I used to have severe acne, some years ago. I had tried all the med treatments sold in the drugstore, and when nothing work- not even Proactiv Solution-- I decided that I need to drink lots of water. Still, that didn't help. To top it off, stress made me flare up really easily. After years of unsuccessful trials, I finally decided to try Accutane, thanks to some incredible pictures that I was able to see on some patients.
I was like-- I need that-- pronto. Sure, the sideeffects were scary-- because they don't recommend them to bipolar individuals-- but still I thought, this is going to make me feel very happy about myself. so I might as well try it. I requested a referral to see a dermatologist, on a day when my flare ups were extremely bad-- white heaRAB all over my face, and I didn't receive much opposition from the dermatologist when he saw me. He was a great doctor, gave me hope. He said, oh yeah, Accutane is going to dry it all up.
So I took the treatment for 5 months, and my God, I felt so beautiful. I was getting compliments on my skin all the time. After 5 months of being off the meRAB, I started to break out here and there again-- but by then I had already found something permanent and healthy to make my zits less prominent. Vitamins.
I have been taking Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid). Now let me just say that this is my experience. I recommended it to my younger sis, but with her it didn't work. It gives you a lot of energy in some cases-- and she didn't like the way it was making her feel. But I have been taking those pills for about 5 years now-- and thank God I haven't missed work again because I felt too erabarassed to go. (-::
Don't give up-- I know there are a lot of options there-- but until you've tried them all, you won't find the one that actually works for you. So have hope.