Ziana : Clindamycin (1.2%) and Tretinoin (.025%) Gel

My acne was bad and got progressively worse after I started this medication. I have HUGE bumps on my cheeks and jawline that make up draws more attention to. It's only been a few weeks but I don't see any improvements. My doctor said the cocktail I'm on (Doxycycline, Clenia and Ziana) will get worse because its "flushing the impurities to the surface". This is my 3rd time on this medication, all my doctors insist on giving it to me, after I've said time and time again that it didn't work.

I have suffered with large, deep acne cysts for many, many years. The last tretinoin I was prescribed left horrible bulging cysts the size of a quarter and terrible scars. Some surgical removal was required. When my dermi prescribed this, I thought I was in for more of the same. Instead, the cysting stayed minimal and my face has really cleared up overall. I still get large deep cysts from time to time, but this is really the first topical that has kept things from really spinning out of control. My biggest problem is the price. My insurance won't cover it because I'm over 35, and that's just wrong. After all these years of suffering I've finally found something that helps and they won't cover it. It costs $410 a tube here. My dermi is giving me samples, which I greatly appreciate, but I still have to buy a tube every so often.

I have very oily skin and my dermatologist gave me free samples of this to test out LOL. Personally I like this product because it brings all of my pores up to the surface and I can easily scrub them away with teh clarisonic. However it does leave the skin dry and this prouct should be used at night only because it contains an antibiotic (which destorys or inhibits bacteria multiplication) and retinol (which is a form of vitamin A). As mentioned before retinol makes our skin highly sensitive to light because it encourgaes teh growth of new skin cells and therefore should only be woren at night. If applied in teh mornign please remember to apply sunscreen as your face. I like this product alot because it prevents acne and it also brings up the pore to the surface PLUS I GOT IT FOR FREE!

I am currently using predisone,.a few weeks ago I got upset because it started giving small little pimples all over my face they werent that bad but I had nevet suffered from acne so I took myself of predisone. Guess what bad bad idea my acne only got worse, I regret it . Couldnt take so I started using proactive for about two weeks I saw improvement but my skin didnt respond to well with the rifining mask made my skin way too itchy and uncomfortable. Then I went to see.a derm and prescribed me ziana,.honestly its been days.but I couldnt feel any better.about my skin. I had beautiful skin before so this product looks promising! !:-) I will.update on results!

I used this product for a few months each night, and I didn't see any progress as far as clear skin. Maybe it was just my skin type, I'm a bit surprised, since my dermatologist prescribed it to me.

I was prescribed Ziana gel after going in to a dermatologist last June. I have used the Ziana gel every single night since then, and will be going in to a new dermatologist next month for a different product. The Ziana gel has simply NOT WORKED AT ALL. I had a lot of initial purging, found my very oily skin seemed oilyer, and worst of all, I consistently broke out. This past week I've had a very bad cystic outbreak, so I have finally given up on this gel. What I found interesting is that ever since going on the Ziana, my acne seems to linger even longer - I thought the Ziana would not only help prevent acne, but also would clear up acne faster, but that wasn't the case for me. It takes ages for certain pimples to go away even when using the Ziana, and the pimples certainly aren't being prevented. I'm extremely disappointed in this product. I had hoped very much that by this time, I would have clear skin. Instead I've got large, painful acne and a TON of hyperpigmentation marks. I hate looking at my face in the mirror. I feel like a freak. So it's goodbye Ziana.

the first couple of days i was soooo happy to try something new. about a week after being on it i broke out really bad. the brake out never stopped for like 2 weeks so i just stopped using it. the brake out stopped then but i was so red from all the acne if sucked. im still red 2 months later from it. good luck to everyone... im still looking for something that will help but i found nothing good yet

I am on a great combination of stuff. I am taking ortho tri-cyclin ( which treats hormonal acne problems), Aczone in the AM, and Ziana in the evenings. I feel like the Ziana is having the greatest affect because there is visible difference in my acne from the time I go to sleep at night to when I wake up for work in the morning. My doc would also like me to take Solodyn, but I had an issue getting the prescription..they want to charge $400. My one problem is with the company Medicis in itself. They give out this three month discount card, which makes both prescriptions a combined $30 a month but once that runs out, these two drugs (Ziana and Solodyn) retail for about $500 each per month and my blue cross isn't wanting to accept it. Basically, if you can get the medications inexpensively, DO IT. Good stuff. I am seeing results after a week, even though in their trials there was only a 21% success rate (meaning 21% of the patients were TOTALLY cleared). I guess I would go into that group.

I've only been using for week, but my derm never warned me that it would make my light acne moderate/severe. I know I should be patient, but its heartbreaking to watch your self esteem fly out the window in a matter of days. Also leaves a pink/brown mark on old spots. Will probably fade, but I'm more concerned about the new bumps!!! The "it gets worse before it gets better" is not comforting at all.

FINALLY!! After more than 10 years and thousands of dollars spent on medication (over the counter and prescription) I found the answer to my prayers. Just in time for my engagement pictures...Thanks Ziana!