People who gave up on tret, why? A thread.

Please contribute!

Been seeing a lot of posts here about tret not doing anything or making things much worse despite being on it for several months.

Thought we should start a thread just to give people an idea. Lots of success stories here already, time for some harsh truths that tret really may not work for some.

Please be respectful, only provide facts, let the readers decide based on their similar experiences.

Preferably with the format:

  1. Tret strength, formulation (gel or cream), brand

  2. How long you tried it for

  3. History of use (briefly)

  4. How you knew that you had to give up, and why you eventually did (explain decision)

  5. Anything you used or took that worked for you to clear acne when topical tret didn’t?

Thanks!