Please help! Seeing my doctor tomorrow and need advice please. 33F terrible skin
I’m 33F and barely have any skin care routine. I wash my face every night with cetaphil gentle cleanser. To remove my eye makeup I use a Neutrogena micellar water. I don’t wear foundation so I am usually just washing off sunscreen from the day.
I use .0025 Tret every night and have been for 3 months. I saw my doctor who’s certified in dermatology a month after being prescribed it and said I see no results. I was told it could take 6-8 months. It’s really disheartening because I watched so many TikTok’s about how life changing it was.
I was also switched to a different birth control brand when I got prescribed tret, it’s Yaz and my doctor said it’s known to have benefits for the skin.
I am a serial skin picker as well. So any time I have pimples, I’m picking. My doctor told me that my lexapro should be helping this as he said it’s just anxiety, however there’s been no real change.
I’m so embarrassed. I feel like I look like a teenager going through their first few breakouts but it’s every day. I feel like my skin is giving *unhealthy*. I’m so mortified honestly. Please help if you can. I’ll bring up anything to my doctor tomorrow