cvd

My skin is doing fantastic and I'm so thrilled. I weaned off Doxy last month so I am moving towards my goal of getting off all oral meds. Will wean off spiro next. Ultimately I just want to use the...

Thanks! I'm now completely off doxy...all done! Have been now for almost a week and so far no flare-ups. Spiro by itself never kept me clear. It was the addition of everything else that finally go...

Acne is made worse by inflammation. There is surface inflammation such as washing roughly and harsh topicals, etc. There is also systemic inflammation which can be affected by allergies which inflam...

Yup --- looks just like the acne I used to get. Awful and painful too! I'm so sorry. I do have some ideas that might help you. First, diet is important and I agree with above that it can take time...

Yes - it might be aggravating your acne and causing some of your other symptoms. It may also just be a sensitivity to yeast and sugary foods. I can't eat anything with yeast in it like bread. And s...

Still doing great and now down to only three 20 mg doxy pills a week. In a couple of weeks will be all done with doxy. Yeah! Wish I had had the guts to do this earlier. I really think the combo of...

Nope - guys can't take spiro unless they want boobs (sorry). But the trio of BP cleanser (Panoxyl 4%) + Cleocin-T (topical antibiotic) + monthly microdermabrasions is a method recommended by my derm ...

So far so good...skin is staying clear! Next Monday I'll be at 5 total for the week (20 mg each) and two days with no doxy at all. I'm being really careful to eat my rosacea/acne diet which is basic...

No need to stay on a med that most likely isn't doing anything anyway. As I mentioned above oracea never kept me clear and I don't think low dose doxy was doing anything. I had cystic acne + rosacea...

It's been one week since I weaned down from 40 mg/day to 20 mg/day and each week I'll wean off one day until I'm done (7 weeks). Today was my first day of not taking any doxy at all...the rest of the...

I'm in the process of weaning off doxy and will share my progress in case anyone is interested. I've taken 40 mg of doxy for over two years now without a problem. I'd taken Oracea before this but it...

I have taken 40 mg of doxy for over two years now without a problem. I had taken Oracea before but it was too expensive. When I took Oracea it really didn't do much of anything and I'm not sure the ...

Hi Camille --- I struggled with the same kind of cystic acne and with rosacea too. Totally understand your despair! But take heart...if you continue to get cystic acne as an adult then you must use ...

So sorry you're having to deal with this. Although I know the emotional pain of acne that never goes away...I'm quite old now and struggled with it my whole adult life. I need some more info in orde...

I'm not sure about the "expelling toxins" concept...although I know it's often mentioned when people have a flare-up or try something new. Perhaps it was that but I eat pretty "clean" and had been cl...

Thank you! I've heard good things about nettle tea and will try it. I love camomile tea and drink it often --- it's very calming to my system. Since stopping the green tea my skin has been totally ...

Strange isn't it? Especially since it's supposed to be so good for you! Found out more info about green tea that may explain the breakouts. Green tea is high in histamines which can inflame both ro...

I hate to say this but you should probably see a dermatologist. Your kind of acne can leave scarring and if you're getting 30+ pustules at a time this is serious acne. Your skin may be too sensitive...

Yes --- I like hibiscus tea, especially during the summer months when I make an iced tea from it. My usual daily tea is organic roasted dandelion root...tastes like rich coffee but of course no caffe...

On my quest for good nutrition I added quality organic green tea (decaf) to my diet last week and next day got 1-2 inflammed whiteheads. Thought it was a fluke. Kept on drinking the decaf green tea ...

I use DML Lotion. It was recommended by my derm as being one of the best for sensitive oily acne prone skin. It isn't natural (natural ones break me out) but it's very light, stops flaking and dries...

So sorry to hear about your ongoing problems! I too suffered with chronic acne for a very long time, did many tx regimes but usually only one or two things at the same time (accutane twice, antibioti...

Need more info so I can give feedback. How old are you? Are you doing anything besides Dan's regime? How long have you been doing it? Are you seeing a derm? With really bad acne it's nearly impos...

Hang in there. I've been on Spiro for years and years. It takes a long time to work. It works slowly to block androgen receptors and thus the skin gets less and less androgen and then less and less...

Some people benefit from eating more fruit but if your acne is affected by sugars then avoiding high-fructose fruits like citrus (oranges) is helpful (...also high-fructose vegetables such as carrots....