Epiduo works pretty well for me. I've been using it for 2 years now. I have hormonal breakouts so I tend to get zits around that time of the month no matter what but I feel like Epiduo helps ward other zits and clogged pores away, and it also helps my skin look overall healthier. It took my skin a month or two to get used to it and stop being so dry, but once it did, I cleared up from a really bad breakout very nicely. I say give the Epiduo a month.

Thanks! Will definitely keep using epiduo, I know it won't happen overnight (don't we all wish!!!!), just super hopeful my skin will at least not be bumpy by the two month mark so the makeup artist has a chance at making me look half decent for my wedding pics :-/

Hello,

Epiduo is working for me. I've been using it for 2 months, and it starts to be better (touch wood).

But it makes my skin very red and inflammed. I cannot use it every night, by the way, it hurts so much.

Most people need 3 - 6 months to see improvements and clearing from topical medications. Often the first month or two is a purging period. I hope it works quickly for you, it often depends on how severe your acne is. Is yours light or mild or moderate or severe?

I think mine is moderate acne. I have active pimples around my chin area, hormonal acne the cysts are not as painful or as enlarged on my 3rd day of my epiduo experience (it's only been 2 nightly applications so far). I can see shrinkage in the cysts. just hoping the bumps smooth out and I don't form too much of a purge of new acne. My derm said to apply it on my acne affected areas so I don't flare up in other areas as I'm clear everywhere else. Around my chin and mouth is where it's at! I'm yet to experience the peeling red sore and irritated skin everyone talks about??? Good luck everyone, I really hope this treatment works as I don't want roaccutane to be my only hope of clearing these lumps and bumps....

For me, by month two I was not getting any more pimples and my skin was smooth. I was using Epiduo at night and taking Doxycycline twice a day.

Hopefully by month two your skin will be smooth as well. But my derm told me Epiduo is one of the best topicals on the market for acne, since it's a combination of BP + adapalene, which is a topical antibiotic. I'd say stick with it. Maybe you could add in an oral antibiotic - though they stop working after a few months, they can bring dramatic clearing during the few months that they work.

Yep already on an oral antibiotic, minomycin 50mg twice a day, plus the birth control pill yaz. Hoping the combination works a treat!

hey, i've been on the canadian version of epiduo for about a month now and i'm already seeing improvement ie.) smoother skin and way less bumps. week three was the worst for me. for the first bit i didn't get dry skin, and then it all sort of hit, but now that my forehead is clearing up the skin isn't so dry and tight. good luck

That's great you are already seeing a lot of improvement after one month!!!! I hope it keeps on working for you too

That's great you are already seeing a lot of improvement after one month!!!! I hope it keeps on working for you too are you using it with any other prescription medications?

That's great you are already seeing a lot of improvement after one month!!!! I hope it keeps on working for you too are you using it with any other prescription medications?

nay, just the epiduo.