So back in November I was thinking to myself how clear my skin has finally gotten. I was 19 and finally happy that I had clear skin and thinking that I officially grew out of acne....
WRONG, a week later I get hit with a wave of cystic acne on my cheeks, and it's been theres since November. I'm dealing with the hyperpigmentation since. And now I recently started getting cystic acne all over my forehead!!!
What the fuck is going on with my body, why is this happening to me? I never had cystic acne before. My diet didn't change before this breakout occurred. Maybe I wasn't sleeping enough during the time of the initial breakout but I've fixed it since, yet it keeps getting worse.
I wash my face every night. I've been applying Retin-A on my skin + moisturizer every night. And applying benzyl peroxide every morning + moisturizer. And I've been eating antibiotics for it, doxycycline. This routine has been going on consistently for the past 2 months. Nothing really seems to have changed.
Does anyone have any info for me, or relates/ experienced what I described. It's almost like I'm dealing with a secondary wave of puberty. My skin hasn't been this bad since I was 15. I'm fucking 20 years old now, for god's sakes.
The only factor I can think of which originally could have sparked the breakout is the fact that I was slightly stressed from finals which were coming up. But I've always been a stressed individual. And the fact that i've been growing my hair out. And my hair was down to past my eye brows when i got the breakout. I'm not sure why this has effected me now all of a sudden
Get on those fucking pills for acne, don't know how they are called but they work, I hope you don't get depression and shit
Landon Sanders
i already do. they prescribed my current regimen. Stupid bitches there haven't helped me at all. If anything my skins gotten moderately worse since what? accutane, i want to but theres also so many side effects, its just really daunting. Few of which besides destroying your insides are depression, balding of hair, and erectile disfunction. Fucking awesome
Mason Adams
Its called accutane. And desu I don't think the side effects are worth it. (btw one of them is in fact depression lol.) not op btw
Christopher Lee
I did accutane >tfw got depression >tfw acne got worse >tfw lips perpetually cracked
David Parker
fuck my life
Isaac Phillips
Wash your pillow case or switch it out daily
Stop touching your face thru the day
Stop taking long hot showers
Stop eating garbage, i guarantee your diet has shitty food in it. Keep sugar in your diet virtually inexistant, eat 400 to 500 calories of leafy greens each day and eat whole grain breads, whole wheat pasta and rice, and only cook your meats in very little olive oil. Eat lots of nuts.
If you're fat stop it
Do cardio at least 3 times a week, work a sweat
Do all of the above your skin will clear up and you wont have to go see some kike who will give you some bath salt bullshit that destroys your intestines and makes you want to kill yoursel
t. Had cystic acne until 20 when i changes my lifestyle
Joseph Hill
Also: Do no fap Do no braap Do no porn
Daniel Phillips
I do cardio 3-4 times a week for past two months. My diet hasn't changed since the breakout and my diet is pretty clean. I can stand to take shorter showers I guess. I tried the pillowcase thing for a month and no change. I don't touch or pick at my face
Connor Price
He looks like jiren from dragon ball super
Henry Diaz
its all sweat and stuff its just how it works. If I get acne its wear my chin strap lies on my chin or where my helmet lies on my forehead. As obvious as it sounds drinking water will go leagues to help your skin out.
David Lopez
cut out dairy if that's still a part of your diet
Jacob Taylor
I drink a good amount of water already. I didn't have an issue with dairy ever but I guess I'll cut that out of my diet. I feel like it won't make a difference tho
Thomas White
Eat spinach
Lucas Ramirez
Just take cold showers instead of shorter showers. It will do you wonders senpai.
Wyatt Anderson
I've seen some major transformations with that shit though, I guess it's just a mixed bag.
Andrew Gutierrez
lololol your doc didnt tell you about purging? Retin-A pushes all the crap out if your pores so thats why you're breaking out again
To be real I would keep using the retin-A because it has anti-aging properties, so you'll end up having nicer skin in the long run
I have been on retin-A for years and I have flawless skin. I wish I had started earlier but good luck
Joseph Nguyen
Cystic acne is from hormones. Stop taking suppliments and food that would affect hormones such as American milk, vitamin D, Fish oil, etc.
Vitamin D absolutely destroyed my forehead for months with 5000 IU's a day.
Chase Morgan
you are likely vitamin B5 and biotin deficient.
eat foods with a fuckoff load of vit B5 and biotion in, or fall for the supplement jew.
>"don't touch your face bro" >"wash your sheets bro" >"take cold showers bro" >"rub snake oil on the spots bro" >"do nofap bro" >"do more cardio bro"
all these meme tier pieces of advice you'll hear from people who've never actually had reoccuring acne. I tried everything under the fucking sun before resorting to buying some pills and nothing worked. would you believe it, the supplement pills actually did the fucking job under 2 weeks, with no side effects like alternatives such as accutane. they ARE just vitamins and minerals, keep in mind.
some ACTUAL advice that will work: >glass of water before bed every night. vitally important >don't eat greasy food before sleeping. this causes breakouts on its own >benzoyl peroxide/clindamycin gel on your areas vunerable to breakouts every day. for me it's forehead and T zone >don't use shampoo or soap on your face. hot water only >buy electric trimmers and maintain short stubble so your hairs don't have to re-pierce the skin which causes ingrown hairs and spots
Grayson Adams
I did accutane
>bloody nose all the time >cracked lips >Stomach went to shit I had to poop all the time >was depressed before I started >acne significantly decreased
I still have acne but its not crazy, its way more manageable. People were stunned when they saw me after summer. I still have keloid scars all over my back but they honestly don't bother me that much. Talk to a dermatologist
also get aquaphor for the lips
Jacob Miller
If you were a depressed individual before hand, which I am. I have like mood swings occasionally and random days of sadness but nothing too extreme, do you think it'll effect me terribly?
Gabriel Mitchell
Listed by importance: >Drink water >Fix your diet >Learn to wash your face properly >Wash pillowcases regularly
Anthony Smith
i had very severe cystic acne, just about as bad as it gets. It was so bad the kids in school didn't even bully me over it they just felt sorry for me. Tried all the different antibiotics and they didn't do shit. then i did a very strong long course of accutane and had to stop near the end because of suicidal depression. A couple years later my acne was completely cleared and I dont even have acne scars now.
Would I recommend it? I dont know. It is serious stuff, made me depressed for years and fucking ruined my digestive system. not sure if acne would be preferable
Easton Price
Accutane will make you unironically and literally want to kill yourself. I wouldn't recommend if you have any thoughts of that nature or think you have any level of depression. Which, strangely enough, if you have acne on such a scale to warrant the use of it I'd be surprised if you don't.
