wombat666

2 hours ago, acnehardcase said: Wombat666 To answer your original question. Yes bactrim is spectacular but I think it's mostly used as a last resort. I used it for a year but like a lot of...

15 hours ago, Convinceme said: Thanks for your reply, too. I'm going to dissect point by point some of the stuff you mentioned and let's see if we can derive at a common understanding of what's h...

On 02/26/2016 at 8:31 PM, Convinceme said: Thanks for the insight to your daily diet. Wow, just two paragraphs but there are so many points that I find in common with you: My metabolism is pretty...

On February 27, 2016 at 7:38 AM, kimmynunz said: Yes, I am. I'm allergic to Penicillin, Bactrim & Erythromycin. Ah, that's unfortunate... are you using any topicals between the doxy a...

11 hours ago, kimmynunz said: I was on it continuously for the 6 years. No breaks. It is a long time. I figured at some point it would stop working. I'm on my third day now without any antib...

1 hour ago, kimmynunz said: I started Doxycycline 100mg per day in 2009 for cystic acne. It worked great, clearing my acne almost completely. Did have the occasion (but rare) breakout but never...

I think Accutane would be an option if the antibiotics don't work, but I would like to try other options before I dive in again. I got through my first course without any lasting side effects (that I ...

13 hours ago, Convinceme said: Hi, I'm just curious what's your diet like. What do you eat in a typical day? I'd say my diet is okay. I do consume dairy, sugar, caffeine - the works. I kn...

On February 23, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Joelsmama126 said: I put off accutane for the past decade because I already have depression and anxiety. But my skin is getting permanently scarred, so I finally ...

No new cysts right now, although some of the smaller ones I got recently are looking angrier and are hurting more. Old cysts are still hanging out on my face - red and angry-looking. Still have not go...

The new-ish cysts are still big, red, and angry. Older ones are dying a little bit, but so far no break in the cyst cycle. Also got some new smaller ones last night and this morning, which I'm not to...

Day 3 of doxy, day 4 since ditching los vitaminos. Overall I feel a little better about my skin. Some of the old cysts have dried up and no longer hurt, although they are still raised and show no sign...

Went to the doctor today and got prescribed doxycycline and Duac. He said he didn't want to put me on Bactrim since he'd never used it for acne. I've taken my first 100mg doxy pill a couple of hours a...

Hi all, So I'm going to the GP tomorrow and am going to ask for an antibiotic. I was on Accutane from fall 2013 to summer 2014 and it cleared me up briefly, but then my acne started coming back. For a...

Well - in the 2+ weeks since I've started the topic, I've definitely been losing the fight against my pustules. I'm starting to think that going on the multivitamin again was a mistake, because my acn...

Mega cyst forming on my right cheek! And another one forming near my old cluster of pimples. I have an appointment with my GP this Saturday. My insurance requires me to go through a primary care prov...

So - I've gotten cysts on my jawline! Yay. And that was after having been off fish oil / multivitamins and drinking tons of water. I've decided to hop back on the multivitamin, since the whole time I'...

No real cysts right now, but smaller pustules keep coming up. Shaved my beard (with a clipper) today. Face looks cleaner but acne is a lot more noticeable. Between my chin and right cheek has about 8 ...

The area in question (between my right cheek and chin) is still a nightmare. Another (albeit slightly smaller) one came up yesterday and was hurting like heck this morning. The ones that were already ...

So over the weekend I got some new cystic-type crap near my old pimples. That whole area is like an inflamed minefield right now. Bunch of scabs and cysts everywhere. I'm not sure why I got new cysts ...

So it's only the second day after ditching the god-forsaken fish oil and multivitamin, and I haven't gotten any new deep, inflamed pimples - for the first time in weeks! In fact, I don't think I've go...

So an update - I've continued to use the Hibiclens. It has helped me contain / almost completely avoid folliculitis on my neck and face after a close blade razor shave on Monday. However, I've broken ...

22 hours ago, freakingthefrackout said: On January 15, 2016 at 11:25 AM, wombat666 said: It actually has. I don't regret going on Accutane at all. For one thing, it cleared m...

Hi all, So for the past year or so I've been getting this stubborn pustular acne that doesn't respond to Benzoyl Peroxide very well. Ever since I started getting it, I've been applying Dan's BP gener...

Week 1 Update: Have not seen any drastic changes. Skin has been a little bit drier, but that could also be attributed to the cold. One thing I've noticed is that the progression of my acne has slowed ...