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I wonder if I'm missing a liver support? hearts, why did you choose l-cysteine instead of NAC? I think I've read good things about NAC for PCOS, is that correct? Maybe! It's difficult to say. I thin...

I just looked into the DIM Detox formula... apparently it has a lot of other ingredients including CDG. It also looks like it focuses on liver support (hence the name) since it also contains things li...

Thanks hearts. I guess I was mistaken, I thought I had read that you were starting DIM while weaning off spiro, but maybe it was the progesterone cream that you started while coming off of spiro? I’ve...

This isn't a problem for me, but I wanted to mention that supposedly masturbation and intercourse affect hormones differently. You can google the subject and read some articles and discussions about i...

Thanks very much for replying hearts. I agree, it is a risk to be weaning down from spiro while taking DIM; however, as the study that WishClean posted on this thread (which led me to understand and b...

hi! My skin did improve a lot with spiro though it did not completely clear me up, I think I was on it for a little over 2 months.. maybe if I would have stuck with it longer I would have cleared? To...

Hey brenmc, Sorry for the delayed response...I'm currently preparing to move from the US to Europe and it's been a long process. I'll try my best to keep up with acne.org until the end of the month, w...

  Hi! I just wanted to post and maybe get some opinions. i'm a 23 year old female and my sebum production is annoying. I have tons of blackheads a long my jaw which have recently started crawli...

Hi hearts, thanks for replying. I still have more questions for you, if that’s ok? I appreciate your shared experience and knowledge so much! How long did you take to wean off of DIM? Having suffere...

We also talk a lot about testosterone / estrogen / progesterone on here, but the endocrine system is much more complicated than that. Hormone related skin problems could be attributed to thyroid or ad...

Because "normal" is relative. Doctors believe you are normal if your hormones are in a certain range of numbers, when actually it is a lot more complicated than that. It's different in every case, but...

okay, so I've been away on holiday in spain and then just been catching up on everything since I got back. I decided to go ahead and take what he had mixed for me anyway despite not knowing what was i...

Hey hearts, Thanks so much for the reply and sorry for the delay in responding but my internet has been down. That's a relief to know that spiro didn't make your acne worse afterwards, like many birth...

Thanks hearts. Your experience about weaning off of spiro is a big help. It's interesting to know that you didn't start breaking out until a few months after lowering your dose. When you did breakout,...

Hi hearts, Do you think in high doses though that progesterone might have the opposite effect, as GreenGables described? I wonder why else the metformin was helpful until the last couple months? heart...

Hey brenmc and WishClean! I don't even know what post to quote anymore, haha. About progesterone... from my own research, it actually acts as an anti-inflammatory. Below are some links. Also even th...

I agree about sitting in a cubicle, that was like my old job in digital mapping (GIS). Now I'm in the process of figuring out a more fulfilling career path. Thanks for the encouragement. I hope thing...

"Estrogen Dominance" is simply a term to describe symptoms associated with high estrogen, low progesterone, or both. I don't understand your post saying that you're skeptical, lifelong confusion... yo...

Thanks hearts, I left a message with the Canadian company, so hopefully I'll hear back. If not, I'll try them again tomorrow. That article is very helpful. I have been worried about detoxing through m...

Thanks hearts. I appreciate your continued support so much I could just cry! I'll try to stay calm, but it's tough because I feel very desperate for this to work. And I have another breakout today . B...

I was anxious like you before I started spiro. I remember sitting there with the bottle in my hand nervous to take the first one. The derm had told me it would be a long term (pretty much for life) so...

Hey hearts and WishClean, So, I’m three days in to taking Nature’s Way DIM Plus. The morning after my first dose I got another nodule; the day after that I got a larger pimple (luckily not nodular but...

I think you’re right hearts, it’s best not to change too much at once. I’ve just been concerned about medication interactions; this especially tru...

Thanks WishClean, I am nervous about taking everything I am too, but I'm more nervous about quitting the pharmaceuticals cold turkey. I've started the process of weaning off of spiro. Do you think tha...

I upped it because, as I mentioned in the other thread, I got a sudden breakout on the left side of my face that started 2 days ago and now it has become bumpy. The things I did differently these past...