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Tomorrow I am going to a new dermatologist and I am thinking about switching from Retin A to Tazorac, as it seems like more people on here seem to prefer it, including Chris K, who's skin has really been transformed by using it over the years. Anyhow, I currently use Retin A cream .05 percent and was wondering if the Tazorac .05 is just as effective or if I need to request the .1 percent? I know this sounds like a stupid question to some, but I think that because these two meds have a slightly different variation of the same retinoid, one might be stronger than the other. Does anyone who has used both have any thoughts to share?
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go with .1
tazorac is strong but not harsh.
also taz is covered by insurance because its indicated use is for acne. its not why i use it but i always say the best drugs are those used off label
keep me posted. i love taz!
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Mike D wrote:Tomorrow I am going to a new dermatologist and I am thinking about switching from Retin A to Tazorac, as it seems like more people on here seem to prefer it, including Chris K, who's skin has really been transformed by using it over the years. Anyhow, I currently use Retin A cream .05 percent and was wondering if the Tazorac .05 is just as effective or if I need to request the .1 percent? I know this sounds like a stupid question to some, but I think that because these two meds have a slightly different variation of the same retinoid, one might be stronger than the other. Does anyone who has used both have any thoughts to share? Also can I ask the difference between these and also tretinoin? Is it just subtle, and really an individual thing? I tried to get my derm to prescribe tazorac today, but she wasn't familiar with it - ie I don't think she had prescribed it before (I am in Australia, so maybe she just isn't up with the latest stuff). She gave me tretinoin. Given I couldn't really articulate why I wanted Tazorac over it, I just conceded ...
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She gave me tons of .1 samples and also a few .05 samples just in case I find .1 too strong (doubtful since I have alligator skin). My insurance covers it, too, which is great! They stopped covering the Retin A Micro I was using awhile back, even though it is for acne, but they still cover Taz. Chris K wrote:go with .1
tazorac is strong but not harsh.
also taz is covered by insurance because its indicated use is for acne. its not why i use it but i always say the best drugs are those used off label
keep me posted. i love taz!
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Not sure of the exact difference but will get back with you when I find out. They are both variations of a Vitamin A retinoid. Aggie wrote:
Also can I ask the difference between these and also tretinoin? Is it just subtle, and really an individual thing? I tried to get my derm to prescribe tazorac today, but she wasn't familiar with it - ie I don't think she had prescribed it before (I am in Australia, so maybe she just isn't up with the latest stuff). She gave me tretinoin. Given I couldn't really articulate why I wanted Tazorac over it, I just conceded ...
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