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r/acne•
RegularBiped

Doctors cannot find the source of my acne. I'm 21. What do? :(

I tested my blood, my hormones, and the dermatologist had no idea where my acne come from because everything seems fine. I tried with Avene and Epiduo, only a slight improvement, nothing much. My doctor recommended me to take Diane35 (birth control pills), because it would somehow magically make my acne disappear. I started taking them since I have no idea what else to do... I thought that touching my acne too much might be one of the main reasons, but the doctor said that touching couldn't possibly make such a huge impact. My acne are mild to severe, cysts, sometimes painful.

Anyone with a similar experience?

Posted Jun 22, 2012, 4:37 PM UTC

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Daelion164•

I'm guessing you've tried accutane already? Try to stop drinking milk and don't touch them, that really helped mine.

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rent1985•

Milk and other dairy products cause mine. I suffered for 13 years until I figured it out. Damn Internet wasn't as good back then.

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Daelion164•

I used to have cereal every morning and evening and have 2 glasses a day of milk. Wish I had realised earlier that that was the cause as well

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RegularBipedOP•

Wow, I'm a heavy milk drinker, thanks, must try this!

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moonbeamwhim•

Gluten sensitivity?

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murrrkles•

I feel for ya.. I'm 25 and have struggled with acne since I was 12.. My dermatologist put me on spironolactone. And my face is almost clear.. Consistently. It's a blood pressure medicine that helps with acne.. Really strange, I know. Google it and do some reading first, just to become familiar with it. Hope this helps. <3

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littlewitch34•

I've tried everything (including birth control pills, which didn't help, but made it worse when I went off them) and am currently two weeks into Accutane. My acne is on the more severe side of mild-to-severe and is painful.

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poop_at_work•

i wasn't aware you could find a source. doesnt acne just happen?

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zombiebarbie•

Don't you believe every medical condition has a source whether it is hormonal, genetic, environmental, dietary, allergies etc?

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I agree with most of the other commenters. Talk to your dermatologist about antibiotics or accutane or even changing your diet. There are papers published which show links between acne and both high dairy and high GI diets. You might want to try a no dairy, low GI diet.

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Enjoyitbeforeitsover•

Take fish oil with kefir. Avoid carbs like bread and all that stuff like a plague. Avoid sugar as much as you can. Drink lots of water. Take a few vitamins. Don't take antibiotics or Accutane. Eat more salads. Throw facial cleansers in the trash you don't need them. Opt for a natural soap bar. I don't know if I can post links to products here though.

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zombiebarbie•

Diet, exercise, relaxation, natural products, etc

I am a big supporter of eating organic and mostly fruits and veggies. I am anti accutane and antibiotics. I've tried it all. I've tried every product out there and done every treatment. Those medications are toxic and almost always have side effects. I found the side effects on my digestion and kidneys was the most severe with the oral medications.

I find when I live clean, my skin looks clean.

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