Prescriptions for acne?

Question

I'm 16 years old and have very little acne. I can get it on my forehead, but I usually don't but if I do it's like one or two. My nose never gets it but it has some blackheads which I still haven't managed to get rid of. My chin rarely gets it and my cheeks are where it always happens.

Right now it's all on my right cheek. My left cheek is all clear and so is the rest of my face. It's not 100% clear like I would like but it's good enough for me not to be self-concious.

I've been on minocycline since January of '06 when I had a lot of acne when I was 14 and I used topicals and then proactiv and then retin-a and duac and some other drugstore products in between.

I need some new pills like tetracycline or doxycycline or something? What do you recommend? My cousin uses Differin and he says it works really well. I want to use Differin .3 because I heard it works great for treating AND preventing!

Suggestions or recommendations on oral antibiotics and Differin (especially .3)?

Also, since I have little acne on my cheeks, will it get really severe before it gets better? We are going Thursday for an appt.

Please don't recommend anything else, just answer my question. I hate people who go "No, but this has worked really well for me." Well, good for you, answer MY question.

Thank you!

Answer 1

Hi,

What the skin needs is a product that clears pores and kills bacteria, thus preventing hair follicles from clogging and turning into acne. This is what you should be looking for if you want to get rid of those ugly acne.

Before trying any treatment, I suggest you read this informational source that listed the most effective acne treatments available:

http://www.17acnetreatments.com

P.S. I also know someone who used to suffer from severe acne for 14 YEARS and finally got rid of it completely. She's sharing her story at her site:

http://20six.co.uk/my-acne-solution

Maybe you could learn from her inspirational story

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Answer 2

http://www.acne.org/adapalene-differin-r...

k thanks lol i wanted to make sure you agreed that cleasing your face important i'm not sure if the differin reviews r the same thing you were talking about bc i knows there a differin gel too but thats all i found. i just searched google for them.

these are doxycycline reviews

http://www.nvpbike.org/poll/pharmacy/Dif...

and these are tetracycline reviews

http://www.nvpbike.org/poll/pharmacy/Dif...

acutanne reviews

http://www.acne.org/isotretinoin-accutan...

that stuff sounds dangerous.

Benzaclin reviews

http://www.acne.org/benzaclin-reviews/12...

i think thats a percription creme though or something like that.

i guess you can see what worked better for people this way.

Answer 3

I used to use doxycyclene, and it didn't do a thing. No antibiotics did, neither did any topicals. The only thing that did was AccuTane. The side affects in reality are managable. The only bad part was the chapped lips for about a week, then everything was normal. It took a good 6 months to work, but finally it did. This was a couple years ago I was treated, and as far as I know it hasn't been banned yet.

Answer 4

Hi im 16 too i had very bad acne and what seemed to work well for me was a cream called Benzaclin..i think thats how its spelled..very easy to get just ask your doctor about it next time your there..if its really bad i suggest you ask your doctor about acutane, but thats if its really really bad.

Answer 5

no it shouldnt get worst before it gets better, just keep washing your face and then do what the docter says, i have the same problem

Answer 6

Even though I am girl& 1 year younger - I was watching tv if you 2 this website :http://www.skinid.com/econsumer/clearski...

it will choose stuff just FOR you. its free and no I am selling it to you but hey, anything.