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I am a 17 year old girl who has now been suffering with acne for a year and a half. I had perfect skin without blackheads, whiteheads or noticeable pores. Now, only a year and a half later, my face is covered with red marks, bumps, blackheads and black scar-like dots all over. I am completely desperate. I have tried everything; tea tree oil, benzoyl peroxide, a non-dairy diet, clindamycin, minocyclin, sulfur, and oral antibiotics. Right now I am on my 7th week of Retin-a Micro and doxycylin and my face is worse than ever. Is this normal? I had bad skin before the retin-a but ive never gotten acne on my cheeks or chin, and they are covered with blackheads, clogged pores and painful red bumps. Why did I begin to break out at 16 when all my friends were over their acne by then. Also, will I ever have clear skin? I am in tears right now and beg for any answers. I'm sorry for the rant I just feel completely discouraged, like my skin is going to be horrible forever. I also have severe social anxiety centred around my acne now, and I've stayed home from parties and my friends for the past 2 months.
Thank you in advance <3
Sarah
Sarah, have you tried Accutane? I don't think you mentioned that. It's by far the strongest oral prescription for acne that I know of to date. It def helped me when I was around your age. It's a little more risky for females but it's an option I'd def study up on and look into.
Until then-- are you scrubbing your face with topicals? This could be making everything look worse- more inflamed, more red, and literally can cause more breakouts. The face doesn't need to be washed hard. Just keep that in mind.
And have you tried vitamins? A, B, C, D, E, L-lysine, Zinc, ect.. -- particularly B and C and Zinc? And if you do start taking vitamins, don't expect an immediate result. We're talking weeks here.
Are you sleeping good at night? Are you exercising?
Take pictures of your face now so you have something to compare later.
Trial and error. See what works, and what doesn't. I wish you the best!
I have not tried accutane, but im not sure if it would work for my type of acne. My main problem is clogged pores and blackheads with a few clusters of whiteheads and some red bumps. Does accutane work for mostly blackheads and clogged pores? Also, I have tried a healthier diet, and using vitamins but there was no improvement. 