I need some info on Erythromycin!
Question:
I have been taking 100mg of Doxycycline twice a day for my acne for over a year now. Recently though, my dermatologist has decided to put me on Erythromycin (dosage: 2 250mg tablets twice a day, i.e. 1000mg per day). What worries me is not the change in antibiotics but the marked increase in dosage. I would like to know if Erythromycin is more potent an antibiotic than Doxycycline. I would also appreciate any information on the potential side-effects of taking Erythromycin. Thanks in advance! Nicole
Response:
I was on the same dosage of Doxycycline, but then I started breaking out again, so my doctor put me on erythromycin pills. For me, the erythromycin did nothing and because I stopped the doxycycline, I was breaking out like crazy. I stayed on the erythromycin for 4 weeks and then started accutane. Anyway, I’m not saying that erythromycin doesn’t work, but for me it was not nearly as successful as doxycycline. The only common side effect I know of for erythromycin is sensitivity to the sun, which is the same as doxycycline. I never had a problem with either antibiotic, but you should just make suire to wear sunscreen. Good luck!
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I took a variety of antibiotics for acne when I was younger (I’m 43 now) and my dentist tells me that they are to blame for darkening of my teeth. It also well known that staying on antibiotics for more than just a short term dosage causes resistant strains of bacteria that become harder and harder to kill. I would urge you to seek a different solution. Many of my friends have been successful with Accutane. I am using Retin-A (yes, I still have some acne) with good results. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have been taking 100mg of Doxycycline twice a day for my acne for over a year now. Recently though, my dermatologist has decided to put me on Erythromycin (dosage: 2 250mg tablets twice a day, i.e. 1000mg per day). What worries me is not the change in antibiotics but the marked increase in dosage. I would like to know if Erythromycin is more potent an antibiotic than Doxycycline. I would also appreciate any information on the potential side-effects of taking Erythromycin. Thanks in advance! Nicole
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