Saturday, March 1, 2014

[Doxycycline+ Tretinoin Progress] Progress Update! Happy March!



Doxycycline


Doxycycline has been irritating my stomach for quite awhile now, I always feel like I want to throw up after I eat, it doesn’t matter if it’s the meal that I took the food with, after every meal I feel nauseated. After my dermatologist visit, I have decrease from taking it twice a day to only in the morning; this has made me feel so much better.   So far I think Tretinoin is doing its thing so I haven’t gotten any huge pustules yet.


Tretinoin


I have increased the frequency of Tretinoin from every 4 days to every 2 days following up with Cerave moisturizing cream right away. MY SKIN HAS TRANSFORMED! I am in love.  My skin now has only 1~2 active spots the rest is just marks. If I get a flare up, the micro releasing power of my Oceanside Tretinoin flattens it over night even when I am not applying it that night. I am now a true believer. The overall texture of my skin has improved, I now could say I have 白里透红, or white, soft skin with a tint of red. My pore size has significantly reduced and I no longer have “parentheses” laugh lines. I am forever grateful.


Dermatologist  visit (2/19/14)

During my visit, my dermatologist and I are both very very happy of my progress so far, however I had several active pustules and she injected 5% cortisol shots to 7 spots.  It was quite painful but I did see the spots flatten over the course to the next 2 days. We have decided to decrease my Doxycycline from taking it twice a day to only in the morning. And my next visit is in mid-April. All is well and I am a happy girl. 




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