My face is looking great right now except I noticed a slight amount of pain on the side of my nose--mostly when I press down on this one spot. I can't really feel a bump, though, or if there IS a bump there, it's really small and shallow right now. Good or bad sign? I'm just praying to God that it's not a cystic pimple because those are AWFUL and I'm at college now so I can't get to a derm. I've been taking Ibuprofen all day and putting on spot treatments so hopefully it'll calm down. It already seems to be less painful. It's not really red, either, which confuses me. Usually if a pimple is about to form, I can at least feel a noticeable bump. So maybe it's not a pimple? Who knows, but it's not noticeable anyway right now so I'm not gonna let it ruin my night. Hopefully it'll look better tomorrow.

 

 

Don't worry, I get those too but what is funny is that I can feel the pain, but I can't see the bump. And within a couple of days the pain will go away. Like it never even happened. You'll probably got through the same thing.

 

 

Thanks! So do you ever get bumps in those 'painful' spots? It's odd, because I cannot feel a bump there but when I press down hard I feel a little bit of pain--but almost like it's right on the cartilage of my nose. Usually, when I have a painful spot, I can feel a bump right where it is, but with this I don't feel anything (or maybe just a tiny bump). The pain has gone down now though and so has the redness. I just really hope it doesn't turn into a big pimple by tomorrow or something.

 

Yeah i definitely get painful spots but when it comes to having painful spots on my nose I can only feel the pain but never so much the bump or its not as noticeable as it would be if it was another place on my face. I'm pretty sure it won't rise or anything but let me know if I'm wrong tomorrow.

I hate how whenever I go out and someone looks at me, I automatically think they are looking at my skin. It's rediculous. It's ALL I think about when I go out. This guy did a double take look at me in the store just now as I was going down the stares and he was going up. Maybe it's just human nature for people to look at others that walk past them, but I feel like they are INSTANTLY judging me by my skin and the few red marks I have and I become instantly kind of defensive in a way. It's such a bad feeling and it may just all be in my head, but I hate thinking this way EVERY FUCKING TIME SOMEONE LOOKS AT ME! It's fucking exhausting!

 

Murphy can I see a picture of you? So I can tell you the honest truth about ur acne. Because it seems like your face isn't as bad as you make it sound. And I just want to assure you that your fine.

Does anyone else have parents/siblings/friends etc that just don't seem to understand the emotional effects of acne?

 

I just got into an awful argument with my parents over this. Before I left for college, my prescription for Doxy ran out. For the past 6 months I've been taking 75 mg in the morning and 75 at night. This really helped my acne and kept it under control. So before I left, I got a new prescription, but for some reason the dr. (a new one) prescribed me 75 mg once a day. Thinking a mistake must've happened, my dad (who works in a hospital) managed to get me 100 mg of Doxy to take once a day until he could get the correct prescription for me.

 

So I've been doing this, but I've been noticing (or maybe I'm just paranoid) that my skin isn't as great as it was on the 150 mg of Doxy. I told my parents this and reminded them to get the correct prescription since I'm seeing them this weekend. Well on the phone my mom told me the new prescription was for 75 mg of Doxy to be taken once a day. I told her this was wrong, since I have taken it twice a day in the past. My dad told me this Doxy is a new "time release" one that works for 24 hrs meaning you only need one a day.

 

I got really upset and we started shouting on the phone to each other. I tried to convey to them that I just want to stay on what's been WORKING for me, but my dad said the insurance company isn't allowing the 2x a day Doxy anymore or something?? I couldn't even understand. Why should I be denied of medication that's been working for me? Then my dad launches into this tirade of how too much Doxy can be harmful for my system, which I understand, but if 2x a day has been working for me with no complications why would it be 'dangerous' now? Then my mom started shouting about how I don't have acne anymore and how I'm a shallow person who only cares about looks.

 

At my lowest point of my bad breakout 6 months ago, I wanted to drop out of school. I skipped classes. I didn't see friends. And I felt AWFUL about myself. All I wanted was clear skin. Now that I've improved so much, is it so wrong that I'm paranoid about my skin turning bad again? Is it so wrong to want to stay with what's been working for my skin? And is it WRONG that I don't want to have pimples??? That's not even being shallow, it's just being realistic!

 

I just don't understand why I can't stay on my prescription of 2x a day Doxy. I don't know what this "time release" Doxy is and I'm so scared it's just not going to work for me and my skin will freak out. I hate feeling this paranoid, but I can't help it, and I don't know how to convey this to my parents. All they think is that I'm shallow and obsessed with looks. That's not true, it's just that I don't want acne! Jesus....I'm so upset right now I just want to go to sleep and it's only 9:40.

 

I understand. I talk to my bf about my acne and he just thinks I'm being conceited and shallow. He just doesn't understand. Ppl who don't have acne will never understand what we go through or how acne makes us feel. And I'm totally like you. I get paranoid if I dont use the same products consistently or if I skip or something. But one thing you need to understand is life is gonna throw you curve balls and you can't worry about stuff you can't control for example getting your meds twice a day. If they say they aren't able to get them what are you gonna do. Things happen for a reason maybe this might be better for you. Just keep an open mind and dont let acne make you upset or stress. That will not make things any better. Take things one day at a time.

Does anyone else have parents/siblings/friends etc that just don't seem to understand the emotional effects of acne?

 

I just got into an awful argument with my parents over this. Before I left for college, my prescription for Doxy ran out. For the past 6 months I've been taking 75 mg in the morning and 75 at night. This really helped my acne and kept it under control. So before I left, I got a new prescription, but for some reason the dr. (a new one) prescribed me 75 mg once a day. Thinking a mistake must've happened, my dad (who works in a hospital) managed to get me 100 mg of Doxy to take once a day until he could get the correct prescription for me.

 

So I've been doing this, but I've been noticing (or maybe I'm just paranoid) that my skin isn't as great as it was on the 150 mg of Doxy. I told my parents this and reminded them to get the correct prescription since I'm seeing them this weekend. Well on the phone my mom told me the new prescription was for 75 mg of Doxy to be taken once a day. I told her this was wrong, since I have taken it twice a day in the past. My dad told me this Doxy is a new "time release" one that works for 24 hrs meaning you only need one a day.

 

I got really upset and we started shouting on the phone to each other. I tried to convey to them that I just want to stay on what's been WORKING for me, but my dad said the insurance company isn't allowing the 2x a day Doxy anymore or something?? I couldn't even understand. Why should I be denied of medication that's been working for me? Then my dad launches into this tirade of how too much Doxy can be harmful for my system, which I understand, but if 2x a day has been working for me with no complications why would it be 'dangerous' now? Then my mom started shouting about how I don't have acne anymore and how I'm a shallow person who only cares about looks.

 

At my lowest point of my bad breakout 6 months ago, I wanted to drop out of school. I skipped classes. I didn't see friends. And I felt AWFUL about myself. All I wanted was clear skin. Now that I've improved so much, is it so wrong that I'm paranoid about my skin turning bad again? Is it so wrong to want to stay with what's been working for my skin? And is it WRONG that I don't want to have pimples??? That's not even being shallow, it's just being realistic!

 

I just don't understand why I can't stay on my prescription of 2x a day Doxy. I don't know what this "time release" Doxy is and I'm so scared it's just not going to work for me and my skin will freak out. I hate feeling this paranoid, but I can't help it, and I don't know how to convey this to my parents. All they think is that I'm shallow and obsessed with looks. That's not true, it's just that I don't want acne! Jesus....I'm so upset right now I just want to go to sleep and it's only 9:40.

 

I can understand your frustration but maybe the reason you were prescribed doxy at a lower dose and only once a day is because now it's more of a maintenance thing. Maybe your doctor noticed the improvement and thinks that this amount should work to maintain the results you've seen so far.

I took doxy for a few months a couple years ago and I remember my doctor saying that it does last in your system for a few days. I think she said for about 3 days. So I think your dad is right in saying it has a 'time release' effect.

Have you called your doctor to ask about your prescription? You should check with your doctor directly about whether they made a mistake with it or not.

I hate how whenever I go out and someone looks at me, I automatically think they are looking at my skin. It's rediculous. It's ALL I think about when I go out. This guy did a double take look at me in the store just now as I was going down the stares and he was going up. Maybe it's just human nature for people to look at others that walk past them, but I feel like they are INSTANTLY judging me by my skin and the few red marks I have and I become instantly kind of defensive in a way. It's such a bad feeling and it may just all be in my head, but I hate thinking this way EVERY FUCKING TIME SOMEONE LOOKS AT ME! It's fucking exhausting!

 

Yeah I know exactly what you mean.

I hate not knowing what people think or what people see when they look at me. Obviously no one is able to know what others are thinking (unless they're mind readers ) - but I always assume it's my skin.

Yeah I'm going to post some pictures on here tomorrow and get everyone's opinion.

I had a 50/50 kinda day. Not feeling too great, not feeling too terrible. I have a few very tiny pimples along my chin, newly formed. Also one big one on my cheek that came up where a scar was, it's not a cyst, but it's like a big whitehead. So even though this diet seems to be helping me a little bit, it's not stopping me from getting acne. I'm about to say fuck it and gobble some pizza and other foods I crave....lol why stay on a super strict diet if it's not getting me really clear?

I think I'm gonna continue to drink only water (I've found once I cut soda out, tons of the big stuff I would get on my face has died down, leaving only scars) but I'm not always gonna cut out foods I like from time to time, like a sub, or a slice of pizza or something. I'll just have those in moderation and supplement the majority of my diet with fresh fish, fruits & veggies, beans and nuts and all that healthy stuff. It's just really hard to not be able to eat the occasional tasty thing, or stop one night out of the week or two weeks and get a fast food treat. Everyone else in the world gets to eat whatever they want and still they have perfect skin....and other people have to be so strict and ridiculously careful with what they eat....UGH!

 

Does anyone else have parents/siblings/friends etc that just don't seem to understand the emotional effects of acne?

 

I just got into an awful argument with my parents over this. Before I left for college, my prescription for Doxy ran out. For the past 6 months I've been taking 75 mg in the morning and 75 at night. This really helped my acne and kept it under control. So before I left, I got a new prescription, but for some reason the dr. (a new one) prescribed me 75 mg once a day. Thinking a mistake must've happened, my dad (who works in a hospital) managed to get me 100 mg of Doxy to take once a day until he could get the correct prescription for me.

 

So I've been doing this, but I've been noticing (or maybe I'm just paranoid) that my skin isn't as great as it was on the 150 mg of Doxy. I told my parents this and reminded them to get the correct prescription since I'm seeing them this weekend. Well on the phone my mom told me the new prescription was for 75 mg of Doxy to be taken once a day. I told her this was wrong, since I have taken it twice a day in the past. My dad told me this Doxy is a new "time release" one that works for 24 hrs meaning you only need one a day.

 

I got really upset and we started shouting on the phone to each other. I tried to convey to them that I just want to stay on what's been WORKING for me, but my dad said the insurance company isn't allowing the 2x a day Doxy anymore or something?? I couldn't even understand. Why should I be denied of medication that's been working for me? Then my dad launches into this tirade of how too much Doxy can be harmful for my system, which I understand, but if 2x a day has been working for me with no complications why would it be 'dangerous' now? Then my mom started shouting about how I don't have acne anymore and how I'm a shallow person who only cares about looks.

 

At my lowest point of my bad breakout 6 months ago, I wanted to drop out of school. I skipped classes. I didn't see friends. And I felt AWFUL about myself. All I wanted was clear skin. Now that I've improved so much, is it so wrong that I'm paranoid about my skin turning bad again? Is it so wrong to want to stay with what's been working for my skin? And is it WRONG that I don't want to have pimples??? That's not even being shallow, it's just being realistic!

 

I just don't understand why I can't stay on my prescription of 2x a day Doxy. I don't know what this "time release" Doxy is and I'm so scared it's just not going to work for me and my skin will freak out. I hate feeling this paranoid, but I can't help it, and I don't know how to convey this to my parents. All they think is that I'm shallow and obsessed with looks. That's not true, it's just that I don't want acne! Jesus....I'm so upset right now I just want to go to sleep and it's only 9:40.

 

 

I can understand your frustration but maybe the reason you were prescribed doxy at a lower dose and only once a day is because now it's more of a maintenance thing. Maybe your doctor noticed the improvement and thinks that this amount should work to maintain the results you've seen so far.

 

I took doxy for a few months a couple years ago and I remember my doctor saying that it does last in your system for a few days. I think she said for about 3 days. So I think your dad is right in saying it has a 'time release' effect.

 

Have you called your doctor to ask about your prescription? You should check with your doctor directly about whether they made a mistake with it or not.

I haven't called my doctor, but my mom is going to his office tomorrow to talk to him since I'm so far away now. I'm also calling the pharmacy I got the Doxy from to ask about this.

You and nfamousjade are right, I guess there's no use in freaking out over it if this is what my derm thinks is best. It's not realistic to think I'll be taking doxy for the rest of my life. I guess I'm just paranoid after what happened with my skin six months ago. And now, even the smallest pimple puts me off the edge, like this thing on my nose. It's just a bit red, still a little painful when I push down on it, but I still can't really feel a bump or anything....it's so weird and I just really hope it goes away like nfamousjade says! I just don't want a big, painful cystic pimple or something! Those are the worst! But I guess for now the best thing I can do is take it one day at a time and not worry about the future. I know it won't be there forever, whatever it is, and I guess that's good enough for me.

I hate how we are the ones who suffer with this shit... I hate it.

Did a Tca peel again 2 weeks from the first peel. Day 2 and my skin is still red and quite itchy. Maybe I overdid it. I'm praying it won't cause hyperpigmentation because if it does my cheeks and chin will be all brown

A week ago my face was totally clear, besides red marks from old acne. I was pretty happy. Then I started taking probiotics and was getting a couple new pimples each day. Today I woke up with a big cluster of whiteheads on my forehead and another on the side of my nose. Plus a couple cysts on each cheek, and other whiteheads everywhere. I'm going camping for 2 days with my girlfriend too. Broad daylight. So fucking depressed.

probiotics makes me break out too

I had a 50/50 kinda day. Not feeling too great, not feeling too terrible. I have a few very tiny pimples along my chin, newly formed. Also one big one on my cheek that came up where a scar was, it's not a cyst, but it's like a big whitehead. So even though this diet seems to be helping me a little bit, it's not stopping me from getting acne. I'm about to say fuck it and gobble some pizza and other foods I crave....lol why stay on a super strict diet if it's not getting me really clear?

 

I think I'm gonna continue to drink only water (I've found once I cut soda out, tons of the big stuff I would get on my face has died down, leaving only scars) but I'm not always gonna cut out foods I zdlike from time to time, like a sub, or a slice of pizza or something. I'll just have those in moderation and supplement the majority of my diet with fresh fish, fruits & veggies, beans and nuts and all that healthy stuff. It's just really hard to not be able to eat the occasional tasty thing, or stop one night out of the week or two weeks and get a fast food treat. Everyone else in the world gets to eat whatever they want and still they have perfect skin....and other people have to be so strict and ridiculously careful with what they eat....UGH!

 

Does acne run in your family?

Migraine, depressed, not a good day. Shit...hasn't been a good 5 days since I've been back at my aunts. God damn my life is just shitty sometimes

I'll never be happy.

Bad I guess

I realized I have major emotional problems in about an hour I was happy then extremely anxious then paranoid then extreme rage, then so sad I had to hold back tears while driving.

Might be that time for a therapist.

Not feeling the greatest, but everything could be worse....

The bump on the side of my nose has not really changed--it's still slightly red, hurts when I press down, and is only a /slight/ bump there. It's very confusing. Unfortunately I just tried to bring it to a head and I think I aggravated it....so I've put some aspirin on top to try and soothe it. I just hope it goes away soon.

Jeeze must be something in the air. We're all having shitty days. I wish all of us guys, and girls, could hang out

Does acne run in your family?

 

It does, unfortunately. My dad had it really bad all the way up to age 25, and he still has scarring today. My mom didn't have many problems with acne growing up, but her skin is very fair and later in life she developed skin cancer. (100% cured now, thankfully) So I'm getting less than wonderful skin genes from both parents there, lol.

here's an update for today: I went to my job interview, and immediately I was like OH NO because the interview location was the atrium of a huge hotel, with sunlight coming straight down from above, right beside the pool. I'm thinking to myself....could the lighting be any worse when I"m trying to make a good first impression with this guy? lol. But long story short, the interview went very well, and I got a call back like two hours later to come in tomor morning for fingerprinting, certification, and a badge photo (ugh ugh ugh) so as long as everything goes smoothly, it looks like I have the job. It's a security position, and I'll be really happy to be making money again instead of sitting around the house all the time and moping. At least when I mope at work, I'll get paid for it.

 

Does acne run in your family?

 

 

It does, unfortunately. My dad had it really bad all the way up to age 25, and he still has scarring today. My mom didn't have many problems with acne growing up, but her skin is very fair and later in life she developed skin cancer. (100% cured now, thankfully) So I'm getting less than wonderful skin genes from both parents there, lol.

 

here's an update for today: I went to my job interview, and immediately I was like OH NO because the interview location was the atrium of a huge hotel, with sunlight coming straight down from above, right beside the pool. I'm thinking to myself....could the lighting be any worse when I"m trying to make a good first impression with this guy? lol. But long story short, the interview went very well, and I got a call back like two hours later to come in tomor morning for fingerprinting, certification, and a badge photo (ugh ugh ugh) so as long as everything goes smoothly, it looks like I have the job. It's a security position, and I'll be really happy to be making money again instead of sitting around the house all the time and moping. At least when I mope at work, I'll get paid for it.

 

haha shit. My parents both had skin issues too! My dad has had skin cancer issues and has scars from it, and my mom had acne up until about my age (23) but had rosacea when she was like 40. (12 years ago) Yet my 27 year old sister has flawless skin, gets the occasional pimple, but is known for her FLAWLESS PERFECTING FUCKING SKIN. Why did I get dealt the short end of the stick?!?!

Anyway, good for you with getting a job! how did your skin look today? And yeah im at the point too where I need to get a job so im not sitting around the apartment all day moping and wasting my life away. I could make more than I am making right now on unemployment, even though its pretty nice to get paid $900 a month to do nothing. Whats your security position going to be for?

 

 

Does acne run in your family?

 

 

It does, unfortunately. My dad had it really bad all the way up to age 25, and he still has scarring today. My mom didn't have many problems with acne growing up, but her skin is very fair and later in life she developed skin cancer. (100% cured now, thankfully) So I'm getting less than wonderful skin genes from both parents there, lol.

 

here's an update for today: I went to my job interview, and immediately I was like OH NO because the interview location was the atrium of a huge hotel, with sunlight coming straight down from above, right beside the pool. I'm thinking to myself....could the lighting be any worse when I"m trying to make a good first impression with this guy? lol. But long story short, the interview went very well, and I got a call back like two hours later to come in tomor morning for fingerprinting, certification, and a badge photo (ugh ugh ugh) so as long as everything goes smoothly, it looks like I have the job. It's a security position, and I'll be really happy to be making money again instead of sitting around the house all the time and moping. At least when I mope at work, I'll get paid for it.

 

 

haha shit. My parents both had skin issues too! My dad has had skin cancer issues and has scars from it, and my mom had acne up until about my age (23) but had rosacea when she was like 40. (12 years ago) Yet my 27 year old sister has flawless skin, gets the occasional pimple, but is known for her FLAWLESS PERFECTING FUCKING SKIN. Why did I get dealt the short end of the stick?!?!

 

Anyway, good for you with getting a job! how did your skin look today? And yeah im at the point too where I need to get a job so im not sitting around the apartment all day moping and wasting my life away. I could make more than I am making right now on unemployment, even though its pretty nice to get paid $900 a month to do nothing. Whats your security position going to be for?

 

Thanks! It didn't look too terrible, all in all. I still have one big active on the far side of my cheek near my ear, but it's in that "dying/drying" phase. haha and I don't blame you at all about the unemployment, I loved sitting around and getting paid to do nothing after working for 4 1/2 years straight. I had to get back into the job hunt though because my unemployment is about 3 weeks away from running out, so not many other options for me.

It's a job as a security guard at a Home Depot Warehouse/Distribution Center. Just basic stuff like patrolling, checking ingoing/outgoing inventory, that kinda thing. I have tons of experience with security work, and it's usually really chill all in all, nothing too crazy or stressful.

On 8/29/2012 at 8:02 AM, FlaggLives said:

On 8/29/2012 at 7:19 AM, Murph89 said:

On 8/29/2012 at 6:09 AM, FlaggLives said:

On 8/28/2012 at 8:39 PM, nfamousjade said:

Does acne run in your family?

It does, unfortunately. My dad had it really bad all the way up to age 25, and he still has scarring today. My mom didn't have many problems with acne growing up, but her skin is very fair and later in life she developed skin cancer. (100% cured now, thankfully) So I'm getting less than wonderful skin genes from both parents there, lol.

here's an update for today: I went to my job interview, and immediately I was like OH NO because the interview location was the atrium of a huge hotel, with sunlight coming straight down from above, right beside the pool. I'm thinking to myself....could the lighting be any worse when I"m trying to make a good first impression with this guy? lol. But long story short, the interview went very well, and I got a call back like two hours later to come in tomor morning for fingerprinting, certification, and a badge photo (ugh ugh ugh) so as long as everything goes smoothly, it looks like I have the job. It's a security position, and I'll be really happy to be making money again instead of sitting around the house all the time and moping. At least when I mope at work, I'll get paid for it.

haha shit. My parents both had skin issues too! My dad has had skin cancer issues and has scars from it, and my mom had acne up until about my age (23) but had rosacea when she was like 40. (12 years ago) Yet my 27 year old sister has flawless skin, gets the occasional pimple, but is known for her FLAWLESS PERFECTING FUCKING SKIN. Why did I get dealt the short end of the stick?!?!

Anyway, good for you with getting a job! how did your skin look today? And yeah im at the point too where I need to get a job so im not sitting around the apartment all day moping and wasting my life away. I could make more than I am making right now on unemployment, even though its pretty nice to get paid $900 a month to do nothing. Whats your security position going to be for?

Thanks! It didn't look too terrible, all in all. I still have one big active on the far side of my cheek near my ear, but it's in that "dying/drying" phase. haha and I don't blame you at all about the unemployment, I loved sitting around and getting paid to do nothing after working for 4 1/2 years straight. I had to get back into the job hunt though because my unemployment is about 3 weeks away from running out, so not many other options for me.

It's a job as a security guard at a Home Depot Warehouse/Distribution Center. Just basic stuff like patrolling, checking ingoing/outgoing inventory, that kinda thing. I have tons of experience with security work, and it's usually really chill all in all, nothing too crazy or stressful.

Cool man. Congrats. Yeah ive worked everyday since I was 16, so thats almost 7 years! Its been pretty nice to chill and get paid to do nothing for the past few months. But its not a realistic life, even though theres plenty of people who did, thats not the kind of person I am. Ill blame acne on me being unemployed. But in all seriousness, I would go get a job tomorrow if my skin wasnt an issue.

More breakouts... yay...

Probably due to hormones, stress and caffeine. I hadn't had caffeine in months but decided to have a cup of coffee yesterday and woke up to worse skin...

Feeling a little better. I'm trying to not scrutinize my skin in the mirror. When I look at it as a whole, it does look MUCH better than it did months ago. My skin is more even toned, less red, the marks have faded a lot, etc. The new marks are not even that noticeable since they're so small and pink. And with makeup on, my skin looks basically flawless, aside from a few small bumps. It's odd because I have three little pimples on my jawline right now, and I usually never break out there. Anyone know what the cause for jawline pimples could be?

The bump on my nose is still there, annoying as ever. Not really as painful anymore but still a little red and slightly raised. Is it possible that this is a small cystic pimple? I can't really feel a 'core' in the bump--it's just a shallow bump that's slightly sore. And it's not very angry or inflamed. It's just....there. And still no head, despite me poking it, prodding it, and showering etc.

I went to school today. Had a pretty good day, guys paid attention me which is nice. But I still don't feel beautiful. I just wanna stop wanting to be someone other than me. One minute I'm on cloud nine totally confident, next I'm down in the dumps. Just wanna be happy.

I went to school today. Had a pretty good day, guys paid attention me which is nice. But I still don't feel beautiful. I just wanna stop wanting to be someone other than me. One minute I'm on cloud nine totally confident, next I'm down in the dumps. Just wanna be happy.

 

Nobody's happy all the time

My skin has been very smooth for 2-3 weeks so far.. it is healing, but I do still get some breakouts. I don't understand because my skin is very smooth. Not oily nor dry, just normal.