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Minocycline and Epiduo

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(@kbrakel92)

Posted : 05/12/2017 8:30 pm

Today I am starting 100mg/1xd and epiduo at night. 
I have had light acne all my life, typically painless with major blackheads that cover my nose. Since having my son in June of 2015 it has gotten progressively worse. The past 2 months it has gotten so bad it hurts. All over my chin, jawline and cheeks. It is all very deep and red.  I will attempt to post photos to every post. 
I have been told the antibiotics cause nausea, which I have already experienced today with the first dose (although could be related to a headache I had).
Hopefully this helps because as a 24 year old nursing student I want to be taken seriously.
My derm told me acne has nothing to do with diet mostly hormones and genetics. I'm excited about going on this journey!  

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Posted : 05/14/2017 10:08 pm

2 days later. 

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Posted : 05/18/2017 12:01 pm

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One week. No real improvements. 
My face is extremely dry, especially around my mouth and eyes. 
My face burns/stings the only wash I am able to use is cetephil and coconut oil to moisturize. 

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Posted : 05/22/2017 4:42 pm

Day 10

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Posted : 05/27/2017 7:45 pm

Day 15. I see improvement in person rather then pictures. These are just after washing my face so it's more red then normal. Chin is calming down. Less dryness/peeling. Still struggling not to pick. No more side effects from the antibiotics! Hoping Epiduo I'll eventually lighten my scarring. IMG_3767.JPG

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Posted : 06/01/2017 1:02 am

goodluck!

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Posted : 06/03/2017 10:46 am

Day 22. Not happy. Hardly any improvements. Burning has gone away but the dryness is killing me. Pimples go away quick but they dry up and have a layer of dry skin over them. And I can't stop myself from peeling the skin off. Seems like I am scaring badly which never really happened before. Redness in pics are from touching my face. 

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Day 22. Not happy. Hardly any improvements. Burning has gone away but the dryness is killing me. Pimples go away quick but they dry up and have a layer of dry skin over them. And I can't stop myself from peeling the skin off. Seems like I am scaring badly which never really happened before. Redness in pics are from touching my face. 

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Posted : 06/27/2017 8:06 pm

I'm around a month and a half on Epiduo. I stopped taking the antibiotic for personal reasons. The side effects were bothering me.  Still breaking out everyday but now the deeper acne has come back. Derm appointment on July 14. Hoping to go a different route. 
Still noticing that my face is scaring way worse then it ever did. Very frustrating 

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Posted : 07/03/2017 4:12 pm

It's been about 2 weeks since I stopped taking the antibiotics and a week off Epiduo. 
New routine: vitamin a, zinc, multi Vit, biotin, fish oil and sometimes probiotic. Let's see how this goes 

next appointment is July 14.  Maybe get on birth control

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