6th February 2008
My thoughts:
Money: It's left me poor.
Time: It's left me tired.
I'm 33 and have had acne since I was 10. I got chicken pox in 5th grade and when I got better I had bumps on my face that never went away. Turned out they were my first pimples, and it was all downhill from there. I had severe acne from 13 into my twenties when I did two courses of accutane. Since then it's been mild to moderate but never clear.
Insurance does not cover a lot of things. It didn't cover accutane when I first did it because it was a newer treatment. That first course of accutane cost me over $1500 total.
Antibiotic treatment for years--I'm positive this has something to do with why I now have fibromyalgia and a chronic vaginal condition called Desquamative Inflammatory Vaginosis.
Name an acne treatment, prescription or otherwise. I've done IT ALL. And I give every new regimen a fair shake, six months minimum to see how my body responds.
I do not touch sugar and haven't for years(which gets much easier after a while). I've tried gluten free, dairy free, etc, all for at least six months. I still break out. I take all the supplements daily and have never missed a day.
My acne is hormonal. I haven't found anything that could trick my hormones well enough to "cure" my acne. Birth control helped slightly, but I still broke out once a month along the chin and jawline.
I started retin-a a month ago and have started to clear up a bit, but I swear my skin is a lot oilier now. I'm starting spironolactone this week and just praying to God it works.
So that's my take. I hope to hear everyone else's!
Money: It's left me poor.
Time: It's left me tired.
I'm 33 and have had acne since I was 10. I got chicken pox in 5th grade and when I got better I had bumps on my face that never went away. Turned out they were my first pimples, and it was all downhill from there. I had severe acne from 13 into my twenties when I did two courses of accutane. Since then it's been mild to moderate but never clear.
Insurance does not cover a lot of things. It didn't cover accutane when I first did it because it was a newer treatment. That first course of accutane cost me over $1500 total.
Antibiotic treatment for years--I'm positive this has something to do with why I now have fibromyalgia and a chronic vaginal condition called Desquamative Inflammatory Vaginosis.
Name an acne treatment, prescription or otherwise. I've done IT ALL. And I give every new regimen a fair shake, six months minimum to see how my body responds.
I do not touch sugar and haven't for years(which gets much easier after a while). I've tried gluten free, dairy free, etc, all for at least six months. I still break out. I take all the supplements daily and have never missed a day.
My acne is hormonal. I haven't found anything that could trick my hormones well enough to "cure" my acne. Birth control helped slightly, but I still broke out once a month along the chin and jawline.
I started retin-a a month ago and have started to clear up a bit, but I swear my skin is a lot oilier now. I'm starting spironolactone this week and just praying to God it works.
So that's my take. I hope to hear everyone else's!