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(@diana-ashley)

Posted : 12/19/2016 1:03 am

Hi, everybody! I hope you are well and curing your acne. I am 16 years old and I suffer from acne for 3 years. Acne really makes me depressed all time. I did everything I could but nothing helped me. I always think about my face whenever I am . It disturbs me and causes depression. All the time I want to have clean skin like my friends have , but I do not know how. Please, help me)

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(@amrit-saini)

Posted : 12/19/2016 5:22 am

I am suffering from acne since 4 years, now I'm 18, i have Done 3 CO2 laser treatments but still have acne. Last treatment was on 5th December. There were whiteheads that i picked up and now there are scab which will probably turn into scars. I'm also very depressed. I left all my friends because of my depression since 3 years. I don't have any friends now. I don't even use social media websites. I just sleep as much as i can to skip my life. Acne is my worse Enemy. I'm just writing it here because i know you may feel how I'm feeling. I have no advoce because even i quit my life over acne. Acne won i lost. Just hoping for a miracle.

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(@dogbb7)

Posted : 12/19/2016 2:34 pm

Get on a low dose Accutane.

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(@rikime)

Posted : 12/20/2016 12:43 pm

We all have those days but remember you are not alone, thousands of people suffer from acne!

Finding the right treatment requieres lots of trial and error so don't give up and keep fighting. There is lots of good advice on this website.

Accutane is a good option but be careful as one of the side effects is depression!

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(@lexxymae)

Posted : 12/20/2016 1:38 pm

Recommending Accutane to combat acne when she is already going through depression is just about the same thing as telling someone to drink beer to get rid of their alcohol-withdrawal. :|

Accutane should always be your last resort. 

Before recommending you the "be all end all" solution, let's see what we can do to help you. What is your current regimen?

 

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(@steph93rc)

Posted : 12/25/2016 9:58 pm

On 19/12/2016 at 6:52 AM, Amrit Saini said:

I'm also very depressed. I left all my friends because of my depression since 3 years. I don't have any friends now. I don't even use social media websites. I just sleep as much as i can to skip my life.

I did the same thing Amrit. I don't use social media anymore either except to check a group that my college teacher posts on for tests or due dates. Acne has caused me to push away all my friends, my boyfriend, and I'm not as involved with my family as I used to be. I feel like I'm just waiting for my time to be up with life so I don't have to deal with acne anymore. I wish acne would be wiped off this earth and never come back for anybody ever again. It's extremely destructive to my self-confidence and quality of life. :smileys_n_people_40::smileys_n_people_51: I hope it goes away for everybody and never comes back. 

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