I have severe hormonal cystic acne…? PLEASE HELP!?
Question: I have severe hormonal cystic acne…? PLEASE HELP!?
I’ve been suffering from acne for 4 years. Last year i wasn’t much knowledgeable about acne or their meds.My doc never told me to go in the sun with benzyl peroxide so I did. I broke out with large cysts. It was painful. My whole face was filled with acne and deep acne scars. End of last year it started to get better. But now it’s worse. I took everything from Minocycline, Benzaclin, Differin, Proactive, Doxycline, Tazorac, Duac, sulfur washes, natural herbs, etc. I dont want to take Accutane b/c its very strong there’s no guarantee it will stop my acne forever b/c its mostly about my hormones. Whenever I’m about to get my period i breakout with large cysts. So i don’t know how accutane will help my hormones only my oil glands. All dermatologists i’ve been to have not been helpful at all. Lately my hormones have been acting funny. My whole life since i was 12 my period came exactly on time, i had no problems. A month before i turned 18 my hormones started to act up. I missed my period, then it started coming late etc. I don’t know what’s happening inside my body. I have tried everything and my face looks diseased or something. I get stares, i don’t look myself in the mirror, it hurts to touch my face. My family/friends all make fun of me. Each time i do look in the mirror i end up crying a lot. I’ve given up, it seems like i have to live with it, i don’t think there is a cure my kind of acne. I don’t know what to do anymore.
Best answer:
Answer by Sei
Dry out your face, first off. Alcohol wipes several times a day will lessen the oils and prevent a lot of the acne.
Secondly, lemons are good for acne. Fresh lemons. They’re supposed to draw out the ichor and, as they are a natural bleach, they’ll lessen the shade of the scars you’ve acquired.
To prevent outbreaks stay on a healthy, grease-free diet. This is difficult in today’s society where BigMacs reign supreme and there’s a fast food restaurant each ten feet or so, but perseverance is the key. Stay away from high-caffeine items like coffee, soda, chocolate and the like. These will agitate your skin and cause more break-outs.
Exercise regularly. This will make you feel superior and the sweat eliminates many toxins that are staying under your skin.
The most important thing is to relax. Stress is a major cause of acne, I know. I get breakouts whenever I get stressed (which is a lot), so take a deep breath, calm down, and know that you’re beautiful despite what others might think. If your family and friends are making fun of you sit them down and tell them it’s not funny and that they should be more conscious of your feelings. Get plenty of rest at night. Eight hours is plenty of rest. Don’t sleep more than nine or less than eight. Sleeping right will also help you lose weight, if you’re in need. Don’t consume in front of the TV or while you’re watching the food network as it causes people to consume more than they should. Eating more means your body will produce more fat and more grease and increase your breakouts. The worst kinds of oils for your body are those that are solid at room temperature. Butter, peanut butter, mayonaise, etc. Avoid these and go for vegetable oil for cooking instead.
Stay away from sulfur washes. Lemon, alcohol wipes and staying healthy and stress-free are enough.
When you get a pimple that you can pop, do it. Pop it and gently squeeze out all the ichor and as much blood as you can. The blood is infected, too, so keep squeezing even when it starts to bleed. Let it scab and apply fresh lemon to it to keep it from scarring. Do not use bleach.
You need to speak to your gynecologist or begin going to one. Your periods might be out of whack because of too much stress due to your predicament. He or she might be ready to prescribe birth control which, not only helps with period pains, but some also can help lower or prevent acne break outs.
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