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I feel so ugly.

Hey, I'm sorry that you're having a hard time. I am too at the moment. I just wanted to say that I'm around your age and I relate to everything you said. I work with people face-to-face also. I've bee...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

8 years ago
Retin A ruined my skin in 4 weeks

I'm really sorry that you're going through this I used Retin-A for 3 months before giving up. I started getting the worst cystic acne of my life a couple weeks in (my whole chin would be covered with...

In forum Prescription acne medications

9 years ago
Anybody managed to get spironolactone prescribed in the UK?

Hey, I'm in the US so I can't offer much advice, but I've been reading this thread and just wanted to say good luck to you. I feel that many doctors don't really consider/don't have much knowledge abo...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
YASMIN log

14 hours ago, hollystone said: I'm kinda worried about breaking out in the placebo week, so I'm considering skipping it and moving on to the second pack straight away. Maybe you could try that ne...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
YASMIN log

Hey, I also started Yasmin not too long ago. I'm getting close to the end of my third pack right now, and 3 months is the standard time frame for when improvement supposedly starts, so I'm...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
Saw palmetto/missed period

Yes, I think saw palmetto could potentially mess with your period (spiro sometimes has this effect also), although I really don't know/understand the scientific reason why. If you aren't having any ot...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
Cleared my skin with saw palmetto and stinging nettle

4 hours ago, MoonlitRiver said: That's what I found when googling it.... lots and lots on saw palmetto but nothing much on any of the others and nobody else saying they'd used a combination of...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
Cleared my skin with saw palmetto and stinging nettle

4 hours ago, MoonlitRiver said: Hi there, I've not really heard of using stinging nettle until reading your posts and now I'm very intrigued! I was wondering if you know anything about the mech...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
Cleared my skin with saw palmetto and stinging nettle

10 hours ago, Jenjen77 said: Thanks! Also, how soon did you see results when using both stinging nettle and saw palmetto together? I'm starting tomorrow!  And ant initial purging...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
Cleared my skin with saw palmetto and stinging nettle

On 9/7/2016 at 5:59 PM, Jenjen77 said: Did you notice any weird side effects of Saw Palmetto like weight gain? I haven't noticed any side effects at all since I've been using it

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
Fixing Female Hormonal acne without the pill?

The saw palmetto "standardized extract" is the best, because it guarantees a certain percentage (usually 85%-95%) of fatty acids (the helpful part) in each capsule

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
Opinions on Shark Sauce from Holy Snails?

I've been considering getting this! If I do I will post about it. Would love to hear others' thoughts

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

9 years ago
Anybody had success with saw palmetto for female acne?

5 hours ago, MoonlitRiver said: Hi, thank you so much for replying! Your thread is really interesting and I'm so glad you've had success with it. I've not heard of using stinging nettle or pyg...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
Anybody had success with saw palmetto for female acne?

Hi, I'm not sure if you've seen my thread on the hormonal acne forum but I go into a lot of detail in it and there is a link to my personal log thread from when I was first starting out on it there to...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
Fixing Female Hormonal acne without the pill?

Hi there, I'm not in exactly the same position as you because I do take the pill, but it hasn't made any difference to my skin.  Birth control is not the only way to treat hormonal acne (a...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
Cleared my skin with saw palmetto and stinging nettle

20 hours ago, Exning said: I wish I could try saw palmetto. Well I did, but it started causing crazy anxiety for me just like Spiro   Sorry you didn't have a good experience.. ...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
Cleared my skin with saw palmetto and stinging nettle

It's been almost 6 months since I made this post and I would like to share with you all an update on how my skin has been doing, because, admittedly, there have been some ups and downs. This may be v...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago