Hey everyone, recently started searching all about acne since I've had a very bad breakout about 3 months ago so I thought I'd share my story.

First off I'm 19 years old and male, have oily skin and huge pores which I inherited from my mom. All throughout high school from grades 8-12 I thought my acne was really bad with around 4-5 zits around my forehead and my temples. In reality it was just me freaking out because everyone around me had perfect skin. I did use benzol peroxide 0.05% or 5% i forgot which, but it did help control my zits.

After highschool I went to post seconday, where I had more time on my hands so i started working out more. I guess thats when puberty hit because i started breaking out more around my chin and jaw which is related to hormonal acne. The benzol peroxide effects slowly started not working so it got worse and worse. Here i am in my second year being through popping my zits and pimples and scarring my face mainly my temples, forehead and neck.

Also a tip for everyone if you dont already know.. DONT PICK AT YOUR FACE. There was this music festival which i went to which changed the game for me. It was an indoor event which was really stuffy and sweaty. During the event i was touching my face alot which got it really infected and my whole forehead had inflamed red pimples.

It started becoming a more serious problem as i was getting really insecure and depressed about it to the point where i woukd always wear my hood to cover my face, skipping school and even calling in sick for work on some days and not going out in public to hangout with friends. (Ps. Ive been told I am a very good looking male with a nice physique). So i went to see my family doctor who prescribed me minocycline 50mg for 30 days.

Yep.. it just made it worse.. 2 weeks in i had at least 9 whiteheads on my forehead which looked horrible and maybe 10 more in other parts of my face. They did however dry out face and were easy to pop. BIG MISTAKE now my whole forehead and temples are scarred from it. I went to see an actual dermatologist because i felt like my family doctor didnt know shit about skin. My dermatologist prescribed accutane yesterday and i started taking my first pill of 40mg accutane and i had the hugest headache and felt like my brain was being squeezed hard. Maybe its because i didnt cycle off my minocycline yet but i stopped taking it since. I hope my acne doesnt get even worse before it gets better as ive heard online.

Sidenote:

I workout 6 days a week. For supplements i take protein, creatine , and BCAAs. I stopped taking protein because i thought that broke me out but no difference after 2 months. Although i stopped taking my omega 3 fish oils and noticed my skin is WAY less oily so maybe sometimes diet does affect your skin.

Anyone else have a similar experience where it went downhill?Any advice or success story? id love to hear about it since now all i do i search up stuff about acne -.-.

Hoping accutane works fast and clears my face.

Thanks for listening,

James.