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When I do that on spots like you describe, I find that they come to a whitehead MUCH quicker than if no BP was used. I use BP10% and they're usually at a whitehead and ready to pop the next day.

Honestly if you haven't been seeing positive results after 3 months, it's time to ask your derm for a change. I was on nearly the same thing as you: tretinoin (Retin-A), doxycycline, and a clindamycin...

I would suggest Cetaphil gentle cleanser or Cetaphil derma control. The gentle cleanser is SUPER gentle (from the name obvi) so that might not work if it's all you're using. But the derma control foam...

Day 4: Still really no improvement. My skin is still extremely oily and I had two new whiteheads this morning. No new cysts though, so that's a plus! I've also got a bit of the dry mouth going on stil...

Day 3: I'm really not seeing any improvement yet. I definitely have a dry mouth and my hands feel like chalk they're so dry, but that's about it. I woke up today with one new cyst and two new whitehea...

3 hours ago, snarkygirl said: 15 hours ago, funnyguy69 said: Out of all the medication I've taken for my cystic acne, I've found a combination of Duac, Retin-A, and doxycycline t...

Out of all the medication I've taken for my cystic acne, I've found a combination of Duac, Retin-A, and doxycycline to work best. The only time my skin was ever clear was when I was on these medicatio...

Day 2: Yesterday was my first day taking accutane, making this day 2. My skin feels just as oily as before, and I haven't experienced any of the dry lips or anything yet. I have one new white head and...

Hi everyone!  I've had acne since I was 10. My doctor refused to refer me to a derm until I was 16, and I'm now 21. I've been prescribed about 10 different medications by the two, and fin...

Proactive didn't work for me at all. My skin was the same when using it and after I decided to give up I ended up having a massive breakout.

My mom actually bought that a few months ago for me to try. In the end, I had to give it to my less acne-prone sisters because I'd have a massive breakout every time I used it. The only exfoliator I'v...

I had the same thing when I was on Duac, which is nearly the same thing as Benzaclin, only I was 16 years old when I got my wrinkles LOL. The wrinkles are just definitely from your skin being dry, and...

Definitely take it with food. My derm always suggested taking it with my biggest meal of the day to prevent nausea.

Day 35: Really not seeing any marked improvement in my skin. It was completely clear for a couple of days last week, but now my face has had a serious breakout all of a sudden. It's ridiculous. I'm al...

It's my biggest pet peeve ever! My mom wouldn't take me to the dermatologist for the longest time because she was convinced I was just not washing my face, which couldn't have been farther from the tr...

Day 10: Okay, so I'm still peeling a tiny bit around my mouth, but it's hardly noticeable. BUT, I do have some very good news, and that is that today was the first morning in I don't know how long, th...

Day 6: Had 2 more pustules and 2 more nodules today. Every new bit of acne I get is smaller than the previous day, so I'm optimistic. My face no longer feels tight after applying the benzoyl peroxide ...

Day 5: My peeling is almost completely gone, which is strange. I only peeled for about two days and I really don't believe my skin is already used to the benzoyl peroxide. Around my mouth, where the p...

I've never heard of benzaclin twice a day with retin-a my suggestion is to wash your face in the morning, use the benzaclin in the afternoon maybe do just do spot treatment with the benzaclin, so that...

So I've been mixing together a benzoyl peroxide gel (benzac AC 5) and a clindamycin gel (clindagel) together in hopes of achieving the same results as I did when I used duac. I used duac for 2 years...

I use clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide. I used to use clindoxyl (which is the same thing as Duac) but it seemed to dry me out so I switched to using clindamycin by itself and then applying BP on top. ...

I used to be on Duac, but due to moving out of the US, I'm unable to get my prescription of it refilled. Rather than going to a new dermatologist, I decided to try buying the two active ingredients, t...

Alright, I guess a little bit of background history. I started getting acne at the ripe old age of 10 years old. For several years, I tried whatever I could convince my mom to buy me. Nothing worked. ...