Adults and retinols

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Any adults here have luck using retinols, such as Retin-A?

As a teenager,I had mild but stubborn acne, and my doctor gave me the lowest strength Retin-A available. It didn't help my acne but it dried out my skin terribly. But that was over 20 years ago.

Now I'm 40 and still have mild but stubborn acne. But my insurance doesn't cover retinols for people over 18, so my dermatologist gave me Finecea. I used it for a year, but it didn't really make any difference. She also gave me some free samples of Retin-A Micro, which is .04%, so now I'm trying that. It's SEVERLY drying, but my pimples are disappearing really quickly.

So, any experience with this? Know retinol products that don't dry as much? Does the drying go away after a while? Know a cheap way to get this stuff when your insurance doesn't cover it?
 
I have used retin-A, it drys the skin severely but gets rid of the pimple quickly. When I started it when I did take it. I broke out horribly but it slowly cleared up. I will say find a good moisturizer. I use shea butter and jojoba oil to corabat dryness.
 
Oops. My mistake. I shouldn't have said the word primarily. My insurance company considers it to be for cosmetic purposes, as in reducing aging and the appearance of wrinkles. I think it is also used for rosascea, but I might be wrong there. I think my derm has me on it for adult acne, but also for peeling to help some red marks I have. I guess I need to ask him for sure the next time I see him, lol. I didn't realize it had been around for acne so long. He has me taking clindomycin and doryx. When I'm out of retin-a, he said he is gong to have me use something that is a corabo of the clindamycin and retin-a. I'm sure my insurance won't cover that either, so I dread having to pay for that one!
 
what !#$? insurance dosen't cover retin-A for people over 18 that is rediculous, my insurance covers it and Im 21. Retin-A is availabe in a generic for but that still cost like $100. But that seems strange to me, millions of adults suffering from acne use Retinols, if I were you I'd be on the phone with the insurance company and even if they refuse it every time, I'd make a fuss to them everyday because that is such a stupid policy. they'd never hear the end of it from me.
 
Retin-a really makes your skin dry? When I used it, it just made my skin peel A LOT. I only used it for < a month though.
 
I use retin-a, and I'm over 18. My insurance company doesn't cover it at all for any age. I have to pay for it out of pocket. I actually think it is the norm for insurance companies to not cover it, according to my derm. It is not used for acne, primarily.
 
What is it used for?

I remeraber a few years ago they discovered that it could reduce signs of aging, but it had already been in use as an acne treatment for at least 10 years by then.
 
Have you ever tried differin?I used retin-a micro for alittle more than a yr.It worked great,than slowly it started to burn and peel my skin.I had to stop it,and then i switched to differin.Differin seems to not irritate my skin as much as the retin-a micro did.Take care.:wave:
 
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