Guest guest Posted February 7, 2000 Report Share Posted February 7, 2000 Hi Everyone. Has anyone had problems with antibiotics causing flares? About two weeks ago my derm switched me from minocycline to tetracycline because I really wasn't seeing results with the minocycline. Well, as soon as I began taking the tetracycline I experienced the worst and longest flare i've ever had. The burning and itching were just awful. Usually when I have a bad flare it lasts a day or two and then subsides, but this went on and on until I stopped the tetracycline a few days ago at which time the flare began to subside. I waited for my skin to return to normal (or as normal as possible with this awful disease)and then just today started the tetracycline again. Within just a few hours I could feel the burning and itching returning. Has anyone else had this problem? My derm had mentioned that if tetracycline didn't work, he wanted to put me on accutane. I'm a bit leery of that and wonder if there aren't any other antibiotics that might help. I'd really appreciate any suggestions or comments. Thanks! Kim in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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