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	<title><![CDATA[Liam Foster's Blog]]></title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 06:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Hello, Again.</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-26477-hello-again/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[So it's been a while since i posted on here. Missed it, if im honest, haha. So things are still the same with me, still getting painful stubborn acne, mostly on my forehead. However, one plus (sort of) is the wonders of Trimethropin. I recommend everyone who has severe acne to try this out before jumping to any more drastic measures. It has cleared up my stubborn acne which i had for a while, pretty well. Although, iv'e been on it for 3 months now, and it seems my body is getting a bit used to it, as it doesn't seem as powerful as before, My forehead is just ridiculous, though! It hasn't been clear in over 3 years! Haven't eaten Gluten since god knows when, which is good, i think. However in my personal opinion, nothing is certain anymore as to what actually is causing my acne. I boil it down to me just having incredibly bad luck. The one thing that is keeping me going is what a person commented on one of my previous posts, which said; 'If you were born with good skin and had good skin for a long time up until the age of 18, which i did, then it's only right you should be able to rekindle that good skin and get it back to what it used to be. I am still a recluse, severely depressed and haven't seen my friends properly in over a year now. But the painful thing is, is that i'm used to it. Acne controls me. It has beaten me and taken over my life. I look older than i should do because of my mental health and lack of sleep. And at this rate, it doesn't look like i'll be getting back to normal for a very long time. The one thing that is most distressing about all of this is the amount of post-acne marks that i have all over my face. It makes it seem like the acne is still there, and even though my cheeks are smooth when i run my fingers over them, you would still think i had acne, it's horrible to look at. The worst thing about all of this, is that i know for a fact that if i didn't suffer with this severe acne, i would have a well paid radio job, see my friends a hell of a lot more and simply enjoy life, like i should be able to. But i can't. And won't for a very long time. I won't ramble on too much about how depressive my life is, haha, but god bless to all who suffer from severe acne, it is one of the most painful diseases, as i like to call it, that can affect you, and quite simply can destroy your whole life with one fell swoop.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>First Ever Visit To A Dermatologist</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25887-first-ever-visit-to-a-dermatologist/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[So i finally visited one. It was a very late appointment and i was the only patient there, it felt weird. He was a very nice guy however told me what i already knew, about how acne is caused blah blah, about the sweat glands and sebum etc. That is the dermatologists theory, but my instincts tell me otherwise as to why im having acne. Anyways, i poured my heart out to him, explaining how severely depressed i am and that's where his look changed. Prior to me pouring my heart out, he explained what roaccutane was (as if i didnt already know) and asked me what i knew about the side effects etc. He said that because of health and safety, it's very difficult for doctors just to hand it over then and there. Then i told him about my depression, and he then changed some things. He told me that i would need accutane however he needed to run some liver tests first and foremost, and therefore he wants me to try a drug named Trimethoprim. He said that this should relieve some of the stubborn acne and help, however i wasnt 100% sure that it would be the miracle drug as he described. One thing i am scared about however, is getting my blood taken. I have a really bad phobia of blood and cringe everytime i see it, so im not looking forward to that one bit :( But hopefully my liver will be healthy and i will be able to get started on accutane, finally. Oh and i have to see another psychiatrist. 20 years old and i need mental help, blood samples and pumped with harmful drugs, what a life! :)]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I'm Living In A Nightmare I Can't Get Out Of.]]></title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25760-im-living-in-a-nightmare-i-cant-get-out-of/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[So i'll give it to you straight. I'm warn out. I'm tired. I'm drained. I visited a psychologist who explained to me that i have severe depression. I'm 20 and my acne has led me towards psycho therapy. Great huh? I'm a wreck. I haven't hung out with my friends for the past year now. I look at myself, and i think, what do i have to do? What changed? Why did this come to me? Now we can all go ahead and ponder on different theories on what causes this horrible disease as i like to refer to it by, but at the end of the day, nobody in this world knows what causes acne. Iv'e heard everything, from diet (gluten, dairy etc) from washing your face with this and that and this and that, to staying positive and being happy all the time and so many others. I despise it when people try and land all these theories on top of me, claiming that it's worked for them! But i'm not you, and iv'e tried your method, and iv'e only gotten worse. What do you do when you have tried everything in your power to be rid of this nightmare, but it continues to beat you and get worse each day. I have been drugged and spaced out on so many different 'magic pills' i can't even explain. Having a facewash plan wasn't the answer, cutting out gluten and dairy for a year, wasn't the answer. What is left that would do this to me? I'm all out of ideas. I just literally stared at myself in the mirror for about 10 minutes thinking how low my life has become. This disease has taken over everything in my world. I am wearing a mask of a different identity. The hat i wear to make sure my fringe covers up my disgusting forehead, that's not me. My hair being so so long because i don't have the self esteem or confidence to be seen like this, that's not me. Wanting to kill every person in sight with clear skin, that's not me. Accutane. That is my last and only hope i have left. My seclusion from this beautiful world is getting to me so much, and i'll be honest, there is only so much a human can take when he is trapped like this, before something explodes, and i do something terrible. I honestly can't take this shit any longer. Every fucking day is the SAME! NOTHING HAS CHANGED OR IMPROVED IN 2 YEARS! WHAT IS CAUSING THIS! WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME! I could talk and talk for hours but i'm not going to. Whoever is reading this, and has clear skin, or even the odd pimple, you don't know how thankful and how lucky you are. To be able to live the life you want to. To be able to look a person in the eye when talking to them, to be able to be YOU. <br />
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I'm going to stop typing now. And i'm not going to be optimistic, because now i'm so used to my hopes being crushed.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Initial Breakout. Good Or Bad?</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25707-initial-breakout-good-or-bad/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[So over a week ago now, i began taking a liver purifier supplement named Milk Thistle. It comes in tablet form and i take 3 every day. About 3 or 4 days after taking them, i began breaking out, in areas which i hadn't had acne for a very long time! And im trying to stay positive about it all, because along with the milk thistle, i am also taking Oxy Powder, which is a powerful colon cleansing supplement, and if you ask my toilet, that seems to be working just fine. But what im scared about is, what if this Milk Thistle isnt the cause of my new acne forming everywhere! And forming fast! I mean i havent changed nothing about my diet etc so surely it must be that? Is having an initial breakout a good sign? And how long before it starts to heal? Another thing is, i never used to get whiteheads, but ever since i started taking this supplement, boom! whiteheads forming everywhere! So im hoping this milk thistle and oxy is working, and flushing the toxins out my body, thats why they are showing up all over on my face. Fingers crossed!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Colon Cleanse/liver Cleanse Causing More Acne?</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25699-colon-cleanseliver-cleanse-causing-more-acne/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello again. So i recently started a cleanse on my liver and colon, by taking a supplement of Milk Thistle for my Liver, and something called Oxy Powder, which is a strong colon cleanse. Ever since i started taking the Milk Thistle, i have broken out tremendously bad. In places where i hadn't had acne for about 2 months or so. I'm getting really anxious and apprehensive about it all, and was wondering if this was normal for when you are going through the transaction of a liver and colon cleanse. Because if my sudden massive breakouts are not being caused by these supplements, then im lost. Because i have not changed anything for 3 months now, and only now has my face started to get worse again. My chest and back are clear. It's just my forehead had broken out so bad with huge hurtful pimples, and now my cheeks and jawline are too. WHAT GIVES!?]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Liver Cleanse, General Update</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25642-liver-cleanse-general-update/</link>
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		<description>So, its coming to about 2 and a half years of having severe acne now. I am currently seeing a counseller for my severe depression. My face still looks a mess. Right now, i am taking milk thistle and carrot juice for a liver cleanse, and also oxy powder which is a colon cleanse. Not sure if anyone has ever tried milk thistle on here or not. I have only been taking it for a day, but my face has gotten worse. I dont know if this is the start of my liver releasing all of the bad toxins into my system and making more acne produce, or if its just me generally getting more acne for no reason at all as usual. Oh well, thats me, still leading a false life and still a recluse haha. Take care people.</description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 04:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Update, Vitamin B5</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25410-update-vitamin-b5/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[So im still suffering badly. Ive been to see my gp the other day and told her i need to see a psychiatrist very soon before my mental condition worsens. Very very depressed and reclusive. Im currently taking 4 500mg tablets of pantothenic acid (vitamin b5) but not really seeing nothing, however its only been 2 weeks so im gonna carry on. Im also taking something called 'help clear skin for men' which basically is a sachet which you add to water and it contains lactoferrin which has shwon to reduce the bacteria which causes acne. ive been taking this also for 2 weeks however you wont see a difference to about 6 weeks it says. Its a bit pricey but ill do anything atm. Still waiting for my facewash i ordered over 3 weeks ago from america to arrive. Hopefully my gp is putting my dermatologist visit forward so i dont have to wait for 3 months as told to me. What a life.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Update On My Nightmare</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25318-update-on-my-nightmare/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello. New year, same old shit. Face is still god awful, and im still getting new acne all over the place. More and more sprouting up on my chest and back. My face feels like its on fire with the acne that persists there at the moment. I have been referred to see a derm finally however i wont be able to see one for another month or so <span rel='lightbox'><img class='bbc_img' src='http://www.acne.org/messageboard//public/style_emoticons/default/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /></span> Just got my student loans in, and purchased a few things to experiment on. Purchased trader Joes all in one nourish facial cleanser which is antioxidant and also an exfoliator. Also bought aveeno clear complexion moisturiser to try and fade all the countless red marks i have!! Lastly i purchased 120 500mg pantothenic acid tablets and will start to take 4 daily to try and relieve some of my acne and perhaps make my pores smaller. Heard a lot of good things about it, so might as well. I also am booking myself to see a psychiatrist or a counsellor to discuss my severe depression because of acne, and basically just tell all my problems to because my depression is making me very ill. The problem is with my situation, is that i do have small pimples on my forehead and cheeks however the amount of red marks left behind from acne is unbelievable! I have so many! And the weird thing is, is that i never picked! So even if i get rid of my acne, i still have millions of horrible marks all over my face!! Which look identical to spots! So i cant win!!! <span rel='lightbox'><img class='bbc_img' src='http://www.acne.org/messageboard//public/style_emoticons/default/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /></span> What to do eh!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 19:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Christmas Blues</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25270-christmas-blues/</link>
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		<description>So here i am, once again, pouring out my severe depressed thoughts onto you, hoping for some relief from this torment. Had a nice christmas, and with everything i have been through this year with acne, giving up lots of foods, eating rabbit food everyday just to try and get rid of them, i thought i deserved to eat some treats as it was xmas. But oh no, my skin wasnt having none of it. The problem with my acne problem is that i keep getting them popping up and i dont know why, and the worse thing is, is that when they eventually go, they just leave behind a red mark which is reminder, and what looks as though i sitll have acne. My face has been ravaged by the amount ive had, and as ive gone through this year trying my best to get rid of them, they have just left behind loads of red marks on my face. I have no smooth complexion anywhere on my face, and my cheeks look as though they have been opened and then stitched back up. However, i have had it for so long now, that depression and lack of energy is a normal thing for me now. People really dont havw a clue how acne can affect you so god damn much! It destroys you if you are unlucky with treatments and cant get rid of them at all like in my case. And the bad thing is, i wont be able to see a derm for at least a month maybe more. So that leaves my face getting worse and worse. High dosage of accutane and retin a for the marks is what im hoping for. The amount of bad thoughts that run through my head on a daily basis is scary, and even though i would never do it, hurting myself has always been an option, to relieve some of my pain. But i never have. Ive been battling this hell for over a year now, and for people reading this whos acne isnt that bad, just a few spots, but you still have a smooth complexion somehow, please get help! Get help early! Dont try eating healthy, it wont help, neither will supplements or washes. They are all myths! Acne needs to become more of an epidemic because i know a lot of cases where many people have taken their life through it, and its stopping me living my life everyday, chasing my dreams, and im getting more and more ill everyday.</description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 05:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Christmas Period And 2013!</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25249-christmas-period-and-2013/</link>
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		<description>So hope everyone had a great Christmas. Just spending it with my family helped boost my morale up so much and for once i wasnt bothered about my acne. However 2013 is going to be the year i get rid of it! Im taking an oath! I visited doctors about a week back and he is transferring me to see a derm, so hopefully he can put my on accutane or assess my situation and see if anything else will help. However i wont be able to sere a derm for a while :( So for the time being my gp has put me back on Zineryt, which was the miracle cure that got rid of all my acne when i was 16 until i was 19. It seems to not have the same effect as back then however its calmed my face down a bit. Only side effect is that its made my face flaky and dry as hell!! Doesnt help with my red forehead though which is still the worst part of my acne hell! But get this new year out the way and then i can look towards doing anything i can to finally get clear!! Heres praying folks! Take care this new year :)</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Vitamin B5 - High Doses, Can It Be The Answer!?</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25199-vitamin-b5-high-doses-can-it-be-the-answer/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vitamin b5. What do we all really think of this vitamin. Is it really the miracle vitamin that a lot of people have claimed it to be? Apparently it is one of the best if not thee best supplement to combat acne. I used to take a supplement named pantothen which was high in b5 however it never really did anything...I think this was a rip off version though. I really want to start a course on pure vitamin b5 to see if it helps. But how much do you actually need to take!? I've heard some mad claims of people taking up to 20 pills a day! Which is insane! Anyone ttied this vitamin and had luck with it, feel free to comment <span rel='lightbox'><img class='bbc_img' src='http://www.acne.org/messageboard//public/style_emoticons/default/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /></span> Im trying to delve into all the possibilities i can think of before turning to accutane.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tea Tree And Witch Hazel Face Wash - Opinions?</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25191-tea-tree-and-witch-hazel-face-wash-opinions/</link>
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		<description>Heard some good things about tea tree and witch hazel lately. I do need a facewash as i dont have atm, and boots do a great one containing both of those ingredients. Both are known to work well on acne prone skin. Anyone used any of the two? What effects did it have? I have oily skin, especially on my forehead</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Cyst Size Of An Apple</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25145-cyst-size-of-an-apple/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[So today i woke up to see that the 2 spots on my left cheek which had been going from good to bad back and forth, ended up resulting in a huge and i mean huge cyst which has white puss as white as snow glistering inside. Now rarely ever pop spots because of the scarring i have gotten fro doing it in the past, but this one i simply could not put up with. I have to go out in a few minutes and i couldnt bear it. So to hide the gruesome stuff, it ended up exploding basically. I don't know whats doing this, i really dont. There must be something inside of me as ive said before which is wrong!!! Something making the skin on my face underneath, just create new acne everyday! I wouldnt mind, but they are so red and noticeable!! My back and chest are doing great! Only one tiny spot on my back and on my chest. But my face is a different story. What a life eh! *sigh*]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Carley's Clear &#38; Smooth Skin Treatment]]></title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25114-carleys-clear-smooth-skin-treatment/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[So i have just recently purchased Carley's Clear & Smooth Skin Treatment after reading some good reviews on it. It is a facewash and a exfoliator! Not sure if it will clear me up, but atm, i just need something to soothe my face, and i dont currently use a facewash because the last one i used didnt work at all. I am also going to try a month on Niacin/Nicotanimide (Vitamin B3) after doing some research on that. I want to go on accutane but i just cant face my insides being destroyed! It totally destroys your liver and i dont want that! And apparently your acne comes back after using it so what do you do then!? Lets see if this facewash makes a difference along with these vitamin pills]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 18:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>My Face Is Scaring Me</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25084-my-face-is-scaring-me/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[My acne has hit an all time low. I don't know what has triggered these chain of events, but in the past week or so, my face has exploded. I stopped taking doxy a few weeks back and my face has been getting worse ever since. But doxy wasnt improving my condition either so what gives!? It's actually making me scared to look into the mirror. My right cheek which has been clear for so long has exploded with huge acne everywhere! And my forehead has also gotten really really bad. Im not just talking small whiteheads, im talking about huge cystic red pimples, all coinciding with each other and all spreading viciously. What is scaring me is that i wont be able to start accutane until i get home which is in like 3 weeks time, so my acne will just keep on getting worse and worse until then. Is it getting worse because i stopped taking doxy? I really dont know. It hasnt been this bad for a long time. Its like i have boils everywhere on my face, they are so big and red its unreal. The stupid thing is, my back and chest are clear as hell!! So why just my face!? Im also wondering if its the facewash im using. I am using clean and clear foaming facewash for a month now with no improvements. Or could it be the acne cream i use, which is skinoren 20% azelaic acid cream. I really dont know, but im so scared because its getting worse every day and i cant seem to stop it.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Please Help Me.</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25057-please-help-me/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm officially at breaking point. This could be my very last post due to personal reasons. I just can't do this shit any longer. I stopped taking my daily doxy pill 2 weeks ago because it was clear it wasn't working anymore, and i started taking 50mg of zinc. I can't explain how bad my face has gotten since then. I can't hardly sleep because they hurt so bad. My forehead has so many cystic painful pimples right now. Both cheeks have huge inflamed pimples and so does my chin. It's physically and emotionally drained me. I actually know when im getting a new spot now as well, i get a itch or a scratch somewhere on my face and when i feel around that area, i can feel a bump forming underneath. Im not home till like another 3 weeks either so i cant even go to my doctor or anything. I wanted to come back home this christmas with at least a smile on my face and the courage to face all of my family, but that wont happen. Just imagine a life where you hie from your friends, hide from your family and dont even look at your own mother in the eyes, and you will have my life. I honestly dont know what to do now, i really cant do it. I gave up long ago fighting this. It's alright for people to say 'keep fighting' or 'it will get better', i've been listening to them for the last 5 years and nothing has changed. I cant keep putting high doses of pills into my body. I cant tell you how much money ive wasted on product after product hoping to find something to heal this torture. I even have to go as low as putting some concealer over my face in order to have the confidence to go outside, you know how hard that is to do? I cant eat what i want, dress how i want, have my hair as i want, talk to who i want. Im just living in my room, curtains drawn, just wasting away my life as acne destroys my face. My foehead had already been ravaged and has pretty much been torn apart, now im just waiting for my cheeks to do the same and it would have finally broken me. I never thought i would ever feel this way over something like this. Ive tried so so hard to help fight this, but i just dont have the mental stability any longer. I have been clinically depressed now for over a year. I should be enjoying life, im 20! At university, and i know my career goals, but they are slowly slipping away, with every new day this disease tears me and my self confidence apart. I wouldnt bring this pain onto anyone! All i have in my life atm, is my Grandma, who is my rock but i know she wont be around for much longer, and when the time comes for god to take her, there pretty much wont be much for me to go on for. I see people on here, who complain about how bad their situation is, and they post pics and you can hardly see any acne at all. Id hate to see what my body looks like from the inside with all the shit that ive put in it. But thats me in a nutshell. There is so much more i could sit here and talk about but i just havent got the energy. I ask for your help but i know you will try but it will all be in vain because every thing i try just ends up making me worse. I just hope people who have had success realise how damn lucky they are to be able to live their life how they want.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Fuck This Shit!</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-25033-fuck-this-shit/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[So im taking another day off University because i have 2 humongous and i mean huge cystic pimples on both of my cheeks. I just don't know anymore. I hope this is the zinc bringing them out to the surface but if it's not, then im at breaking point. What the fuck can i do!? I eat spinach, omega 3, chicken every fucking day! i take cod liver oil every day and zinc and they still get bigger and bigger and bigger and spread and im getting more and more!? What is wrong with me!? I never had any problems with this when i ate junk food nearly every day and didn't put anything on my face in such as washes etc. Im just sick of it. I cant keep missing days at uni but i just cant be seen with these huge things. So inflamed and red. I will update in next week when i have been taking zinc for 2 weeks but if i still dont see anything, i might just give up completely and let it just destroy my life to the full because i cant simply fight this no more. Its a losing battle]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Chelated Zinc Bringing My Acne To The Surface?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello again. So last thursday i purchased 100 50mg chelated zinc tablets after reading a lot of great reviews on it working really well on cystic acne and scars etc. Now, i have been taking 1 tablet each day now since last thursday and it's now wednesday. I can't really say i see an improvement, however i have 2 huge big inflamed spots on both of my cheeks. If anyone who has taken chelated zinc in this much form of 50mg and had success could you please tell me how long it takes. Im wondering if the zinc is bringing the acne to the surface in other words getting worse before it gets better theory. I remember when i was 16 and i had to take zineryt and that worked like magic! But that too got made my acne worse before it got better. So i was just wondering, are these inflamed pimples being brung out to the surface before the zinc gets to work and starts to heal the immune system and the skin? Thoughts would be appreciated! :)]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Need Your Thoughts Please!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So once again i have changed my diet. I am now eating a rather large meat salad (chicken mostly) everyday. It includes: spinach, mixed salad, carrots, kidney beans, salmon/mackerel/, chicken breast and diced chicken. Now i have changed to this because my acne wasn't improving and i thought it was because all i ate everyday was pasta and this spicy sauce, thinking that was the cause of it. However i have been on this diet for around a week now and yesterday i came home from university about 4, the right side of my cheek was fine, got a shower around 10, went to put some cream on and noticed to new pimples had formed on my cheek!!! Like wtf! in the space of a few hours!? So im not sure what to do anymore. I am totally stumped for ideas. I don't know if its the facewash i use, ive been using it for a month now with no improvements, it;s clean and clear foaming facial cleanser. I don't tihnk it's my diet, because everything im eating is high in antioxidants and very very good for you! Or is my skin pushing out the new spots because of my change of diet or because im now taking vitamin d? I really dont know. What i do know is that something is very wrong with my body and i just can't figure out what the problem is that is causing them all!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Zinc, My Diet. Opinions Guys! :)</title>
		<link>http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blog/6041/entry-24912-zinc-my-diet-opinions-guys/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello. I will let you all know of a slight problem i have atm with my diet. It my previous blogs i have mentioned i am on a gluten free diet, however this only specifies around the same meal everyday. Because i cannot cook for the life of me and havent got much money, i have been living on gluten free pasta, everyday! Everyday i have the same meal without fault, which is - Gluten free pasta, spicy tomato sauce and pink salmon on top. Not fresh salmon but tinned. I wrote in a blog last night that i keep on getting new hurtful acne all over and it will not stop! I stumbled on a thought that it could be tomatoes. Now because i am eating pasta with this spicy tomato sauce everyday, im thinking, could it be the spicy tomato sauce causing my acne? Bearing in mind i have been having the same meal for the last 6 months...I have been looking up on chelated zinc also, and there are countless amounts of people who have had success with taking it! I have just bought 50mg if chelated zinc that i will start taking immediately when it arrives! But yeah that's my problem which i need your opinions on please! Could tomatoes, and the spicy sauce be the cause of it all? If so, then i really dont know what else i can have to eat haha, ill be screwed!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Need Help Guys! Big Time!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello once again. As you might know from my previous blog posts, i have been battling with acne now for the good part of 5 years, however it has only started getting severe in the last year. I have been on doxy for the past 7 months and now my body has grew immune to it, it seems. I need your opinions people on why i am still getting huge pimples and why they just wont go! I just cannot for the life of me get rid of underneath the skin pimples which then grow and grow and merge into more! I have a gluten free diet, and when you are a student like myself with not really much money, that's pretty damn hard! I use facewash every night and moisturise. I treat my pimples with azelaic acid cream and also take doxy everyday. But nothing. They just will not budge!! Im so depressed it's unreal! I wish they would just go so i can be myself again!!! They have totally destroyed my forehead! I have so many atm on my brow line, and the rest of my forehead is just blotches of red everywhere because of the torment of it all. I'd go to the end of the world and back just to live my old life again! See my friends again, not be afraid to go out, talk to people! Ive lost a good amount of contact with many friends. The depression and confidence is getting to me really bad. Because im at university and not in my home city until xmas, i cant visit my gp, but if im honest, i dont even want to visit him because i know for a fact they will just put me on some other tablets or cream etc. All short term things. I need to know what is causing them! There must be something im doing wrong, or something wrong inside my body! I have got such a huge and i mean huge pimples on my forehead atm, it's got a face and everything. If my body just told me what was wrong! :( How long is this going to last?]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Vitamin D?! Need Your Opinions!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So. I have been on doxy now a good 7 months and i think that now im just taking them for nothing. It worked well for the first 5-6 months but now i can definitely tell that my body has gotten used to it and it isn't working so well. God knows how many things i've given up in my life and how many things im missing out on. My confidence is at an all time low. Im not myself anymore, this kind of stuff. Anything i do, i still get new acne all over! My face, my shoulders, back of my neck, on my back and my chest. I take cod liver oil daily, have a facewash plan, eat well but still, nothing. However i did rant about all of this a while back, exclaiming that i personally dont believe that acne has anything to do with washing your face, or eating the right foods etc. If washing your face and eating crap caused acne, then all of my friends and family would have it. I know for a fact none of them have a facewash regime, and none of them eat healthy all the time. Just junk and shit all the time. So it must be something wrong inside of me, something im lacking. Now, my acne only started to get really really bad a year ago, which is the same time i stopped drinking milk because i thought thats what was causing it. Since that day, my calcium intake has been poor. I dont drink milk at all and hardly eat foods that are rich in calcium such as cheese,yoghurt, nuts, seeds that kind of stuff. I was reading a forum the other day of these people who had cured their acne, or at least helped it, by intaking vitamin d daily. Now we all know that we get vitamin d from the sun. However, where i live in england, its cold and gets dark very early now, and with my confidence, i hardly ever go out and when i do, i wear a hat etc and im not in the sun for too long. Therefore i was thinking, is my acne being caused by a lack of vitamin d? A lack of the suns power so to speak. I remember when i was on holiday and my acne was bad, but after 6 days in 35'C sunshine, it had improved slightly. It might be a long shot, however im going to buy 1000/2000iu vitamin d capsules on monday and start a course on them for a while, see what happens. And if i dont have any luck again, then accutane it will have to be. Whats your take on vitamin d?]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>So Confused! Why Is My Acne Coming Back!?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So over the past 5 months, my severe acne had cleared up really well, not all of it but around 90%, and left me with these horrible post acne marks however which wasn't nice which i still have. However in the past week or so, i have been getting more new acne forming all over my face, and even behind my ear which is strange. Now i don't have a clue why this is happening. I have been taking doxy for the last 5 months and now i am thinking if thats wearing off now and my body is used to it. I don't eat any gluten or dairy. However i dont have a face wash plan therefore this could be a factor but i dont think its why i am getting new acne, because im even getting new acne on my back. So what is fucking causing it!!! Something is wrong with my body internally, and i have cut out gluten and dairy which is horrible but that gave my acne, but yet i am still getting it! So whats the fucking cause!! Absolutely sick to death of it now. I have had acne for 6 years now and its not on. I'm at university and not one kid has acne like me! And because i am away from home, i cant see a doctor or a derm because it will cost me and i cant afford it. So basically i am stuck. I actually thought it was clearing up a few weeks back, but nope, it has come back with a vengeance. People with clear skin who never get acne dont know how lucky they are, seriously. They can eat whatever they want, put as much shit on their face as they want and still have no acne. Me on the other hand, i cut out all the shit what is supposed to aggravate acne, take a pill to fight acne, but yet my face is just exploding with new ones everyday! Jeesh :(]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Other Causes To Why I Am Still Getting New Acne And Why It Will Not Go! Need Your Opinions! Please</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So for around 4 months now i have been taking doxy which tbh has cleared up not all but most of my bad acne. I also use skinoren azealic acid cream on the remaining spots i have. I do not currently have a facewash regime but will do very soon. I am still getting new acne flaring up all over my face even when i have cut out everything! I havent had once ounce of dairy for at least 6 months now, on monday i started eating gluten free pasta and eating a lot more omega 3 dishes. Thinking that because i was eating gluten pasta before, i should cut this out as i thought that was the cause however since i have been eating gluten free stuff, i am still getting acne!!! Not so much on my back or chest anymore but just my face! A lot of small bumps on my forehead and a few painful pimples on my cheeks. I thought it was something to do with my perhaps growing a beard which i have now, however that wouldnt make no sense as i got some new acne forming on the back of my neck and a little on my chest. So what gives!? What is causing this!! I don't think it is solely because i dont have a facewash regime because as i said i am getting spots still elsewhere on my body. I am thinking maybe doxy has run its course now? My body may have grown tired of it. But why am i still getting acne!!! I know having a facewash regime may help but i am very sceptical on whether or not it will get rid of all my acne. What else could it be! Please leave your opinions, as i respect them all very much. I have suffered so much with acne, then when you think its maybe clearing up, you get them all back again when you are doing things right! I just dont understand.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 05:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Very Annoyed And Confused!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So as stated in my latest entry, i haven't been posting much because i have been focusing on Uni and also my acne had been getting better. However in the last couple of days I have had some spots just form out of nowhere, as they did last year when this nightmare all started. They start out as small little red spots with puss in them and then more form around them, and then they just turn into huge cysts. I'm very nervous because just when i thought things were getting better, these just appear out of nowhere and i really dont want a repeat of a couple of months ago when i was too ashamed to even go outside, i cant do that anymore. The strange thing is, is that i haven't done anything differently to what i have been doing these past couple of months. I eat shit loads of pasta, loads of fruit, loads of water and have been taking doxy for 4 months and it has definitely improved my skin however in the past few days shit loads of spots have just formed out of nowhere. It's so confusing, especially when you haven't done anything differently. This is where my argument comes in that acne is a disease that you cannot control in some cases. My body just seems to act to it's own accord and produced massive pimples when it wants to. It's getting me very very down because i dont want to go back to the nightmare. I have been so happy the past few weeks because my skin has been good, however it's getting to the point now where they are all coming back and i cannot stop it once again, and i'm getting very depressed. I don't know if it may be due to me not having a facewash regime but i haven't had one in like 2 months and my acne had improved so why now are they flaring up again? Fuck i hate it so bad!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
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