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yeah complete gluten removal. and been doing dans regimen for 6 weeks now (but i swap out the morning BP with clindisol a topical prescription antibiotic cream) fingers crossed!

hows it going? ive been following your journey!

my concern is that at the moment (for the past 3 weeks) my acne has been fairly under control (for the most part) and when i did use the epiduo twice my face was immediately NEON red. i have pretty se...

yeah. im having a bit more luck right now just being very gentle and using dans regimen except in the morning im using prescription Clinidisol instead of BP I've also upped my saw palmetto to 480mg/...

so abigail- you were neon red for 6 whole weeks?

hi abigailwheeler- i havent used the epiduo or differin yet, i want to wait until after the holidays, id rather cover up red bumps than have a full red chin throughout the holidays... so far my skin...

good idea. what you posted in interesting, about it increasing estrogen because from what i understand and have read alot of women are clearing using high estrogen birth control pills, so i would th...

i also take folic acid (for cervical health) and unfortunately for me it doesnt help my skin, but does my cervix which is more important since ive had some issues. i take 600mg/daily (along with a n...

wow abigailwheeler- your results with epiduo are incredible i started using it for about 2 weeks and with just the first application my skin was NEON red. i personally found that worse than the acne...

i am female and have hormonal acne on my chin/jawline ive only been taking it a month, you need at least 90 days with any hormonal treatment month 1 i have been taking 320mg total (1 pill twice a ...

ive heard though from many on the boards here that since the acne is hormonal and if im not treating the core reason im getting it (ie hormone imbalance) then the retinoid and adapalene is just helpin...

yeah im going to guess that its the doxy clearing you not the saw palmetto. saw p takes months and months to start to work, any hormonal balancing treatment does...keep taking it though for sure (i am...

ive been on BCP for 15 years. just started saw palmetto 3 weeks ago too to help hormones the most success i seem to have it dans regimen but i swap out BP in the morning for clindisol antibaterial p...

ive taken zinc for a long time and just recently stopped because of some research i came across that suggests that zinc elevated testosterone in women. im pretty sure i have adrenal fatigue (not sur...

Saw palmetto regulates hormones in a way that reduces sebum production from DHT for example. However these horomones are also influenced by food choices like those that spike insulin levels. So eating...

Thanks! Sounds like we are in the same boat. My dr wont prescribe me spiro, maybe I'll go back to my derm and talk about it I have been taking Saw Palmetto, natural anti androgen (320mg daily) for...

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So my Dr. prescribed me Differin .01% gel for my acne. Its hormonal. All on my chin/jawline. Mostly large inflamed bumps that hang around for a while. I dont eat gluten, very limited dairy, caffeine...

So my Dr. prescribed me Differin .01% gel for my acne. Its hormonal. All on my chin/jawline. Mostly large inflamed bumps that hang around for a while. I dont eat gluten, very limited dairy, caffeine...

this is probably my most favourite thread on this whole forum

i have the same. but im a female. regardless of sex, im certain its hormonal. mine are inflamed, closed comedones that dont often come to a head.

no. cervical. also anxiety. i was a heavy heavy (weed) smoker for 13 years... started to become very anxious not only when smoking but also on days i didnt. i feel better without it but my skin appa...

how is your skin doing today? i removed dairy for 3 weeks and had no change in my acne. im eating dairy this week when i want to (not forcing it or anything) to see if i have any reaction, so far i ...

its so different for everyone that its definitely worth a shot! im not sure how long you have to remove it to see a different but ive read a few things that saw complete removal for 3-4 weeks then y...

me too, i just dab it on there with a q tip and it does work better than most