Topical corticosteroids for acne

[ja4]

Shalom fellas,

Anyone used or benefited from a course of topical corticosteroids (cream or ointment) for acne, especially the cystic and nodular type that’s painful to press.

Wondering if there would be a benefit in reducing redness and inflammation or if it’s shit and will do other shit like thin skin, promote infection, do more harm than good etc.

Oral doxy and topical clinda not working over time and seeking new options. May need to just send in future and seek accutane.

Might try a 3 day course of ointment and see how it goes, can provide updates if people interested.

 

[housebuilder]

I was prescribed fusidic acid/betamethasone to treat acne on my nape. I combined it with tazarotene 0.1%, and it worked fantastically. Never tried it on my face, though, since I have just scars left on it.

 

[averagenormie]

I was prescribed fusidic acid/betamethasone to treat acne on my nape. I combined it with tazarotene 0.1%, and it worked fantastically. Never tried it on my face, though, since I have just scars left on it.

Pics?

 

[housebuilder]

Pics?

dont have any pics of the acne if that's what you're asking for...

but thats the medication i got prescribed
definitely not a long term solution tho, topical corticosteroids can be dangerous.

 

[averagenormie]

I was prescribed fusidic acid/betamethasone to treat acne on my nape. I combined it with tazarotene 0.1%, and it worked fantastically. Never tried it on my face, though, since I have just scars left on it.

Have you tried tretinoin 0.1%?

 

[housebuilder]

Have you tried tretinoin 0.1%?

yes. I started 0.025 tret + clindamycin ( had some improvements but nothing mindblowing) then after finishing it,tried 0.05 tret and got kinda cope results. 0.1 tret was the same for me personally. Finally switched to taz 0.1 and it worked the fastest and the best.

but i dont think any of the medication cleared the acne, yes it was helpful for controlling it,but just by aging it cleared by itself or idk healthy habits maybe.

 

[averagenormie]

yes. I started 0.025 tret + clindamycin ( had some improvements but nothing mindblowing) then after finishing it,tried 0.05 tret and got kinda cope results. 0.1 tret was the same for me personally. Finally switched to taz 0.1 and it worked the fastest and the best.

So tazarotene mogs tret and what else mog?

 

[housebuilder]

So tazarotene mogs tret and what else mog?

taz def mogs tret.
the only thing i never tried was accutane for skin. And it def mogs tret but some ppl experience sides. (everyone experiences dry skin tho)

the thing with acne is that it fucks up ur brain more than the looks.(if its not severe ig)

 

[averagenormie]

taz def mogs tret.
the only thing i never tried was accutane for skin. And it def mogs tret but some ppl experience sides. (everyone experiences dry skin tho)

the thing with acne is that it fucks up ur brain more than the looks.(if its not severe ig)

I tried accutane it dried my skin and made my acne worse ,also lips are clearer ,bigger r
and red , Dut is better for acne and hairloss without accutane effects

 

[ja4]

taz def mogs tret.
the only thing i never tried was accutane for skin. And it def mogs tret but some ppl experience sides. (everyone experiences dry skin tho)

the thing with acne is that it fucks up ur brain more than the looks.(if its not severe ig)

went to dr he gave me a script for erythromycin tablets.

gonna get through this course if it doesn’t work im gonna push for accutane.

tbh i think antis for acne is water since it will just come back after u stop and u can’t be on antis for that long

 

[ajd]

taz def mogs tret.
the only thing i never tried was accutane for skin. And it def mogs tret but some ppl experience sides. (everyone experiences dry skin tho)

the thing with acne is that it fucks up ur brain more than the looks.(if its not severe ig)

Whered you get the taz?

 

[housebuilder]

Whered you get the taz?

some random website, I'm currently on Accutane by Roche, testing it to see if there are any sides. 3 weeks almost and only a little bit of joint pain.

 

[ajd]

some random website, I'm currently on Accutane by Roche, testing it to see if there are any sides. 3 weeks almost and only a little bit of joint pain.

So you arent using taz anymore? I think taz would be better overall unless your acne is severe

 

[housebuilder]

So you arent using taz anymore? I think taz would be better overall unless your acne is severe

stopped it because it was kind of cope for me. Taz works fine but its not magic, while accutane is not just for severe acne; its also for acne that causes scars, and you can't really use taz on your head if you have hair, right?

 

[housebuilder]

So you arent using taz anymore? I think taz would be better overall unless your acne is severe

used taz for like 7 months or smthing like that. Def not that irritating but worked to a certain point.