Monday, April 26, 2010

Anybody else been on a million prescriptions for acne? What finally worked?

I have been going to the dermatologist for 2 years, and have had my prescription changed every 2 months, and nothing has worked. If you currently have or have had acne, what has worked best for you?Anybody else been on a million prescriptions for acne? What finally worked?
When I was younger, it was Accutane. I heard that Differin works now days...Anybody else been on a million prescriptions for acne? What finally worked?
Try limiting your dairy consumption.





A 2005 Harvard study found a connection:





';Acne Associated with Dairy Intake鈥?br>




A new Harvard study links dairy products to adolescent acne. A group of 47,000 women from the Nurses鈥?Health Study was asked to provide information about several aspects of their diet during high school as well as any incidence of physician-diagnosed severe teenage acne.





Researchers noted a positive association with total milk and skim milk consumption, along with instant breakfast drinks, sherbet, cottage cheese, and cream cheese.





No association was found with several other foods often thought to affect acne, including soda, french fries, chocolate candy, and pizza. The scientists postulate that hormones and bioactive ingredients found in milk may be responsible.';
eat fruits and vegetables. avoid oily snacks and use an oil free face wash frequently.
You don't said your age or you life style but usually young people have oily skins. When you are under stress your body liberates cortisone which increase your acne. Try to have your skin clean using appropriate products for acne and protect your skin from sun and lights (including artificial light) with a non- comedogenic sun block. I know of an specific product that can help you 1-787-398-3414
Yes, but my home remedy is super easy, and cheap, I assume you have oily skin so at night take one egg white throw away the yolk and rub it on like a facial, leave on for 20 minutes then rinse it off, sweet dreams and take cooler showers, hot showers make your oil glands work harder because the hot water dries your skin out so try it and I hope it works for you!
Ive been there! Im 27 and have had acne since I was a teenager. I have tried everything from Retin-A to Accutane to Benzoclin to ProActiv. The simplest thing that my great grandmother told me to do is the only thing that has ever worked for me. I've been acne free for the 3 months I've been doing it. I dont even wear make-up out all the time which I havent done since I was little! I wash my face, morning and night, with tea tree oil facial soap and follow up with Bragg's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar as a toner. (you can get both in any health food store) It's best to use the toner only at night for the first few times to see how your skin will react. It will sting a bit (but not uncomfortable) and your face will be a bit red but it normally subsides in a bit. If your skin adapts pretty quickly and the redness goes away quickly, use it in the morning after washing, as well. I have gotten so many compliments on my skin, it's ridiculous. The overall texture improved, pores arent so visible, not so oily....just amazing. And I never had 'good skin.' I wish I had tried this years ago because it would have saved me thousands of dollars. Sometimes the doctors and prescriptions arent always the best cure. Hope you try it and it works for you!
accutane
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  • Can I go to the Emergency Room to get a prescription for acne products?

    I know that acne is not life threatening, but I truly need some prescriptions for my skin. I dont have health insurance any longer and dermotologist I used to see costs $200...money I dont really have. I know that if I got to the ER they will send me a bill for services. This way I can at least get the Rx and be on my way to helping my skin.





    So, do you think the ER will see me?





    Also, the Rx I used that worked were Erythromycin-Benzoyl Perioxide Topical Gel and amoxicillian pills (they truly worked wonders!!). Also, I have used Proactiv and all the other commercial acne products. I dont have good skin so normal wash-face-with-soap-and-water dont work. I have super oily skin with large acne deep in my skin. I get white-heads (so there is a bacterial infection somewhere) and they even are painful.





    So...should I got to the ER for the prescriptions????Can I go to the Emergency Room to get a prescription for acne products?
    just get a new dermotologestCan I go to the Emergency Room to get a prescription for acne products?
    I'm an ER doc. It works like this. The ER MUST screen you for a life threatening condition. We must make sure you ';rash'; is not a dangerous rash like stevens johnsons or meningococcemia. Now...as for the prescription...





    It all depends on how I feel that day. It depends on how much I like you. It depends on if you did not just piss me off because you abused the ER system. I do NOT have to write you for a prescription of what you asked for. You will still get billed for the ER visit, because I will have done my job, which is making sure you do not have an emergent condition.





    Personally, I definately would not write you for amoxicillin pills. Maybe the topical stuff (and remember, only if i feel like it).
    No don't go to ER. Try a general practitioner. They'll just send you away at the ER
    no use ER doesnt have meds for acne.


    Dont waste the valuable time and resources designed for the emergency cause
    It is doubtful that any emergency room will even see you or treat you for acne. The triage nurse, the one that assesses your condition on arrival, will most likely turn you away and refer you to your own physician. You state that the ER will send you a bill for services. An emergency room visit is much more expensive than an ordinary doctor's office visit. I'm not understanding your logic there.





    You might try calling your doctor's office, and asking if they'll call in the prescriptions to a pharmacy for you. Also, let the doctor's office know about your ability to pay. You may be able to work out some financial arrangements with the dr's office.
    yeah dont use the ER they are there for trauma and life threatining situations. Not only would you waste your time to be seen because its not life threatining when you called up for your turn to be seen they would ask you to leave or make an appointment with the dermotologist there or another private practice. Hell they may even charge you money for wasting their time. It's no joke with the ER trauma folks.


    your best bet is to check out Medicaid. They do have free health insurance if you qualify.


    PLEASE CHECK OUT THESE WEB SITES INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE ER.
    As far as my knowing,it is a question with various answers,it is definitely depending on the your mind ,providing a great resource here http://www.healthinsurance-onlinetips.info/health-insurance-for-free.htm for reference though.

    Best prescription for mild acne?

    ive tryed all the otc medicines and nothing has worked. i want some kind prescription medicine. pills, lotions, face wash, anything? what kind works? ive tryed benzaclin too and it worked a little bit at first but now it doesnt and my acne is progressively getting worseBest prescription for mild acne?
    i had horrible acne during my pregnancy and was treated afterwards with minocyclin and benzyl cream. the pill seemed to work really well. its an antibiotic. and the prescription cream i only used at night and it caused alot of drying. did you try natures cure OTC? it seemed to work really well too after the worst part was over.

    I have a prescription for monodox for my acne and i want to know how much does it cost if i have no insurance?

    how much would it cost for 60 pills of monodox if i have no health insurance and how much would the generic costI have a prescription for monodox for my acne and i want to know how much does it cost if i have no insurance?
    Call the pharmacy and ask them.I have a prescription for monodox for my acne and i want to know how much does it cost if i have no insurance?
    My suggestion is trying to absorb as much information as you can before making up your mind,here http://www.HealthInsuranceIdeas.info/free-online-health-insurance.htm is a good one.
    It would depend on the dose. Per month, it would cost about $40.





    If that is a little high for you, you can talk to your physician about tetracycline. It is in the same class and is used for acne, but it is cheaper. The cost of 60 capsules is about $15.

    Best prescription antibiotic for acne?

    well im going to the docs in a few hours i have been on minocycling but it hasn't been that great i was just wondering if you know of any very good ones or ones that have worked for you??


    thank you x x xBest prescription antibiotic for acne?
    Doxycycline is considered to be the best oral antibiotic for acne. It is in the same family as minocycline.

    Friday, January 8, 2010

    Can anyone give me prescription on acnes & pimple that works?

    i been using so many kind of product for my acne and for some reason it won't go away. i want to have clean face for some reason it won't happen for me i'm tired of it. i don't have so many acne, my face one side is blackhead and the other side is like four dot of pimple and few blackheads its only on my cheeks. i start using ';Blore pore uncogging scrub'; its been three days now. my friend told me to use it but i'm not sure if it would work. i start taking ';centrum silver ultral woman's'; for three days now doesn't that help glow your skin?Can anyone give me prescription on acnes %26amp; pimple that works?
    I did some research and talked to my doctor to find the most common causes of acne.





    鈥?Hormones: The number one cause of acne is the production of sex hormones, known as androgen, that begins at puberty. This is why majority of acne sufferers are adolescents and teens. Hormones are responsible for then acne flare-ups during menstruation and pregnancy.





    鈥?When the sebaceous gland is stimulated by androgens, it produces extra sebum. In its journey up the follicle toward the surface, the sebum mixes with common skin bacteria and dead skin cells that have been shed from the lining of the follicle. While this process is normal, the presence of extra sebum in the follicle increases the chances of clogging 鈥?and acne.





    鈥?Stress: can also cause the production of hormones, such as cortisol, which can aggravate acne. Stress brings upon different hormone levels. With hormone changes the body prompts the skins oil glands to enlarge, secreting more oil. Which causes white heads, black heads and pimples.





    鈥?Oily or heavy make up: Heavy make-up clogs the pores and oily make-ups add more oil, which only adds to the problem if oily skin already exists. Cosmetics, especially certain moisturizers, foundations and pomades contain lanolin, petrolatum, vegetable oils, butyl stearate, lauryl alcohol and oleic acid.





    鈥?Certain medications and steroids: Vitamins are good for your body, But an excess of vitamins B1, B6 and B12 can cause acne flare-ups. These vitamins are good for the skin, but avoid overuse.





    鈥?Diets: For some people, a diet that is high in refined carbohydrates and sugars can actually aggravate their acne.





    鈥?Over abrasive cleansing: Harsh exfoliators can damage skin and spread infections.





    鈥?Picking and squeezing: This can actually send the infection deeper into the skin and can cause scarring.





    鈥?Environmental irritants: such as high humidity and pollution. High humidity actually causes swelling of skin. Pollution is of course is a big cause for clogging your pores.





    鈥?Genes: Family members who are also acne sufferers. Acne is inherited and severe cases known as cystic acne usually come from heredity.





    And..,





    What the skin needs is a product that clears pores and kills bacteria, thus preventing hair follicles from clogging and turning into acne. This is what you should be looking for if you want to get rid of those ugly acne.





    Before trying any treatment, I suggest you read this informational source that listed the most effective acne treatments available:





    http://www.17acnetreatments.com





    P.S. I also know someone who used to suffer from severe acne for 14 YEARS and finally got rid of it completely. She's sharing her story at her site:





    http://www.my-acne-solution.com/clicks/c鈥?/a>








    Maybe you could learn from her inspirational story.








    Good luck.Can anyone give me prescription on acnes %26amp; pimple that works?
    Switch your cleanser and moisturizer over to MaryKay. Just decide on your skin type. Use our microdermabrasion to get a deeper clean every few days after the cleanser. See how that works for you. Most people see results they are happy with. Use it faithfully everyday...cleansing and moisturizing morning and evening until you run out and see how it feels. If you need to add our acne treatment to the routine...we have it.
    I used to use 'Eryacne' which is prescribed by doctors. I thought it was pretty good.





    For moisturiser I use 'Aloe Vera' gel. It's natural, oil free and doesn't feel heavy.





    I used to wash my face 2 days out of 3 with Solvol. It's actually to wash off car grease etc. But i thought it was a face wash because of the grains in it. I think it's alot better than those advertised face scrubs.
    NOTE鈥 HAVE WRITTEN THIS LONG ANSWER TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS RELATING TO BECAUSE THEY COME UP SO OFTEN:





    OILY SKIN


    ACNE


    FACIAL LIGHTENING


    DEALING WITH ACNE SCARRING


    DEALING WITH STRETCH MARKS


    IMPROVING SKIN TONE


    PIMPLES


    BLACKHEADS


    EMERGENCY SPOT TREATMENT


    INGROWING HAIRS


    BODY ACNE





    鈥HE INFO鈥橲 BASED ON MY OWN EXPERIENCE. I鈥橫 36 NOW SO I鈥橵E HAD TO DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES FOR QUITE A WHILE AND THOUGH MUCH OF THIS ANSWER MAY BE IRRELEVANT, I HOPE THERE'LL BE SOMETHING THAT CAN HELP YOU!





    GOOD LUCK!!!





    RECOMMENDED SKIN CARE鈥 use clean and clear cream wash (good for sensitive skin or those that dry to easy) or Neutrogena clear skin make up remover wash. Both contain salicylic acid which prevents breakouts and gradually evens the skin tone out too. This is the most important thing you can do. I鈥檝e tried various 鈥榦il free鈥?鈥檚alicylic acid鈥?moisturisers but the best I鈥檝e found is the clean and clear on鈥 found the Neutrogena one actually seemed to aggravate my skin.





    EMERGENCY SPOT TREATMENT!...The toothpaste things works! Put on a blob at night and put a bit of tissue over it so it doesn't make a mess. It cools the area down and reduces the inflammation. I also recommend the clean and clear advantage spot treatment gel.





    HORMONAL SPOTS鈥ny female with spots I'd recommend trying dianette or yasmine contraceptive pills because if it's hormonal that can sort everything out within weeks鈥hough it can take a couple of months to get used to the pill.





    FACIAL ACNE: AVOID鈥on't use harsh scrubs and peroxide products daily like some people do; that can dry your skin and make produce MORE oil...just exacerbating the problem. Many face packs I鈥檝e tried and those blackhead removal strips too seem to have caused problems.





    I鈥檝e also had problems with those 鈥榝acial wipes鈥?made by clean and clear and Neutrogena because they鈥檙e too drying and when the top layer鈥檚 too dry, the oil gets stuck underneath and causes more problems!





    Some say chocolate doesn鈥檛 affect it鈥t does for me and I don鈥檛 know how or why that should be but certain foods do seem to affect break out. Coffee is one of those things that seems to aggravate my skin too. So look out for anything you eat that might be making it worse.





    HAIR PRODUCTS鈥e careful what products you use in your hair if it's long - certain conditioners have causes me to break out at times. Also be careful of hair gels, hair sprays and serums.





    INGROWING HAIRS鈥or men or women鈥f you have oily skin, these are more likely. For men鈥se a facial scrub and avoid moisturisers that don鈥檛 have salicylic acid in them if you use a moisturiser. Some hair conditioners are much better lubricants than shaving cream too 鈥?so you might want to try that, and then was afterwards with a clean and clear was etc. Also I recommend the microdermabrasion kit mentioned later.





    For women鈥axing seems to cause the main problem 鈥?we pay most attention to our faces. Waxing seems to be the main culprit as opposed to shaving or hair removal creams鈥o avoid in-growing hairs, make sure to exfoliate. I recommend using those exfoliating gloves 鈥?that way, you can use any kind of shower gel.





    NUTRITION鈥 recommend taking a 100% multi vitamin/mineral complex 鈥?those little spots you get around your mouth can be due to a vitamin b deficiency for example. Also I recommend Omega 369 oils every day because they improve blood flow.





    OLD WIVES TALE??...It's an 'old wives tale' type remedy - but a spoonful of cider vinegar and honey in hot water 3 times a day is meant to help EVERYTHING. It tastes nice too...kinda like honey and lemon X





    HYDRATION鈥?Keep your hydration right by drinking plenty of water, avoiding caffeine and alcohol and too much salt!





    DEALING WITH SCARRING鈥here鈥檚 an excellent micro-dermabrasion scrub called 鈥榬e-finish鈥? by L'oreal. You only use it a couple of times a week (and use at night because it makes your face red!). It really works not just with the colouring but also the texture - smoothes it back out. It comes with it's own moisturiser which I don't use but I use the scrub at night a couple of times a week and put bio oil on which it supposed to help clear scarring and even skin tone.





    If you get your skin relatively under control, try using '21 days Fade Cream' (which I get from eBay) because it quickly clears up any scarring. It鈥檚 a skin lightening cream and is very effective as long as your skin type agrees with it. Bio oil is a good alternative!





    Also, to detract from the colour variations in your skin tone, I recommend using Benefit鈥檚 Posie Tint or Benetint lipstain 鈥?this can be put on your cheeks and lips (which also makes your teeth look whiter as an added bonus). Lipstain is better than lipstick because it doesn鈥檛 smudge and it stays on; you can put lip balm or lip gloss on over it. Also, if you use it (SPARINGLY) on your cheeks, it is just like putting water on there; it doesn鈥檛 aggravate the skin or cause breakouts.





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    I have found some good tips in following link, It may be good for you too


    http://www.beautifulhamesha.com/Pimples.鈥?/a>


    http://www.beautifulhamesha.com/Acne.php
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  • Prescriptions for acne?

    I'm 16 years old and have very little acne. I can get it on my forehead, but I usually don't but if I do it's like one or two. My nose never gets it but it has some blackheads which I still haven't managed to get rid of. My chin rarely gets it and my cheeks are where it always happens.





    Right now it's all on my right cheek. My left cheek is all clear and so is the rest of my face. It's not 100% clear like I would like but it's good enough for me not to be self-concious.





    I've been on minocycline since January of '06 when I had a lot of acne when I was 14 and I used topicals and then proactiv and then retin-a and duac and some other drugstore products in between.





    I need some new pills like tetracycline or doxycycline or something? What do you recommend? My cousin uses Differin and he says it works really well. I want to use Differin .3 because I heard it works great for treating AND preventing!





    Suggestions or recommendations on oral antibiotics and Differin (especially .3)?





    Also, since I have little acne on my cheeks, will it get really severe before it gets better? We are going Thursday for an appt.





    Please don't recommend anything else, just answer my question. I hate people who go ';No, but this has worked really well for me.'; Well, good for you, answer MY question.





    Thank you!Prescriptions for acne?
    http://www.acne.org/adapalene-differin-r鈥?/a>





    k thanks lol i wanted to make sure you agreed that cleasing your face important i'm not sure if the differin reviews r the same thing you were talking about bc i knows there a differin gel too but thats all i found. i just searched google for them.





    these are doxycycline reviews





    http://www.nvpbike.org/poll/pharmacy/Dif鈥?/a>





    and these are tetracycline reviews





    http://www.nvpbike.org/poll/pharmacy/Dif鈥?/a>





    acutanne reviews





    http://www.acne.org/isotretinoin-accutan鈥?/a>





    that stuff sounds dangerous.








    Benzaclin reviews





    http://www.acne.org/benzaclin-reviews/12鈥?/a>





    i think thats a percription creme though or something like that.


    i guess you can see what worked better for people this way.Prescriptions for acne?
    Hi im 16 too i had very bad acne and what seemed to work well for me was a cream called Benzaclin..i think thats how its spelled..very easy to get just ask your doctor about it next time your there..if its really bad i suggest you ask your doctor about acutane, but thats if its really really bad.
    Even though I am girl%26amp; 1 year younger - I was watching tv if you 2 this website :http://www.skinid.com/econsumer/clearski鈥?/a>


    it will choose stuff just FOR you. its free and no I am selling it to you but hey, anything.
    no it shouldnt get worst before it gets better, just keep washing your face and then do what the docter says, i have the same problem
    Hi,





    What the skin needs is a product that clears pores and kills bacteria, thus preventing hair follicles from clogging and turning into acne. This is what you should be looking for if you want to get rid of those ugly acne.





    Before trying any treatment, I suggest you read this informational source that listed the most effective acne treatments available:





    http://www.17acnetreatments.com





    P.S. I also know someone who used to suffer from severe acne for 14 YEARS and finally got rid of it completely. She's sharing her story at her site:





    http://20six.co.uk/my-acne-solution





    Maybe you could learn from her inspirational story


    .



    I used to use doxycyclene, and it didn't do a thing. No antibiotics did, neither did any topicals. The only thing that did was AccuTane. The side affects in reality are managable. The only bad part was the chapped lips for about a week, then everything was normal. It took a good 6 months to work, but finally it did. This was a couple years ago I was treated, and as far as I know it hasn't been banned yet.