LillyRose7

i had one treatment of PDT, you are supposed to have a breakout of all these small whiteheads within 2 days of the treatment, apparently thats a good reaction. I broke out a bit but nothing too sever...

livetoregret have you considered seeking medical and alternative help outside of Australia ? In Thailand or elsewhere?     oli girl im not downplaying what she is experiencing at all, i kno...

I take a pill called Belara, apparently the progesterone component in it is naturally derived rather than synthetic. i dont know if that would be a useful option for you. Of course you will be able to...

i think that people are on BCP + spiro as a combination because its not merely the androgen blocking action of spiro that stops acne, but BCP pills have an effect on skin as well as they are meant to ...

maybe ask a derm about some laser treatments ?

i think if you have low cortisol and too high dhea it means your adrenals are stressed and you are basically very stressed out. Low cortisol can make you feel depressed also. basically the adrenals ar...

my only symptoms of pcos was hormonal acne, slightly irregular periods, used to be over weight, and cysts on ovaries on scan and imbalanced LH:FSH ratio. I never had anything else, no raised choleste...

hello, its very true that you have to do your own research on meds. I would go to docs and they would disagree with me on a lot of things. I was given metformin for pcos and it helped but caused a lo...

what treatment did you have done?

hello, if you decide to take the pill, you have to realise they are not all the same, and we all react differently. There was a use by the name green gables on here who had a great list of the hormon...

dhea is not bad in the regular amounts. It regulates many things, and plays an important role in your hair/skin and sex drive etc. But if its out of range in females it can cause issues. I had high DH...

they can detect if you are taking the BCP because of levels of the hormones in your blood. They are different when you are not on BCP but i dont think they check for that. They check for the triglycer...

hi, im so happy for you ! you look great and happy to hear your story and success with acnease:)

hello, I don't actually take accutane because I chose to go on the pill to clear up my skin. HOWEVER, my doctor told me I would clear on 10mg and would not have to go over 20 mg. She said severe case...

hi Rachel, I have followed your blog loosely but i just wanted to mention something - have you ever considered your acne may be hormonally induced? I noticed you break out mostly on your jaw and chi...

hi hun, the doctor I saw( i mentioned it in the PM) was going to give me a prescription for isotrex. Its an antibiotic + retin A, whereas Retin A is simply isotretinoin cream/gel. Retin A does have t...

I am 5'2, weight about 120 pounds. Doctor told me i would clear even on 10mg, and i would need a maximum of 20-30mg. It is not necessary to go so high, even at 10mg it can work. My derm gives severe c...

I did the foodprint test, i did it through the clinic i go to. To be honest i never ate those foods much, i wasn't even surprised when i saw the list. Except I saw aloe vera, which i had been drinking...

hey hun i did the skin allergy test, and it all came back fine and the second time i repeated the test, crab came up as highly allergic. I think you should look into intolerance testing, its differe...

Hello all, Well, I'm sure many of you know me from my posts about accutane and whether i should take it and the BCP pill. I started taking the pill 3 cycles ago. I've just started the 3rd pack, a fe...

hi hun, i'm going to reply to the inbox message you sent me but i wanted to tell you - did you know that cysts on the chin is 100% hormonal? It is a red flag for hormonal imbalance. All the doctors, ...

i hope Diane is going well for you. I have slight depression sometimes with the pill and slight mood changes i duno what it is, like, racing thoughts and anxiety but other than that its ok. My skin is...

my doctor told me that there is evidence that accutane can cause the androgen receptors on the face of women to become more sensitive. Thus, they may get more hair in places they didn't have before. T...

hey Oli girl, of course health is not worth risking over, i am sort of antii accutane because i have friends who have taken it with scary side effects. I was about 30 pounds over my current weight wh...

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