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Okay so I have a theory and I'd like some feedback.
About a year and a few months ago my birth control had run out (implanon) and that night I had unprotected sex so I got the plan B pill and took it the next morning. I rushed to get back on my implanon and within a month I had a new bar inserted.
Ever since the day I took the plan b I have had severe hormonal acne and I rushed into getting back on my birth control because I thought the reason for the acne was that I had recently come off it.
After reading posts on here I think I may have made a huge mistake. I think I should have let the plan b run its course before getting on my birth control and now I think I've thrown my whole system out of whack.
So what I want to try is getting off the implanon and taking antibiotics previously prescribed by my doctor and zinc to kind of start fresh hormonally.
What do you guys think??
I can't help you with the birth control, but I can tell you that ever time I have taken plan b, my acne got worse for 3 months or so. Plan b is basically birth control on steroids, so it's going to do some major damage to your hormones, I would honestly suggest never using plan b again if you have intentions of keeping your acne in control, I'm still suffering the consequences and it's been over 8 months /: but it will get better! lots of water, sleep, and eating right really helped balance my hormones back to where they should be.
I took Plan B once and my acne definitely got worse for the next half a year. I wasn't on the pill then, so I let Plan B "run its course" and while it stopped getting worse after a while, it just kind of stayed bad for almost up to a year. By the end of that year I started taking the pill (Diane) which took about half a year to fully clear up my skin. I'd say your hormones are definitely out of sync but I feel like if you took out your bar your would confuse your hormones again which might cause another breakout? Also with a lot of reviews of antibiotics, it seems once you stop taking it the acne just comes right back...
I would suggest to stick it out and maybe stick with a topical regimen and hopefully your body will balance itself out. :/