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Getting A Tanda Clear

So I just ordered a tanda clear and I'm really excited about it. I've read a ton of reviews and it seems it really works, even spas use blue light therapy to help acne. I have pretty moderate acne, it...

In forum General acne discussion

10 years ago
Going Off Birth Control

I'm now on 100 mg of spironolactone (50 mg twice a day) for the past month. I've also had my period straight for the past month. this week would have been the first week off my period, but i started s...

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10 years ago
Going Off Birth Control

I'm in the first week of my third month off bc now and on 50mg of Spiro. All last month my skin was mostly clear except for a few minor break outs up until my period last week where all hell broke loo...

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10 years ago
Going Off Birth Control

So I went back down to 50 mg of Spiro about a week ago. My skin had been improving this week, less breakouts than usual though I'm not clear. My breakouts seem to be decreasing in size, this week I've...

In forum Hormonal acne

10 years ago
Going Off Birth Control

I went on my period this week and have been breaking out like crazy. It's mostly in my forehead area, which is weird for me as usually it's spread across my whole face. I read that sometimes when you ...

In forum Hormonal acne

10 years ago
Going Off Birth Control

  So I've been breaking out pretty consistently the past week or so. My breakouts seem to be getting More frequent now and I'm not sure how to stop them. I'm taking one 50 mg of spironolactone...

In forum Hormonal acne

10 years ago
Going Off Birth Control

          Where can I find dim? How long does it usually take to see a difference on it? Right now I'm on 50 mg of Spiro and im taking 2 1000 mg tablets of vitex. So f...

In forum Hormonal acne

10 years ago
Going Off Birth Control

  Where can I find dim? How long does it usually take to see a difference on it? Right now I'm on 50 mg of Spiro and im taking 2 1000 mg tablets of vitex. So far I'm breaking out as usual, no m...

In forum Hormonal acne

10 years ago
Going Off Birth Control

So I've been breaking out pretty consistently the past week or so. My breakouts seem to be getting More frequent now and I'm not sure how to stop them. I'm taking one 50 mg of spironolactone in the m...

In forum Hormonal acne

10 years ago
Going Off Birth Control

Where can I find dim? How long does it usually take to see a difference on it? Right now I'm on 50 mg of Spiro and im taking 2 1000 mg tablets of vitex. So far I'm breaking out as usual, no more but n...

In forum Hormonal acne

10 years ago
Makeup Help

Tarte Amazonian clay foundation is awesome and has a full coverage finish. It's pretty natural, free of parabens and silicons so it has a less likely chance to break you out. My derm also said that po...

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10 years ago
Going Off Birth Control

I've been off birth control for a month and a few weeks now, and my skin (esp around my chin and mouth) has been breaking out steadily, in large zits and small little ones that you can see in certain ...

In forum Hormonal acne

10 years ago
Going Off Birth Control

I've been off birth control for about one week now (last week was my placebo week but I didn't take those). I got the paragard in and have been really crampy since. My dermatologist told me to keep ta...

In forum Hormonal acne

10 years ago
Yasmin

That sucks I am on week two of my third pack and I don't have any actual zits right now, just the usual clogged pores that I always have. Though I haven't been getting the clogged pores on my cheeks ...

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10 years ago
Going Off Birth Control

I did something similar. I stopped taking bcp while on Spiro. I've been told by 4 diff Drs that I should not break out. Spiro blocks what bcp puts in us to stop acne. Of course there is no guarantee w...

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10 years ago
Going Off Birth Control

So i started Yasmin (ocella) 3 months ago in hopes that my acne would clear up. I was on a generic for alesse and Spiro before that and experienced mostly mild acne. When my skin started breaking out ...

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10 years ago
Yasmin

Yasmin just isn't working out for me. My skin is breaking out a lot right now and I'm going into the 3rd week of month 3. My skins worse than when I started. I think I'm just going to go off the pill ...

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10 years ago
Yasmin

The break outs I've been getting this week haven't been too bad. I can cover everything with makeup still. In still just waiting for clear skin though. I'm wondering how long it takes to get clear on ...

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10 years ago
Yasmin

My acne has gotten a little better over the first week of month 3, but I still have a few small break outs. This coming week was awful for me last month so we'll see how it is this month, hopefully an...

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10 years ago
Yasmin

So Im on day 4 of month 3 and my acne is terrible right now. I broke out all through my period and I'm continuing to breakout. I have 4 active pimples right now and a million scabs. What gives? I thou...

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10 years ago
Yasmin

My acne is actually doing a lot better then it was doing last week. I think im on week 7 right now, and next week is the placebo week, which I'm usually pretty clear for. I notice that I usually break...

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10 years ago
Yasmin

Thanks guys! I had mild to moderate acne on alesse but now I would say i have pretty moderate acne. I'll do one more month and if I don't see any improvement then I'll call it quits with Yasmin. I hav...

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10 years ago
Yasmin

I just switched birth control pills from Orsythia (generic for Allese) to Yasmin. I'm on my second month and if anything my skin's worse. Is this normal? How long until I see improvements?

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10 years ago
Good & Bad Birth Control Pills And Implants For Acne

I was just wondering how long does it take skin to go back to normal after coming off the pill? I was on a generic form of alesse for two years after my derm told me it was good for acne. Then after m...

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10 years ago
Reducing Redness After Pimple/spot

As Hydrocortisone is a steroid cream its definitely a little iffy whether or not we should be putting it on our faces. Some have had some reactions to it and it could potentially aggravate acne. If yo...

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11 years ago