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I am 25 years and I have been struggling and suffering from severe acne ALL over my face. Blackheads, whiteheads, pustules, nodules, cystic, etc! Through out high school I had pretty bad acne and minocyclin and ortho tri cyclin were able to help clear my skin. I stopped taking both pills around 18 and the acne came back. I went back on ortho tri cyclin and my face cleared up again. Eventually I stopped taking the BC again when I was 20 and my face remained clear with a few pimples here and there, but nothing too extreme to get back on BC. Its when I turned 22 and needed to get on BC for the actual birth control aspect when my sad sad sob story comes into play. I was put on Loestrin and my face exploded with cysts, nodules, pustules, the works! Not to mention I had breakthrough bleeding for 2 months!! After three months of waiting for my horomones to "adjust" I decided to stop taking it. My face remained the mecca for acne to party on, while leaving pitted and ice pick scarring all over my cheeks. I have been so unhappy with my skin and all the effort, time, and money I have spent depresses me. I have tried every single OTC tx out there, all the fancy department store products, proactive, Dans regimen... EVERYTHING! I even went back on Ortho Tri Cyclen again and that helped a little but only for a year, the full on breakouts came back. I stopped taking BC and tried a hollistic approach... vitamins, paleo diet, water water water, apple cider vinegar (topically and orally), excercise, etc. While all this made me feel like a healthy invisible human, the acne was never really gone. My self esteem was and has been in the pits and I can't take it anymore. I just want to go to bed without globs of pimple cream on my face or just wake up and go to class or the gym without any makeup on. Or even let my boyfriend touch my face! OKAY.. you get the point, you guys are in the same boat with me. So, what I am currently doing to again, try to battle this never ending war is monthy chemical peels and YAZ. So we will see if this works because I would rather have clear skin than a million dollars!
I feel for you, I'm 26 and have a similar story. I'm getting married in July too and my worst nightmare is to be pimpley on my big day 
I've been considering chemical peels as well. Please share your experience after having it done. They're expensive.. but like you, I feel clear skin is worth any cost.
I'm still amazed at how acne has completely robbed me of any possibility of having a positive or even semi-healthy self-image. Acne alone has made me feel that I am never worthy of... anything, especially love. I question/doubt everyone who is kind to me. It goes on and on.
On a happier note though, I'm here for you.
Congratulations. I am sure you will look beautiful and radiant on your big day! I had a chemical peel about 4 days ago and it has helped dry out some of the pimples on my cheeks, but not enough to feel satisfied with the overall outcome. I go to American Laser and they seem to be pretty inexpensive. I bought a package for 10 chemical peels less than 500. Individually, I believe they are 50 bucks each. They call it a lunch chemical peel because it's not as intense as other peels.
What is your regimen? Are you taking any medications/birth control/accutane?
Also, thank you for your kind words. Were not alone is this battle!!!
Im new to this website.I've had extremly bad acne ever since i was 14 years old I am now 17 I've been having to deal with people calling me names and just the fact that i cant look at people with out feeling self consious.Also i really hate the fact that even with makeup my acne looks really bad.I dont like taking pictures because i know that i look ugly!On March 4,2012 i went to the dermatolegist.My doctor put me on Tazorac Gel .5% I use that every night.And i take portia birth control pills but those are to regualte my period since i dont get my period every month those pills are also suppose to control my hormones.My doctor said Its gonna take about 2 months to see good results.But right now i feel really horrible and extreamly deppressed I dont even want to leave home but i have to because I HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL!I've thought about dropping out but my parents dont really like the idea.Im just tired of looking and feeling extra ugly!
Dont do it! Don't drop out of school KrisleyDogh!! This acne battle is temporary! Its great you have been proactive and went to the dermatologist.
Freemimo I had an experience similar and finally started Accutane Dec 2011. It is the best thing ever! I wish I would have taken this years ago. I really hope your new regime works for you. 
Guys, as for the chemical peels - it is very inconvenient to have your face flaking and peeling two out of four weeks every month(( i went through that. Plus it is not very cheap, so whenever my face cleared up I would stop doing them and have the acne all back again.
Right now I am waiting for my shipment from acne.org to arrive and in the meanwhile I use Proactiv lotion which (as I have discovered) also contains 2.5%BP and tell you what - it works. First week I had a terrible flacking on my face, but it is bearable and it took one week for those big acking pimples to go away, not completely ofcourse, but they are almost gone.
So the key here is consistency. Don't waste money on the peels and even proactiv, because for the same price you can get a kit of a much bigger volume from acne.org
Can't wait for my package to arrive. because a week ago I felt miserable, and now I am enjoying socialising with people like I haven't done in a very very long time
Good luck!
