Has anyone taken tetracyclin and experienced depression?

Question:

My doctor prescribed tetracycline for my acne two weeks ago. Since then, I've been having major mood swings and feeling severely depressed. Haven't realized it until I stared at the bottle tonight because I couldn't figure out why I was so down lately. It isn't in alot of articles but read in one that it's one of the meds that can cause depression besides accutane. I blamed my two week depression on my husband's busy schedule and lack of attention but I knew that couldn't be it because our lifestyle hasn't changed much recently. Just wondering if anyone experienced the same thing.

Answers:
Drugs effect different people in different ways. If the Tetracycline is causing depression, and it sounds like it is, then why don't you try Proactiv? It is great for clearing up acne, and it is not in internal medication. It is applied directly to your face.external only. I would give it a try.

Also, keep your reaction to the Tetracycline in mind, because it may be prescribed for you in the future for another purpose. Be sure to tell your Dr if he prescribes it for something else, because he may be able to prescribe another medication for whatever other problems that you may have in the future.

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Yes. That is a normal side effect of the drug.

Sounds like you already have issues in your life. Get to your doctor ASAP and have him change your medication. Tetracycline is such an old school medication. There are so many other ones out there that don't have many side effects. Tetracyclin causes many bad side effects. I used to be on it a lot as a kid and it has caused developmental grey shading of my teeth. I think you might want to consider an alternative?

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