Pimples

[Snoopy]

To the women:

If a guy has

lots of pimples, what is your first impression of him? Do you think maybe he doesn't wash his face, is unsanitary,

or eats unhealthy foods?

I am having self-esteem problems since I just broke out..... very very very badly. I

want to know if I should take a break from seeing this girl I've been trying to get and give my face some time to

heal. Would it be possible to avoid her for 2-3 weeks from last seeing her? That's about how long I figure it will

take for these to go away and fade. I'm trying dietary suppliments and I even went and purchased an expensive acne

facial wash system...

She calls me every 2-3 days asking me to go out and stuff, I'm getting worried that if I

blow her off too many times, she might just give up.

[bindy]

Hi Snoopy,

I think maybe you

better see a dermatologist. From what you'd written before, this happens when you're stressed. Sometimes you

need an antibiotic to clear things up, or maybe they could suggest something you could take/use to prevent the

outbreaks.

I think you could avoid her though, just tell her you haven't been feeling so great (which is true),

and tell her you think you'll feel better in a week or so, and that you definitely want to go out when you're

feeling back to normal. Great that she keeps calling!

Bindy

[Snoopy]

That's a good idea Bindy. I

could use the excuse that I have stomach flu! Because I do, lol

[koolking1]

if you can talk your family

Dr into it, get a prescription for Tetracyline and drinks lots of water. Should clear up in 2 days easily.

[DrSmellThis]

Yep. That and a liver cleanse

(burdock, bupleurium, milk thistle, dandelion are some important herbs here). Working out to relieve stress and

watching a comedy might help.

[bjf]

This just in: Adam Sandler cures

acne!!!!!!!

[DrSmellThis]

I'd recommend Anchorman,

personally!

[Snoopy]

DST: I watched Anchorman with

that girl I like
How exactly do you perform a liver cleanse?

CameraGuy: That's pretty rude... I can't

tell if you're joking or not.

koolking1: If I want an appointment for my derm, I have to book over a month in

advance... it's not even funny how packed that guy is =/

I'm taking lots of Omega-3's, started taking Zinc

and Flax Oil too. I'm also using ProActiv and a Zinc enriched moisterizure which has worked for me in the past. I

realized that the breakouts might actually be due to the Zinc, because I have heard that people who start taking it

(I am taking 10mg + 15mg in a multivitamin) break out initially.

If I can keep her thinking about me without

actually seeing me this week, I think I should at least have gotten rid of most of the redness come next weekend...

I just hope I don't get any new ones.

[DrSmellThis]

You just take herbs that are

good for your liver and avoid drugs and alcohol. The fatty acids you are taking are great with it. A health store

will have the liver cleanse herbs combined in one formula. Some skin supplements have them in there too. If you

can't get antibiotics, high quality garlic tablets are a mild antibiotic. The water suggestion was great, too.

Sounds like you're doing some good things already, too.

[Snoopy]

Only 2 of my spots are still

"live" (they hurt when I touch them), all the rest are "dead", but they are just so red and dark that it is the

first thing you notice when you look at my face. Even other people are telling me that too. My mom keeps telling me

it's MY fault that I have acne... wtf... not very encouraging.

[koolking1]

don't listen to your

mother in that regard. I would just call your family Dr and not bother with the specialist - see what the Dr

thinks, perhaps they will give you the prescription just on the basis of a phone call - can't hurt to try.

[koolking1]

sunshine helps too but

remember to drink tons of water as well.

[bindy]

WHY in the WORLD would it be YOUR

fault you have acne?!!!
Bindy

[Snoopy]

I've been trying to figure that

out myself. She says the video games I play stress me out and cause it, but really I think they RELIEVE stress if

anything. Plus I only play about 1 hour of video games each day... I don't think that's much compared to other

teens...

She says it MUST be something I am doing wrong, because she "never washes her face and nothing is wrong

with it".

Well, whatever. I've learnt to just ignore whatever she says now. Every time the issue is raised, she

has another "reason" why I have acne.

[Pancho1188]

Please see latest Memoirs

posting.

[ToBeOrNotToBe]

You should go to a

dermatologist... It's definitely the best you can do, cause he'll give you more than only a temporary solution.

[ToBeOrNotToBe]

By the way, how old are

you?

[Snoopy]

19 years old. Been to the derm

327582 times. Nothing's worked. He recommended Accutane for me but I decided not to do it because I've had

suicidal thoughts before, and get depressed often. I also don't like the side-effects of the medication - my skin

is dry enough as it is and I've never been good at dealing with nosebleeds.

On the flip side, my skin is doing

a lot better today than it was 2 days ago. For the past 3-4 days I've been doing EVERYTHING in my will to help heal

the marks.

Drinking water like crazy. Taking fish oils after every meal. Also taking Zinc and Flax Seed Oil.

I've been using ProActiv twice a day, and using an Aspirin facial mask for 15 minutes each day too.

Most of

them are "dead", and the "live" ones are small and will be "dead" in a day or two. The remainder of those days I

will continue my routine in hopes of not getting any new ones, and having the marks fade for the next time I see

her.

Thanks for all the support by the way.

[Holmes]

Please see

latest Memoirs posting.

You've stooped to advertising on other threads? For shame.

[Holmes]

How exactly do you

perform a liver cleanse?

Olive oil, lemon juice, and warm water. Goes great with brownies, too.

[bindy]

Your mom is wrong, imho anyway. I

don't think you can "do" anything to cause pimples, they just happen. Some people are prone to them, others

aren't. Your mom isn't, but maybe she should be more supportive instead of placing blame, which probably causes

more stress than the video games. I'm not a proponent of the violent video games, don't think they're good for

anyone though. Sounds like you're doing everything you can to get rid of them, and hopefully you'll grow out of

them soon.
Good luck,
Bindy

[Snoopy]

My main source of stress comes

from her. She even talks about my acne with other people, EVEN STRANGERS. It's so embarassing sometimes. I used to

snap at her all the time when I was younger (I even punched a hole in my wall), though I've learnt to deal with it

in other, more subtle ways now. She's my step mother, not my real mother, by the way, so I don't see how her not

having acne, and me having acne, have ANYTHING to do with each other.

Where can I find the "Memoirs" thread?



And is the liver cleanse a laxative? Or is it something I can take at work?

[Pancho1188]

You've stooped

to advertising on other threads? For shame.

Actually, a few of my recent posts Read my Memoirs started as replies in other threads and just became long enough and

story-like Read my Memoirs to throw in there instead. So, I just copy,

paste in the Read my Memoirs other thread and just tell people that

Read my Memoirs what I just wrote there was in response to that

particular topic.

I hope that clarifies the situation.

By the way, I'm above primative tactics such as

advertising, subliminal messages, and shameless plugging in other threads.

By the way, check out my Memoirs for

more information on this topic.



http://pherolibrary.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9939

[ToBeOrNotToBe]

19 years old.

Been to the derm 327582 times. Nothing's worked. He recommended Accutane for me but I decided not to do it because

I've had suicidal thoughts before, and get depressed often. I also don't like the side-effects of the medication -

my skin is dry enough as it is and I've never been good at dealing with nosebleeds.

On the flip side, my skin

is doing a lot better today than it was 2 days ago. For the past 3-4 days I've been doing EVERYTHING in my will to

help heal the marks.

Drinking water like crazy. Taking fish oils after every meal. Also taking Zinc and Flax

Seed Oil. I've been using ProActiv twice a day, and using an Aspirin facial mask for 15 minutes each day too.



Most of them are "dead", and the "live" ones are small and will be "dead" in a day or two. The remainder of those

days I will continue my routine in hopes of not getting any new ones, and having the marks fade for the next time I

see her.

Thanks for all the support by the way.

Roaccutane will dry your skin, that's true... but

think about it. It's obvious that the acne is causing you great stress and it is one of your biggest concerns in

your life at the moment. You won't get rid of it for good using those methods. They are totally a temporary

solution. If you have had acne for the last years, roaccutane is BY FAR the best option to help you get rid of the

acne, SINCE (most important) IT IS A PERMANENT SOLUTION. It's the only available medicin that eliminates the acne

completely and permanently.

Think about it: in 3-4 months, you will have ZERO PIMPLES! And they won't come back

(at least, not as they are now... never again). Anyway, you would still have to take it for 6-8 months to achieve

permanent results.

Trust me, talk to your dematologist and try to be totally honest with him/her. If he/she

tells you that you should take roaccutane, do it and you will thank her in 6 months.

I know what I am talking

about!

Side effects? Yes, of course. Isotretinoin drys your skin a lot so you would have to use a moisturizer

lotion or something like that, I am sure your dermatologist would explain everything to you. About the suicidal

tendences sometimes associated with it. Ya know, some years ago roaccutane was only used by those with SEVERE ACNE.

So, how can we say the suicidal thoughts were related to the product and not the SEVERE ACNE itself? Trust me... a

lot more suicides were caused by severe cases of acne then by the usage of roaccutane.

Do you think someone that

got a terrible social life and very low self esteem (don't know if it is well writen, sorry) due to a serious acne

condition would have suicidal thoughts after noticing the acne disappearing? It seems obvious to me that he/she

would feel delighted by that!

[bindy]

Boy, a hole in the wall is all?

I've have punched her! She sounds positively evil! Maybe there's some pheromone to make her be nicer to you.

ARGH! It is NOT normal to embarass people the way she does to you. I can understand the stress, but you are very

mature to handle it by ignoring her. Eventually she will see that she can't get to you and she will (hopefully)

stop.
Bindy

[Snoopy]

Oh my gosh. I guess I will have

to swallow whatever anxiety I have about my appearance now, because I am seeing her tonight!

She ordered

something through my friend at work (whom she doesn't know) today, and I told her he would be able to drop it off

at her house today. I wanted him to drop it off because I guess I was just trying to avoid her...

Anyway, she

insisted that I go with him to drop it off, but I actually have a game to play after work - so I can't make it. She

seemed upset because I guess she really wanted to see me (it's been over a week) and probably feels uncomfortable

around a stranger she's never met before (even though the transaction would only take literally a minute...).



Here's my plan though. I'm getting my friend to drop it off at my house later tonight. Then, I'm going to drive

over to her house with the package, call her on my cell and tell her that the guy couldn't get it today and she'd

have to wait until tomorrow. Then I'm going to ring her doorbell, give her the biggest hug ever, and deliver the

package to her.

I think I'll need a tall glass of water to swallow my problem before I go out!

[bjf]

Roaccutane will

dry your skin, that's true... but think about it. It's obvious that the acne is causing you great stress and it is

one of your biggest concerns in your life at the moment. You won't get rid of it for good using those methods. They

are totally a temporary solution. If you have had acne for the last years, roaccutane is BY FAR the best option to

help you get rid of the acne, SINCE (most important) IT IS A PERMANENT SOLUTION. It's the only available medicin

that eliminates the acne completely and permanently.

Think about it: in 3-4 months, you will have ZERO

PIMPLES! And they won't come back (at least, not as they are now... never again). Anyway, you would still have to

take it for 6-8 months to achieve permanent results.

Trust me, talk to your dematologist and try to be

totally honest with him/her. If he/she tells you that you should take roaccutane, do it and you will thank her in 6

months.

I know what I am talking about!

Side effects? Yes, of course. Isotretinoin drys your skin a

lot so you would have to use a moisturizer lotion or something like that, I am sure your dermatologist would explain

everything to you. About the suicidal tendences sometimes associated with it. Ya know, some years ago roaccutane was

only used by those with SEVERE ACNE. So, how can we say the suicidal thoughts were related to the product and not

the SEVERE ACNE itself? Trust me... a lot more suicides were caused by severe cases of acne then by the usage of

roaccutane.

Do you think someone that got a terrible social life and very low self esteem (don't know if it

is well writen, sorry) due to a serious acne condition would have suicidal thoughts after noticing the acne

disappearing? It seems obvious to me that he/she would feel delighted by that!

With all due respect,

I am sure that it worked for you, but not at all for my brother. Everything came back, it was far from permanent,

and definitely did cause depression.

Results vary in anyone, which is why some of the claims are BS.

I

think a 10 percent benz. peroxide face wash, will help things alot, and it will only cost about 6 bucks to see if it

helps. I am pretty sure it will.

[DrSmellThis]

Acne does not cause suicide.

Depression does.

[Snoopy]

Acne, for me, is THE number one

reason why I get depressed.

[SweetBrenda]

[QUOTE=Snoopy]To the

women:

If a guy has lots of pimples, what is your first impression of him? Do

you think maybe he doesn't wash his face, is unsanitary, or eats unhealthy foods?

Taking a

minute to say hi Snoopy.
I read everything you said. I used to have this problem when I was 16 yrs old it got

better the older I got. Now in days we have all kinds of creams and things to help us with acne and pimples. But

going back to your question. Personally when I see a guy with acne nothing really comes to my mind. There's to many

reasons why someone has acne and why would I care to judge anyone? ..True first impressions are important but if you

can pass and see this than this comes secondary. In regards to your Step Mom what a wicked person she is.

Eventually this will get better I'm sure.
Hey! hugs to you.