Adapalene gel/clindamycin for acne?

Question

Has anyone been prescribed either? I was prescribed both today and I'm nervous to use them. My derm said your skin can get super irritated and dry and flakey for the first couple weeks. My skin is already dry as it is. So I'm wondering if anyone has had luck and success with either of these?

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I’ve been on clindamycin before and it worked great as far as having flares of cystic acne and such. I no longer have to use it now that I’m older. You just have to watch your sun exposure -moisturize with an SPF during the day and a light night cream on your face every night should help with the drying effect. It is an antibiotic so make sure if you are having intercourse you use an additional form of contraceptive since they can render BC ineffective. Don’t be scared. Just use small amounts of the gel at first to see how sensitive you are to it, but expect that a lot of this stuff gets worse before you see improvement, so be patient

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I use to use those products. It’s better if you switch them every other day. Using both each day is super drying o the skin

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I was put on clindamycin and it did nothing for me. My acne never got better. I went back to the derm and they gave me the adapalene gel as a last resort before trying accutane. The gel was SO irritating on my skin. After the first week I had to quit using it every day and use it twice a week because it was making me cry on how harsh and drying it was on my skin. It was almost like chemical burns. My skin is so dang sensitive that it didn’t work either. I got pregnant so we never could try accutane so I’ve just dealt with it. I REALLY hope you have a much better experience than I did. My biggest suggestion would to be just invest in a super good moisturizer that’s oil free. There’s a lot of good oil free organic ones you can try. Good luck!

Adapalene gel/clindamycin for acne?

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