7.22.2009

acne

help!!!
i'm dying.
haha, not really.
for some reason...since march, my face has broken out beyond belief.
it has NEVER been like this before, not even when i was a teenager!
i had relatively pretty skin for the past couple of years...an occasionally pimple...
right now, i seriously look like a person from a proactiv commercial :(
and if i had a working camera, i'd show you :(
no exaggeration yall.

so...does anyone have any helpful tips???
i've tried proactiv
i'm trying to get back on my excercise routine, drink more water, and cut out high fructose corn syrup.
i've tried cetaphil, and neutrogena, and vitamins...
ahhhhhh.
this is getting bad.
right now, i'm using oatmeal to wash my face, and it seems to be calming down,
not as inflamed,
but its still PAINFUL!

Usually when I tell someone about this, they ask one of three questions:
Do you have more stress in your life? No, not anymore than usual
Has your routine changed? No, not anymore than it has in the past
Have you started a birth control? No, I have not

Does anyone...anyone AT ALL...have any suggestions?
i'm so desperate.

2 comments:

kailee said...

heyyy girl.
i feel ya. [welcome to my life? for real]
my only respite has been the dermatologist--because what i've been told [and seen success in] is a regiment that is catered to ME, that usually consists of a few different steps.
i have a medicated facewash, a topical treatment, and an oral medication that i take, and i've seen some improvement--SPECIFICALLY with the oral medication. treating the acne from the inside out, you know.
i know it's not what you want to hear [hello dollar signs. bah.] but the dermatologist really has saved my skin.

Mia Lauren. said...

ugh girl, yes, i am trying to avoid the dermotologist.
it may be my only choice!
Nothing else seems to be working.

lameee.
thanks girl :)