acne?

[lilleole]

I've been on for a while now, and receptors are overloaded - so i'm going off for a while.

now, i've been getting alot of SHIT on the back shoulders / traps / back. not much of the zits, but like thousands of those little black dots. you probably know what i mean, i just dont know what its called in english..

so, does anyone know what i should do now to get rid of it? roccutane, accutane? b5?

HELP IS APPRECIATED AND KARMA GIVEN.

 

[badslinky]

Accutane will do it for sure, but its not the nicest drug out there. My friends used it and never got acne again even while "on", but he got more bloody noses than you could believe.

 

[lilleole]

cool.

Now i'm not really into this. whats the difference between roccutane / accutane?

I'll def. have to do something...cause i hate it..hehe

 

[DerekRF]

I wouldn't mess with accutane unless it's really serious, some people are affected by the sides (severe depression) more than others. You may just need to shower twice a day, and use one of those things chicks use, a "poof." Good luck.

 

[lilleole]

I've tried all that shit, trust me...and it doesnt work. Doesnt remove em..

 

[falcyou]

The accutane will do the trick....
just make sure you get bloodwork done on a regular basis while on (at least once a month).

40MG a day should be good enoug. I personally didn't get any of the bad side effects, nothing more then dry lips. but be aware that there is a possibilty of them...

and it's true. it kills your oil glands so when the acne is gone....
it's pretty much gone for good.

 

[Pea Marley]

For those little black dots..... If you are talking about black heads. You can use two things. You might want to try a Apricot Scrub. St. Ives makes it, or if you really need to use what some women use on their faces.... which is a heating clay mask. For the most part, along with the showering twice or more a day, this should work.

Let me know what happens.

One Love,
Pea

 

[lilleole]

thanks everyone!

 

[azul]

thanks everyone!

I have never heard of anyone getting blackheads anywhere except on their face. Strange... Accutane's side-effects are way overrated by the way, but it might not be necessary for you since they'll probably go away by themself soon.

 

[lilleole]

ok, well..they're like ..uhm...whiteheads? without the black dot, just same thing.. weird shit.

 

[krishna]

Accutane is nasty shit. I took it and it makes you feel fucked up. My doctor also said not to do any heavy lifting while on it cause it makes your bones flexible or something. See if you can find a good deal on laser or photo treatment. I did and it's way better. Will probably cost about the same as accutane too in the long run.

 

[fergie]

Just get a brush for the shower and clean the area aggresively every morning, this should help. Accutane is very liver toxic I would never even consider it, but thats just me.

 

[Gastroc O'Jenkins]

10g b5 per day and see if that helps
im doing it now and my shit is clearing up, but its not the little blackheads its deep red shit

tanning might help, retina, a spongy chick shower thing also helps, or the tane if you want guaranteed gone

 

[SwolK]

accutane works well. ive used it in the past. but it is hard on the liver, so i would stay clean for awhile and give your liver a rest. then go on it
good luck!

 

[bigguns6909]

Hey bro, everyone is useing BACTRIM now. Im on it and im almost crystal CLEAR. Its great stuff let me tell you. 3 weeks on it and im loving it. Im sure some bros on here use the stuff. Its on a lot of other boards.

 

[Mr_MAX]

cut your carbs... really low you skin will have no problems.. ( trust me )

 

[TheAssholeFomerlyKnownAsDBBT]

The accutane will do the trick....
just make sure you get bloodwork done on a regular basis while on (at least once a month).

40MG a day should be good enoug. I personally didn't get any of the bad side effects, nothing more then dry lips. but be aware that there is a possibilty of them...

and it's true. it kills your oil glands so when the acne is gone....
it's pretty much gone for good.

40-80mg ed depending upon how bad your breakouts are. It does the trick though. Your whole body will dry out, NOT good for the lips

 

[RADAR]

Hey bro, everyone is useing BACTRIM now. Im on it and im almost crystal CLEAR. Its great stuff let me tell you. 3 weeks on it and im loving it. Im sure some bros on here use the stuff. Its on a lot of other boards.

That ,plus B-5 and a tanning booth will dry em up.

RADAR

 

[future1]

Hi, ok try Glycolic Acid. it is an acid but used for peeling purpose. You can buy in different strengths but usually starts at 30%. It is really cheap but you got to be carfeull cause it is ACID. I think they use it for face peel.
The way it helped me is that when I put it on it burns the skin and anything developping then you just use a cleanser and voila you feel your face so clean.

 

[tical]

A C C U T A N E !

Some of you guys are weird, you're willing to do steroids that can promote sides like libido issues, sterility issues, gyno, etc and you're worried about a little dry skin and depression?

For the record rosche states that depression happens in like .01% of all patients and most doctors say it's not even related to the accutane but they have it there for legal reasons. I mean, how many people covered with EXTREME cases of zits are already depressed anyway?

There are 4 derms in the office that I go to and none of them have ever seen a depression case related to accutane.

I'm using it now, it's the best shit ever invented... do it under supervision, just keep going to derms until one gives it to you. They will get your bloodwork every month and monitor everything.

I'd rather take a pill once or twice a day than 3 showers a day, exfoliate 2 times a day, apply all kinds of BS to my skin (especially back) and all of the other rituals that some people have.

Big steroids give you big acne, big acne can be solved with accutane

 

[lilleole]

so, accutane kills my oil glands, was that it?

when it's gone, it's gone for good?

CAUSE THAT SOUNDS MORE LIKE IT!

 

[wls8687]

Just scrub the area with soap bro and you'll be allright..

 

[lilleole]

I've done that for some time already. Doesn't work at all..they're like really deep.

 

[azul]

A C C U T A N E !

Some of you guys are weird, you're willing to do steroids that can promote sides like libido issues, sterility issues, gyno, etc and you're worried about a little dry skin and depression?

For the record rosche states that depression happens in like .01% of all patients and most doctors say it's not even related to the accutane but they have it there for legal reasons. I mean, how many people covered with EXTREME cases of zits are already depressed anyway?

There are 4 derms in the office that I go to and none of them have ever seen a depression case related to accutane.

I'm using it now, it's the best shit ever invented... do it under supervision, just keep going to derms until one gives it to you. They will get your bloodwork every month and monitor everything.

I'd rather take a pill once or twice a day than 3 showers a day, exfoliate 2 times a day, apply all kinds of BS to my skin (especially back) and all of the other rituals that some people have.

Big steroids give you big acne, big acne can be solved with accutane

Absolutely true. The depression shit is a joke, and if you use lots of good cream for both your face and body, your skin will be just fine. You just have to use it every day.

My liver values were barely elevated by 40mg a day. The doctor said you're fine until they're at least twice or three times baseline value, and mine were right about inbetween baseline and twice baseline. And that was without taking milk thistle. So go figure...

 

[krishna]

Trust me, I've done the shit twice, and I'd try something else first. If you're juicing, your liver is already dealing with heavy toxins; accutane could multiply the effects and severely comprimise your liver's health. I had to go in for regular bloodwork while on the shit to make sure my liver was ok. Both times I had to sign a waiver before they would prescribe it to me because they don't want to get sued over all the nasty complications it can and has caused. It didn't cure mine forever, and it supposedly gets worse for you each time you take it. The doctor said my bones could break easier or become deformed if I did any heavy lifting, and strictly told me not to. I went and got some photo and laser, and now my skin is clear as a baby. Way better then accutane ever was because there are no sides.

 

[novice ck]

you may think this is bullshit or what not....but tanning really helps clear up the break out areas i get on my face.....dries out my skin pretty good on my face and the shit clears up....only problem is if i dont tan for like a week it all just comes back

 

[krishna]

Ya tanning lights actually mildly kill surface bacteria. The photo and laser I got, targets deeper and actually shrinks the glands, as well as kill the p. acnes bacteria. Accutane does not do both, but does shrink the glands over time, and you WILL pay the price for it with the sides.

 

[savage1026]

I took accutane in my teenage years; it sucked a lot of ass. The worst side was probably the dry lips. Dry lips doesnt seem like such a bad side, but the skin on my lips would literally be peeling off, and there was nothing i could do about it. I would put carmex on but then it just looked like a greasy cestpool of chapstick and little flaps of skin. Not cool. While it does do the trick, there are a lot of other effective antibiotics you can get for acne; talk to your doc/dermatollogist. Oh yeah, there was this other little side i like to call ANAL BLEEDING. It only happened once, but was an overrated experience to say the least. Oh, accutane. The source of unfathomable anguish throughout my junior year of highschool (ok, perhaps a bit dramatic )

 

[novice ck]

some of my friends were on it....they would smile and their lips would crack and bleed....and since they were my good friends id be like dude ur bleeding....also....i cant imagine being on accutane with bad liver values...or while on cycle

 

[krishna]

Ahhh the memories - burning eyes, cracked lips, dry skin, hair falling out, and of course, permanantly impaired night vision. Bleeding ass? Thank god I never got that one.

 

[Whiskey]

lilleole, i'm about to try it myself. my back is breaking out pretty good, hasn't in a long time, and i'm tired of it. I personally feel it's worth the risks involved

Whiskey

 

[tical]

80% of the people that use accutane don't need a second treatment

why bother building up a tolerance for antibiotics anyway?

If you're acne is SEVERE with or without juice you're just fucked, period... but for bros with breakouts due to gear or PCT / hormone fluxuation, a low dose of (40mg) accutane will most likely clear it right up without harsh sides.

I'm sure some people in this thread have been on very high doses (80-120mg) and I can imagine at that point that the sides would be hell (bloody anus)... gladly I didn't really have a problem with acne in the first place but got some nasty breakouts on my back and shoulders thanks to test and a hardcore PCT.

40mg ED cleared it ALL up for me toward the end of the second month and even made my face a SHITLOAD clearer/smoother (I didn't even have a problem with my face but I'm not complaining now!)

I'm still on it right now, 3 more months to go (6 total). Probably gonna do 60mg for the last 3. I'll see what the doc says.

But like I said, a low dose of accutane seems to clear STEROID ACNE up with no problem and very light sides (moderately chapped lips, dry skin). So if your acne is due to your gear you should be good to go... if you were a greasy toad as soon as you grew your first pube then you will probably have to deal with some harsh sides in order to solve your problem

 

[slat1]

B5 all the way. I love the stuff. It works too.
Tanning will help dry it out a bit too.
Get a body scrub that specializes in acne too. The B5 will work from the inside while the scrub works from the outside.
-I would like to hear more about "bactrim" from those who have used it!

 

[krishna]

Ya I guess anything is better than acne. Just a good idea to try healthier things before jumping right into the accutane. Probiotics work well too (acidophillus, bifidus, etc.). Get a blend with at least a billion live cultures in it. If it has FOS, then that helps the bacteria survive past your stomach acids.

 

[hard life]

B5 is good but you have to take like a handful of pills a day, which is a total pain in the arse

 

[lilleole]

80% of the people that use accutane don't need a second treatment

why bother building up a tolerance for antibiotics anyway?

If you're acne is SEVERE with or without juice you're just fucked, period... but for bros with breakouts due to gear or PCT / hormone fluxuation, a low dose of (40mg) accutane will most likely clear it right up without harsh sides.

I'm sure some people in this thread have been on very high doses (80-120mg) and I can imagine at that point that the sides would be hell (bloody anus)... gladly I didn't really have a problem with acne in the first place but got some nasty breakouts on my back and shoulders thanks to test and a hardcore PCT.

40mg ED cleared it ALL up for me toward the end of the second month and even made my face a SHITLOAD clearer/smoother (I didn't even have a problem with my face but I'm not complaining now!)

I'm still on it right now, 3 more months to go (6 total). Probably gonna do 60mg for the last 3. I'll see what the doc says.

But like I said, a low dose of accutane seems to clear STEROID ACNE up with no problem and very light sides (moderately chapped lips, dry skin). So if your acne is due to your gear you should be good to go... if you were a greasy toad as soon as you grew your first pube then you will probably have to deal with some harsh sides in order to solve your problem

what would be a reasonable estimation of how long I'd need to be on this shit..? Like 40mg/ED.

any others tried BACTRIM?

 

[maynardface]

Acutane works really well, its pretty damn expensive , so see of your insurance will pick up the tab. You get really dry, so you might want to wait till winter time to take it because you will get your ass kicked if your in the sun to long. it is supposed to take care of acne for good, but i do have one friend that gets it really bad when he does higher doses fof test still. I would suggest talking to yoyur doctor and trying a little less extreme med first, if you get no response, then shoot for the accutane

 

[tiger88]

any one ever get it from reseach labs?

 

[tical]

what would be a reasonable estimation of how long I'd need to be on this shit..? Like 40mg/ED.

any others tried BACTRIM?

My dermatoligist said the "cumulative dose" (how long and how much total into your body) is whats important when you do accutane, he's got me on for 6 months. 2 at 40mg ed, 2 at 60mg ed, 2 at 80mg ed. even though I'm completely clear now we're running the whole 6 months so that i wont need a second course.

I was just about completely cleared up after the second month at 40mg...

the medication is pricey though, do what i did... www.ehealthinsurance.com get yourself a PPO plan (probably a lil over 100 a month) if you dont have health insurance (an HMO won't cut it)

then go to as many derms in the list as it takes until you find someone comfortable to prescribe it to you, your insurance should cover the majority of it ($15 for generic prescription for me)

there might be a few extra bucks you have to pay (whats not covered in your bloodwork) but it all works out well and you save money

 

[krishna]

My dermatoligist said the "cumulative dose" (how long and how much total into your body) is whats important when you do accutane, he's got me on for 6 months. 2 at 40mg ed, 2 at 60mg ed, 2 at 80mg ed. even though I'm completely clear now we're running the whole 6 months so that i wont need a second course.

I was just about completely cleared up after the second month at 40mg...

the medication is pricey though, do what i did... www.ehealthinsurance.com get yourself a PPO plan (probably a lil over 100 a month) if you dont have health insurance (an HMO won't cut it)

then go to as many derms in the list as it takes until you find someone comfortable to prescribe it to you, your insurance should cover the majority of it ($15 for generic prescription for me)

there might be a few extra bucks you have to pay (whats not covered in your bloodwork) but it all works out well and you save money

Ya I stayed on 40 mg ed for 6 months and that's probably why it came back after about a year. Probably better to work up to 60 then 80 like Tical says. I guess if I can't talk you out of it, I at least wanna help so you only have to go through it once.