my "journey"

so ive been checking this website for a while now, and reading reviews so i thought maybe id share what im going through so i can try to get some advice and encouragement from people who are going through what i am.

most of my teen years i had a few pimples here and there but went on proactive, which seemed to help, but of course with my vanity i wanted to be "perfect" so i went to the derm. and he took me off of proactive and on differin. differin made me horribly break out for months, worse the id ever in my life but slowly things got better, just this last january (foolishly) i went off of differin because i thought id be fine and i was fine for a while then i got a huge cyst on my chin, i didnt want to touch it because i had scars before from acne but did a few microdermabrasion at the spa and they went away, so the cyst (which is huge and like a bubble) stayed for a couple months so i finally went to the derm and he injected it, it went away for a few days and it came back, i went on the generic of yaz to try and help with the acne but it made me break out horribly so i went off of it..

frustrated again i went to the derm he prescribed me to doxycycl, which ive now been on for almost three months, and ive been using aczone for almost a month, i also wash my face with clean and clear some nights and cetaphil other nights, and use witch hazel as a toner and clean and clear moisturizer at night after the aczone, this past week i started the gnc 30 day hair, skin, and nails formula, and started taking flaxseed oil (tablets) but after reading a lot of reviews today im switching to the liquid, also two days ago i started the BC ortho tri cyclen lo.

ps. the cyst is still alive and kicking on my chin and ive gotten it injected two times, im coming in next month to get it injected again. im so frustrated, my skin has never looked this bad, i eat pretty healthy and drink only water and at least 8 glasses a day, im just sick of this, i just want to have clear skin, i dont even want perfect skin just good enough to feel like myself again.

oh and tmw i get another micro (just only seven passes, nothing too strong) and hopefully it will help with some of my red marks and scars, i also took the rest of this week off to try and not wear makeup and get the skin more clear, wish me luck.

Hiii

Hello there, i just joined yesterday and have started a blog, mainly to help me look back on what im doing and see if its getting better, but also to get some tips from others. its so nice to be able to read that im not alone and crazy for feeling and acting the way i do because of acne.

if you have any tips on how to make my daily routine work better dont hesitate to tell me. im new to what im doing and am sure there are probably a few tips to hurry up/help the progress of my skin. lets hope this works out.