Hi,
So I have become very desperate as most of us do when battling with acne. I have tried everything under the sun (except accutane) and had little to no results. This time last year my face broke out horribly and I started using bp to combat. However, it just irritated my skin and I made me break out worst. I decided to go to my dermatologist who prescribed me minocyline and differin. After a few months, my skin did start becoming clear. By the time summer hit, I didn't have any active acne so I weened off the medication. I stayed cleared for a few months and now my skin is breaking out! and with vengeance!
After a lot of research, although skeptical, I tried DIM (Nature Way's brand). The first few days it gave me headaches, dry mouth, and made me extremely tired. I have now taken DIM for a month and I no longer have these side effects but my acne has not gotten better. It actually looks worst from all the red marks it has left behind.
Should I continue to stick it out with DIM or am I wasting my time? Has anyone broken out worst from DIM? or am I not giving it enough time? Should I consider switching to different brand like Estroblock?
Any advice or personal experiences would be great! I am just a lost of what to do.
I'm going to direct you to an article I recently read. I too have tried DIM, Estroblock, and didn't notice any difference. AcneEinstein is my favourite place to get critical advice on what works and what doesn't work for acne. It sites studies and uses critical thinking. I think its worth a read.
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I'm not sure I'm allowed to link that, so if it gets taken down google acne einstein, go to the site (first one) and if you scroll down on the right hand side there will be a search box, type in estroblock and click search. The article will pop up.