Hello everyone. I just recently started suffering with acne like a couple months ago. I started trying many regimens like benzoyl peroxide and salyctic acid. Nothing really helped. I went to the doctor and he told me to go on Clindamycin/Tretinoin (Veltin) and he said it would be okay to use benzoyl peroxide with it. He said that it should take about 2 months to see the full effect. I haven't seen any major improvements because I'm still breaking out more than ever. Is this normal?
Now my routine is:
Morning:
Regular energizing Clean & Clear facewash
Benzoyl peroxide
Nighttime:
Regular nighttime Clean & Clear facewash
Clindamcyin/Tretinoin
Hello everyone. I just recently started suffering with acne like a couple months ago. I started trying many regimens like benzoyl peroxide and salyctic acid. Nothing really helped. I went to the doctor and he told me to go on Clindamycin/Tretinoin (Veltin) and he said it would be okay to use benzoyl peroxide with it. He said that it should take about 2 months to see the full effect. I haven't seen any major improvements because I'm still breaking out more than ever. Is this normal?
Now my routine is:
Morning:
Regular energizing Clean & Clear facewash
Benzoyl peroxide
Nighttime:
Regular nighttime Clean & Clear facewash
Clindamcyin/Tretinoin
Wait another month or two and see how it goes. I'm assuming you haven't applied it every night from the beginning.
Typically, the clindamyacin will stop working after a few months, but by then your skin should be used to the retin a and you won't need the clindamyacin. Be careful not to use BP at least 8 hours within the time you use retin a. They don't mix well. If I were you, I would switch out the BP for tea tree oil, but if the BP is working, stick with it! Also retin a takes a really long time to start working, and it may get worse before it gets better.