solodyn.. suggestions?

looking for a few suggestions...

i was prescribed solodyn about 3 weeks ago with retin-A. i'm not using the retin-a cause i've heard it makes your face red and irritated.

but i've seen a lot of improvement so far. is solodyn supposed to work this fast? i haven't gotten a big red pimple since i've been on it and my small zits dry out fast. however right now my face is dry, peeling, and i'm starting to notice scars that i never really saw before! i would put moisturizer on my face, but i feel like every time i put cetaphil on my face it makes my face greasy and i get new small zits.

i also get a lot of tiny zits around my jaw line, where i've been starting to shave more often. do you think that's a cause for some of the irritation on my jawline?

i have aloe vera gel for skin. should i use that?

i'm also kind of discouraged because i think my acne will come back once im off solodyn.

any suggestions?

aspirin spot treatment

i know you keep the aspirin mask on for 10-15 minutes.. but can you put the aspirin on like one pimple overnight or is that not safe or effective?

thanks for any help.

what should i do?

Ok here's my story ... In 8th-9th grade my acne was pretty moderate, but really frustrating. My derm prescribed all this stuff that kind of worked, but I still wasn't satisfied. So I go on Accutane and it was amazing. However, I play soccer and the Accutane was hurting my knees so my derm told me stop using it. After the season I go back on it and its amazing. However, my face and lips are pretty dry, but I manage. My face was spotless. So i go off Accutane by end of summer leading into Junior year. The only thing is that it worked so well that I just stopped using the Accutane because my face was clear and I didn't feel like dealing with all the dryness (basically I didn't use the Accutane as much as I should of) Now i think it's coming back to haunt me. Throughout junior year my acne was fine, just a few zits here and there, but nothing that bothered me. In the summer I noticed my acne got slightly worse, but my face was generally clear most of the time. Now I'm in senior year and my acne is basically back to how it was in early high school. I have stints of clear skin and breakouts. It's so annoying.

What should I do?

Should I go back on Accutane?

What I have:

Clearasil Ultra
Tazorac
Differin
Cetaphil moisturizer and cleanser

- I also have some redness. How can I reduce redness? I think my skin is a little sensitive too.

Also, the picture is very generous. My face is much more red and everything just looks worse in general. I'm not good with lighting!

Thanks

What to do with my acne?

Ok here's my story ... In 8th-9th grade my acne was pretty moderate, but really frustrating. My derm prescribed all this stuff that kind of worked, but I still wasn't satisfied. So I go on Accutane and it was amazing. However, I play soccer and the Accutane was hurting my knees so my derm told me stop using it. After the season I go back on it and its amazing. However, my face and lips are pretty dry, but I manage. My face was spotless. So i go off Accutane by end of summer leading into Junior year. The only thing is that it worked so well that I just stopped using the Accutane because my face was clear and I didn't feel like dealing with all the dryness (basically I didn't use the Accutane as much as I should of) Now i think it's coming back to haunt me. Throughout junior year my acne was fine, just a few zits here and there, but nothing that bothered me. In the summer I noticed my acne got slightly worse, but my face was generally clear most of the time. Now I'm in senior year and my acne is basically back to how it was in early high school. I have stints of clear skin and breakouts. It's so annoying.

What should I do?

Should I go back on Accutane?

What I have:

Clearasil Ultra
Tazorac
Differin
Cetaphil moisturizer and cleanser

- I also have some redness. How can I reduce redness? I think my skin is a little sensitive too.

Also, the picture is very generous. My face is much more red and everything just looks worse in general. I'm not good with lighting!

Thanks