I am 24 years old and have been using proactive since I was 17. I didn’t get tons of breakouts just a few really big ones, almost cyst like. When I first started using it I had great reviews. I noticed I didn’t get them while on proactive, I still had a few very small pimples here and there but nothing embarrassing. Over all I got compliments on my skin ALL the time. But over the years(especially the last few year) I have noticed It doesn’t work as well. Not only that but it is so drying that it can cause wrinkles prematurely. I noticed my under eyes always looks tired and wrinkly. So I read some articles and found that it was from the proactive. I have tried a handful of times to stop using it but every time I do I break out SEVERELY. Much much worse than I ever did. I still don’t get the cyst like ones though, I’ll give them that, but it’s almost as if it has been suppressing the acne under my skin for years instead of actually healing it. I am still trying to to find something that works while I try to wing myself off of it. I wish I never had started using it. I am now dealing with more problems than I initially started with. I would not recommend this product to anyone. I have two friend who have the same issues, especially the horrible all over the face breakouts when they stop using it. Don’t use this product!