This is looong because I want to be as informative as possible. Just want to share my experience for those still deciding if Acnetrex is for them. Acne was a bad experience for me, and I hope anyone out there who is still suffering will find a cure ASAP.
I was on Acnetrex two years ago (two capsules a day), and it did miracles to my skin. My natural skin is super oily so kailangan maya't maya ang pagblot, which can be too much of a hassle since I was still a student at the time. For the first few weeks to around two months, lumabas cystic pimples ko. That was an ugly experience, kasi malalaki talaga at masakit. But after around three months, naging okay na. People always complimented me, not just my skin. Blooming daw ako. Yan din yung time na may mga nagkakacrush sa akin na hindi ko kilala. (I'm not saying this to brag, but to point out how miraculous Acnetrex is!) Nagiging radiant talaga kasi yung face ng mga users. As I said, oily yung skin ko pre-Acnetrex so I had to retouch all the time. Powder lang naman mostly, pero mahirap rin yun ha! With around eight months to a year of Acnetrex, ni hindi ko kailangan mag-make up at all. My regimen used to be powder and eyeliner. With Acnetrex, option nalang yun. I also used to have a bad case of body acne, but I could wear sleeveless tops again. My skin was that good. Grabe yung improvement! Also, it helped regulate my menstruation. (Keep in mind that I never drank alcohol or smoked, so feel ko na-maximize ko yung gamot.)
After more than a year, though, naging dry na masyado yung skin ko. My mouth would always be dry. Nothing that I couldn't tolerate naman, pero uncomfortable pa rin. My eyes would be so dry too. Mabilis magka-muta. Also, alam niyo yung feeling na pag tumitingin ka sa araw, it's so blinding? May ganung moments ako sa loob ng bahay. Pag galing sa dilim yung vision ko at kakabukas lang ng ilaw, slower than usual yung recovery para makakita ako ulit. Yung joints ko naman, medyo nakakaconscious gumalaw kasi may weird feelings sa hinges. I think they were too dry. During that time, I would be extra emotional too. After a few more months, I stopped na rin kasi sabi ng derma ko okay na daw ako. I'm not sure if it's Acnetrex's promise or something I just made up, pero based on what I remember, dapat never na ako magkaka-acne ulit. Okay yung skin ko for around the next eight months siguro. But after a year, bumalik narin sa dati.
So December last year, I tried my luck with Acnetrex again. My derma said that was fine. I don't know how accurate this is, but I don't think I went through a purging stage anymore. Siguro may one to two cystic pimples, but nothing that make-up couldn't cover. Mas mabilis din ang effect sakin kaysa dati. By February or March ata, my skin was starting to look good again. People also started saying na blooming daw ako. But the side effects were worse! Mabilis ako magutom. Pag hindi ako nakakain ng ilang oras, ang ingay ng tiyan ko tsaka masakit siya, parang naririnig at nafifeel ko talaga yung acid. I also got external hemorrhoids. Tapos yung palms ko, mabilis mag-wrinkle. Minsan wala pa akong five minutes maligo, yung wrinkles ko (sa kamay at paa), para nang nagbabad ako sa swimming pool buong araw. I stopped eventually kasi hindi na kaya ng budget ko tsaka I figured that since Acnetrex is scary (in terms of side effects), I should just find other ways to take care of my skin na mas madali i-maintain like good diet, good water intake and exercise.
In summary, Acnetrex is good in that it can do wonders for you and your skin. But since it's the kind of drug that you take in (na marami talagang possible side effects sa katawan), nakakatakot rin siya in the long run. Based on personal experience, there is no guarantee that one's acne will go away forever. Worth it naman siya kung sobrang bad case of acne yung meron kayo, but you have to take care of your liver too. Should you decide to push through with Acnetrex, make sure you eat fruits all the time, drink lots of water, get enough sleep, exercise, don't drink or smoke, avoid junk food. Basta take care of your liver! Don't abuse it. Great skin is useless if other parts of your body are suffering.
Hope this helped anyone!
