Emmygirl

Hello! I was in the same boat as you about two weeks ago. I don't have health insurance either and my doctor took one look at my face and said Retin-A, Clindamycin Phosphate Gel, and benzoyl peroxide ...

I totally feel you Maria 999, I am on 6 different treatments and have been for a month. I can't tell if I am just getting a horrible initial breakout or it is just making it worse If someone told me ...

It really is just tough. I think I cry everyday and missing out on opportunities is always heartbreaking. Eveaguilar, you go hug your dog right now! haha Dogs are the best cure for acne ever, they don...

I'm in the exact same boat as you! I also just moved to a new town for college, always had okay to moderate acne and the last 8 weeks I have become severely broken out, like so bad I look like a diffe...

Thank you guys seriously so, so much! You have no idea how much that means. It's been really, really tough but I'm hanging in there! We are all going through things together and that makes so much of ...

Oh my gosh I have the same thing! There are these tiny white bumps ALL over my chin and when I stretch my skin it's terrifying because there are hundreds of them. They don't really do anything and I h...

I am kind of in the same boat my skin is pretty awful right now and I always compare it to everyone! No one comes close. Keep up with your treatment it sounds like you're on the right track hang in ...

So I've been posting on here for about three weeks and have found a lot of support and a lot of really helpful tips. But, I think at this point I'm done hoping for any type of improvement. I know this...

I can say with some certainty that many if not all the members here have felt this way. There is just such a painful feeling of looking into the mirror and being genuinely confused and horrified at ho...

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Both of you have been SO helpful. I started using just the clindamycin last night and rubbed (or dabbed I guess) some on my breakouts. I really did notice a difference...

I would LOVE to be your penpal! I am also 26 and usually have fairly clear skin but up until about the end of August my face has exploded and I can't seem to catch a break. I talk to my husband about ...

PLEASE, someone! I am desperate!

Hey guys, I just went to the doctor this morning and he would not prescribe me Bactrim, which really bummed me out but he did prescribe me Retin A and Clindamycin Phosphate gel. First off my acne righ...

One more question for anyone who has some time, do you think a Family Medicine doctor will even prescribe Bactrim? I can't get into a dermatologist around here for another 5-6 months, yikes! There are...

So I just started MonoNessa which is just the generic OrthoCyclen (I wasn't on birth control before so I didn't switch over) and after 10 days I am noticing quite a difference. I did have a pretty bad...

I think I will! Thank you so much for your advice!

I have a doctors appointment on Tuesday and am thinking about asking for a Bactrim Rx. I started birth control a week and a half ago and it has helped quite a bit, but I am thinking about adding an an...

I am curious how things went after your appointment on Thursday? I feel like our stories are fairly similar. Did you get back on birth control? I know you said you had the mirena removed, did you get ...

Hey I basically wanted to start a discussion about things that have worked for people other than Accutane. I know that I won't go on Accutane because mine is hormonal and I need birth control and mayb...

Hey guys, I could really use some help here, so if anyone has advice or tips or just information I would really appreciate it. So (in addition to my long story above) I started MonoNessa (generic orth...

Hang in there, and remember you are not alone! There are so many of us on here struggling to stay positive, stay motivated even just stay human. We are all here to support one another through a very d...

Absolutely, I have done this a number of times I am sad to say. I hate that I do it, but I always feel so much safer at home, by myself watching T.V. or reading so I can avoid feeling insecure in fron...

So from what it sounds like it probably is an infection if it's yellow, but I am definitely not a doctor I always put triple antibiotic ointment on any opens wounds even on my face and it really help...

Well I went off YAZ for a couple reasons, I lost my health insurance and they switched me to the generic and my skin wasn't clear anymore, it wasn't horrible but it wasn't clear like it once was. To b...

Hey guys, I am so grateful that there is a place like this where I can go to get some type of relief. I have always had blemishes here and there and when I was 23 had a three month long outbreak that ...