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> maybe a long-term dose will prove even better.
You do not want to go long term, however.
Antibiotics kill bad bacteria as well as necessary GOOD bacteria in your body.
It's fine short term to use it to help clear up an issue, but you should take a probiotic for your digestive system at the least. Try Amoxicilling for, say one week, then one week off it until you just start to get acne again, which will probably be 1 week, then go back on 1 week, and repeat that on+off duration.
I've been taking Probiotic complexes for a long time, pretty much since I've been on antibiotics. I especially make sure to take them during the winter time. I take them in the middle of the day to make sure it is least affected by the antibiotics (see my signature).
And yes, I know all about the negative effects of long term use of antibiotics. I've been on multiple ones over many years, have researched into them myself, and been given many talks by various doctors and derms who remind me that I should only be on this as long as I have to.
As a side note, the silly little minor side effects of the Amox have started to kick in on day 7. It's still too early to say if there's any improvement in my skin, although I'd like to think there it is, but I'd most likely chalk it up to a placebo effect. Will update again in a week or two.
I was on amoxicillin for about three to four years to be used in conjunction with a facial cream.
To be honest ever since I got off the amoxicillin my skin has gotten worse. I'm at the point now, a year after being taken off of amoxicillin but kept on the facial cream Tazorac, that I'm going back to my doctor to see if I can get amoxicillin again.
Dermatologists don't like to keep patients on amox. for a very long time because your body can eventually become accustomed to it and it won't work as effectly, but I think it worked great for me.
Facial cleansers usually are just kill-all bacteria treatments too.
Again, I liken it to lawn+week killer (your face being the yard soil base, the weeds being acne).
In all actuality, a normal person could just wash periodically with water alone and should not have much if any acne.
The problem is usually allergies which lead to sinus infections which then can manifest as well as acne.
Another major issue is hormones. Women are so lucky doctors will hand out hormones like candy to try to find the right balance for them to eliminate acne. I wish they'd give men hormones too. It's logical... you had no acne as a pre-teen. As a teen, major hormonal changes take place and then comes the acne for most of us.
In the meantime, merely working on the skin surface (facial washes/treatments) is just a temporary fix and is killing good bacteria flora as well as bad... I wish someone would make "good" skin probiotics in skin cream form. I bet that'd help when used after facial washes that destroy skin bacteria.
I'm currently taking Amoxicillin for my acne after having an allergic acne to Bactrim. Much as the stories would suggest, you'll only break out in hives/rash if you're allergic; it is NOT a common side effect, so use caution. I'm on about day three and I have yet to see a difference, especially considering Bactrim brought out a lot of acne and killed it instantaneously. However, drugs are going to have different effects of my own individual body, so I'm keeping persistent.
As for facial cleansers, mild ones should NOT kill good bacteria. For me it's been a combination of Salicylic Acid in the morning and a gentle cleanser at night, never SA for both.
I am taking amoxicillin after getting dry eyes from bactrim.
what kind of probiotics should i take? also, how do you know all the probiotics arent getting killed? Is there medical literature that supports the idea that probiotics on strong antibiotics diminishes frequency of yeast infections?
I was trying to cut out dairy since i didnt know if it could possibly cause acne...but how could i get a probiotic without dairy?
- what kind of probiotics should i take?- Is there medical literature that supports the idea that probiotics on strong antibiotics diminishes frequency of yeast infections?
- I was trying to cut out dairy since i didnt know if it could possibly cause acne...
Allergic reactions to the food can cause acne, not the foods in of itself... well, unless you rub it all over your face and the bacteria thrive in it!! It's a common myth that foods (ex. chocolate) specifically cause acne.. but, it is right to say that "most" people have mild allergic reactions to a certain food and acne or skin bumps (rash that people confuse as acne) may manifest as a result.
Intestinal probiotics are indeed common when taking polonged antibiotics. I don't have literature, but a Dr. will be able to confirm and suggest hippie-like natural food stores from which to obtain them. Some probiotic yogurts and yogurt drinks can be found in supermarkets, like Meijers, but I honestly don't know if those have a high enough concentration or even enough bacterium types to be truly effective... beware probiotic labels, there is no federal requirements on concentrations & I even *THINK* the method of measuring concentrations isn't standardized. Again, a doctor or NUTRITIONIST would be better at offering a suggestion.
Just an update.
I'm now on week 6 of the Amoxicillin and I'm convinced its working. I haven't had a single cyst or nodule form in this time, and the amount of smaller, minor blemishes is decreasing rapidly. I get maybe one or two hardly noticable zits a week now, which fade in only 1 or 2 days. The side effects have been minimal, taking probiotics are helping keepng my digestive system intact, but about 3-4 weeks ago I noticed muscles twitches on various parts of my body, which never occured before. I chalked them up to something else, but I've been having them ever since. A little bit of research showed that in about 3% of Amoxi users with side-effects, minor, harmless muscle twitches occured. They are nothing serious, just minorly annoying, and definitely nothing to currently be worried about. I'll mention it at my next follow-up with the dermatologist and see what he says. Otherwise, everything is going better than ever.
Works great for me! They tried Celephlexin and all I got from that was stomach issues. I also found out how well this worked when I was treated for chest/throat infection. My skin cleared up fast.
Update*** I had success clearing acne/skin problems with the use of this particular antibiotic. My skin problem war has been SebDerm (Seborrheic dermatitis) and deep cystic acne flares on my forehead and chin area. One would heal and then another would appear and so on and so on.... My SebDerm (mild). Since I was born I've had this skin condition- it was was resolved. My skin looked and felt flawless. However one minor or my world major problem. Hair shedding. I have fine hair to begin with but this was not okay. I noticed right away and made call to my Dr. not my derm but my internal. Two months into my script and I am posing the question as to why I feel like my hair is shedding more than usual? This was not a side effect they assured me. Maybe not one noted. My gut intuition told me otherwise. Quit. my SebDerm flared though my cystic did not. IDK about you but that scares me. 10 days on an anti to treat an infection works fine but a course of months is not suitable for me internally or externally. I'm a little attached to my locks.
OK, this is a bit old topic, but my latest experience: I went to one derm a while ago, she prescribed some kind of antibiotics for a while and my face cleared out for a year.
Last year I started going to another derm, she prescribed different products, including Doxycyclin. It did totally nothing for my acne. After a few more expensive treatments, I stopped going to her, because even over the counter products worked better than what she prescribed.
Also last year I got Amoxycillin prescribed by dentist. It was 2x10 day courses. I noticed that after them my skin cleared quite a bit.
I went to another derm a couple months ago, and mentioned about Amoxycillin. She did prescribe it for me, and my skin cleared out totally. I am still taking for one more month and will have some for bigger flare-ups (I had follow-up appointment today), but she did mention it is quite unusual that Amoxycillin would be used and work for acne.
My skin is combination dehydrated sensitive, it even breaks out sometimes from some anti-acne products (and even prescribed ones). I did have several types acne: minor bumps and mini whiteheads around top side of the mouth (basically lines from nose to mouth), a bunch of deep ugly ones on the chin that never went away, and some simple ones all over the face. I have not tried topical tretinoid treatments, I had quite good reaction to topical acids and topical benzoyl peroxide (though it did not help totally, but that was one stuff I did use to keep my acne semi-reasonable before this). Hormone treatments did not help as well.
Now working on smoothing the old bumps, scarring and so...