bizz

I'm 30. I've had hormonal cystic acne since I was 15. In the last 15 years I've been on minocycline, aldactone, and accutane, each drug for at least 2 years. My guts are screwed up. I can't take prob...

So I have figured out eating even tiny amount of fish (cooked fish too) and sushi (which I had been eating a lot more of) causes horrible, painful, tender cysts all over my face that benzoyl peroxide,...

I'm so sorry. I went through this as well. I became anemic; my cholesterol also went up. Your derm is a moron. You are not permanently damaged but yes, fatigue and muscle pain is a serious crappy pa...

I will give you my background so you know what I've tried. I could really use advice. I have higher-than-average testosterone in my blood based on blood tests but have never been diagnosed with PCOS. ...

Not really. Accutane can prevent dark marks in the long run and scarring because it treats cystic acne. In my experience, it helped moderately for pigmentation, but did not TREAT it. It helped with th...

When I tried accutane has an adult, like another poster said, it took a good 6 to 8 weeks to make the oiliness feel controllable.

Ask you surgeon. Honestly if it's been more than a year (or even as little as three months) yes, you can go on Accutane or a drug to combat acne. The danger is only if you had a bad rhino that serious...

There are a few things wrong.   I have had cystic acne since age 13 (15 years now). Since age 18 I have been on cycles of accutane, then aldactone, doxycycline (the most successful, till my skin...

Hard to tell without a picture. You could be allergic.   Go see a dermatologist.

I have been off antibiotics for a 2 months after having huge allergy-related breakouts--under jaw (jaw lymph), k-filled pores from the bridge of the nose to the chin--and a course of Diflucan. It mess...

Accutane is the only thing that helped but you need to be aware that it can cause depression and may cause "purging"/surfacing of acne. I have cystic acne and yes I get cysts that never truly go away ...

T/sal is just horrible. I have similar issues. The problem with all these products is excess "acne healing" ingredients cause huge reactions, so T Sal, Selsen Blue, etc....awful. I am not using Suav...

Thank you for replying. I really, REALLY hate that this site won't let me see replies or find my own notifications without following the topic. Thanks again.

I have been on many acne medications and the only time they really worked was in early puberty. Accutane twice; aldactone for four years (horrible, made me sallow and hyperkalemic); and now, antibiot...

Maybe you have an autoimmune disorder or your immune system is in overdrive. So taking "cleansing" agents or anything that stimulate immune responses is making things worse. I sent you a message be...

You just can't do that. There is no way I would wear make up overnight. Youtube Lisa Eldrigde's channel or Cassie Diamond on how to cover acne. I would NOT buy the products she uses because some lik...

The only foundation that lasts me the day and does not cause excessive breakouts even on my highly allergic skin (so far--knock on wood) is Revlon Colorstay. I have to buy one shade up from my usual (...

Just be wary. I use salicyclic acne astringent with no problem but Almay Clear Complexion gave me the worst, deepest breakout out of my life. Still scared.

Controlling your up and down hormones may help more than sporadic antibiotics. Leaky gut is vague, unproven, with different folks finding out (after dieting) it has done nothing or their interventions...

The cycle for a few years past has been the same--with the switch to each acne med, my body would readjust too. The first three years after Accutane were pretty horrible (aldactone made my skin green...

I have been on acne treatments for a long time and I would say the acne mostly appears hormonal; I get hard lumps in the same places two weeks before I menstruate. Antibiotics helped very much for six...

Bizz, This is the last time I say this, I also mentioned it on one of your posts last year (?) that mentioned antibiotics or some other medication...you have taken so many things, your stomach (esp. l...

The side effects of Accutane are vastly overrated. It was the only thing that helped me with cysts and the only thing I can't go on it again is because I'm scared, as an adult, because my skin and i...

Cortisone shot or ointment; tea tree oil (I'm thinking about it now); Mario Badescu's buffering lotion, which works better than the drying lotion for me. Sulfur usually works better than bp for me b...

I'm 28 and have been on acne meds for a very long time. I was on and off Accutane from age 18 to 22--two cycles of small doses. Since 2009 I have been either on aldactone (worst drug--regret taking i...