acne on trt

William_wade · Dec 9, 2017

Does anyone else struggle with acne while on trt. I have been on trt for about a year and I can not keep my acne down. ive never really had a problem with it before. Any advice???

MyNameIsJeff · Dec 9, 2017

William_wade said:
Does anyone else struggle with acne while on trt. I have been on trt for about a year and I can not keep my acne down. ive never really had a problem with it before. Any advice???

What's your TRT dose? Is your estrogen in range?

johnnythunders · Dec 22, 2017

I seriously had issues. I was on for a little over 3 years doc monitored. It progressively got worse. I just recently came off and running an attempt to restart.

I'd definitely check bloods, keep a consistent dosing protocol, consult with a derm regularly. I now have permanent scarring.

think about potentially lowering the dose, more frequent injections, looking at estro.

keeping hormones as stable as possible are all things that need to be in check as first line of defense IMO.

ripper99 · Dec 22, 2017

Mine got out of control and no matter what I tried it wouldn't go away, tried the method but Austinite from here as well as shampoos and other stuff and nothing worked.

Out of frustration I went to a dermatologist and he prescribed Epirus(Accutane) for 6 months, within 3 weeks I was fricken cured and had the best-looking skin I have EVER had in my life. I did blood tests monthly and all levels were fine they said.

After 6 months I went back and was put on the smallest dose and since then(3 months) I have not seen a single pimple....since starting Accutane and after the initial 3 weeks I have only seen maybe three small pimples.

I'm 48 and was still getting pimples into my 40's BEFORE I tried TRT...now I don't have any pimples.