[Anti-Aging] Underestimated the power of retin-a and now I feel like I'm paying for it.

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I was interested in tretinoin after reading study after study on the potential of tretinoin to prevent photoaging and possibly minimize the development of fine lines and increase collagen production. I am an Asian beauty skincare fanatic and I have had success with AB skincare/sunscreens along with a few actives such as vitamin c.I wanted to bump up my skin care regimen with some tretinoin, as I was already using retinol I thought maybe my skin was somewhat acclimated to retinoids, even if retin-a is 10x or more stronger than retinol. I was unable to see a dermatologist as soon as I wanted to and I had a .1% retin-a bottle unopened that I for some reason couldn't stand to have sit around anymore while I wait to try and get the .025% from a dermatologist.so foolishly I applied a pearl size amount to my entire face, including my lower eyelids (huge mistake). My skin literally went from 1-2 fine lines on my face that were almost completely faded -- to micro-fine lines and 'crepiness' all over my entire face. My skin was and is the thinnest it has ever been. It's also the driest it has ever been.I went through the peeling stage and extremely 'angry' and super red facial tone. My entire skin dynamic was changed for the worst.It was like my 5 years of skin care and daily sunscreen was all for nothing. Right now I'm in the worst mental state I think I have ever been in.So I post here on /r/skincareaddiction to see if anyone else who has used retin-a for anti aging or acne if they had a surfacing of fine lines and crepiness, and if the issues that surface resolved with time?I used retin-a .1% everyday for 7 days, I am now almost 7 days off retin-a and my skin has only stopped peeling and is no longer red, but, my under eye crepiness, micro fine lines and overall skin quality and thickness are just as bad when I had these problems surface after a few days of retin-a.Look, I know I'm an idiot for starting out on .1%, I know you're supposed to work your way up. But for some reason I thought all of these side effects were just that: side effects. I didn't read anywhere during my research that retin-a could cause a surfacing of all the problems mentioned above.I am so depressed and hopeless about this situation.Please, if anyone has any advice or anything to share about this situation, please do. I don't know where to turn.
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