Acne Making me so Depressed!

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Colleen,

Thanks for sharing your story. I must say that I would seriously consider accutane in your situation. I am not one who generally sings accutane's praises lol, however I do think that in the case that you described it is worth the shot. If you find that it's exacerbating depression, either stop or take anti-depressants quickly.

I just think that the acne could be the cause of your depression, and that accutane if it works removes this from its source. Yes, you need to consider and be aware of all the risks, but when life is soooo painful due to acne, I would probably take that chance.

AA
 
i understand how you feel. you are definitely not alone. i am 27 year old female, suffering from mild to moderate acne for the past 10 years. about four months ago my acne got really bad. i would call in sick to work some days and spend a lot of time crying.

i'm not sure what you are trying but if you read the message boarRAB you'll notice a lot about diet and acne. i am a firm believer in diet being ONE cause. you'll see my experience posted on this site. in short the low-carb no dairy diet PLUS birth control seemed to be working for me. but then these past few weeks i feel off the diet cause first i was sick (and could only stomach bread) and then with all the holiday festivities i've been eating a lot of junk. now i'm paying the price for it with a lot of new pimples.

have you tried accutane? it DOES work, but for some people not long term. the first time i was on it my acne came back about 4 months after the course ended. the second time it seems to have lasted about a year and a half (which was approximately up until 4 months ago)

i'm debating wheter or not to go on a third course.

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don't give up! you are not alone.
 
i had moderate acne for many years and finally gave in to a facial. don't do it!! it made my skin so much worse plus i bought the so called "best product" from the facialist and it did nothing.. just a waste of money in my opinion. if you are a female, you should check out a diuretic called spirnolactone. i have been on it for over a year and it's the only thing that has helped my cystic acne. unfortunately i have to stay on it for the acne to stay away but at least i know it works. believe me, i have tried everything short of accutane. anyways, i would stay away from facials. i think they are only good for people that already have good skin.
 
colleen....oh yea for the facial hair.....laser treatments will get rid of that if you have dark hair and the new aurora laser will work on lighter hair.
 
I will have to agree w/ Cici, I too have been suffering from persistent acne for some time now and I've been through all types of prescription med's and over the counter one's as well. I have been getting facials for several years now and one thing I have noticed is that the effects greatly depend on the person performing the facial. I recently received a recommendation from some good frienRAB for this wonderful woman who does facials out of a little office she opened up. It's private and she only takes one client at a time. Which makes it very comfortable for me. I've been going every 4 weeks and I've seen some really great results. She's also recommended a product to me. I'm using this Glycolic Gel by Cell Renewal Systems. Glycolic acid has show what I think, is the best improvement in my skin. I would definitely recommend facials and I'd also recommend limiting product usage. I found that when I used too many different products it just made my condition worse. I have stopped applying over night masks to my skin at night and that has helped me also.

Good luck I hope this helps.
 
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