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PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

17 hours ago, Aussie Scientist said: Good news. Thanks. I got another dandruff shampoo bottle today. If I get any new big zits maybe I’ll try a bit of the antifungal cream but for now I ...

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

It is just hyperpigmentation now  it is all smooth. 

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

On 6/7/2019 at 10:12 PM, Aussie Scientist said: Bubbly OK, that means that there was a hormonal cause. But, note that hormonal causes can cause fungal acne (because of increased s...

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

On 5/30/2019 at 11:35 PM, Aussie Scientist said: Bubbly I can only repeat - If the antidandruff shampoo cleared the problem, then the acne was fungal - antidandruff shampoo is ant...

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

1 hour ago, Aussie Scientist said: Bubbly Apply Lamisil (which contains terbenafine) antifungal cream to the affected areas. That wlil sppeed up the process of recovery, because you prob...

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

On 4/13/2019 at 8:18 PM, Aussie Scientist said: Birth control pills (and antibiotics) can cause fungal outbreaks on skin. Try an antifungal cream - clotrimazole is a good general anti-fungal cr...

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

Ugh!! I am having an awful acne flare up when I finally thought it might be getting better.    Why me?! I went to the dermatologist today and she only gave me shots on my...

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

Here is from a week ago. I will post other pictures of my acne today.  Here is today in some good lighting. Blech. I have a new big zit on the right side. 

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

On 3/18/2019 at 4:22 PM, noashe said: 1) My dermatologist isn't that great. He has mostly mediocre reviews. That and I feel like he prescribes the same things to everyone with acne (no matter h...

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

Still not improving... I am almost through with the second pack of birth control pills. I was hoping for some relief by now. 

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

4 hours ago, noashe said: So far I have stopped using Differin and Clindamycin for almost a week. I feel like in doing so, I gained a few more clogged pores than before. The reason for this is ...

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

Definitely worse this week. I feel like I will never have an improvement story. 

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

Yes it is. I had gone years without it. I do not understand why my skin has to be so prone to this.

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

This is a close up :\ I am so scared I will just have this forever... 

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

This is my acne this week. Honestly not sure if it got better or worse. : Beginning my second pack of Yasmin. So far I am not seeing any exciting improvements. Hopefully things will begin to heal...

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

So this is my skin right now! I might delete these pictures later. I dunno. Hopefully in a few months I can have good before and after pictures. I hate those purple welts. I can feel the pressure in m...

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

32 minutes ago, noashe said: I am a female. I have told my dermatologist that I think the acne might be due to over exfoliation, he did say that there is a chance that it could be from over exf...

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

3 minutes ago, CarpeMomentum said: Hi doll! I am sorry you are in a place where you feel like you have to make a decision between clear skin, or trying for a child. I have followed a few women...

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

4 hours ago, noashe said: About 2 years ago (when I had no knowledge about skincare), I decided to use a clay mask. There were no instructions on how often to use it, so I basically used it eve...

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

3 hours ago, noashe said: Hey! I'm just going to be honest and say that there is not much advice I can give you on the topic PCOS acne, due to the fact I know very little about it. What I do wa...

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5 years ago
Quitting Birth Control (pics)

I stopped taking birth control pills. It was alright for three months and then my face turned into a cystic mess. I am on my first week of Yasmin right now. Nothing topical or natural has ever worked ...

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5 years ago
Spiro for the second time

I am in a similar situation. I was on spiro and ortho tri cyclin for years and it let me have clear skin. Stopped taking them for a few months and my face is a cystic mess. I began the spiro again and...

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5 years ago
PCOS acne and feeling depressed ~

Hello there. I am 24 years old and graduated from college and got married last year. You would think this would be a great time in my life but unfortunately I have had some pitfalls. I began strugglin...

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5 years ago