Tetracycline and Depression: What Users Say

• O_w...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 25, 2021

For Acne "I have been on these for around 1 year, and it affected me really badly mentally, I had severe depression, oversensitivity, and panic attacks. I stopped taking them for the last 1 week, and I’ve seen a huge difference mentally."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 14, 2022

For Bacterial Infection "I got giant hives from head to feet. My eyes were closed because of the swelling. Panic attacks, slept most of the time. Cried when awake. Serious depression. All this lasted for almost 6 weeks. I was never taken to a doctor. Since this happened, I take antidepressants. These were prescribed to me by a psychiatrist I saw because I needed help with the depression. This was 3 months after I took the tetracycline. I cannot live without my depression medication."

• M G...
• August 5, 2015

For Acne "I was prescribed tetracycline for acne by a doctor. The 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 there is something wrong with my body as the doctor never told me such side effects if I am allergic to the drug or not. Blood results showed the neutrophil cells are very low. I was worried. After that, the doctor asked me to repeat the test after a week, and results showed the white cells started to pick up. Well, after I did research on this site, I found that YES, tetracycline type of drug is causing many problems to blood count."

• 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."