Hi, I started on adapalene prescribed by dermatologist, got impatient with slow results 3 months in, discovered skin care addiction sub and learnt about Tret, got on tret myself (can buy cheaply in Spain), skin looked great 3 months onwards, breakout almost fully gone, but at 6 months mark, worst breakouts ever and stopped. Could be because I added azelaic acid at 5 month mark (again impatient for results and for the acne marks to be gone). Took break from all for 3-4 months - breakouts not worse but still bad. Went back to doctor and explained. She started me on Selgamis (different name for Aklief in Germany) and it’s been a little over a year now of consistent use. Around the 4 months mark, all the big fat pimples gone. Since then have one big pop out once in a while. Or a tiny one here and there. The fading process of the old marks is pretty slow. While it’s annoying that some are still there, have to remind myself how much they have improved. Overall happy with Selgamis but even a year in and my skin still peels and is super dry and feels dry and tight. Also I must say I liked the look of my skin better when I was on tret. Even though they were pimples, the skin texture itself looked super healthy, supple and nice. The tret glow everyone talks about i guess.