LuisM2012

Hello everyone,

So today I went to the dermatologist and he prescribed me 3 things: a benzoyl peroxide Exfoliating cleanser, clindamycin phosphate topical solution, an doxyclyine 100mg pills

Idk if I should wash my face with the benzoyl peroxide then let itdry and apply the clindamycin and wait for it to dry then apply my moisturizer ?

Or do I wash my face with the benzoyl peroxide and let it dry, apply clindamycin, wash it off with water then moisturizer?

Any tips please??
Also has anyone tried doxyclyine ? It would be my first time in anti biotics since 4 years ago when I got Monycyline.

Thanks !

I'm glad you gave an appointment Wednesday! I have one Thursday! Hahah and I literally cannot wait. It's as if I think all my answers will miraculously come on Thursday lol a girl can dream right?? But I'm glad I can help and I TOTALLY hear you! My confidence is so shit and I can't help it, I find myself avoiding eye contact with people during conversation cuz I don't think they're looking at me as much lol acne makes you crazy and that's the truth lol but to the person above me, because I don't know how to tag ppl or what ever on here, I absolutely agree that other people gave it WAY worse! But, it's hard to change how ya feel inside :/

Omg yessss. Im sad to say I hate talking to people face to face. If we are walking I try to face forward haha. It's because I hate that I was liking my face a couple f months ago and now I hateee it
I also sometimes hate when my family says to not worry about it and stuff. I mean I really appreciate they helpin me with positive feedback but I always take it negative and sometimes makes me feel good.... For a while.... Then back to hating my face. I try being always happy and smiling and not caring cause I been reading about the placebo and nocebo affect but yeah it's hard.

Hey I wanna say that first of all, it's PROBABLY not as bad as it seems to you. Because of course you're gonna be super hard on yourself. Also, I do understand how you feel cuz I'm 22 and can definitely say that I let acne ruin the past year of college. I too, JUST started breaking out in college and can def say its at its worst now. I only break out on my lower cheeks, which it horrible cuz it makes me feel ugly and I used to think I was pretty!! But, I also have been using a topical for the first time the past two months now and it's been a crazy ride.. I say you should def go back to the derm, they will know the answer a lot quicker then your home remedy attempts. I too eat super healthy, drink plenty of water and work out. In MY opinion, I think your best bet is to consult with your doc and don't let it take over your life any longer! Sorry if I wasn't much help, but my response is better then none lol

Yeah it's good any opinion/ help is appreciated
& yeah I had my skin the best it ever was exactly a year ago. And now I hate looking at my self like seriously. I sometimes don't even use my glasses cause that way I won't see people that well and won't examine their skin and use it against mine and criticize my self lol.  I just hate this fuc*ing piece of sh*t acne. Sometimes I feel good sometimes bad. Sometimes frustrated. It's a non ending cycle. But yeah I have an appointment with a university dermatologist this Wednesday ! So I'm sort of excited x). I just want to find a perm solution

Hello everyone,
I have had acne for the past few years. Ever since I was in 8th grade. I am now a freshman in college and still have it. Long story short I went to a dermatologist early freshman year in high school and he prescribed me acanya gel for morning and tretinoin cream at night. He also prescribed anti biotics but only took them for the first 3 months and discarded them. My acne was in fact clearing up. When I got to my junior year it was getting better and better; once I reached senior i pretty much loved my skin.

The thing is that my acne has come back!. I would say even worse than before because even back then when I had acne I would still look in the mirror and like my self; now I can not stand looking in a mirror because I look hideous ! I notice this change ever since I stopped taking my prescriptions but the fact is I stopped taking them because I started college and it started getting expensive for my prescriptions.

Ever since late may I stopped them and tried the "natural way" by putting tomatoes, honey, aloe Vera, lemon, etc on my face. I honestly haven't seen improvements:(. I am scared to go bak to my old prescriptions because what it they don't work??

My diet consists of pure healthy foods ever since I started getting it. I drink A LOT of water and just recently, about a month ago, I am eating spinach, carots, and brocolli every day as wel as some antioxidant powder and aloe era juice.

I do not know what's wrong. Probably the prescriptions were "hiding " my acne because I still get it. Before , even with prescriptions, I would get a pimple here or there but now it's like full back. I feel like shit during these past months that I do not want to leave my house. My room always has my curtains close cause I hate the light cause makes my acne worse. I'm in college and isn't it suppose to be the best time of our lives?? Yet I'm here writing this and avoidin all social interactions. Any help please??

I will write a bit more because I thought it would be too much but it isn't really lol. Or maybe it is?

But anyways my healthy diet doesn't consist of those 3 vegetables. I also eat any fruit and vegetable that I know have anti oxidants and anti inflammatory. I restrict my diet soooo much that I hate my self for doing it. I mostly eat chicken fish and some light light meat. I hate it cause when I go out to eat I always always feel so aware and worried if what I just ate would break me out.

Is it possible to break out just by worrying about it or something? Like since ur thinking about it too much ur mind will do something about it??

Also, I am very athletic. I been in martial arts ever since the 4th grade. Sad story is after I reached my black belt in 9th I stopped because of my acne. I could not stand going so I just stopped. But I still go for a run and work out at home

Ok this Is it. Any help please ?!?!?