patrick92

Day 23. I have been feeling pretty crappy about my appearance today to be honest. It's funny how one day you can feel a bit more confident in yourself but the next your self esteem hits rock bottom. ...

Okay thanks so much for taking the time to reply! I am finished four weeks of the stieva-a cream, and I think its starting to look better, however that may be attributed to an antiobiotic my doctor ga...

Okay, thanks! The tretinoin that you have been using, how long have you been on it for? Did you experience any purging? I've been on 0.05% tretinoin for exactly 3 weeks now so not long, but so far n...

Day 21... I've had one new pimple on my chin since I last posted, otherwise no new spots. I was pretty worried about how my skin would fare over the weekend since I had to go away and knew I would be...

Hey! So, I've been using doxycicline for about a week and 3 days! Prior to that I have been using epiduo for about 4 weeks and that seemed to help a little. I ran out of the prescription so I went bac...

Many, many others here have experienced bad initial breakouts when starting on topical retinoids, so what your experiencing is completely normal. There's also been many who have stopped using retinoid...

Day 53 My skin has been quite oily the past few days - it's annoying but I'm used to having oily skin - I can cope with it much more easily than dry, flaky skin! I haven't been having a problem with d...

I'm on day 16 now. Still very early days. I have 3 or 4 new spots on my forehead, and one on my chin. Spots on my forehead annoy me the most as they always leave bad hyper-pigmentation marks that take...

  Hi Patrick, Some tips for Doxycylcine: Can be taken with meals Take with large glass of water and maintain upright position ≥1 h to decrease risk of esophagitis Optimize photoprotection espec...

Day 50 Note to self: stay away from the bathroom mirror from 2pm until the sun is down! That afternoon sunlight is horrible and shows up every single little red mark. Not good for self-esteem / when y...

I took doxy a couple years ago - it worked well for me while I took it - no side effects that I can recall. I just remember my doctor saying to drink plenty of water with it (a full glass and not just...

Hi Lilly, Have been following your thread for a while and just wanted to say your skin has made great progress. You should be really pleased! I tried the regimen myself for quite a while but found it ...

I have decided to start my own personal log, having gathered so much helpful information over the last few years from content others have posted on here. It will also be a great way for me to record m...