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3 months on Tretinoin No problem, I've only ever found it online or at health food stores. I recommend the Doctors Best brand for the NAC, with the milk thistle you want the specific compound Silymarin. | In forum Prescription acne medications | 9 years ago |
3 months on Tretinoin Hi again, the liver is a fickle organ to say the least. Anything from dairy to sugar to canola oil can cause eruptions. Things like the cleaners you use in your house, your laundry detergent, plastic ... | In forum Prescription acne medications | 9 years ago |
3 months on Tretinoin Hi, the area of the face where you break out is connected to the liver according to chinese face mapping. You may or may not put any merit in this but I have found it helpful with identifying the unde... | In forum Prescription acne medications | 9 years ago |
Acne clears up DURING my period. Why? vitex helps to balance the estrogen to progesterone ratio, usually it is needed in women who are estrogen dominant to help raise progesterone which is the dominant hormone before your period. Progeste... | In forum Hormonal acne | 9 years ago |
Why does an "ULTRA-LOW" dose birth control pill clear up my acne? I don't understand! You could be just slightly deficient in either estrogen or progesterone which the pill supplemented, or slightly too high in androgen's which the pill suppressed? Some women are really sensitive to ev... | In forum Hormonal acne | 9 years ago |
Using Natural PC for Acne/PMS In the luteal phase of my cycle now, no more breakouts and things are going well. Increased appetite is slowing down, breasts are less tender. Anxiety is good but I am a bit low on energy. | In forum Personal logs | 9 years ago |
Vitex causing shedding of hair in the shower & deflation of breasts?! Increasing progesterone causes your estrogen levels to drop, which sounded like it was the point for you seeing as how you're estrogen dominant. Estrogen is the hormone responsible for depositing fat ... | 9 years ago | |
Using Natural PC for Acne/PMS Ok, so a few days in now and my acne definitely got worse. After doing some research I learned that progesterone is the precursor for testosterone, as well as the fact that at first when you supplemen... | In forum Personal logs | 9 years ago |
Using Natural PC for Acne/PMS I'm going to start logging my progress, or lack thereof, using Emerita's Pro-gest natural progesterone cream for PMS, and to a lesser extent acne. My acne, after much trial and error, is pretty well u... | In forum Personal logs | 9 years ago |
Actually wore concealer for 2 days and I am a straight guy Good for you. But please, don't diminish women to "pussies". Its not flattering to them or you, and its not necessary to speak in such a stereotypically male, crude way to seem less "gay". If you wan... | 9 years ago | |
Needing help Sorry, I meant she put me on Clindoxyl, not clindamycin. I always found clindamycin useless. | In forum Adult acne | 9 years ago |
From Perfect Skin to Not Perfect Skin, What happened? Your sleep schedule could definitely be worsening your acne, mine freaks out if I go to bed later than twelve. I think it has to do with liver cleansing times, which occur mostly at night (1am and 3am... | In forum General acne discussion | 9 years ago |
Needing help My derm put me on clindamycin during one of my pregnancies, she said in the standard amounts benzoyl peroxide (5%) is not harmful. Same goes for most topical concentrations of salicylic acid, the high... | In forum Adult acne | 9 years ago |
Desperately seeking help Do you consume any caffeine? Even a little bit (as In one tiny white tea in the morning) can cause some people to erupt. Have you tried probiotics? Unfortunately I'm not very familiar with male hormo... | In forum General acne discussion | 9 years ago |
Desperately seeking help Have you ever been tested for food allergies/intolerance? For some people it can go beyond dairy, wheat and sugar. A male friend of mine who has IBS, he cannot tolerate spices of any kind, or too much... | In forum General acne discussion | 9 years ago |
Zarah birth control gave me horrible acne, any advice? Hi Exning, if you find you get more acne during the first phase of your menstrual cycle (the follicular phase) then it is most likely estrogen/testosterone related. Theres a lot of confusing info out ... | In forum Hormonal acne | 9 years ago |
Has anyone's cystic acne been only related to diet? My cystic acne was directly related to my diet. Dairy and refined sugar to be precise. I second not drinking any soy milk, many people have an intolerance for soy. I personally use any unsweetened mil... | In forum General acne discussion | 9 years ago |
Zarah birth control gave me horrible acne, any advice? It sounds like hormonal acne for sure (since it was a hormone pill that triggered it and the areas affected) I had hormonal acne for many years after stopping birth control pills, but Ive found a fe... | In forum Hormonal acne | 9 years ago |