This is a bit out there, but it actually helped when i had acne. I developed adult onset acne when i was 31. Out of the blue i started breaking out and no matter what i tried it didnt help. Went to the dermatologist and she gave me Retin-A. That just tore my skin apart so i stopped using it. My sister in law gave me a bottle of Keri antibacterial hand lotion one day for my hands, and i used it on my face and sure enough it actually helped a LOT. I guess it sort of makes sense since acne is usually from bacteria. (I dont think they make the Keri antibacterial lotion anymore). Any way shortly after that i was diagnosed with cepacia and my Dr. put me on Minocycline on a rotating basis every 3 - 4 weeks. Every time i was on it my skin cleared up. Eventually it cleared up completely and the acne never came back. I hope you find a solution, and eventually you will. I know how frustrating it is.
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Those of you dealing or have dealt with acne
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This is a bit out there, but it actually helped when i had acne. I developed adult onset acne when i was 31. Out of the blue i started breaking out and no matter what i tried it didnt help. Went to the dermatologist and she gave me Retin-A. That just tore my skin apart so i stopped using it. My sister in law gave me a bottle of Keri antibacterial hand lotion one day for my hands, and i used it on my face and sure enough it actually helped a LOT. I guess it sort of makes sense since acne is usually from bacteria. (I dont think they make the Keri antibacterial lotion anymore). Any way shortly after that i was diagnosed with cepacia and my Dr. put me on Minocycline on a rotating basis every 3 - 4 weeks. Every time i was on it my skin cleared up. Eventually it cleared up completely and the acne never came back. I hope you find a solution, and eventually you will. I know how frustrating it is.
This is a bit out there, but it actually helped when i had acne. I developed adult onset acne when i was 31. Out of the blue i started breaking out and no matter what i tried it didnt help. Went to the dermatologist and she gave me Retin-A. That just tore my skin apart so i stopped using it. My sister in law gave me a bottle of Keri antibacterial hand lotion one day for my hands, and i used it on my face and sure enough it actually helped a LOT. I guess it sort of makes sense since acne is usually from bacteria. (I dont think they make the Keri antibacterial lotion anymore). Any way shortly after that i was diagnosed with cepacia and my Dr. put me on Minocycline on a rotating basis every 3 - 4 weeks. Every time i was on it my skin cleared up. Eventually it cleared up completely and the acne never came back. I hope you find a solution, and eventually you will. I know how frustrating it is.
This is a bit out there, but it actually helped when i had acne. I developed adult onset acne when i was 31. Out of the blue i started breaking out and no matter what i tried it didnt help. Went to the dermatologist and she gave me Retin-A. That just tore my skin apart so i stopped using it. My sister in law gave me a bottle of Keri antibacterial hand lotion one day for my hands, and i used it on my face and sure enough it actually helped a LOT. I guess it sort of makes sense since acne is usually from bacteria. (I dont think they make the Keri antibacterial lotion anymore). Any way shortly after that i was diagnosed with cepacia and my Dr. put me on Minocycline on a rotating basis every 3 - 4 weeks. Every time i was on it my skin cleared up. Eventually it cleared up completely and the acne never came back. I hope you find a solution, and eventually you will. I know how frustrating it is.
This is a bit out there, but it actually helped when i had acne. I developed adult onset acne when i was 31. Out of the blue i started breaking out and no matter what i tried it didnt help. Went to the dermatologist and she gave me Retin-A. That just tore my skin apart so i stopped using it. My sister in law gave me a bottle of Keri antibacterial hand lotion one day for my hands, and i used it on my face and sure enough it actually helped a LOT. I guess it sort of makes sense since acne is usually from bacteria. (I dont think they make the Keri antibacterial lotion anymore). Any way shortly after that i was diagnosed with cepacia and my Dr. put me on Minocycline on a rotating basis every 3 - 4 weeks. Every time i was on it my skin cleared up. Eventually it cleared up completely and the acne never came back. I hope you find a solution, and eventually you will. I know how frustrating it is.
Oh god acne is my nightmare...its been torchuring me for the paste 6 years now.But the last few months its become an obsession.Seems that nothing works for me....I ve tried every single cream gel or whatever.....I dont wanna take roacuttan given all the crap we are already taking and of course given its side effects....Ive tried chemical peelings though...i had a couple of them actuallybut i dont think they made any difference.The whole appearance of my face was a little better i guess but they keep coming back.Im really desperate now.I started seriously considering birth control but im still hasitating.I think i may need it more later since i have no sexual relations at the moment.
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Oh god acne is my nightmare...its been torchuring me for the paste 6 years now.But the last few months its become an obsession.Seems that nothing works for me....I ve tried every single cream gel or whatever.....I dont wanna take roacuttan given all the crap we are already taking and of course given its side effects....Ive tried chemical peelings though...i had a couple of them actuallybut i dont think they made any difference.The whole appearance of my face was a little better i guess but they keep coming back.Im really desperate now.I started seriously considering birth control but im still hasitating.I think i may need it more later since i have no sexual relations at the moment.
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Oh god acne is my nightmare...its been torchuring me for the paste 6 years now.But the last few months its become an obsession.Seems that nothing works for me....I ve tried every single cream gel or whatever.....I dont wanna take roacuttan given all the crap we are already taking and of course given its side effects....Ive tried chemical peelings though...i had a couple of them actuallybut i dont think they made any difference.The whole appearance of my face was a little better i guess but they keep coming back.Im really desperate now.I started seriously considering birth control but im still hasitating.I think i may need it more later since i have no sexual relations at the moment.
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Oh god acne is my nightmare...its been torchuring me for the paste 6 years now.But the last few months its become an obsession.Seems that nothing works for me....I ve tried every single cream gel or whatever.....I dont wanna take roacuttan given all the crap we are already taking and of course given its side effects....Ive tried chemical peelings though...i had a couple of them actuallybut i dont think they made any difference.The whole appearance of my face was a little better i guess but they keep coming back.Im really desperate now.I started seriously considering birth control but im still hasitating.I think i may need it more later since i have no sexual relations at the moment.
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Oh god acne is my nightmare...its been torchuring me for the paste 6 years now.But the last few months its become an obsession.Seems that nothing works for me....I ve tried every single cream gel or whatever.....I dont wanna take roacuttan given all the crap we are already taking and of course given its side effects....Ive tried chemical peelings though...i had a couple of them actuallybut i dont think they made any difference.The whole appearance of my face was a little better i guess but they keep coming back.Im really desperate now.I started seriously considering birth control but im still hasitating.I think i may need it more later since i have no sexual relations at the moment.
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<br />Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
<br />
<br />Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Oh god acne is my nightmare...its been torchuring me for the paste 6 years now.But the last few months its become an obsession.Seems that nothing works for me....I ve tried every single cream gel or whatever.....I dont wanna take roacuttan given all the crap we are already taking and of course given its side effects....Ive tried chemical peelings though...i had a couple of them actuallybut i dont think they made any difference.The whole appearance of my face was a little better i guess but they keep coming back.Im really desperate now.I started seriously considering birth control but im still hasitating.I think i may need it more later since i have no sexual relations at the moment.
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Oh god acne is my nightmare...its been torchuring me for the paste 6 years now.But the last few months its become an obsession.Seems that nothing works for me....I ve tried every single cream gel or whatever.....I dont wanna take roacuttan given all the crap we are already taking and of course given its side effects....Ive tried chemical peelings though...i had a couple of them actuallybut i dont think they made any difference.The whole appearance of my face was a little better i guess but they keep coming back.Im really desperate now.I started seriously considering birth control but im still hasitating.I think i may need it more later since i have no sexual relations at the moment.
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Oh god acne is my nightmare...its been torchuring me for the paste 6 years now.But the last few months its become an obsession.Seems that nothing works for me....I ve tried every single cream gel or whatever.....I dont wanna take roacuttan given all the crap we are already taking and of course given its side effects....Ive tried chemical peelings though...i had a couple of them actuallybut i dont think they made any difference.The whole appearance of my face was a little better i guess but they keep coming back.Im really desperate now.I started seriously considering birth control but im still hasitating.I think i may need it more later since i have no sexual relations at the moment.
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Oh god acne is my nightmare...its been torchuring me for the paste 6 years now.But the last few months its become an obsession.Seems that nothing works for me....I ve tried every single cream gel or whatever.....I dont wanna take roacuttan given all the crap we are already taking and of course given its side effects....Ive tried chemical peelings though...i had a couple of them actuallybut i dont think they made any difference.The whole appearance of my face was a little better i guess but they keep coming back.Im really desperate now.I started seriously considering birth control but im still hasitating.I think i may need it more later since i have no sexual relations at the moment.
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
Oh god acne is my nightmare...its been torchuring me for the paste 6 years now.But the last few months its become an obsession.Seems that nothing works for me....I ve tried every single cream gel or whatever.....I dont wanna take roacuttan given all the crap we are already taking and of course given its side effects....Ive tried chemical peelings though...i had a couple of them actuallybut i dont think they made any difference.The whole appearance of my face was a little better i guess but they keep coming back.Im really desperate now.I started seriously considering birth control but im still hasitating.I think i may need it more later since i have no sexual relations at the moment.
<br />
<br />Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
<br />
<br />Im starting thinking it has to do with my hormones.Or with my CF.Or im going crazy....Any advice welcome!
I have also had bad flares of painful acne that I never had as a teenager or in my early twenties. It seems to go dormant when I'm on antibiotics (ironically all the times have been when I've had staph flare-ups). I've mainly been on huge does of Septra DS for ten days and that's when I first noticed it clearing up. I had to restart the med for a skin staph infection on my lower leg and took a smaller dose because the big dose was making me horribly nauseous and even the smaller dose made a big difference. Perhaps there's a staph/bacteria issue for you? If things continued to be crazy for me, I'd definitely ask my dr about this...
I have also had bad flares of painful acne that I never had as a teenager or in my early twenties. It seems to go dormant when I'm on antibiotics (ironically all the times have been when I've had staph flare-ups). I've mainly been on huge does of Septra DS for ten days and that's when I first noticed it clearing up. I had to restart the med for a skin staph infection on my lower leg and took a smaller dose because the big dose was making me horribly nauseous and even the smaller dose made a big difference. Perhaps there's a staph/bacteria issue for you? If things continued to be crazy for me, I'd definitely ask my dr about this...
I have also had bad flares of painful acne that I never had as a teenager or in my early twenties. It seems to go dormant when I'm on antibiotics (ironically all the times have been when I've had staph flare-ups). I've mainly been on huge does of Septra DS for ten days and that's when I first noticed it clearing up. I had to restart the med for a skin staph infection on my lower leg and took a smaller dose because the big dose was making me horribly nauseous and even the smaller dose made a big difference. Perhaps there's a staph/bacteria issue for you? If things continued to be crazy for me, I'd definitely ask my dr about this...
I have also had bad flares of painful acne that I never had as a teenager or in my early twenties. It seems to go dormant when I'm on antibiotics (ironically all the times have been when I've had staph flare-ups). I've mainly been on huge does of Septra DS for ten days and that's when I first noticed it clearing up. I had to restart the med for a skin staph infection on my lower leg and took a smaller dose because the big dose was making me horribly nauseous and even the smaller dose made a big difference. Perhaps there's a staph/bacteria issue for you? If things continued to be crazy for me, I'd definitely ask my dr about this...
I have also had bad flares of painful acne that I never had as a teenager or in my early twenties. It seems to go dormant when I'm on antibiotics (ironically all the times have been when I've had staph flare-ups). I've mainly been on huge does of Septra DS for ten days and that's when I first noticed it clearing up. I had to restart the med for a skin staph infection on my lower leg and took a smaller dose because the big dose was making me horribly nauseous and even the smaller dose made a big difference. Perhaps there's a staph/bacteria issue for you? If things continued to be crazy for me, I'd definitely ask my dr about this...