dunedain

I think your skin might be having a hard time adjusting because you went from no birth control, to 2 months straight of birth control without the 7 day gap, back to no birth control, so your hormones ...

I was only on Bactrim for about a week before I had a small allergic reaction, and it was for a recurring UTI. But at that point, my birth control and topicals had more or less resolved any acne I had...

Gianvi maybe? I've heard some good things about it, but I don't personally know anyone who's tried it.

I used to use 5% BP regularly! While it didn't get rid of my acne, it was way better than Dan's 2.5% stuff. In fact I found that his dried my skin out faster, but that may just have been a different i...

When I first started using AHA I mixed half and half with my moisturiser and used it every other day the first week, before slowly upping the dosage. In the first week it seemed okay, but by the secon...

I took Plan B once and my acne definitely got worse for the next half a year. I wasn't on the pill then, so I let Plan B "run its course" and while it stopped getting worse after a while, it just kind...

I am also Asian and have used 40% lactic acid for a few months and I don't think I ever noticed any darkening of the marks. For the first couple of days after the peel, my skin seemed more red and may...

    This sounds like what happened to me. When I went on Alesse, about 2 weeks in I started breaking out everywhere and I also thought it was getting worse before it was getting bette...

  This sounds like what happened to me. When I went on Alesse, about 2 weeks in I started breaking out everywhere and I also thought it was getting worse before it was getting better. But I was...

Are you moisturising enough? Sounds to me you might be over exfoliating.

And by that I mean has anyone ever gone on antibiotics and had their skin stay clear after they went off of it? It seems like all I'm reading are people who are clear while they're still on antibiotic...

Alesse is fairly androgenic and Yasmin is considered high in estrogen so maybe the difference could be making it hard for your body to adjust? I was on Alesse for 2 months and it gave me terrible pizz...

  I use the 40% lactic acid peel, which is the one people recommend to start off with because it's not too strong. For me, I've definitely noticed a big improvement with my PIH. At first it did...

I use the 40% lactic acid peel, which is the one people recommend to start off with because it's not too strong. For me, I've definitely noticed a big improvement with my PIH. At first it didn't seem ...

Why do you want to get off clindamycin and tretinoin? I understand not wanting to be on antibiotics long term, but are you having bad side effects with the creams too? I would personally try to get o...

  I hear that many women who come off birth control are clear for a few months but after about half a year that's when the bad breakouts really start?   Hopefully your diet will help mana...

  Glad to hear that your skin is holding up well! Just wanted to add that Diane never got me 100% clear for more than maybe max 2 weeks? I always have at least 1 that's either healing or just s...

Glad to hear that your skin is holding up well! Just wanted to add that Diane never got me 100% clear for more than maybe max 2 weeks? I always have at least 1 that's either healing or just starting t...

Second month is too soon for any pill to work on your skin (unless you're one if the very lucky few). Most people that I've talked to take anywhere from 4-6 months to see improvements. Just hang in th...

I hear that many women who come off birth control are clear for a few months but after about half a year that's when the bad breakouts really start?   Hopefully your diet will help manage that! ...

I went off Yasmin because at the time I thought it was giving me rashes and other side effects. I never got it checked out though I just stopped on my own. I went on Diane because I started off with A...

I've been on Diane for a year and a half now. The doctor who prescribes it to me thinks its ok to stay on, but from what I understand a lot of doctors are against staying Diane for long because of ris...

  I would also like to know how old you are as I think age makes a difference when it comes to BCP. I took Yasmin (which I think is the same as Yaz but a bigger dose?) when I was 17 and I don't...

I would also like to know how old you are as I think age makes a difference when it comes to BCP. I took Yasmin (which I think is the same as Yaz but a bigger dose?) when I was 17 and I don't recall r...

SO I made the dumbest decision of my life. I started using epiduo for a little less than 2 weeks and I didn't think about the fact that it would make my skin thinner/more sensitive, so I decided to do...