Tetracycline User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)
Brand names: Achromycin V, Ala-Tet, Brodspec, Actisite, 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
- Anonymous
- September 28, 2009
For Acne "Helped with my (adult) acne. No side effects."
- Map...
- April 12, 2017
For Acne "It's an amazing antibiotic for acne, and the nausea is all worth it."
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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."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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!!"
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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!"
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- Anonymous
- July 29, 2009
For Acne "This did not work for my acne."
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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."