Tetracycline discussions (experiences, side effects, dosages, etc...)

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Llmd 27th May 2007
... had Lyme since 1989. He is still treated today with tetracycline . His wife also has it. They are being treated by Dr...
... Lyme back in 1989. He is still being treated with tetracycline daily. His wife also is being treated for Lyme. His...
4 Years of struggles any help I would appreciate it. 14th March 2007
... actually used to treat it as I am taking antibiotics ( tetracycline 500mg twice daily). Also does lyme cause gum problems...
... Lyme disease is treated with high dose antibiotics. Tetracycline may be used in some cases, but I think the dose would...
Bump in armpit, what could it be? 30th January 2007
... is in remission now, thankfully with high doses of tetracycline . Please, contact your dermatologist and have...
Antibiotic alternatives 15th January 2007
... ago...so now it's on the "no" list with penicillin, tetracycline and sulfa drugs. Also, if you are allergic to ragweed...
tetracycline for rosacea 29th December 2004
... Same thing happened to me and I had to stop taking tetracycline . No, it is not good to take an antibiotic long term...
Ear clogged, but I can take any medicine...What do I do? 22nd February 2004
... Vitamin A supplements, certain antibiotics like the tetracycline s, "mini-pill" progesterone preparations, phenytoin ... on accutane, and he said as long as your not taking tetracycline I should be fine....
not known problem-infections in back of the head 18th September 2001
... help reduce acne symptoms alot. The usual ones are tetracycline and erythromycin. They're usually used when infection...

General Health board

Sinus infection still giving me trouble;( 6th January 2008
... I've tried many antibiotics. Penicillin, ceftin, tetracycline , and so on. Finally found one that works. Biaxin...
Something most certainly wrong. 4th August 2007
... back and I had the usual bulls-eye rash. So i took tetracycline for two weeks back then. But now I am hearing that...
Sties 24th September 2006
... ophthalmologist can assess this for you. Sometimes tetracycline is prescribed for it. Blepharitus is also related...
Chronic Bad Breath 18th April 2006
... because of taking antibiotics which kill good bacteria. Tetracycline for acne, taken longer that one month, is one of the...
getting rid of canker sores 10th January 2006
... See the Doc, he/she can prescribe Tetracycline and/or Orabase for it. later !!...
Dermatitis On Nose 7th May 2005
... ago and went to the dermatologist and he prescribed Tetracycline antibiotics for it. It cleared it right up. I also...
Black Teeth 6th March 2005
... them and changed his mind, thinking it was caused by tetracycline . He was taking it in his teens when the dentist thought...
Erythema? (pic) 23rd September 2004
... i was treated for 8 weeks with high dose tetracycline . I dont believe I was ever tested for co-infections...
... pain. I did have one of those tests where you take tetracycline for 5 days to induce herxing and then they test you...
Granuloma Annulare 10th June 2004
... being treated by a new dermatologist who has put me on Tetracycline 3 times a day, non flushing Niacin 3 times a day,...

Acid Reflux board

Prilosec and Doxycycline 4th March 2008
... interesting because I take Prilosec and was prescribed tetracycline for Lyme Disease treatment. My Lyme doctor told me ... absolutely not take the Prilosec within 2 hours of the tetracycline --which is somewhat difficult to time considering I ... take the tetracycline several times a day (dose is 1500 mg). At my next...
... find additionally is: It is recommended that tetracycline not be taken at the same time as aluminum-, magnesium ... or Rolaids since, like food, these compounds bind tetracycline in the intestine. Similarly, tetracycline should not ... interesting because I take Prilosec and was prescribed tetracycline for Lyme Disease treatment. My Lyme doctor told me ... absolutely not take the Prilosec within 2 hours of the tetracycline --which is somewhat difficult to time considering I ... take the tetracycline several times a day (dose is 1500 mg). At my next...
Alcohol and GERD/Reflux 8th November 2007
... H Pylori. There's a chance I could be cured using tetracycline s alone, but, since I don't have true bleeding ulcers ... of a cure was worth putting me through a month of tetracycline therapy. As far as your issues go, if the burning...
TRIPLE THERAPY-H PYLORi 3rd June 2007
... scope. The H Pylori was found through biopsy. Tetracycline 500 mg x 4 Flagyl 250 mg x 4 and Pepto-Bismol...
H Pylori triple therapy 28th February 2007
... I'm allergic to almost everything, so he put me on Tetracycline and Cipro. But again, I don't think he had me on...
... had posted a note here on 28 February -- I was on Tetracycline and Cipro for 7 days for H Pylori. I was retested...

Acne board

Adult Acne advice - please help:(! 16th July 2008
... find my cure. Have you ever tried antibiotics like tetracycline or minocyline. These often help many people. Unfortunately...
is there no hope when you have inflammatory acne? 22nd June 2008
... almost 6 years now. I have tried Proactiv, Murad, tetracycline , ortho tri cyclen, yasmin, amoxicillin and topicals...
Got Accutane Script & Went From Excited To Petrified! Hairloss Mentioned :( HELP BTDT 7th June 2008
... prescribe; from retin-A to prescribed facial washes to tetracycline and the newer version, Solodyn. Nothing ever seemed...
What's finally working for me!!! 10th February 2008
... washes) and a few different antibiotic courses (all tetracycline based), I think I've finally found a solution that...
fighting perioral dermititis 1st February 2008
... out!!!!Fed up and getting depressed.I can not go on Tetracycline which did not help me in the passed.I am still breastfeedin...
... usually put on some kind of antibiotic therapy such as Tetracycline for this condition. I decided to try the coconut...
acne 1st February 2008
... does tetracycline proven effective?...
... depend on severity. Oral antibiotics for acne: Tetracycline 1g perday or doxycycline 100mg perday ( use half dose ... mild ) Reduce dosage according to the response ( tetracycline 250mg perday or every second day , or doxycycline...
infected cystic acne 10th January 2008
... etc., and I'm sure that hasn't helped! I started my tetracycline that I Have for it, but I think I'm becoming immune...
... etc., and I'm sure that hasn't helped! I started my tetracycline that I Have for it, but I think I'm becoming immune...
... want to ask your derm if he can switch meds on you... Tetracycline no longer works on me, and a lot of the others dont...
What are the real side effects of accutane? 15th November 2007
... failed attempts (antibiotics:Doxycycline,Minocycline, Tetracycline , etc) to rid of my severe acne. My neighbor, then...
Six months antibiotics for acne? 2nd November 2007
... penicillin, and resistant to both erythromycin and tetracycline . The antibiotic treatment was changed to vancomcyin...
Medical link between Lymecycline and Depression? 11th October 2007
... now (contains 408mg Lymecycline equivalent to 300mg Tetracycline ) for acne and have noticed in the past 6 months I...
... I took tetracycline for about 1 year and not only did it not help with...
Taking acne med with milk 8th October 2007
... minocycline is something you CAN take with food. It's tetracycline that you have to take on an empty stomach. And...
I've finally figured out what's causing my cystic acne! 22nd September 2007
... it never worked for me. I spent most of my 20s on tetracycline products - which helped until I built a tolerance...
Yasmin 12th September 2007
... out a bit. My doctor also just recently put me on Tetracycline to help with my acne. I have only been taking it ... pills...still no success. Finally I opted to try this tetracycline . Lets hope it helps!! -Applecoke:(...
Trimethoprim 8th August 2007
... keynes. You should ask your derm for LYMECYCLINE its a tetracycline and cleared my acne. I had to come off it thats why...
Acne Free System 20th July 2007
... reason just stopped working so right now I am trying Tetracycline . Well see how that works. Although I have been using...
head n sholders for acne... 17th July 2007
... skin.B6 is suppose to be like taking the antibotic tetracycline ....
I know the cure for acne !!!!! 1st July 2007
... this thread by me, minocycline - an antibiotic of the tetracycline class, will definitely help . this antibiotic targets ... come in. Doxycycline, another antibiotic of the tetracycline class, may also help but it can lead to an upset stomach...
... temporary relief from acne? Or suffocating your lungs with tetracycline ? My grandpa used tetracycline for a certain health...
Salycic Acid? 26th June 2007
... clear after these hit or miss acne products..I took tetracycline for 3 mos only, try this..good luck!...
Mario Badesco 11th June 2007
... these are cystic, you need to take antibiotic like tetracycline like what I did, since then i dont get cystic pimples...
My First (and probably last) Visit to the Derm HELP! 7th June 2007
... creams/oil based topicals will go away as well as the tetracycline oral antibiotics and will be replaced with things...
Ace on jawline and neck - please help 5th June 2007
... You need to take antibiotics like what I did, I took Tetracycline 500 mg 2x/day for 3 mos. It really stopped and made...
do you have to get blood tests to be on all antibiotics? 28th May 2007
... i was on tetracycline a few years ago and i had to get my blood tested every...
Minocycline side affects 12th May 2007
... forgot to mention that any of the cycline drugs e.g. tetracycline , doxycycline etc. can cause outbreaks of thrush if...
Murad??? 10th May 2007
... and burn your skin, DONT BUY IT! My cure: I took tetracycline 500 mg for 3 mos only (i stopped b/c it starting...
Diagnosis: Rosacea 21st April 2007
... zinc oxide or titanium dioxide is advised. Oral tetracycline antibiotics (tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline...
Infected 29th March 2007
... another antibiotic. I have tried two (the mino?, and the tetracycline I believe) and was on the tetracycline for two years...
SOMEone help me PLEASE I BEG YOU!..was put on doxycycline w/ duac & differin 4th March 2007
... take it at night so I don't feel sick. When I was on tetracycline it made me sick so I started this one at night just...
OMG i just dicovered Omega-3 fish oil!!!, the best thing since sliced bread!!! 14th February 2007
... mention the long-term damage of all the medications ( tetracycline , retinol, benzoyl peroxide, proactiv) i've taken that...
I'm suffering and i'm done trying..please help !! 24th January 2007
... gels, zoderm cleansers, erycette pads, doxycycline, tetracycline , you name it. i do get temporary results, but the...
acne meds does any one out there have any good suggestions 18th January 2007
... well I have tried erythromycin, tetracycline , minocycline, birth control pills, retin a, metrogel...
... End result, most commonly first medicine given, tetracycline , would have done nothing for my sons acne. Because...
accutane question plz help!! Fast!!! 22nd December 2006
... wouldn't clear up. I tried everything from prescribed tetracycline to proactive, to over the counter treatments. But...
Severe Adult Acne 12th December 2006
... acne last June-Oct'06. My dermatologist prescribed tetracycline 500 mg 2x a day. IT HELPED A LOT! after 2 mos of ... solutions only. You need to take something orally. Tetracycline is good for 2 mos- more than that i heard of side...
Some Success. Question about Zinc 27th November 2006
... and none have really worked. I took minocycline and tetracycline for facial acne when I was younger and both of them...
... and none have really worked. I took minocycline and tetracycline for facial acne when I was younger and both of them...
40, with acne like a teenager 10th November 2006
... decided to go to a dermatologist. He prescribed me tetracycline and clindamycin topical solution. It cleared my face...
I have been using Mario Badescu and am clear 17th October 2006
... and apply topical solution w/ antibiotic ( so far, tetracycline works for me and clindamycin) every person has diff...
post-antibiotic treatment problems... 5th October 2006
... I was on antibiotics for a year ( tetracycline for about 6 months and minocycline for about 5). I...
Just started taking Tetracycline. 26th September 2006
... I had taken tetracycline before. The side effects were terrible. For years...
... I've been taking tetracycline since for 6 weeks now..before I took it, I had very...
acne around mouth 20th September 2006
... minocycline to treat it....if this is what it is....Any tetracycline anitibiotics should do the trick. ALTHOUGH, I have...
Need some input on doxycyclene 5th September 2006
... company that makes Doxycycline makes Minocycyline and Tetracycline ...
My experience..advice welcome! 30th August 2006
... went to the derm.. they started me out on retin a... tetracycline helped at first after about a month it was just...
Experiences with Doxycycline 15th August 2006
... I've never been on Doxicycline, but was on Tetracycline for a couple of years. It cleared my face up good...
Plexion, yasmin, tazorac, what more?! 10th August 2006
... would switch. Finally, I ran out of creams. I tried tetracycline and it gave me yeast infection. I refuse to take anything...
Proactive 4th August 2006
... normal but it did get rid of alot of the rednis. Try tetracycline pills. You take 1 pill morning and night and after...
My acne cure, experience & humble advice. :D 3rd August 2006
... clindamycin, then minomycin, erythromycin and finally tetracycline . During (and sometimes between) these clinical treatments...
Acne 30th July 2006
... worse and worse. I stopped using it and started on tetracycline which clear my face in just 2 weeks......
Proactiv and Camellia Oil 24th July 2006
... pretty much as bad as it gets... tried minocycline, tetracycline , and plenty of other meds, differin gel, salicylic...
doryx question 19th July 2006
... those that cause acne. This medication is known as a tetracycline antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria...
accutane for non-cystic acne 13th July 2006
... Have you tried milder antiniotics like Minocin or Tetracycline (probably not how it's spelled).. Those 2 medications...
... Tetracycline didnt do any thing for me i was on it for 4month complete...
98% clear for 4 months.... 30th June 2006
... computer reading all the posts about minocycline, tetracycline , erythromycin, clindamycin, retin-a, benzoyl peroxide...
... computer reading all the posts about minocycline, tetracycline , erythromycin, clindamycin, retin-a, benzoyl peroxide...
... computer reading all the posts about minocycline, tetracycline , erythromycin, clindamycin, retin-a, benzoyl peroxide...
Tetracycline in the pet store?! 24th June 2006
... Yea Tetracycline is used as an antibiotic for animals....I work at...
... I was on Tetracycline a few years ago, and it did nothing. But could someone...
Has anyone tried Doxycycline??? 6th June 2006
... that. From what I understand, it is a member of the tetracycline group or acne products and that most of the side effects...
... Before I started Tetracycline I took Doxycycline. It really made my stomach hurt ... caused by my viral acne. It worked a little, not much. Tetracycline did work, but it stopped working. So now, :) its Sotret...
One thing leads to another.... I start Accutane June/6/06 5th June 2006
... And she said Accutane is the way to go. I had tried Tetracycline but that stopped working after a few months. The tetracycli...
Question about Tetracyline 30th May 2006
... Accutane and Tetracycline are totally different pills, each taking different...
... Accutane is a A-Bomb compared to the firecracker of tetracycline ....
Tetra, Mino, Doxycycline 23rd May 2006
... can describe the differences with the antibiotics- Tetracycline , Minocycline, and Doxycycline???...
Tazorac and Clindamycin and Scars 21st May 2006
... frustrated right now. About a year ago, I went off Tetracycline (after being on it for 3 years) and went on Tazorac...


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