Antibiotics For Acne - What To Expect!
Topical and oral antibiotics are a common acne treatment prescribed to many acne sufferers.
Here’s how they treat acne and how effective they are …
The main role of antibiotics for acne is to destroy the bacteria that clogs your pores and causes break outs. It doesn’t work on reducing oil production or unclogging pores they are there to kill off the bacteria in the skin.
It sounds simple and effective but it isn’t for everyone. For some people they work great and for others they have little or no effect. I’ve had 2 experiences with antibiotics used for acne and they were at opposite ends of the effectiveness scale.
My first time with antibiotics and acne was excellent and they cleared my skin up great. I was a student at the time on a poor diet … yes pringles once you pop you really can’t stop! … and stressed to the max so it’s no wonder I had acne breakout after acne breakout.
I took the antibiotics for about a year and when I stopped my acne returned … although not as bad as it was before. The doctor advised that no more medication was needed and that after my body adjusted to the change of stopping the antibiotics it would clear up.
The second time I took an antibiotics acne treatment it was a completely different experience. They didn’t make a difference whatsoever. My doctor nor I could explain why the antibiotics for acne where great the first time round and not the second. It seems like my body built up a resistance to the antibiotics and became immune to their effects!
So if you’re considering using an antibiotics acne treatment, don’t pin all your hopes on it - it may work and it may not. You won’t know if they will clear your skin until you’ve tried taking them for the recommended 12 weeks.
Tip: Make sure you take a probiotic when using antibiotics because they kill good and bad bacteria and the probiotic will put the good kind back into your body.
