h0peful11

Thanks for the response. Yea I guess I will keep at the tretinoin and hopefully it wil get better over time

Hello so I have been on this journey to get clear skin for the last six painful months!!! It has truly been a roller coaster ride trying to find the correct medications that are good for my skin to he...

Hi h0peful11, there would certainly be no harm in NOT using the desonide. What I mean by that is that the desonide is prescribed mainly for short-term comfort, so if you can handle the clinda and tret...

Anyone? Im confused about whether its recommended to use clindamycin, retin a and desonide cream all at once? I thought that might be too much for my face to handle, but thats what my derm prescribed.

Hello, so I have been battling with really horrible acne for the past couple of months. I started on a regimen of clindamycin wipes and tretinoin cream a month ago to try and combat this problem. Alth...

Usually you see improvement around 12 weeks, and it only gets better from there, Retin-a is a battle of endurance, and you're not alone! I'm on week 10 day 5 and I'm still in the initial breakout phas...

So I made a trip to the derm today and am feeling slightly discouraged. I thought that my skin was starting to get somewhat better, however,my derm added a desonide cream to my regimen due to the fact...

Hello, I dont know if anyone is reading this thread but just figured I should write a quick update. Okay so I am currently in my fourth week at the moment. At this point in time the area I live in is...

Hey guys, just thought to post an update since I last posted. I am now on week 3. I am experiencing massive amounts of peeling and flaking at this point all over my face which is quite odd since I did...

Okay so thought to write a quick update on my progress so far. At this point I am not getting any more dryness, or tight feeling from the tretinoin. I have howeever been waking up every morning to new...

Usually you see improvement around 12 weeks, and it only gets better from there, Retin-a is a battle of endurance, and you're not alone! I'm on week 10 day 5 and I'm still in the initial breakout phas...

I have battled with acne since I was a teenager. All throughout high school I had terrible skin, but miraculously as I got older it started to get a bit better. I started to get happy that maybe I am ...

ok so i went to the derm today and discussed my issues with them and they said to try the retin-a again like 1-2 times a week then to try it 3 times a week and then every other night until i can toler...

Sorry I had misread your post earlier, I thought you said you applied it every other night, And yes I do have some current acne, mostly whitheads, blackheads and clogged pores on my cheeks and chin an...

Hello! Thank you so much for the replies I am so glad to hear that I am not going through this on my own! I started using the tretinoin 0.025 cream about a week before I made that post, so am on aroun...

Hello I am using generic tretinoin cream 0.025%. Do you have any idea if zinc tablets will help with the inital breakout?

Yes I absolutely loved this antibiotic! I am not comfortable with taking other antibiotics such as minocycline becuase I know it has many adverse effects, but as for keflex it does not seem as strong ...

Hey I completely get where your coming from! I recently started breaking out horribly, especially when the weather began to change. I do not know if this has a connection to it, but I have dry skin an...

Oh wow Im glad to hear you started seeing results so quickly. I am scared of going the antibiotic route because of the side effects it can have on your body. I am currently also using clindamycin in t...

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Hello, so I have been going through a really bad breakout for the past few months. I started taking keflex for a week due to a sinus infection and feel that it actually helped my skin a little bit. I ...

Hey I am glad to hear that your acne has gotten so much better than it was last year. I am currently going through a horrible breakout myself and it has left me feeling very depressed and not wanting ...

Hello i am new on this site and decided to join to document my journey with tretinoin and hopefully receive some feedback and help from others on this forum. I have battled with acne from the age of 1...