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Oily On Retin A

everyone is different. My brother annoyingly had no oiliness on Ziana (a gel that is basically retin-a, but also includes Clindamycin) and cleared up in a month. I, on the other hand, am having a lot ...

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11 years ago
Oily On Retin A

me too! good luck!

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11 years ago
Starting New Meds

yeah, that's a common thing for a while. I'm still experiencing itchiness, but it's only on my chin and jawline now. if you moisturize at night every other day or so and also wait 20-30 minutes before...

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11 years ago
Oily On Retin A

Couple things that helped me 1) I wait 30 minutes after washing my face to apply the retinoid (I use it at night) 2) every other day I moisturize 1 hour after applying the retinoid. This means you h...

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11 years ago
Tretinoin + Topical Antibiotics?

I've learned the hard way to not experiment with these topicals too much on your own. You can probably just call your Dr's office and ask this question and get a reply back rather than spending $$ to ...

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11 years ago
Starting New Meds

I'm also on an antibiotic (doxycycline) and a retinoid topical (ziana) together. I was on the antibiotic for about a month before starting the retinoid and still have had a pretty bad purging experien...

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11 years ago
Words Of Wisdom? 7Th Week On Ziana For Adult Acne

This is my first time posting on this site even though I have been reading user posts for years and it has always helped me. I'm 30 and still break out. I've had periods of being relatively clear here...

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11 years ago