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Clindamycin is a topical antibiotic that helps slow or stop bacterial growth and also helps reduce skin inflammation.

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Clindamycin is a topical antibiotic that helps slow or stop bacterial growth and also helps reduce skin inflammation.

It is normally applied twice a day.

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February 28, 2007

Pros:

Easy to use, packaged is pre measured. helps clear acne up fast

Cons:

Pricey

I have been suffering from acne from the age of 12 (now 22). I had mild acne up until a year ago when my face broke out severly. I tried everything from Proactive (horrible), to every kind of product and everything made it worse. I finally went to the derm in December and he persribed me this (Cleocin Pledgelet Pads) along with Bactrim (an oral antibiotic to be taken morning and night) and Differin. The three together have made my face so clear. Yes, I have an occasional pimple here or there, but NOTHING like before. I also wash my face with the Glytone fash wash morning and night. Every time I feel a pimple coming on, I just go through my regimen and the next day I'm good to go! I would highly recommend this product to someone who thinks NOTHING will work!
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August 25, 2018
Gives Headaches
Tried this for a few weeks. Saw some decent improvement in my complexion. Started getting tension headaches and I could not understand why. Stopped Clindamycin treatment and they slowly faded. About 2 weeks later the headaches finally stopped. These headaches were like no other headaches I've gotten before.
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May 24, 2018
ONLY THING THAT WORKS!
I went to the derm for cystic, hormonal acne on my cheeks that I had been dealing with for 1.5 years. The painful, underground pimples would show up repetitively and NEVER leave. She prescribed me clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide topical. This gel got rid of the cysts and stopped them from coming back. I stopped using the ointment then a year later started getting them hormonally. I again was prescribed cindamycin, and it successfully terminated my persistent acne. Thank goodness for this!
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September 7, 2011

Pros:

nothing.

Cons:

made it SO much worse

My acne wasn't very bad. My doctor put me on this and my acne went horrific. It was the worst it's ever been. The doctor said it was because of this medicine. I now have old red marks all over the bottom half of my face because of it.
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October 1, 2009

Pros:

i like the topical gel. stops breakouts from occurring. Its light and mess free. almost like water.

Cons:

It has a light smell. works better when using twice a day. takes a while to work with your body.

I have been using clindamycin for about a month now and im seeing results. I wish the gel was working a little faster than normal. I had a baby and started seeing changes in my skin. I never had pimples, breakouts until now. It clears little bumps but takes a while to get to the big ones, and it makes me really upset. I want my old beautiful smooth skin back again. I hope wiht time it does the job!!!!!! Seriously.
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August 24, 2009

Pros:

Works for the first few weeks.

Cons:

Has no long term effects. The bacteria gets ressistant.

My doctor prescribe this and told me to use it with Oxy (10% benzoyl peroxide). After my first few times using it my skin cleared up and I had no acne except one or 2, but after a month it's stops working and I started to break out again.
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August 5, 2009
I Used clindagel whose active ingredient is also Clindamycin. It was 1% gel worked well for me you can find more details at [link removed]
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June 13, 2009

Pros:

not sure seeing as i've used this product in conjunction with tretinoin cream.

Cons:

didn't agree with my oily skin.

for only $5 it was worth trying. this med. didn't seem to make my acne worse, but definitely didn't make it better. i think that it may work better for those with less oily skin then me. give it a try.
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April 25, 2009

Pros:

extremely good medication. you must shake the medication otherwise it would not work.

Cons:

none

working great with accutane
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April 8, 2009

Pros:

Inexpensive

Cons:

My face is soooo itchy! My skin is much oilier, and my acne looks much darker. It is totally impossible to cover up. The worst part though is really the itchiness. I just want to scratch my skin off!

I'm going to see a new dermatologist.
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