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[girlwonder]

so i'm only week 7 of differin, and till now, it seemed to be going great, consistently less pimples etc. i wasn't 100percent clear, but it was very much under control. then bam, i have 5 new active pimples all of a sudden. has anyone had this, so late in the game? i expected the initial breakout around week 2, but 7? please let me know what your experience with this. i'd so like this to work.

and while we're at it. has anyone used this with the regimen? like bp in the morning, differin at night? have u had success? thx.

[cameron12]

so i'm only week 7 of differin, and till now, it seemed to be going great, consistently less pimples etc. i wasn't 100percent clear, but it was very much under control. then bam, i have 5 new active pimples all of a sudden. has anyone had this, so late in the game? i expected the initial breakout around week 2, but 7? please let me know what your experience with this. i'd so like this to work.

and while we're at it. has anyone used this with the regimen? like bp in the morning, differin at night? have u had success? thx.

I've posted my personal expirience a crap load of times, but i'll give you the brief version. My initial breakout was about 4 weeks in. About 8 weeks I had no new zits and today is around my 14th week my face is back to when I never had acne at all.

But to answer your bp thing, I did that for like the first 5-6 weeks of differin and it seemed to be doing more damage than it should. I don't mean adding new zits, but I was having a negative reaction between the 2. So I switched to SA and I was using the differin both day and night. When I started doing this is when I noticed that my acne was going away. This was during the summer so I didn't have to go anywhere, which made it okay to use the differin during the day.

Besides bp, are you using anything else or taking any antibiotics like minocyclin?

I hope that this has been some help and please ask if you have any other questions.

[CEO]

Differin didn't do jack for me, Differin is the only retinoid a GP (local doctor in UK) would be able to prescribe, the more potent retinoids like Retin-A can only be prescribed by a Dermatologist. Doctors are actually right even if it pains me to say this, but starting on lower moving onwards is the best practical solution as the best is always not the best as each medication works well for some and not others.

[ben100604]

Differin didn't do jack for me, Differin is the only retinoid a GP (local doctor in UK) would be able to prescribe, the more potent retinoids like Retin-A can only be prescribed by a Dermatologist. Doctors are actually right even if it pains me to say this, but starting on lower moving onwards is the best practical solution as the best is always not the best as each medication works well for some and not others.

Are you sure about this Kobir? My GP has prescribed me Isotrexin in the past which is a retinoid. I thought the only retinoid that GP's cant prescribe is roaccutane

[realangel]

differin gel and an sa wash work for me. i have read that bp in the morn and differin at night work well for some people. bop is too drying for me so that may be your answer, do you tend to dry out or not. if so the combo of the bp and the differin could be very uncomfortable. maybe a bp was to start then move on if your skin is ok to a bp topical? imo differin works great but it does take a couple to few months before you really are clear.

[girlwonder]

well, i am not on anything other than differin at the moment, no antibiotics or anything. i'd rather try solve this acne issue with topical treatments. i just wash my face with a mild cleanser, then apply the gel. i guess i'll take the advice u guys gave me and go for an application of SA in the mornings. it's just that i'm sorta sad to be breaking out now, on week 7. it seems really late to be having an initial breakout.

[ritzvin]

well, i am not on anything other than differin at the moment, no antibiotics or anything. i'd rather try solve this acne issue with topical treatments. i just wash my face with a mild cleanser, then apply the gel. i guess i'll take the advice u guys gave me and go for an application of SA in the mornings. it's just that i'm sorta sad to be breaking out now, on week 7. it seems really late to be having an initial breakout.

you could try a topical antibiotic. most derms presribe that along with the retinoid, and have you apply one at night and the other during the day. I'd personally recommend klaron lotion since its non drying (unlike bp and benzamycin).

[deejoanna]

Keep doing what ur doing its going to end up working. I swear by Differin now