Are you taking any other supplements for weight training?

Are you taking any other supplements for weight training?

 

I supplement with whey isolate sometimes and creatine, but I've been off the creatine for a while now.

"Bodybuilding" supplements can be contaminated with steroids, like the anabolic kind or DHEA, which can cause acne-like lesions or a kind of rash. One characteristic of steroidal acne is a wing-like pattern on the back or a lot of little papules on the chest and arms. If you do in fact have this kind of rash on your chest, discontinue the "bodybuilding" supplement (including muscle "shakes" you're taking) immediately.

Note: If you're not sure it is acne or steroidal acne, you probably need to go to the doctor to get a proper diagnosis.

"Bodybuilding" supplements can be contaminated with steroids, like the anabolic kind or DHEA, which can cause acne-like lesions or a kind of rash. One characteristic of steroidal acne is a wing-like pattern on the back or a lot of little papules on the chest and arms. If you do in fact have this kind of rash on your chest, discontinue the "bodybuilding" supplement (including muscle "shakes" you're taking) immediately.

Note: If you're not sure it is acne or steroidal acne, you probably need to go to the doctor to get a proper diagnosis.

 

Thanks but my supplements aren't new to me at all, this just started a couple months ago.

If the high doses of Biotin and fish oil was causing it, how long after stopping it should I see improvement?

Btw: my diet is very good and I'm not overweight. I do take ortho tri cyclen bcp

Another thing I forgot to bring up: have you been wearing braces, hot/cold packs or anything around your jawline? Have you been trying to keep your jawline clean?

Another thing I forgot to bring up: have you been wearing braces, hot/cold packs or anything around your jawline? Have you been trying to keep your jawline clean?

 

No nothing at all. I clean with the same products I"ve always used, nothing new.

What kinds of products do you use? Anything with triclosan in it or another antibacterial treatment? If so, the bacteria may have become resistant to whatever you're using.

Biotin and fish oil in high doses don't appear to cause an acne-like rash. If it was in fact an allergic reaction, you'd be having a lot more symptoms than just "acne". Furthermore on the contamination subject, fish products and fish oil supplements can be contaminated with dioxins; dioxin exposure can lead to an acne-like condition called chloracne characterized by yellowish blackheads and cysts which sounds like you don't have. And typically, chloracne forms with high exposure over many years, particularly in herbacide factories or other industries. (I don't mean to make you paranoid with the chloracne, it was just a thought about supplements and supplement contamination.)

Likelier though on the oral consumption part, it may have something to do with your birth control. Sometimes birth control that has a higher amount of testosterone derivatives can cause acne flare-ups or worsening of acne that don't always happen right away. And considering your age, generally the older a women gets the less estrogen she produces especially when she's nearing or at menopause. While menopause starts around 50 or so, it can come earlier than that like in the early 40s. You may need to switch to a different kind of birth control and see if your acne subsides.

What kinds of products do you use? Anything with triclosan in it or another antibacterial treatment? If so, the bacteria may have become resistant to whatever you're using.

Biotin and fish oil in high doses don't appear to cause an acne-like rash. If it was in fact an allergic reaction, you'd be having a lot more symptoms than just "acne". Furthermore on the contamination subject, fish products and fish oil supplements can be contaminated with dioxins; dioxin exposure can lead to an acne-like condition called chloracne characterized by yellowish blackheads and cysts which sounds like you don't have. And typically, chloracne forms with high exposure over many years, particularly in herbacide factories or other industries. (I don't mean to make you paranoid with the chloracne, it was just a thought about supplements and supplement contamination.)

Likelier though on the oral consumption part, it may have something to do with your birth control. Sometimes birth control that has a higher amount of testosterone derivatives can cause acne flare-ups or worsening of acne that don't always happen right away. And considering your age, generally the older a women gets the less estrogen she produces especially when she's nearing or at menopause. While menopause starts around 50 or so, it can come earlier than that like in the early 40s. You may need to switch to a different kind of birth control and see if your acne subsides.

 

I don't have any kind of rash, I think you got that from someone describing what some steroids can cause. It's just acne, more of a cystic type acne. My birth control is the kind that is actually good for the skin. I've done lots of googling and reading and found that biotin does cause acne and many many people report that the fish oil does as well. What I wanted to know was how long should I wait till I would notice improvements if that was it. Nothing else, not a single thing, is new to me. I'm extremely healthy, very clean diet, active, and have never had acne before. It started at the same time that I began taking fish oil and biotin.

Usually when a supplement or drug causes acne or an acne-like rash, it takes a few weeks to a month or two for it to subside after discontinuation of the offending supplement/drug. I'll look into Google Scholar some more to see if I can find even a few case reports of fish oil and/or biotin causing acne or an acne-like rash, but I haven't found anything so far.