Hey everyone,
I made a post a while ago about struggling with moderate acne for a long time and being at my wits end (). I ended up going to a derm AND taking 2500IU per day of vitamin D. I was prescribed clindamycin gel to put on my face.
Since then I have been pretty clear of large, painful pimples but pretty soon after I started applying the clindamycin (about a month) I noticed a bunch of small bumps all over my forehead. They didn't come to a head and kind of itched. It seems like this was pityrosporum folliculitis which I heard can be a side effect of using topical antibiotics. I immediately stopped using the clindamycin and bought some nizoral and a Pyrithione Zinc bar. This seemed to curb my forehead a bit but I've been getting a LOT (seriously like 10 per day) of tiny (the smallest pimples I've ever gotten) whiteheads that creep up very rapidly every day. I've attached some pictures. Does anyone think this could be PF? Or something else? The past two days I've been applying Nizoral at night to my entire face and washing with the Zinc bar in the mornings. I am putting nothing else on my face except Madre Labs Camellia Care cream. I'm thinking of going to a derm but it seems every time I do things just get worse. ANY help is appreciated! I've attached some pictures demonstrating what these tiny zits look like (on my chin area) and a picture of my forehead which is somewhat clear but still has evidence of what I think is PF.
I've been on a Clindamycin gel before and it did the same thing to my skin. After a few months of use the little pimples went away. You will get a break out when you try a new topical product most of the time. I would just wait it out and continue to use your topical antibiotic.