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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I have dealt with acne since about age 15. In my teens it was on my forehead mostly. It's slowly migrated down and now that I'm middle aged it's mostly on my chin and jawline. If you'd told me at 20 that I'd STILL be dealing with acne in 20 years, I'd probably have had a psychotic break. I'm so worn down by feeling disfigured all the time. I can't enjoy summer because my makeup melts off.

It doesn't correlate with my menstrual cycle. I've tried everything (differin, tea tree oil, proactiv, antibiotics, diet changes, and more) but my acne isn't really severe enough for accutane. No derm has suggested it. The only thing that ever touched it was doxycycline, but that's a very strong antibiotic and I can't be on that forever. My derm prescribed me low dose doxy and it did NOTHING.

What the hell is causing my acne? Do I just get to feel gross for the rest of my life? Is it hormonal? How do I get my hormones balanced? Is it possible they've been off for decades? My acne was better during pregnancy.

Thanks for any insight. [/quote]

Diet.  No one wants to hear this.  If you were truly worn down by this, you'd work through an elimination diet.  A real elimination diet, not one where you cut out one food or another for 4-5 days.  You need to cut out all dairy, all sugar, all wheat, all soy, all alcohol, etc for a full month.  Then and only then, you should add back each one of those - ONE at a time.  See what is breaking you out.

There are entire parts of the world where acne isn't really a thing.  I had acne for years, including acne that behaved similar to yours (got better during pregnancy) but wasn't linked to my menstrual cycles, and antibiotics somewhat worked.  It was still diet.  Your diet drives your hormonal balance.

I started with the "clear skin forever" diet.  There is some paid version online, but you can find the general gist of it online without having to pay.

As it turned out, dairy was doing my skin in.  [/quote]

Not OP but your advice - while valid - smacks of some unwarranted condemnation and oversimplifies the causes of acne. Yes - diet can be one way to address the reason for the breakouts but medical experts often repeat that it is the combination of diet and the right medication.

Glad your skin is clear, though and you found out what works for YOU.[/quote]

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