23rd December 2004
I just recently found this board, and it has been great..because you get to read things that your thinking no one else feels...but they do.
Im 21, and I just recently (4-5 months ago) started getting acne on my chin. I have a feeling it was due to a switch in Birth Control Pills..And Im extremely angry with Insurance companies for being able to switch peoples medications without consent. I was taking Nordette and they gave me Levora. (Its not generic for Nordette, I found out that it is actually a totally different brand that makes it with the 2 main ingrediants being the same..but not the fillers..which can have an adverse effect on your body,and this is a very cheaply made replica of Nordette.) Oh My Heck- It certainly had an adverse effect. I think it really messed my hormones up.
Anyway- Im on my 5th month with this cystic-type acne on my chin, and it just feels like my world is ending. Its so silly that something could make you feel so terrible. I dont even want to go out and face people. Im used to having that skin that is flawless and now its a mess. And the weirdest thing is that it is localized to basically just my chin.. I get an occasional zit on my cheek or forehead from the wrong choice of make up or product.. But thats as far as it goes.. My chin looks like a warzone. And the worst part about it, is that it actually hurts. It also leaves these terrible red marks and it makes it look even more severe and worse.
I was reading the Accutane journals and just started to cry. I know it sounds so dumb, but I got totally emotional over it. I dont understand why this has to happen to people?? I was reading one person's journal and he seems like such a sweetheart...and how people treat him badly because he has acne. What the F! Also, I feel so frusterated because everything Ive been trying doesnt seem to want to work. My gyno put me on Estrostep Fe and I start taking that this coming Sunday.. But I have major reservations about it. What if it makes it worse? What if it improves it? I dont know what to do about it anymore.
I just wanted to vent a little bit....Hope to find a way to control it, and I hope it doesnt ruin my Christmas ....(its officially December 23rd and I am dreading having to deal with family with the way I look and feel. Id like to just sleep through it, if thats ok!)
Just wondering if anyone had any suggestions, advice...experiences with Estrostep or any other bc pill that worked for them? THanks
Im 21, and I just recently (4-5 months ago) started getting acne on my chin. I have a feeling it was due to a switch in Birth Control Pills..And Im extremely angry with Insurance companies for being able to switch peoples medications without consent. I was taking Nordette and they gave me Levora. (Its not generic for Nordette, I found out that it is actually a totally different brand that makes it with the 2 main ingrediants being the same..but not the fillers..which can have an adverse effect on your body,and this is a very cheaply made replica of Nordette.) Oh My Heck- It certainly had an adverse effect. I think it really messed my hormones up.
Anyway- Im on my 5th month with this cystic-type acne on my chin, and it just feels like my world is ending. Its so silly that something could make you feel so terrible. I dont even want to go out and face people. Im used to having that skin that is flawless and now its a mess. And the weirdest thing is that it is localized to basically just my chin.. I get an occasional zit on my cheek or forehead from the wrong choice of make up or product.. But thats as far as it goes.. My chin looks like a warzone. And the worst part about it, is that it actually hurts. It also leaves these terrible red marks and it makes it look even more severe and worse.
I was reading the Accutane journals and just started to cry. I know it sounds so dumb, but I got totally emotional over it. I dont understand why this has to happen to people?? I was reading one person's journal and he seems like such a sweetheart...and how people treat him badly because he has acne. What the F! Also, I feel so frusterated because everything Ive been trying doesnt seem to want to work. My gyno put me on Estrostep Fe and I start taking that this coming Sunday.. But I have major reservations about it. What if it makes it worse? What if it improves it? I dont know what to do about it anymore.
I just wanted to vent a little bit....Hope to find a way to control it, and I hope it doesnt ruin my Christmas ....(its officially December 23rd and I am dreading having to deal with family with the way I look and feel. Id like to just sleep through it, if thats ok!)
Just wondering if anyone had any suggestions, advice...experiences with Estrostep or any other bc pill that worked for them? THanks