#1

I get pretty bad acne on just 3mg / week so if anyone in Sweden is interested, send me a DM.

75 x 1 mg, Pfizer Rapamune
Bought with EU prescription from a Swedish pharmacy.

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#2

Were you taking 3mg per day (every day) or per week (once a week)?

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#3

Per week sorry, not per day

#4

I would try 2 mg/wk (and then 1 mg/week if that doesnā€™t work) before giving up.

I took my first dose of 4 mg/week two weeks ago and I got one one on my philtrum, couldnā€™t see it but could feel it, and one on the back of my neck.

The following week I took 2 mg. No problem!

I weigh 46 kg and I will be 60 years old this week.

I havenā€™t had oily skin in decades but in youth I was extremely oily and almost always had problems on my chin, and still have problems on my chin if I try to use creams or serums that are heavy. I have found some success with Dr. G. Red Blemish Clear Soothing Cream. Itā€™s a very lightweight gel that has some isolated Cica compounds. They are anti-inflammatory. I also use tretinoin or tazarotene gel 4-5 times a week.

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#5

I never had acne outbreak with Rapa, even when I was on 1 mg/day for years. Rapa is known though for promoting acne on scalp. If you take a break for a 2-3 months your acne would clear. After that I would go slowly, taking into consideration your young age (1mg/week or 10 days and eventually increasing to 2mg). 3mg/week is apparently too high for you or 1 week break is too short.

#6

@Victoria24, initial reactions are often transitory. I agree with @arugula about going down and seeing how it goes, then going up slowly.

I have fewer side effects now on 4mg/week than I had when I started at 1mg/week.

Many people find their bodies get accustomed, side effects change, and it gets easier, even at higher doses.

My recommendation: before you give up, try 1mg a week, and see how it goes. Then go up slowly, if you want to.

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#7

Wish I saw this before putting in my orderā€¦ did you try with a lower dose?

#8

Yes I have gone as low as 1mg.

#9

Thatā€™s your body purging itself. Itā€™ll get better eventually at least thatā€™s my experience where places on my body where I had suspected I had foreign body reactions developed into full blown pustules and never returned. @DeStrider might have other experiences thoughā€¦

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#10

And still ni luck? Iā€™ll get back to youtube if my order for some reason donā€™t reach its final destinationā€¦ or if I rrun in to someone who want ā€œSwedish pharmacy gradeā€ :blush: of youā€™re still looking for a buyerā€¦?

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#11

No luckā€¦ they are collecting dust!

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#12

Iā€™m in Sweden and would definitively be interested. How many do you got?