I've been suffering with acne since I was around 13, so for 5 years now, its just not going away. I would say it's quite mild/moderate, but my skin texture is just horrible too and I'm so self conscious about it, to the point where I cry about my skin and just hate how it looks. I don't remember the last time I went out with no makeup at all because I just can't bare it. I've been on Epiduo for all these years which definitely helped but I still get spots all the time.
I made the choice to stop Epiduo in around June and go on a different plan, so I started duac (clindamycin antibiotic), which cleared up EVERYTHING but this only lasted a few weeks and then it was back to breakouts.
Quite recently, I was on Differin for a month, which made my skin the worst it has EVER been, so I stopped using it 3 weeks ago. I guess I may have been purging but I was even more upset than ever, I couldn't handle it, I still have the scars and they're so bad.
I have been back on duac and Epiduo for 3 weeks, and my forehead has cleared up along with under my eye area, my cheeks a little too but now I'm getting random spots again. I just hate this repeated cycle, I cant find anything that works long term and I hate it so much. It's been so long since I've been confident in my own skin, I just dont know what to do anymore. My GP says its hormonal so will go with time but I haven't got the strength to wait any longer. He recommended me to go on oral antibiotics which I might just have to take, even though it's not ideal. Don't want to go on the pill.
I've also started to use the cerave SA cleanser for my new cleanser a week ago. I just dont know what to do.