Cephalexin Alternatives Compared

For Skin or Soft Tissue Infection: Cephalexin got rid of infection but I had horrible side effects. I took it for 4 days, at a dose of 500mg, 4 times a day. I had horrible headaches, diarrhea, major depression, eyes dry and blood shot, nausea, very tired, didn't have motivation to do anything. Anxiety, joints were on fire! Stopped a day ago and still feel awful! Won't take again because of side effects.

For Skin or Soft Tissue Infection: Have bursitis on left elbow didn't know if was infected or not so they have me keflex twice a day only side effect I had was it tore my belly up

For Bacterial Infection: I took this for one week for a dental abscess which turned out to be chronic so it did not work for me. As far as side effects go, I read all the horror stories in these reviews and I did my best to avoid them. I took a probiotic every morning and I ate probiotic yogurt twice a day. I ate a full meal before the pill each time and waited about 10 minutes before I took it. I drank two glasses of water with the pill and I did not lay down for 40 minutes. I avoided all the crazy side effects, I didn't get heartburn or anything like that. For reference I am 23 years old, female and I weigh about 135. The only side effects that I experienced was actually after the pill and it is constant pooping, multiple times a day, for about a month now. I only started to experience this when I stopped taking the probiotics which were countering the effects of the antibiotic which I guess last a while after you finish it. So take your probiotics and don’t stop them for a while.

For Bacterial Infection: I didn't notice the heartburn until the second day of taking the medicine and it wasn't really too bad until the fourth.. that's when I decided to read the label. Here's the thing with this one, I think the main problem is the capsule and our tendency to take medicine just before going to bed - with this one that is very bad! I can take pretty much any pill without water (I wasn't doing that), I almost *never* get heartburn and it took me a while to figure out what was going on. Reading the pill container label it specifically tells you - do not lie down for at least 10 minutes after taking this. That should be your first warning that this one doesn't go down easily. So drink plenty of water with it and be prepared for the burn.

For Acne: I’ve had Moderate/Severe acne for 4 years. I have tried numerous topicals and cleansers. I have given each and every one a solid amount of time to start kicking in. Every single time it has gone through the purge stage. Then it always started looking better which lead to my excitement. But every single time my excitement dropped like Leonardo DiCaprio in titanic. I recently started my journey of doxycycline along with retin-a about a week ago. Although I feel as if I’m reaching the “purge” stage, I also feel as if the inflammation has been reduced which is what doxycycline is supposed to do. Retin-a has also dried up my face which helping with old scars. So even though the doxy may be causing some breakouts, it’s also reducing inflammation along with retin-a eliminating red pigmentation left over from old acne. so far I like the combo.

For Acne: it’s been two months since I started using doxycycline. Guys, oh boy, it TRULY gets worse before it gets better. It took so long for me to see any improvement. Now a few parts of my face are pretty clear, but I've still got a ways to go. I think doxycycline is worth a try, but know what you’re getting into. It won’t get better in a week like I thought it would, it’s a long process.