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Originally Posted by HarleysMommy  I am 30 , and have had acne all my life...Ive tried everything. I have what is called cystic acne so I really need something to take orally. I tried both Minocycline and Tetra (sp?) the one you take twice a day...I was back the next day to get a shot I had an allergic reaction to it!  (Ive also tried the birth control pills no luck with them)I too tried Differin....nothing. I tried Tazorac...dried my face and made it red, and had a burning feeling. Its so frustrating! I find though that products with Salyic(sp) Acid work MUCH BETTER than the Benzyol products. |
I had a problem with cystic (or nodular) acne for a while. It wasn't really severe like some pictures I've seen but when I would get one it seemed like a quarter of my face would swell up because of it. I was on Accutane for it and once my treatment course was over, I never had a problem with it again. Accutane is pretty serious stuff but a good dr. will take all the precautions necessary and do the monthly bloodwork. Have you looked into Accutane?
And to the original poster, I see you've been to the dr. and have received some things to try but to answer your question, yes I've tried ProActiv and don't recommend it for all the reasons that have already been posted.
Good luck to ya'll with what the dr. gave you.