"at first, i hated adapelene.  it made me break out way worse than i ever have before.  i usually just had a few whiteheads here and there (especially around that time of the month), but when i first got on adapelene, i got cystic acne on my cheeks and chin.  it was very very painful and i was very mad i even started it in the first place.  



after about six weeks, it started to slowly get better, but i still had worse acne than before i started.  my dermo put me on acticlate (pill) along with the adapelene gel to have a quick fix.  it took a few weeks, but now (11th week on adapelene) my face is starting to be very clear!!!! i am very happy with how my face looks now, but i did have to go through a long period of awful, painful puring first"