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ok. i went to the derm on the 29th of november.
my acne was absolutely horrible... i was even embarassed to see the derm who's job is to look at acne.

well anyways... i use duac in the morning, pea size and apply to any existing acne/red marks... but pretty much smear it over the entire face
then at night, i apply a pea size amount of tazorac.
anddd i take one 100 mg capsule of minocycline in the am... and two 100 mg capsules at night time.


throughout the past month... ive definitely had my ups and downs...
i had two points in particular where my hopes were as high as could be and my acne was really, really clearing...
only to be shot down with another outbreak.

i wont even bother going into detail about that... but heres where im at right now...


i was feeling great on christmas eve and day... almost all active pimples were gone... but then.. on the 26th.. boom, the right side of my face got like 8 more zits.
now, they are definitely subsiding once again.

i hate the cycle this combination goes through...
a quick, unexpected outbreak, then it is very quickly zapped with the duac, leaving a bunch of red marks in its trail. the zits come up fast as can be though.. and disappear very quickly.. cant complain about that.

ill keep you all updated because i know theres a lot of people with a similar regimen.
im nearing the 'magic' stage where i should be breaking out less soon... and finally be happy with how i look again. so i will keep you all updated.



any encouragement or similar experiences is appreciated.

[One1]

Hello I just started Taz on nov. 27. I have also had my ups and downs. You still experiencing redness/peeling? Im a little confused to why my docter dident prescribe me an AM topical liek duac to apply. He just presicred me Taz and 250mg tetracyclinex2 a day. He wants me to started using Taz twice a day once i hit about the 2 month mark. Well good luck.

[Addie]

Encouragement: Your combo, but with only 100mg minocycline, took me from severe to moderate acne. That's actually a decent-sized improvement.

Experience: My acne stayed severe for about the first 5-6 months with the addition of some nasty irritation from the Duac. Adding AHAs really helped my skin: My theory is the topicals weren't absorbing correctly through all the excess grease and dead skin.

[suhongy]

Duac, Panoxyl Bar 10%bp face wash and minocycline kept me clean for a good 6 months after using it. Pea size...haha that's funny because by two months you'll still have about half the tube left.

Make sure you change your pillow cover often and DON"T sleep face down.

And you'd be surprised at how much of a role stress can play in breaking out. I was fine for 6 months after duac..from june until now...but started to break out because of all the stress associated with finals.

Just don't stress too much about. If you do it'll just worsen the problem.

[mmmhmmmm]

yaaa.
i was on tetracycline/differin last summer and end of school year and was clear for a good portion...

but yes, hopefully this will start coming through... i dont really have any stress because i just sit at home all day waiting for it to subside..

zits still coming uppp. relentlessly.

and i was prescribed all this because i told the derm i have skin thats been through it all and ill manage regaurdless awhat he gives me...
i peel in the mornings awhile after applying the duac... like twice a week or so... like bad peeling around the mouth/chin area. but its definitely cutting down
hopefulllly this crap goes away soon. i cant take it anymore.

[mmmhmmmm]

my acne is really starting to go away... yet im not putting my hopes to high and expecting another outbreak...

by the end of the week, im pretty sure ill be out with my friends doing the same ol', same ol' after a 2-3 month wait, literally.

its going to be one of the best experiences ever, and theres no way im taking it for granted.

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one day later, unhappy with face again.

i hate this

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was too messed up last night and couldnt get up to put on my tazorac on, but this is only the second night ive missed it.

only active acne is on chin and a couple around the mouth, all others are flaking and leaving.. or at least going on vacation for a little.

face looks really white and uggh.

much better than a month ago, still not where i want to be.

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went out and partied last night for the first time in two months haha
resulted in a bit more acne though from all the alcohol.

its definiteeely getting there though.

[mmmhmmmm]

uggh. hate my skins texture
but acne is subsiding

[Raina!]

when i used duac and tazorac, my skin would start peeling and getting whiteheads.
but i think what both of the products did was try to get rid of the bacteria, dirt and etc out of you face to get rid of it.

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...oh?

texture still sucks.
pale with red dots. real hot.

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going going going away
but 2 new ones