to give it a break to see how it goes, so far, bit of blurred vision and my skin seems OK.....which is fine. My aim isn't trying to rid myself of things I need to take, it's just dealing with legacy medications I no longer need. We all have medications we don't react well to. For me it's beta blockers and stomach acid reducers. It's not the medications fault, it's just my body. For example, I take Famotidine for GERD, and it's two weeks of absolute nightmare when I start.....proper pain and nausea, constantly debating ringing an ambulance......but after the 2 weeks it's alright. It's better than being really ill for 8 weeks when for the sake of 2 weeks pain you get 6 weeks basically alright"
- Lol
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- October 21, 2021
"Tetracycline worked while I was using it. While taking tetracycline, I experienced joint pain and a sunburn from extra sensitivity from the drug. After finishing the treatment my acne started coming back within one week."
- Jesse
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 30, 2020
"I used tetracycline for about 1 month. For 3 weeks I took 500mg a day (one capsule at morning and another at night) and on the last week, just 250mg (on the morning), besides I took then with probiotics (2 hours at least after the evening antibiotic dosage to not kill the probiotics). So my antibiotics are over but I'm still taking the probiotics. After 2 days, I've realized that I've broken out a bit but my face is still red."
- Tali
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 16, 2021
"I tried many things for the acne on my cheeks and a bit on my forehead. Nothing ever worked. I even tried retinA. My derm suggested that I go on Roaccutane but due to person reasons I decided not to and opted for tetracycline instead. It worked wonders on my skin. I've never been so happy and confident in my own skin. It cleared up my face completely."
- Amy
- August 2, 2021
"I was prescribed this in Dec 2020 and was given a 3 month prescription. In this time it cleared my subclinical acne but I started getting closed comedones which would become pustules and leave scarring which I had never experiences before. After this I stopped the medication for about a week but the subclinical acne started appearing again so I went back on it. This was around March and I then asked for a repeat prescription and have stayed on the medication since then. Around April my skin stopped producing closed comedones/pustules and it has been clear ever since. I have not stopped the medication- I tried to stop it for 2 weeks to see how my skin would react and I started getting clogged pores and oily (it reverted to a form of mildish acne, manageable but definitely not as clear as it was whilst I was on the medication). Along with this medication I use Epiduo and a simple skincare routine during the day."
- Liam
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- September 19, 2021
"Please don't use this. It will work as a miracle for first few months and then nothing. People are stuck with this medicine because their dermatologist recommends this. Not only it affects your liver in long term but also causes you mood swings and it doesn't work."
- becca...
- January 25, 2009
"I have found Tetracycline extremely effective for adult acne. Now my skin is 99% blemish free. I have not noticed any of the side effects listed."
- Pugro...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- November 7, 2013
"Stuff works great. Its my cure all treatment for my adult acne on my face and back. I've been on and off of it for about 5 years, and it just works wonders!"
- dek
- April 22, 2009
"Worked great, but didn't like the limitation imposed on eating. Once you develop a routine though, its totally worth it. Experienced minor side effects, but nothing bad."
- Heo...
- January 19, 2017
"I had severe acne. Since I started to use tetracycline, my acne was gone and I cleared up my skin unlike before."
- Anonymous
- September 28, 2009
"Helped with my (adult) acne. No side effects."
- Mapots
- April 12, 2017
"Its an amazing antibiotic for acne and the nausea is all worth it"
- RRano
- October 17, 2020
"Tetralysal caused a depression, weight gain and hair loss for me when I was using it. When I stopped my period became very light and irregular."
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"Loved the results from tetracycline. Was on for 3 months and had the best skin I have ever had. Cleared up my chest and face within a week. Unfortunately within a month of being done the prescription I started to break out again. Going back to the dermatologist tomorrow to ask to go back on."