Im 62, I Take Adderall 3 Times Daily, its Made my Skin Dry. Is Retin-a Bad Idea?

RetinA is still beneficial. If it is too drying... moisturize prior to applying RetinA. Also, you can use RetinA everyother night as well and slowly move into using it every night once your skin starts tolerating it better. Hope this helps. Dr. Grant Stevens Marina PlasticSurgery Associates Marina del Rey, CA ... more

Retin-A does cause dryness, which can be exacerbated by other medications, climate, time of year, etc. There are different compounds of Retin-A, though, i.e., creams or gels, and different manufacturers too. So there are options which help alleviate the dryness anyway and if you are having more dryness than you'd like, you can always cut back the use of the Retin-A to every few days and still get good results.