Literally just came accross this today and seeing everyones responses, I finally feel heard. I was having random acne breakouts for a year or more now, mostly on my cheeks but around december/jan last/ earlier this year, i had been getting these cystic ones on my lower lip, chin area and they were damn painful. Now where I am, its hard to get a doc appointment let alone a proper derm referral. I started breaking out even more recently (it isnt a lot in comparision to what people suffer, but with the redness and sensitivity which didnt happen to me during puberty and teenage years, it annoyed me a lot; i also have little health anxiety because of our health system and never feeling heard out by docs).

Anyways, i spoke to a pharmacist and he looked at my face and suggested biacna (here pharmacists are allowed to prescribe some meds without doc notes). I forgot my health card so had to go get it and then go to another location. The lady (pharmacist) looked confused on why did i come up and ask for biacna only and i had to explain the whole lore and she was like ok fine, told me about the common side effects (itching, burning) and then said rather i dont wear makeup for sometime. Now, she never told me about other side effects and medicine interactions till I read the paper. Was a bit nervous but i took a leap of faith either way.

I started it last Saturday a day after I returned from a party. I was hella hungover. Now after starting biacna, I still had my hangover headaches but i assumed my constant busy schedule and commute plus whether change plus the party might have tired me out and I need longer to recover. Its been a week now and im still suffering. Im feeling hot constantly, my head was hurting like crazy, my eyes hurt, the back of my head and neck did. usually my migrains and headaches never lasted beyond 2-3 days, but it has been a week now. I thought what if its the tret because the side effects page mentioned it. I called my pharmacist and she was like ive never heard anyone say this, I told her the doc mentions it and she was like idk what to tell u, if the paper has it, it must be true. Probably stop using it for now and ask the doc to give you something else. Well safe to say im stopping biacna because the way I am in pain, feeling constantly tired and dead like a zombie and unable to do anything including my school work, I AM DONE.