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Hydrocortisone 1% on cyst

I am so interested in this, what brand did you use? How often did you put it on? I have had cortisone shots before and they worked well but It is very hard to make an emergency appointment with my der...

In forum Acne

15 years ago
How ya feelin' about your acne today?

Why me???? thats all I can think about right now.I have 2 giant painful cysts on my forhead. They hurt so bad I cant move my face at all with out wincing in pain. I cant even get a cortisone shot beca...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

15 years ago
How ya feelin' about your acne today?

Pretty bad the last few days. I have 4 mean ones on my forhead that hurt everytime I smile or raise my eyebrows. My right cheek had 3 big ones but they are slowly fading. My chin has been breaking out...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

15 years ago
you know its bad when..

WOW. It is crazy how many of these personal things people are dealing with, I am dealing with the same things.   You know its bad when.... your girlfriend your in love with wants to see you so ba...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

15 years ago
you know its bad when..

when your a veteran member on acne.org (got mine today)

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

15 years ago
you know its bad when..

when you have no confidence even when you are clear because acne has killed your self esteem so much

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

15 years ago
you know its bad when..

wen u start 2 feel happy tat ur skin is clearin up...n wham!! u get breakouts n redness all over again:(   Story of my lifeeee

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

15 years ago
How ya feelin' about your acne today?

Im not sad or depressed, I actually angry. I had a great day yesterday, no active pimples at the time. When I washed my face last night I found THREE new ones on my forhead. And they are the worst kin...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

15 years ago
you know its bad when..

When you actually dream about finding a new spot (yes this has happened to me more than once) and you wake up and run to the mirror because you think its real.

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

15 years ago
you know its bad when..

when you run out of threads to read on acne.org.   when you actually have a clear day and feel like you can do anything, then you breakout and its like your a different person.   when you ch...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

15 years ago
Erythromycin

ive just been prescribed these to but for folliculitus tht looks like acne (yes i have light acne also)   im pretty concerned about taking any anti biotic after what happened last time. 1000mg to...

In forum Prescription acne medications

15 years ago
you know its bad when..

When you find a new zit and it totally ruins your whole day, no matter what else happened.   when even the secretaries at the dermatologist know you by name, without looking at your chart   ...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

16 years ago
Erythromycin

anyone???

In forum Prescription acne medications

16 years ago
Yellowing of the Eyes (due to antibiotics)

I was on mino for 4 years and the only problem I had was some stomach issues. Apparently, it can irritate the stomach so I would have severe bouts of stomach pain a few months apart. but that seemed t...

In forum Prescription acne medications

16 years ago
Erythromycin

Ive been on erythromycin for 6 weeks now and im not really seeing much improvement. This is my third antibiotic after minocycline and doxycycline. Mino worked for like 3 years and then i think i devel...

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16 years ago