It's the fact that your acne typically gets worse on effective treatments before it gets better. I bet one of the random things one of us has tried is actually very effective at treating acne long term, we just give up on it becuase it breaks us out right away. What a ridiculous disease this is.
I agree somewhat. I find that the older I get, the harder it is for me to be patient when trying new things.
I find it harder now that I'm older because when I was younger I had more hope. I thought everything was going to work to clear me. Why wouldn't it? Its advertised, or a doctor prescribed. Its not so much that I'm older but the fact that I've tried so much stuff that I'm much less optimistic when something new comes along.
If things don't improve right away I can stick with something new to give it a chance but I believe if things actually get worse after using something new you have to stop using it. I have had really bad experiences thinking things would get better eventually. It's just not true.