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Hi everyone,
First of all, thanks in advance to anyone who reads/responds to this. I really don't know who else to talk to about this so I figured, hey why not Google "acne forums and see what happens."
Just some background info, I have been dealing with acne since I was 10 years old. I am now 25. It started out as acne usually does with teens/preteens. Some on the forehead, t-zone, nothing out of the ordinary. I saw doctor after Doctor and used cream after cream and things helped for a while, and then eventually stopped. I have taken oral antibiotics as well which helped for the time being, but stopped once I came off of them. Once I turned about 19, my acne began to change. It became very cystic and large. Very inflamed and just horrible and painful.
Then- a miracle (or so I thought). I have VERY bad period cramps. So bad I would often end up in th the hospital. My gyno suggested birth control. Three months into my BC, I noticed I had not gotten not even ONE pimple. My skin acne was finally cured. For about a year I was acne free. It was the happiest I've ever been. After about a year, my happiness was ended. Out of nowhere, my skin exploded. The worst I had ever seen it. I was in tears every day and didn't even want to leave the house. My gyno and dermatologist suggested to go a few milligrams higher with my BC (I was originally at 25mg, they upped it to 35mg) and ah ha! Clear skin once again!
my skin has been in decent condition since then. Fast forward to today. Out of NOWHERE once again, my skin has erupted. It is awful. I am at my wits end. I am 25 years old. I am DONE with this. I feel like I have tried everything. I have tried going dairy free and gluten free. Drinking tons of water a day. Nothing helps. I refuse to up my BC anymore because I just feel like it's unsafe. I have gotten my hormones tested and have been told they are completely normal. The only thing I have not tried is accutane because I am terrified of it. Sorry for this long rant but I really don't know who else to talk to about this. No one else would really understand. If anyone has any advice at all, please please please share it . Thanks so much.
9 hours ago, AmaliaRita said:Hi everyone,
First of all, thanks in advance to anyone who reads/responds to this. I really don't know who else to talk to about this so I figured, hey why not Google "acne forums and see what happens."
Just some background info, I have been dealing with acne since I was 10 years old. I am now 25. It started out as acne usually does with teens/preteens. Some on the forehead, t-zone, nothing out of the ordinary. I saw doctor after Doctor and used cream after cream and things helped for a while, and then eventually stopped. I have taken oral antibiotics as well which helped for the time being, but stopped once I came off of them. Once I turned about 19, my acne began to change. It became very cystic and large. Very inflamed and just horrible and painful.
Then- a miracle (or so I thought). I have VERY bad period cramps. So bad I would often end up in th the hospital. My gyno suggested birth control. Three months into my BC, I noticed I had not gotten not even ONE pimple. My skin acne was finally cured. For about a year I was acne free. It was the happiest I've ever been. After about a year, my happiness was ended. Out of nowhere, my skin exploded. The worst I had ever seen it. I was in tears every day and didn't even want to leave the house. My gyno and dermatologist suggested to go a few milligrams higher with my BC (I was originally at 25mg, they upped it to 35mg) and ah ha! Clear skin once again!
my skin has been in decent condition since then. Fast forward to today. Out of NOWHERE once again, my skin has erupted. It is awful. I am at my wits end. I am 25 years old. I am DONE with this. I feel like I have tried everything. I have tried going dairy free and gluten free. Drinking tons of water a day. Nothing helps. I refuse to up my BC anymore because I just feel like it's unsafe. I have gotten my hormones tested and have been told they are completely normal. The only thing I have not tried is accutane because I am terrified of it. Sorry for this long rant but I really don't know who else to talk to about this. No one else would really understand. If anyone has any advice at all, please please please share it . Thanks so much.
Hmm, you said you used to have very painful periods. The fact that your periods were painful/heavy before BC and that your acne is cystic leads me to believe you may have PCOS which is a hormonal condition that can cause acne. Have you ever considered this?