6th January 2006
Hey guys,
I'm 22 and have been battling acne for about 3 years now. First, I was prescribed Retin-A and erythromycin which helped a lot and cleared me for awhile. However, with retin-a you can't ever go in the sun and eventually after going off and on my regimen both just stopped working.
Next, I tried the desogen birth control pill which I used with the old regimen for awhile and I had CLEAR skin. I'm talking about the no makeup, concealer who? type of skin. However, I got off the pill too.
So, here I am with the acne. This time it's not just on my forehead it is all over, cheeks (mostly sides), chin (ouchy ones), and finally forehead as well. I went to the clinic again today and asked to be placed on the pill again and for a new antibiotic.
Now I was prescribed the clindamycin lotion, which after reading some of these posts I called my pharmacy and asked if they can make it the gel form. What is your experience with clindamycin?
I've done the search and found some information more or less, mostly from 2004. So, to my fellow acne sufferers in 2006: have you used clindamycin? Are you using it now and is it working? Is it worth the $50 a tube I was told the lotion costs?
Help a girl out.
I'm 22 and have been battling acne for about 3 years now. First, I was prescribed Retin-A and erythromycin which helped a lot and cleared me for awhile. However, with retin-a you can't ever go in the sun and eventually after going off and on my regimen both just stopped working.
Next, I tried the desogen birth control pill which I used with the old regimen for awhile and I had CLEAR skin. I'm talking about the no makeup, concealer who? type of skin. However, I got off the pill too.
So, here I am with the acne. This time it's not just on my forehead it is all over, cheeks (mostly sides), chin (ouchy ones), and finally forehead as well. I went to the clinic again today and asked to be placed on the pill again and for a new antibiotic.
Now I was prescribed the clindamycin lotion, which after reading some of these posts I called my pharmacy and asked if they can make it the gel form. What is your experience with clindamycin?
I've done the search and found some information more or less, mostly from 2004. So, to my fellow acne sufferers in 2006: have you used clindamycin? Are you using it now and is it working? Is it worth the $50 a tube I was told the lotion costs?
Help a girl out.