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Oooooh my word. I swear, as soon as one problem resolves itself, another seems to surface...
On the plus side, no new zits today or yesterday. The little bump on my nose seems to be smaller and less noticeable. However, I used a TON of Epiduo on the spot on my nose last night, and I'm fairly certain it caused this very dry, scaly patch right on that area. It's not flaky at all, which is weird, just feels dry and tight and has that 'tight' look to the skin (almost shiny looking if that makes sense). I think it's basically what happened to my upper lip before when I used the BP wash with my Clarisonic. And that resolved itself within a few days, so I'm trying not to let this bum me out. I'm just gonna not apply any Epiduo to the area, exfoliate tonight, then load the area with Aquaphor and hopefully it'll be better in a few days. I freaked out this morning because I'm just so tired of having this random skin issues that literally pop up overnight. Furthermore, I have naturally oily skin, so it just frustrates me that my skin gets dry patches so easily. I haven't gotten this many dry patches in a while, and I know it's probably because I'm using too many products or too much of them. It's just annoying....I just want to have consistently normal skin! Is that too much to ask? 
But like I said, I'm not gonna let it bum me out. It's not noticeable (I didn't even notice it until I felt the dryness in class) and like I said this happened before on my upper lip and that went away after a couple of days. I just need to remind myself this is not permanent, it'll go away as quickly as it appeared, but I tend to be very impatient (not a good quality to have when it comes to skin).
I shouldn't have put so much damn Epiduo on it. Too much of a product never solves anything. :/
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
Thanks 
yeah I just had a long,tiring day at school so I guess I was just frustrated.
I'm about to seriously just curl up in a corner and cry
I put Aquaphor on the area about three hours ago, just washed it off and saw some dead skin come off but the area still looks tight and shiny. It's SO weird. And I can't necessarily remember if the upper lip thing a few weeks ago was the same texture or not. I don't remember if it was as scaly....but I've only had this thing for a day and I'm already going crazy. I just want it gone. I feel like I messed up my skin trying to get rid of this stupid little bump on my nose, which still hasn't come to a head nor gotten bigger, by the way. Now I have this shiny, tight dry patch there, looks wrinkled when I scrunch my nose up. I told my mom about it and she just said to put Aquaphor on it tonight and it'll probably be better in a few days. I can only hope, because even though it's not that noticeable I notice it and all I freaking want is normal skin. I'm 19 years old, I shouldn't be having so many damn skin problems! Why is my skin so freaking sensitive?! I've been using Epiduo for months and I always spot treat pimples, why did my nose react so much to it? Now I just hope it'll be gone in a few days, all I wanna do tonight is go to sleep, I hear my roommates asking if I'm in the apartment and I want to go and socialize but it's like I'm ashamed! I hate that I let this affect me so much. I give myself pep talks and everything but after a while I'm just tired of looking in the mirror and feeling unhappy. I just want NORMAL SKIN. I just hope so much that in a few days this will only be a memory and not still affecting me.
I'm about to seriously just curl up in a corner and cry
I put Aquaphor on the area about three hours ago, just washed it off and saw some dead skin come off but the area still looks tight and shiny. It's SO weird. And I can't necessarily remember if the upper lip thing a few weeks ago was the same texture or not. I don't remember if it was as scaly....but I've only had this thing for a day and I'm already going crazy. I just want it gone. I feel like I messed up my skin trying to get rid of this stupid little bump on my nose, which still hasn't come to a head nor gotten bigger, by the way. Now I have this shiny, tight dry patch there, looks wrinkled when I scrunch my nose up. I told my mom about it and she just said to put Aquaphor on it tonight and it'll probably be better in a few days. I can only hope, because even though it's not that noticeable I notice it and all I freaking want is normal skin. I'm 19 years old, I shouldn't be having so many damn skin problems! Why is my skin so freaking sensitive?! I've been using Epiduo for months and I always spot treat pimples, why did my nose react so much to it? Now I just hope it'll be gone in a few days, all I wanna do tonight is go to sleep, I hear my roommates asking if I'm in the apartment and I want to go and socialize but it's like I'm ashamed! I hate that I let this affect me so much. I give myself pep talks and everything but after a while I'm just tired of looking in the mirror and feeling unhappy. I just want NORMAL SKIN. I just hope so much that in a few days this will only be a memory and not still affecting me.
You need to stop worrying about every little thing wrong with your skin, By keep trying to put different creams on every little thing that pops up you are probably just making things worse, if its only something small just leave it and it will go away on its own.
I bet nobody can even notice it and I bet even if they could you would still look beautiful so dont worry about every little detail and be happy and it will probably be gone in a day or two =)
Have a nice day 
I'm about to seriously just curl up in a corner and cry
I put Aquaphor on the area about three hours ago, just washed it off and saw some dead skin come off but the area still looks tight and shiny. It's SO weird. And I can't necessarily remember if the upper lip thing a few weeks ago was the same texture or not. I don't remember if it was as scaly....but I've only had this thing for a day and I'm already going crazy. I just want it gone. I feel like I messed up my skin trying to get rid of this stupid little bump on my nose, which still hasn't come to a head nor gotten bigger, by the way. Now I have this shiny, tight dry patch there, looks wrinkled when I scrunch my nose up. I told my mom about it and she just said to put Aquaphor on it tonight and it'll probably be better in a few days. I can only hope, because even though it's not that noticeable I notice it and all I freaking want is normal skin. I'm 19 years old, I shouldn't be having so many damn skin problems! Why is my skin so freaking sensitive?! I've been using Epiduo for months and I always spot treat pimples, why did my nose react so much to it? Now I just hope it'll be gone in a few days, all I wanna do tonight is go to sleep, I hear my roommates asking if I'm in the apartment and I want to go and socialize but it's like I'm ashamed! I hate that I let this affect me so much. I give myself pep talks and everything but after a while I'm just tired of looking in the mirror and feeling unhappy. I just want NORMAL SKIN. I just hope so much that in a few days this will only be a memory and not still affecting me.
You need to stop worrying about every little thing wrong with your skin, By keep trying to put different creams on every little thing that pops up you are probably just making things worse, if its only something small just leave it and it will go away on its own.
I bet nobody can even notice it and I bet even if they could you would still look beautiful so dont worry about every little detail and be happy and it will probably be gone in a day or two =)
Have a nice day
Thank you, you're very kind, and you're absolutely right. I do need to stop freaking out because then I end up using too much of a product and making the problem worse. I think the area looks better after using Aquaphor on it for a few hours tonight....so I've applied more Aquaphor and will hopefully wake up to more improvement.
From now on I'm using the directions on medication as exactly stated. Loading up on Epiduo does nothing for my skin.
I'm about to seriously just curl up in a corner and cry
I put Aquaphor on the area about three hours ago, just washed it off and saw some dead skin come off but the area still looks tight and shiny. It's SO weird. And I can't necessarily remember if the upper lip thing a few weeks ago was the same texture or not. I don't remember if it was as scaly....but I've only had this thing for a day and I'm already going crazy. I just want it gone. I feel like I messed up my skin trying to get rid of this stupid little bump on my nose, which still hasn't come to a head nor gotten bigger, by the way. Now I have this shiny, tight dry patch there, looks wrinkled when I scrunch my nose up. I told my mom about it and she just said to put Aquaphor on it tonight and it'll probably be better in a few days. I can only hope, because even though it's not that noticeable I notice it and all I freaking want is normal skin. I'm 19 years old, I shouldn't be having so many damn skin problems! Why is my skin so freaking sensitive?! I've been using Epiduo for months and I always spot treat pimples, why did my nose react so much to it? Now I just hope it'll be gone in a few days, all I wanna do tonight is go to sleep, I hear my roommates asking if I'm in the apartment and I want to go and socialize but it's like I'm ashamed! I hate that I let this affect me so much. I give myself pep talks and everything but after a while I'm just tired of looking in the mirror and feeling unhappy. I just want NORMAL SKIN. I just hope so much that in a few days this will only be a memory and not still affecting me.
You need to stop worrying about every little thing wrong with your skin, By keep trying to put different creams on every little thing that pops up you are probably just making things worse, if its only something small just leave it and it will go away on its own.
I bet nobody can even notice it and I bet even if they could you would still look beautiful so dont worry about every little detail and be happy and it will probably be gone in a day or two =)
Have a nice day
Thank you, you're very kind, and you're absolutely right. I do need to stop freaking out because then I end up using too much of a product and making the problem worse. I think the area looks better after using Aquaphor on it for a few hours tonight....so I've applied more Aquaphor and will hopefully wake up to more improvement.
From now on I'm using the directions on medication as exactly stated. Loading up on Epiduo does nothing for my skin.
=)
Yesterday was bad. Today there isn't much improvement from then but I'm feeling better so that's good
Yesterday I was so stressed about my anatomy exam (which ended up going fine), my skin was (and is still) broken out terribly and I couldn't get makeup to work nicely. I probably made myself feel worse about it by taking a mirror outside into full sunlight to see what my makeup looked like, only to find it doesn't look like it covers much compared to when I'm in my bathroom lighting!
I'm just glad I can't see my face when I'm going through my day in and out of different lecture halls and classrooms with different lighting. I bet the anatomy lab lights would be the worst. I think they're more fluorescent. But it doesn't matter because I can't see my skin then and I always end up having a good time in that class
This may be a shitty thought, but I do really feel I was given the short end of the stick in life. I've thought "what if I was to end my life, and start a new one over?" has anyone had that exact thought come through their head?
This may be a shitty thought, but I do really feel I was given the short end of the stick in life. I've thought "what if I was to end my life, and start a new one over?" has anyone had that exac
t thought come through their head?
Hell yes man I see my life gone to waste because of this shit and I wish I could start my life over from scratch without acne. I always picture my life turning out different in my head and I know it would be different, choices I made would be different everything man. With my b-day coming up i feel another year of failure has passed my life and all I wish for is for someone to put a bullet thru my head I'm sick and tired of this shit.
This may be a shitty thought, but I do really feel I was given the short end of the stick in life. I've thought "what if I was to end my life, and start a new one over?" has anyone had that exac
t thought come through their head?
Hell yes man I see my life gone to waste because of this shit and I wish I could start my life over from scratch without acne. I always picture my life turning out different in my head and I know it would be different, choices I made would be different everything man. With my b-day coming up i feel another year of failure has passed my life and all I wish for is for someone to put a bullet thru my head I'm sick and tired of this shit.
I feel ya. It's like, even if my skin were to magically clear up, I'm so haunted by what it did to me emotionally, I just don't see how I can forget about it and move on. God damn. I have glimmers of hope when my skin looks good, and then I have days like today and the past few days where I have no hope. Fuckin sucks. Ugh
Scratched a blackhead, hoping it does not become infected. :/ had a good day at school. Didn't worry about my skin for once, felt awesome. To feel beautiful and have ppl want to talk to you. Haven't felt that in a minute. I'm so used to having aloe vera on my skin 24/7 cause I didn't have school but now since I go to school I cant. So I kinda worry my skin will freak, but since school has started I stopped worrying so much. Thank god!
I'm tired of living everyday depressed like a zombie... I just want to feel ALIVE!
Go out and do it! I at times feel trapped within myself, I just want to feel free.
Well I mean I'm not like in my house ally day cuz i work and go to school but I just feel like I don't enjoy anything cuz of acne or whatever. But I'm going to a rave soon so I'll be happy and crazy for that day
I'm feeling good today. I'm tired of letting my skin hold me back in life. Every since I started eating healthy and drinking mainly water my skin has improved drastically. I have only old scars on my face right now, and nothing major in the way of active blemishes. Only a tiny whitehead on my chin that's barely noticeable. I'm going out to hang with some old friends tomor night, and then I'll start at my new job later this week. And as I move forward with my life, I'm not gonna let my skin rule over me anymore.
Time for a fresh start.
My skin still looks terrible after the probiotic/candizyme nightmare a few days ago. I moved into my new place today, a residence building near my school. However, I just dropped my stuff off and came home for a few days, until the first day of class. I'll be missing all of the parties and miss out on meeting people, but it's worth it when my face looks like this.
I have been taking zantac due to some crazy theories I read on this forum from years ago. I just decided I'm going to stop, since I read about how it increases your stomach's pH level greatly and you want a low pH level in your gut.
I started washing my face with epsom salts around the same time I took the probiotics and candizyme, and now I'm wondering if that had something to do with the massive breakout. So I'm going to stop that too.
I had some electroaccupuncture therapy done recently that was supposed to fix my food sensitivities (gluten, casein, several others). I've been eating those things lately, thinking it was ok now. But I'm having my doubts. So I will go back to avoiding those foods altogether again.
So now my regimen will be this:
-Wake up, take Apo-Cetirizine and 100 mcg of Chromium GTF (with 25 mcg Vanadium)
-Drink a tall glass of distilled water with a couple spoonfuls of Apple Cider Vinegar
-Wait an hour, eat small breakfast or snack. Probably oatmeal and/or some almonds, or some fresh veggies.
-Wait a couple hours, take 150 mg of Magnesium Bisglycinate (with 30 mg Taurine)
-Wait a couple hours, eat lunch. Probably some toasted gluten-free bagels with hummus, or a salad, or something like that. Take 30 mg of Opti L-Zinc (with 300 mcg Copper)
-Wait a couple hours, take 100 mcg of Chromium GTF (with 25 mcg Vanadium)
-Wait a couple hours, take 1150 mg of Glucomannan with a glass of water
-Wait 30 minutes and eat dinner. Probably steamed vegetables with gluten-free pasta or sweet potatoes or lentils and quinoa.
-Drink a tall glass of distilled water with a couple spoonfuls of Apple Cider Vinegar
-Wait a few hours, shower. No shampoo, no face wash, minimal water contact.
-Take 150 mg of Magnesium Bisglycinate (with 30 mg Taurine)
-Sleep
Reeeally hope I clear up in the next 4 days.
Oh, I'm also going to try an infrared sauna tomorrow. Wish me luck.
EDIT: Did the sauna today, didn't break out, must have been fine. Don't know if I'll go back for another $15 though...
Also bought some fluoride-free toothpaste and I'm going to stop using antibacterial hand soap.
I'm feeling good today. I'm tired of letting my skin hold me back in life. Every since I started eating healthy and drinking mainly water my skin has improved drastically. I have only old scars on my face right now, and nothing major in the way of active blemishes. Only a tiny whitehead on my chin that's barely noticeable. I'm going out to hang with some old friends tomor night, and then I'll start at my new job later this week. And as I move forward with my life, I'm not gonna let my skin rule over me anymore.
Time for a fresh start.
Sounds great! You will feel so good too! Life is meant to be lived. Go for it!
