"today marks the end of week 5 since i started epiduo forte. my skin has always been acne prone; but, after dealing with a lot of stress and depression this fall, my skin suffered the worst breakout i&#039;ve ever experienced. tiny clusters of small inflamed whiteheads constantly covered my smile lines and inner cheeks, i always had at least 2-3 small cystic bumps, and my skin was extremely congested.

i&#039;m holding out hope that epiduo pays off, but it&#039;s day 36 and my skin is as bad if not worse. the purging has been unbareable at times -- my left jawline broke out into this red mountain of cystic acne around week 3 and it&#039;s only starting to subside, and my tiny whiteheads still show up every few days. i&#039;m giving it through week 12..."