Since about the 5th grade I have been experiencing problems with my skin, specifically ACNE. I absolutely hate it! I am so fed up at this point because all this time everyone has been telling me that I would grow out of it. Well, I am 22 years old and there are no signs of me growing out of it. During my teenage years my mother shuttled me in and out of dermatologist offices and I’ve tried everything from Accutane to Proactiv to Doxycline to Retin-A, Ortho Tri-Cyclen and countless others. NONE of it (with the exception of Accutane worked). I stopped taking Accutane, however, due to side effects and $$$. For the past 2-3 years I gave up on treating my acne and just let it do its thing. The most I do is put a full, very uncomfortable face of makeup on everyday. There were some points of time where I felt confident enough to not wear any makeup, but those days are few and far between. So far, the only pattern I’ve figured out is that my skin breaks out the most around the time my monthly comes on. Sometimes I get fooled that my skin is getting better and that it’s finally clearing up for good…but then the hormones always sneak up on me and cut me down to size. Read more…
September 18, 2008
