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[helpmegirl]

Hi! I am a 20 year old female. I have had clear skin my whole life....(the occasional pimple or two ..nothing recurring or persistent at all)...and when I would get these occasional little whiteheads, it would be in my T-zone. I have NEVER EVER EVER had a pimple on my cheeks before. Well, I was taking no medication...nothing. I had never been to a dermatologist and never thought I would ever need to. I figured I lucked out...and I was never going to get acne! but..NOT SO!
.....starting this past October, I started getting pimples on both sides of my face on my cheeks. At first, I just thought it was strange, cause i had never gotten any zits there in my life. Then, it just was continous from that day on. I was freaking out. I still am...6 months later. I went to the dermatologist to see if he could put an end to this...I actually broke down crying in his office...saying I had never had anything like this before and will it go away? He prescribed me tetracycline..which I have been on since Thanksgiving. I am taking 250 mg. twice a day. And, over Christmas break...I went to the girl doctor ..because I hadn't had a period in six months. She prescribed me Ocella, which is the generic brand of Yasmin, (and I also have never been on BC at all)....I told her I was strictly taking it to clear my face. ALL i want is my skin back. THe skin that I've had for twenty years. I'm doing everything I know to do. I'm drinking buttloads of water. I'm eating healthy. I'm taking my antibiotics twice a day. I'm taking my birth control. I'm applying my Differin cream nightly ..religiously. I'm praying. I'm doing everything I can possibly do. And I'm still getting new pimples on my cheeks. I will do anything to make this go away. This doesn't run in my family. No one in my family has even so much as had a zit. I am just so.....in shock and I feel like the ugliest girl everytime I look in the mirror. There has got to be an answer! and a solution. I will not stop looking until I find something that works. I will add...that I had sex for the first time in September...and then three weeks later...my face started doing this. I have asked numerous people if that could have been the culprit for my break out, and they all say no. But I swear, that was only thing that was different. Does anyone know ..just a guess at what else I should do? or? guess at the longevity of such a break out? I mean, I'm going on six months here..and I'm really hoping I'm not going to have this when I'm 25 or 30. I just..want this to end. I am hibernating in my room. and I just can't handle this anymore. I'll take any advice I can get.

[breakfree41]

I'm not sure if this helps, but I know this is how I feel; I have always had relatively good skin but I've been breaking out on my cheeks too. Yeah, I agree its SOOO embarrassing I HATE it, but honestly, people don't notice it as much as you think. Everyone has pimples (except for the lucky few haha) and no ones going to seriously judge you for that. I know the feeling to look in the mirror and ONLY seeing the acne. But that's not what everyone else sees. Haha this is really cheesy but I just hate when I see people really upset about their acne because I've been there (well..still am there haha) but hang in there it will go away eventually but don't put your life on hold because of it!

[LionQueen]

I think you might want to see an endocrinologist and get your hormone levels tested ... the bit about no period for 6 months sounds a bit wacky.

I'm going to put this thread under Hormonal treatments (although it could just as well go under Topical Retinoids or Antibiotics). I hope you get some good advice ... it sounds very frustrating.

[leesett]

OMG!!! The same thing happen to me. My face was perfect for 20 years striate (one little pimple here and there, nothing to cry about). And I don’t want to scare you but I’m 23 now It’s gotten so much worse. It’s everywhere and I’m starting to scar. It’s devastating when it comes out of nowhere. I’ve started birth control Ortho Tri-Cyclen and I’m on my second week I’m going to start posting my progress so keep an eye out and please let us know how Ocella is working for you.