Onexton acne medicine

Just saw a commercial for a new acne medicine called Onexton. It's clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide. The ad said specifically DO NOT USE if you have Crohn's or UC and warned of side effects that sound an awful lot like IBD.

I feel like this is evidence for the clindamycin prescription I had contributing to the development of my UC, along with likely dysbiosis from recurrent antibiotics for sinus problems (Levaquin and Cipro) as well as high dose Nexium and quitting smoking. The perfect storm converged over me within about a 6 month period. I had been on the Levaquin or Cipro two or three times a year for several years which probably screwed me up in many ways, but I think the clindamycin was the straw that broke the camel's back.

I was on Accutane twice in my early 20's.

What about tea tree oil? I believe that treats acne.

That's awful. I was meaning to post...just before a bad flare I break out with cystic acne on my head. Thank goodness for my curly locks... But it's very painful. Do u have this issue? about twice a year I get a massive cyst on my chin which gets drained.

Sickly - Have you tried a Clarisonic type brush? I got one off Groupon (Vitagoods brand) for like $25 and it has helped tremendously. I'm allergic to benzoyl peroxide so I've struggled with acne for a long time because it's in basically every topical acne medication. Had a little success with Retin-A and Differin (need prescriptions for those). Have you tried Murad? That helped me a little. Don't freak out when you break out like crazy when first starting though. That's what it does. It draws out all your pimples and then treats them. As of now I use my brush with Simple brand face stuff and then I make sure I put lotion on after. That's the biggest mistake I always made. Never putting a moisturizer on my face. Without it your face freaks out and produces more oils, causing more acne. I also use Young Living Essential Oils (I think the mix is lemon, lavender, and something else I can't remember) and I also got a face oil in my Ipsy bag a couple months ago. Mitchell and Peach brand Flora No. 1 fine radiance face oil.

mcfarl, thanks for the suggestion. I haven't tried one of those brushes, perhaps i should. I feel like my problem is beyond that kind of thing, I have a massive hormonal imbalance or something terrible going on, who knows. I am goign to see an endocrinologist, hopefully that sheds some light. It has been going on way too long. Birth control pills with estrogen helped a ton but i really don't want to take them because of stroke risk. :( I do hydrate, the last dermatologist was all about drying the skin. Sometimes I use this stuff called rezamid, it's available online, that seems to keep things at bay.