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Wow your progress is coming along great. Can I ask.. are you on birth control pills? I came off mine a few months ago and my face exploded! Similar to yours.. cysts on the chin area. I am thinking of ...

Sorry to hear. Sounds like your body is rejecting the BC and probably for a good reason. I experienced some nausea the first week on tri linyah but it went away and it was nothing like what you're exp...

I don't think I can continue this birth control I woke up with my hands feeling numb and tingling and then it moved to my feet. I almost fainted in the shower and I could barely make myself a sandwic...

Thanks. Good luck! Also Bren, have you ever tried topical spiro? I found someone's posts on here about grinding up capsules, mixing it with lotion and applying it to the face. They said it got rid ...

GOD the brain fog and fatigue I'm experiencing is BAD. I never had this feeling for the 4 years I was on OTC before. I had trouble even filling out a job application yesterday, it's almost a drunk or ...

^ I hope you get it figured out, Bren. I wish Green Gables was still around, she was so knowledgable about all this stuff (sorry I didn't quote you this time, I was getting an error on the site :S ) ...

  ^ Thanks! The pill cutter seems like a great idea. Really thought 31 is still super young and plenty of women can still be acne prone at that age. You're putting good things into your body an...

^ If it's hormonal the spiro will definitely work! Honestly I think you could clear up just with the birth control and a good topical regimen.

^ OH GOD. I'm so sorry about the bad experiences with Spiro and then Yasmin D: Being a woman does indeed suck. I swear, when I'm clear on BCP I'm NEVER GOING OFF THEM lol. Interesting about the dairy ...

^ Thanks! The pill cutter seems like a great idea. Really thought 31 is still super young and plenty of women can still be acne prone at that age. You're putting good things into your body and things ...

Give the birth control time to work, it will help! Also I think Sprintec is the generic for Ortho Cyclen right? Some people don't get the same results with generics, so maybe you can switch for regula...

^ Yeah :/ I'm not sure how to wean off Ortho Tri Cyclen though, the pills are already minuscule lol. I'm so sorry Spiro stopped working do you think Androgens are no longer your problem? Perhaps it...

Thanks to both of you ladies for replying me, it honestly helps so much like you couldn't believe. Well I guess I spoke too soon :/ Over night my face has exploded again. It feels like old cysts that ...

I had go back on birth control too to get my acne under control about as year and a half ago, but since then I have stuck to my skincare regimen and use a topical called differin, so I'm hoping when ...

Uggghhh so sorry you have to go through this. BUT better now that you are not pregnant. That way you can use any topical you can. I was on Yasmin for about 7-8 years with a few months off in between. ...

^ I'm afraid I'm going to have to go back to it as well. I hate this so much. I always wonder if I'd even have this type of acne if I hadn't gone on birth control in the first place. And then I wonder...

I've been so down this week. My face was truly 100% clear the last few months since stopping Ortho Tri Cyclen and now this has exploded on my face in the last week! I haven't done anything different t...

  Hmm maybe. I just know I NEVER ever had a cyst until I actually started birth control (ortho tri cyclen). That's what is so weird to me. Since I've been off it I haven't had a single cyst unt...

Hmm maybe. I just know I NEVER ever had a cyst until I actually started birth control (ortho tri cyclen). That's what is so weird to me. Since I've been off it I haven't had a single cyst until this l...

I'm at a loss myself, I have just about always had acne but Tue last two years it turned cystic. I have heard amazing things about maca powder and am going to try that since its supposed to naturally ...

I went to the derm on friday and all she did was look at my face and say I have hormonal acne because it's cystic/nodular in the chin/jawline area. However I can get blemishes elsewhere all over the f...

^ ugh I'm sorry TopHat this sucks so bad. I hope we can figure this out and get clear again. I hate having breakouts after being clear for so long. This week has been hard, I've canceled plans with fr...

I've been posting elsewhere on the boards but I want to make sure I keep up my log here too. SO basically the last two weeks I was harsh with my skin. I used way too much BP on my chin area (thinkin...

UGH woke up to another pimple today. I'm only breaking out in one corner of my chin I don't understand!! The other side of my face and chin is 100% clear and has been for weeks. It looks so odd. I'm j...

If you start antibiotics you should definitely keep taking them for the amount your dr prescribed. Going off antibiotics too soon can mess things up. I just got some minocyclen today and I plan on tak...