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[stereophonic]

differin is the only thing ive used that drove my skin bananas. it irritated it very badly,red burning sensation where i applied it and the burning and redness was very visible. though i think this is pretty usual when starting differin,it just shocked me. it started to work a little bit for me (after that first week),though my acne at the time wasnt suited to differin,it was bad inflammed acne and differin was never going to help. going out into the sun then i dunno reacted badly with the differin,and my acne then turned cystic. so i wouldnt advise too much sun exposure

[loo999]

Its Day 56 or 8 weeks, 16 More days til derm appointment, and i see slight improvement in the temple area, but the lithium withdrawl + change in cleanser and mama lotion probably will help. If i find myself that the regimen is gonna keep me the same within the next 2 more weeks i will def try to get on accutane i dont care cause i think 10 weeks is a good amount of time to see significant improvement.

[loo999]

Day 58, 2 weeks til Derm Appointment/Derm change actually cause im going under my insurance allowed derms. But im going to be going in with the current backlog since May so they wont be working one me brand new and stuff. Anyways everything is somewhat at bay although im breaking out on the border between my shoulder and underneath my cheek on both sides. The rest has stayed relativley the same, nothing major to report. I have about 7 more weeks of Doxy left, and well see if the derm will want to be a bit more agressive with me if things stay like this. I would not mind taking the accutane at this point although i dont know if Retin-A or Tazorac will have any significance as far as the retnoid family is concerned. I mean i see a family of antibiotics and benzoyl/antibiotics and retnoids to choose from. All i can say is differin .03/duac/doxy have not been the best. The aveeno clear compelxion wash is great though, my red marks are getting lighter, and i guess it could be a reason that im not that bad at this point cause i been using it for about a week i say. I really like it cause i used it last time after my 2nd round of accutane and its been pretty good to me so i can recommend you guys to try it. Im gonna apply mama lotion tonight as well. I been taking a multi-v with good concentrations of vit c b-5 and zinc. No problem there.

Lets see how that goes ill post towards my derm appointment so i can tell you if im gonna go gung ho on this derm.

[loo999]

Well what can i say, im starting to see the change in apperance finally, although i have some acne my temple area is now 80% clear so i guess after almost 9 weeks im looking at a projected 3 month improvement span these retnoids take a long long time to work. but god bless this drug if it keeps clearing me up and keeping me clear. i say with anyone who has a mild to moderate form of acne with some cystic acne. give differin a try first for 3 months and if it doesnt improve ur face like its doing for me then i think accutane would be next.im really happy with the results so far i was far too skeptical. im implementing mama lotion every other day as well.

[Piroshky]

No redness or burning, no inflammation, nothing bad really. Just took alot of money out of my wallet. It cleared me up moderately well, still had on and off acne, but it's by no means a permanent cure. Nothing is anyways.

Blah.

[loo999]

week 10 going to week 11, my forehead is 99% clear and my face is now 80% clear. my regimen is as follow

Morning
GNC Maximum Green Time Released Multi-V
Duac (every other day)
Aveeno clear complexion wash (twice)

Anything i come out from exercise or when im in sweat mode i use only lukewarm water and no soap! Make sure you use lukewarm water for anything.

Night
Differin Gel .03%
Mama Lotion (every other night)
Lukewarm water wash

[acnesucksdonkeys69]

i was on differin for like 2-3 years. i never was fully satisfied with the results. even while taking it i always had moderately severe acne, and my dermo was too stubborn to take me off it, even though after 3 years i wasn't satisfied. finally i found a different dermo and now im on duac, tazorac and minocycline all at once. the only problem is that because this new rigme is so strong my face is burning a lot, and differin never did that too me.

so basically, it barely worked at all for me after years of use, but on the up side, i didn't have any burning.

[loo999]

Hey guys its Wk 11 Day 4, right now the regimen is as followed

Duac ( Stopped on Wk 10, its irritating makes my face red and marks redder. It doesnt help on exsiting acne)
Differin Gel (Doing ok on it, my breakouts are less and less and less severe by the week, week 1 i would get a 15+ pimple breakout now i get 1 or 2 and the exsiting ones are going away or healing)
Doryx( Taken as usual, the size of acne is dramatically reduced as well)
I added MAMA Lotion every other night to help heal the exsisting acne and help with the hyperpigmentation. I have some good scaring in the left temple area then on the latter. I wash my face 2x a day with Aveeno Clear complexion wash but never before i apply differin. Whenever i exercise i take a shower with lukewarm water only. This has helped alot.

Progress is happening i am quite satisifed atm, i think retnoids take a long time so for any of you guys you have to commit to this at least 3-4 months before you will see a trend of improvements. I been on accutane too and accutane is th same way, it started working after i stopped and i was clear only 4-5 months after i stopped so theres no reason most of you should quit a retnoid unless you are breaking out more and more as time comes by.

My next derm appointment will be on the 30th which would make it wk 12 day 2 and im pretty much expecting to get my current refills although if the derm feels theres more to be done then im open about it but i think differin is doing its job. Took time though.

My question is for Doryx (Doxycycline) How long does usually stay on it and is there a maintaince therapy on it?

Mama lotion and aveeno wash good arsenal to have.

Hey guys its Wk 11 Day 4, right now the regimen is as followed

Duac ( Stopped on Wk 10, its irritating makes my face red and marks redder. It doesnt help on exsiting acne)
Differin Gel (Doing ok on it, my breakouts are less and less and less severe by the week, week 1 i would get a 15+ pimple breakout now i get 1 or 2 and the exsiting ones are going away or healing)
Doryx( Taken as usual, the size of acne is dramatically reduced as well)
I added MAMA Lotion every other night to help heal the exsisting acne and help with the hyperpigmentation. I have some good scaring in the left temple area then on the latter. I wash my face 2x a day with Aveeno Clear complexion wash but never before i apply differin. Whenever i exercise i take a shower with lukewarm water only. This has helped alot.

Progress is happening i am quite satisifed atm, i think retnoids take a long time so for any of you guys you have to commit to this at least 3-4 months before you will see a trend of improvements. I been on accutane too and accutane is th same way, it started working after i stopped and i was clear only 4-5 months after i stopped so theres no reason most of you should quit a retnoid unless you are breaking out more and more as time comes by.

My next derm appointment will be on the 30th which would make it wk 12 day 2 and im pretty much expecting to get my current refills although if the derm feels theres more to be done then im open about it but i think differin is doing its job. Took time though.

My question is for Doryx (Doxycycline) How long does usually stay on it and is there a maintaince therapy on it?

Mama lotion and aveeno wash good arsenal to have. Ohh yeah i forgot TAKE A GOOD MULTIVITAMIN - GNC Maximum Green is great it has all the vitamins minerals and various goodies to help maintain good skin! Im waiting on my order atm as i ran out but im taking b-complex zinc and vitamin c which are essential for skin

[Aidenkane]

I took differin religously for about 3 months and it cleared me up somewhat but made my face very red and irratated. I finally came off of it and have been using dan's stuff since. It might work better for some than for others like me. But I was also taking it in combo with duac so i dunno.

[hdboy]

ive been on differin for a little over 12 weeks and its brightened my skintone and ridded all my acne..im completley soft faced to the touch and just look healthy! I have some redmarks though..:/.

the one thing is dontget discouraged if you break out..that means its working..
my derm described it as "Differin causes 6 months of breakouts condensed into 12 weeks"

It takes time and patience. I saw results in weeks 10-12.

[kaylenex8]

nothing. all it did was make my skin break out more, and it was extremely sensitive to the sun.

[loo999]

well im posting cause i dont want to leave my people out. to make a note this is week 13, my face is 95% clear, i have maybe 3 small pimples. I have weaved off doxy and differin for 1.5 weeks and have only been using the aveeno clear complexion wash and mama lotion every other day at night. i wash my face with the wash only 2x a day and i was with lukewarm water whenever i sweat throughout the day. I have to say that the lithium was the primary reason that my acne came and being taken off it i was skeptical if it was just the lithium or the differin but i say it was a little of both. the lithium is bad on people who are PRONE to acne. and i had my wars with acne where i was put on accutane twice so i was bound to get acne. But i have to say for differin gel and doxy if it was that that helped clear me up well i must say it wasnt a bad combo. Along with duac which i stoped a while ago cause it made my skin extremley red. Other then that i have nothing bad to say im happy that my face is clearer and just waiting for the red marks to go away which can take weeks and months but i can live with that. any questions please do ask.

you guys been great support i wish the best for all of you

[LuLuHarp]

Differin helped me get my acne under control. It didn't clear me completely but I can say that from time to time I'm pretty close to clear. It lessens the severity of my breakouts, and when I do get pimples, they don't last long with differin. One thing I highly suggest though: if you've never had acne on ur cheeks, do not put differin on them! it isn't necessary and it can cause you to develop acne on ur cheeks...it happened to me

[didi78]

glad you're using MaMa. I LOVE MaMa. My skin is looking pretty good with MaMa and differin, but I've been on differin for 8 months now. Good luck!