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[mojo_pin]

Hey Guys!

How's it going? I just discovered this website last week and have found it pretty helpful, although it's a little overwhelming at times (Too much information!) I'm 22 and from the UK and I've suffered from moderate acne since I was 14. Over the last few years, I've managed to keep it under control a little, though from time to time, I have horrible flare ups. Anyway over the last week I've had the worse flare up, ever...Lots of cysts, red lumps, whiteheads and alot of redness. It's really getting me down, but I'm trying my best to keep positive. I have a very good quality foundaton that doesn't clog up my pores, so when I cover up well enough I feel a bit better. Next week a friend of mine, a lovely guy is coming to stay with me, who I realllly fancy! erm, so yeah it sounds a bit dumb but I reallllly wish my skin would calm down a little and maybe the big spots dry up by the times he comes because I know otherwise I'll be hiding and ruin things

So on to the practical things. I've been on antibiotics, Oxytetracyline but recently it's had no effect, I get the impression I've become resiliant to it or something so today I went to my doctor (who is lovely) and said that I should have come earlier (I think I just started assuming, it'll have to get better itself) and she prescribed me Erythromycin and Differin Gel to apply once every night. She said the results have been proven to be impressive with the combination so fingers crossed. But I know the results will take along time, i'm on them for 4 months. I bourght Clearasil Ultra (that claims to reduce spots in 3 days), I know its harsh but I asked my doctor and she said that I have very greasy skin and so its fine to use..so my regime goes like this:

Morning:
Wash face with Clearasil Ultra gel wash
Little bit of Neutrogena moisturiser
Dap on Clearasil Spot cream on spots
Breakfast - Healthy breakfast with fruit
2 tabs 250mg Erythromycin

Lunch
Lots of vegetables, oily fis, natural ingridents
Evening Primose oil
Multivitamin

Dinner
Same as lunch
2 tabs 250mg Erthromycin

Night
Wash face with Clearasil Ultra
Apply Differin gel

2 Litres of water throughout the day

So thats what's going on....Any advice, any views, anything that can help calm things, dry things up a little, just enough to give me enough confidence for next week...pleasssseeeee.

Thanks for reading this
Take care guys
xxxxx

[edddyyy21]

sounds like ur set on your plan...wish you luck, itll most likely get better or die down a bit untill u can over it up with some makeup...

all i can say is drink lost of water, eat healthy and make sure you stick to your plan sounds solid

Good luck