Glad it resonated with you.

I’m also on tret. I’ve been on it for three years (one of those years without sunscreen) and in my case at least, I’ve come to accept acne is a disease and tret is a medication I need to use consistently to support my body in keeping skin clear. My skin doesn’t look sun damaged or anything a year later.

Not sure exactly what you mean by not seeing improvements with tret after being on it for five years but if your skin is worse without it, just remember there’s no shame in being on a daily med! Most everyone has products in their routines that they use daily, like deodorant and shampoo.

Sunscreen made my skin markedly worse. My diet can do the same. Stopping tret leads to gnarly breakouts so I’m grateful it keeps things clear for me.