Hi, I am looking for an online support group as I deal with severe acne. I went off my acne treatment that I have used my entire life not thinking of what could happen. Then went to the doctor and they gave me medicines and everything was getting really bad, Cystic acne covering every inch of my face. I became severely depressed, OCD, and tons of anxiety. My acne is still covering every inch and the breakouts come still, but they are not as large as they used to be, but I am still very upset about how I look. I feel horrible about myself. I feel like I can't truly live life until I gain my clear skin back. I also have spent five months switching products, because of fear that it will only make it worse. All the doctors want me on that powerful drug, but I don't have the strength to do so. I am so fearful and I really need to make a decision to stay on something. I decided to go back on what was working in the past, but my skin is really in pain from it. My only option would be to stick to retin-a even though retin a is what caused me to breakout crazy, but I am currently on antibotics. I also have severe scarring and I feel like it is impossible to ever gain healthy skin again after I ruined it by switching every week different chemicals. Thank you for listening. Any advice? How do I cope and live life when I know others stare at me and I am afraid my acne will come back strong again?
You could always use proactive!!! Or you could easily find home remedies to get rid of the acne. One thing that helps that I've heard of to even the skin tone is lemon juice!! But you have to dilute it with water first so it doesn't burn.
aw thanks for the reply....the bad thing is that I have used proactive my entire life and when i got off it thats when all this happened...i have severe scarring and acne spots...i was thinking of going back on it since it is the only thing that worked but I also have different type of acne. My face is beat red and itchy from restarting proactive. Any thoughts? I was thinking of using something stronger like retin a?
Have you ever been to see a natropath or homeopath?I suffered with acne as a teenager and i know how devastating it can be on the self esteem.I still get them but no where near as bad as i used to.At the moment i'm on aloe vera capsules but it's only early days yet.If you haven't tried natural therapy why not give it a go.Good luck
Hey, how is the acne? I hope it's better. My wife suffered from it for years and she's a skin care therapist. We developed an all natural product this year and I would be happy to send you a sample for free. Really want to help you. Check it out at LaniKennedy.com