I only break out about 14 days after my period starts for like an entire week should I take the aleve at like day 11 after my period or do I take it for the week I break out?

yeah, I get mid-cycle breakouts too .... not as bad as PMS but still annoying!

I'd start taking it around day 13 and keep it up for the better part of the week.

I break out sometime the week before my period --- but this last month I took an Aleve in the morning and one at night the week before my period and I still broke out pretty bad on my chin. Didn't seem to do anything for inflammation either. Any suggestions?

hello everyone - i'm new to this message board and have been reading through all the posts about using Aleve for premenstrual acne. i'm 42 and have worse acne now then as a teenager. large cystic type breakouts on my chin and around my nose. definitely related to my hormones. my normal skincare is to use a 5% benozyl peroxide wash in the a.m. followed by 2% salycilic acid topically all over. evening wash is salycilic acid followed by the same salycilic 2% topical all over face. this seems to work when i'm not premenstrual, but i ALWAYS breakout the week before my period...some months this starts mid cycle right up until my period. today the doc prescribed minocyline oral antibiotic and azaelic gel to use topically. does anyone have experience with these products?

i'm inspired by the success some of you have had with the Aleve and just ran to my medicine cabinet to take one - my period will come end of next week and in the past 3 days i've gotten a bunch of the big zits around my nose and chin that are "normal" for me. does the Aleve help shrink existing pimples or just prevent new ones?

thanks in advance!

HI everyone! I read this thread almost a week ago and I finally remembered to stop at the drug store and get some Aleve. I didnt buy Aleve though but Naproxen Sodium which is the same thing. It was cheaper and RiteAid had it for buy one get one free. Bonus! I have a year supply now. LOL I am due to start my cycle this week so I started taking it this morning. As soon as I know whether it helped or not, I'll post back. Wish me luck! Lorrie

in the past 3 days i've gotten a bunch of the big zits around my nose and chin that are "normal" for me. does the Aleve help shrink existing pimples or just prevent new ones?

Well I only got a total of 6 new pimples this month compared to 10-15 usually. Because I kept forgetting to stop and get the Aleve, my period actually started the day after I started the Aleve so I dont know if it had any effect or not. I do know that my pimples were not as big as usual. Next month will be the true test. I hope I can time it right because my periods are kinda messed up right now. I am in the early stages of menopause so they switch up on me alot. Hopefully there will be even more improvement next month. I'll let you know. Lorrie

I thought ovulation was your period sorry my parents never bothered with the technical aspects of this stuff and I never cared to learn... wtf is the difference, I definetly want to try this. so I start taking aleve...when my period starts? lol I'm lost

Some women break out really noticeably during the week before their period or mid-cycle. The Aleve is a good temporary fix for this sort of cyclical acne. You only take it for a few days at a time.

If you don't notice any sort of regular cyclical pattern to your acne, this is probably not the way to go ... Aleve can cause stomach bleeding, after all, and you definitely don't want to be taking it regularly.

That said ... if you know that you get PMS breakouts, start with the Aleve twice a day about 4-5 days before you expect your period. If you forget, just start taking it when your PMS breakout begins ... it will help to keep things under control.

I thought ovulation was your period sorry my parents never bothered with the technical aspects of this stuff and I never cared to learn... wtf is the difference, I definetly want to try this. so I start taking aleve...when my period starts? lol I'm lost

thats cool i use aleve for my premenstrual cramps

i get them really bad and sometimes have to go home from school if i don't have ALeve with me.

I like that it might help my PM acne which i always get

when do you have to start taking it in advance to work

a week a few days ????

Reporting in on my experience with naproxen sodium (I bought the Rite-Aid generic instead of Aleve - same ingredients, but about half the price).

This is the second month I've been using it. The first month I didn't notice much effect, possibly because I had a lot of other breakout-inducing factors going on at the same time. This month, I started taking it 7 days before I expected to get my period, which turned out to be 5 days before it actually arrived. I took one a day most days, but forgot to take it at least once, and wasn't at all consistent about whether I took it in the morning or the evening.

Even with having been so irregular, I think it helped - almost no papules or pustules this month, just the usual blackheads and clogged pores. *sigh* But the Paula's Choice 2% BHA seems to be helping a bit with that aspect of it, so I haven't given up hope yet.

I'll definitely be continuing to use it in coming months.

i think this is my third month of taking it and i can honestly say that it works..but it does upset my stomach.

Same for me - it does work, but it bothers my stomach after taking it a couple of days.

May I know anyone still has success with Naproxen Sodium? Any side effect so far?

I am thinking of giving it a try, it seems like I should take this idea out of my mind now

I'm still using it and haven't noticed any side effects. It's hard to tell how well it worked this month, as I'd changed a couple of things in my regimen and I think my skin wasn't really happy about it. I'm planning to continue taking it, as it did seem to help in the past.

My main pimple problem with with ovulation..that's when I get them.

Maybe I could take them a few days before ovulation until a few days after..anyone else have the massive pimple problem that occurs with ovulation?

I was wondering if anyone here has used this with birthcontrol. I usually break out in the 2-3 days between the day I start taking the placebos and the day I start my period. I'm gonna try it this month, so if anyone's interested I'll post my observations

I am so thrilled to have found this forum and this thread! I tend to have THE worst break outs during ovulation, which for me is the week before my period. I got 7 HUGE zits this week. I've been treating them with Persagel (10% BP) which is drying...I am running to the store to get some Aleve tomorrow...well later today.

I can not thank you enough for this thread!! <hugs> I'll be sure to report back with results and follow up long term as well. *fingers crossed and saying a little prayer*

i found a local version of Aleve called Naprosyn. started taking it 10 days ago, twice a day, 12 hrs apart. when usually this close to my period i would be experiencing another nasty cycle of breakouts. currently i only get 1 or 2 new small pimples everyday which, after i pop the white stuff out, dissapears within a couple of days. the new pimples still usually appears on the usual T-zone, but its a major improvement, and finally-- after a long time, my skin is able to heal and begun to clear up.

i also changed a few things on my regimen. i changed my cleanser to another brand which works better on my skin and isnt as harsh as the L'oreal line but still strong enough to wash off the dirt and oil accumulated from travelling (since i take the public transport). i also stopped using a toner-- this is an experiment for me to see if my skin would fare better, since i'm thinking part of what upset my skin was that it got irritated so much. i also stopped drinking OJ (which i miss a lot ) but it did make some improvement on my chin area-- again i'm experimenting on this since im not entirely sure what causes the pimples on my chin (for all i know it could be due to the hormones and nothing to do with oranges).

on the new pimples that does appear, and some of them are big, i'd pop them, swab alcohol (ouch!) and then apply Clearasil just on that zit. it usually arrests the developement and dries up after a few days. it stings like hell during the time before it begins healing, but this technique works for me.

i'm expecting my period in the next few days, so i'm not totally out of the woods yet. wil be giving you folks an update soon

That said ... if you know that you get PMS breakouts, start with the Aleve twice a day about 4-5 days before you expect your period. If you forget, just start taking it when your PMS breakout begins ... it will help to keep things under control.

I have been reading the Acne.org message boards for a few months out of desperation to find a cure to my new adult acne problem at age 35. I always had pimples come and go while growing up especially when it was time for my period. However, for some reason in January of this year out of the blue I began to have the worst acne I had experienced on my face ever. The acne on my chin and jawbone began to scar and I would have this acne all month long no matter where my menstral cycle was. So I started searching for some answers and I found them on Acne.org. Thank you, thank you!! I actually got two compliments on my skin this week. Yipee!!

I always washed my face and would use acne treatment meds, I tried alot of things but was never consistent. I have found what works for me and have diligently done my regimen in the morning and night for two months now and I am happy to say my face is 95% clear and healthy looking too.

I am excited to read about Aleve. I am going to try it this month. Last month I tried Advil for the immflamation and it did seem to help me out. My skin has done a complete turn around since my last period and my constant care and it is finally clear enough for me (I do not mind an occsional pimple or maybe two, I can not handle a full breakout and then the scaring that was beginning to happen made me sad and self-concious). So I will try Aleve as it seems to be working for the rest of you .

Again, thank you to everyone who blogs on this site! I am so grateful to all of you for your ideas, thoughts, suggestions and advice. I am hopefully on the road to healthy, clear skin forever!!

My Regimen:

Morning: Wash with Paula's Choice One Step Face Cleanser-Normal to Dry Skin using the The Body Shop Face Brush. Tone with The Body Shop Seaweed Clarifying Toner wait until dry then use Paula's Choice 2% Beta Hydroxy Acid Liquid wait 10 minutes and then use 10% BP on any breakouts (use all different brands), wait 20 to 30 minutes and apply The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Day Cream moisturizer then DHC velvet skin under my make-up.

Night: Wash with Paula's Choice One Step Face Cleanser-Normal to Dry Skin using the The Body Shop Face Brush. Tone with The Body Shop Seaweed Clarifying Toner wait until dry then use Paula's Choice 2% Beta Hydroxy Acid Liquid wait 10 minutes and then use 10% BP on any breakouts (use all different brands), wait 20 to 30 minutes and apply DHC intensive moisture treatment moisturizer.

Supplements: Before bed 2 multi vitamins, 1 Calcium/Magnesium, 1 Essential Fatty Acid, now 1 or 2 Advil/Aleve pre day PMS week.

Aleve isnt sold in Canada without a prescription because of the whole danger with liver and heart problems i think it was.

Anyone know if there is anything else i can take?

I have Midol at home, but i dont that will do anything since it contains a different type of drug. Im supposed to start taking something today, help! lol

Aleve isnt sold in Canada without a prescription because of the whole danger with liver and heart problems i think it was.

 

Anyone know if there is anything else i can take?

I have Midol at home, but i dont that will do anything since it contains a different type of drug. Im supposed to start taking something today, help! lol

thats like in any advil, right?

i thought i was supposed to avoid those because i am on spiro.

thats like in any advil, right?

i thought i was supposed to avoid those because i am on spiro.