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(@teeoh)

Posted : 03/02/2015 12:04 pm

I'm 16, and just got prescribed doxy(100mg 2x a day), tretinoin(0.05), and sulfacetamide. I've had clear skin all my life, and starting around January acne came and destroyed my cheeks and jawline!no scars , just pih. I was expecting a little acne because I take creatine nitrate, whey protein(in milk), and bad food to gain weight for football. I've been doing that diet for a year now. I'm on day five of all those prescriptions, and so far it's wiped out all bumps but maybe 3! I've gained 2 large pimples but that's only because they were beginning to grow the day I started the prescriptions,but their flat now. So far ive had no side affects of any, the sulfacetamide isn't very fun to smell on my face though. Tretinoin has only caused mild dryness, no breakouts yet. my forehead,chin, lip area, nose,and temples have no pih or acne whatsoever. I just ordered sunscreen with nimacinamide to lighten the pih while protecting it from sun , because I heard it speeds up recovery time if it's protected from the sun. How long should it take to clear me up to my old skin:(

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Posted : 03/07/2015 10:53 pm

Lost all bumps everywhere for a day...But 3 new white heads between eyes and on top of lip:((

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Posted : 03/09/2015 4:56 pm

This pih on my forehead faded so fast! Why can't my cheeks?!

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Posted : 03/10/2015 2:13 am

It's getting terrible... I can't take this anymore

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Posted : 03/17/2015 12:51 am

Day 19, no breakouts since last post! Face has no active pimples:) pih has barely faded, and tretinoin is making me very red and kind of peely

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Posted : 03/17/2015 12:28 pm

Damn dude. I'm on accutane but before that I was on all that stuff. Good luck!

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Posted : 03/17/2015 9:21 pm

Thanks!goodluck with accutane

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Posted : 03/19/2015 1:31 pm

Start of 4th week, 3 new pimples

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Posted : 03/22/2015 1:24 am

2 of the 3 pimples faded.... But the other is the biggest pimple I've ever had... On the good side,that's my only active acne now and my face is very smooth from the tretinoin, although still red. The red marks are fading nicely:)

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Posted : 03/24/2015 2:59 am

More small pimples! Must be in the end of purging phase(I hope) because my skin is very smooth and no more bumps are there besides the few that decided to join in today,I am 2 days from completing 4 weeks. So far I've gained more acne, but they fade away very fast and are no where near as large or inflammed as when February started! My pih has improved soooooo much

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Posted : 03/26/2015 8:08 pm

4 weeks is done,went to the dermatologist and she said it was unheard of that my skin was doing so well(didnt feel like that)

But she said I'm at my peak and it should be clearing up from now on out, still a lot of pih but it's clearing I've noticed

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Posted : 03/29/2015 12:34 pm

100%pimple free, still have an uneven skin tone from retin a though, red marks will probably be gone in 2 months! They've reduced like 25%

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Posted : 04/01/2015 11:23 am

Still no breakouts, loving this

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Posted : 04/04/2015 5:41 pm

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Posted : 04/07/2015 11:24 pm

I can honestly say I'm depressed now, everything was going well and bam a scab fell off and now I have an Icepick scar.

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Posted : 04/11/2015 3:18 pm

Got the scar filled, basically just dealing with scars and pih now, bleh this is taking forever

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Posted : 04/15/2015 2:22 pm

Tomorrows 7 weeks, Ive stopped breaking out on my cheeks and jawline. My skin is still red and very discolored but at least the acnes gone, my derm is weening me off doxy, and we're talking about lowering the strength of the tretinoin.

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Posted : 04/21/2015 1:20 am

Lost the flakes and some redness, I'll always be red from doxy sun sensitivity though. Some breakouts happen but they leave with no trace in about 3 days. Thinking of a chemical peel or laser for my pih, I'd have normal skin again with no pih. No active pimples

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Posted : 04/26/2015 6:13 pm

Huge pimple on my hairline, still breaking out in places I don't use tretinoin (doesn't leave marks, non inflammatory) but other than that the main place of my acne(cheeks/jawline) hasn't broken out in awhile

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Posted : 05/02/2015 2:09 am

Little breakouts here and there, if I had red marks gone I'd be fine, still red from doxycycline sun sensitivity

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Posted : 05/17/2015 9:53 pm

Not red anymore, flaking died down, haven't broken out on my cheeks in a loooonnggg time, still have hyperpigmentation which seems like it'll stay forever

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Posted : 06/02/2015 11:51 am

I haven't broken out in forever, down to 1 pill a day and skin is clear, hyper pigmentation is almost gone, the only hyper pigmentation left is the acne from the initial breakout. Over summer my skin should be back to normal

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Posted : 06/24/2015 2:05 am

Breaking out again, done with this regimen.

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