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How long will my acne medicine take to work?
I hаνе acne οn mу face, bυt іt’s really bаd οn mу back. prom іѕ οn April 20 аnd I really want tο bе аblе tο gο wothout being insecure аbουt mу skin. ѕο I ѕtаrtеd thеѕе medicines аbουt a week ago. Hοw long dο уου thіnk іt wіll take before I see a dіffеrеnсе?
100 mg οf doxycycline two times a day
clindamycin phosphate 1% (morning οn face)
tretinoin cream .05% οn face аnd back аt night
thanks!
To wake up and find a huge pimple on his or her nose or in another very prominent spot is every teenager’s worst nightmare. For them it is the absolute end of the world and they couldn’t imagine a worse thing.
Unfortunately for them it could get a whole lot worse. One word is guaranteed to send shivers down every teenagers back: Acne.
For any teenager who suffers from severe acne, the condition can be even more devastating that an occasional pimple. Severe acne, we are talking about the kind bad enough for a person to seek out medical advice, is reported to strike about 40 percent of the population. Teenage boys tend to get severe acne much more than girls, but the condition is equally damaging to both and can cause both psychological and physical scars.
Acne is a particularly cruel condition that attacks its victims on 3 different levels:
1) It makes them feel awkward and self-conscious as the breakouts occur.
2) It can make them the centre of jesting, joking and ridicule from their peers.
3) It can leave scars that will act as a permanent reminder for the rest of their lives of the condition that embarrassed and humiliated them years in the past. These can have a deep psychological effect on the sufferer even in adulthood.
Avoiding the effects of acne isn’t always possible, but there are definitely things that can help. For the average acne sufferer simple over the counter medications are all that’s needed to do the trick, but even then, trying to figure out which one and how long to try it for can be a chore in itself.
If you are a teenager or the parent of a distressed teenager who is facing acne for the first time or are just facing their first breakout that’s bad enough to warrant medicine, there are a few rules to help making choosing an over the counter acne remedy:
Here’s what to do:
· The first thing that you need to do is pick a medicine. Whether the treatment is a cream, gel or pad, you must go with the one that has the least amount of medicine first. If benzoyl peroxide is the chosen medication, pick one that has a concentration of about 2.5 percent. Don’t choose one over that limit. As long as the medication doesn’t cause severe drying or irritation, keep using it for about two months.
· Next, when two months have passed, examine the situation. If the medication seems to have worked, keep using it. If not, try a higher dose. Two months may seem like a long time but this will give the treatment a real chance to do it’s stuff.
· Rinse and repeat.
· If the over the counter remedies, even at higher doses, show no signs of working, it’s probably time to enlist professional help. Going to a doctor for acne is a sensible thing to do if all else is failing. The doctor will be familiar with all of the current drugs available for severe acne sufferers and will prescribe one to suit you. Don’t panic. In the majority of cases your acne will clear with over the counter products.
Remember, if everything you’ve tried hasn’t worked, a doctor might have the solution. Treating acne is highly personalized and not all medicines will work for every person all of the time. What a doctor can offer may take time to work. Your doctor will be able to monitor your condition and adjust the medication to suit you.
It takes a while before the medicine starts to take affect. You have to keep using the product. Its not just gonna all of a sudden clear up in 5 days. Be patient and it will work
I honestly cannot answer you since my experience has not been all that great. I have really bad acne or I should say had. I have tried everything from over-the-counter to medication from my doctor. Proactive made is worse along with everything else. The only thing that works and has been working is called Tu’el or 2L. I am not promoting this, I just know that it works for me. I actually purchase it from my beauty salon/spa. It is costly – around $180 for everything I use which is only six things. Four of them at night and two in the morning. But the supply lasts about six months so it really is not that big of an expense. I just thought I would let you know about this product out there just in case your like me and the medication does not work.