Tetracycline User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

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

Tetracycline has an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from a total of 62 reviews on Drugs.com. 55% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 29% 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, its totally worth it. Experienced minor side effects, but nothing bad."

9 / 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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13 Report

Anonymous
September 28, 2009

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

9 / 10

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22 Report

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Mapots
April 12, 2017

For Acne "Its an amazing antibiotic for acne and the nausea is all worth it"

10 / 10

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9 Report

RRano
October 17, 2020

For Acne "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."

1 / 10

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4 Report

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Anonymous
July 29, 2009

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

1 / 10

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10 Report

Loulou
January 28, 2021

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

1 / 10

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2 Report

ccgmw
October 9, 2015

For Acne "I have been taking tetracyne 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
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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Irish...
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"

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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!!! Signed always grateful."

10 / 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 to people over 65 with chronic lung disease."

1 / 10

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