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Hey guys, my doctor just prescribed me prescription acne medicine and I had a few questions about it. Currently I am using a benzoyl peroxide face-wash morning and at night. My doctor just prescribed me clindamycin phosphate lotion and tretinoin cream. She wants me to use the clindamycin in the morning and the tretinoin cream at night along with the benzoyl peroxide routine I currently do. All that medicine seemed a bit much to me. Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I just don't want to dry my skin out and make things worse.
-So should I continue the benzoyl peroxide treatment or just use the prescription medicine?
-Or should I just use a moisturizer and continue the benzoyl peroxide treatment along with the prescription meds?
Sorry for the long post. Thanks in advance
This is pretty close to what I do, except I use the BP wash (panoxyl creamy wash 4) just in the morning, followed by the clindamycin phosphate. In the evening, I use Cerave Hydrating Cleanser followed by Adapalene, I moisturize a few minutes after each treatment, morning and night.
It seems to be working and I haven't had too much irritation from the adapalene (a retinoid). I am reaching the three week initial breakout stage though and I've noticed a few new cysts and pustules popping up, but I've also been very stressed and haven't been eating as well in the last couple of days (I had a little dairy, a lot of sugar, etc.)