Idea for acne during cycle....

RONJON · Apr 2, 2008

I was thinking acne is caused by the oily-ness or your skin huh?...and the goal is to keep your skin somewhat dried out to prevent it right?...well besides tanning and washing with axe could i put baby powder on my back and shoulders a few times during the day to keep the acne down???

During cycle i get pretty substantial back and shoulder acne that i just cant have because i have some posing pictures coming up...

What do u guys think????

RJ

Ashop · Apr 2, 2008

RONJON said:
I was thinking acne is caused by the oily-ness or your skin huh?...and the goal is to keep your skin somewhat dried out to prevent it right?...well besides tanning and washing with axe could i put baby powder on my back and shoulders a few times during the day to keep the acne down???

During cycle i get pretty substantial back and shoulder acne that i just cant have because i have some posing pictures coming up...

What do u guys think????

RJ

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tatteredxangelx · Apr 2, 2008

Run a 4 month accutanecyle and u wil never have acne again

TooPowerful4u · Apr 2, 2008

tatteredxangelx said:
Run a 4 month accutanecyle and u wil never have acne again

look whose talkin lol

tatteredxangelx · Apr 2, 2008

haha, yeah, but I don't get acne because of steroids, I get it normally ... Accutane clears up thenormal user.

MilitaryMuscle · Apr 2, 2008

I have been taking Minocycline(50mg/day) and has helped wonders. Its a perscription drug but a lot easier to get than accutane.

j-bird · Apr 2, 2008

MilitaryMuscle said:
I have been taking Minocycline(50mg/day) and has helped wonders. Its a perscription drug but a lot easier to get than accutane.

It sounds to me like your the type of person who gets a few breakouts now and then, though. When i take minocycline, I get prescribed 200mg/day(for years) and even that just lessens the amount of acne I get... I still get a good amount of breakouts on that dose.

To answer your question, the baby powder wont help acne. Yes, your glands are making more oil, but your pimple normally isnt caused by the oil once it gets on the surface of your skin as long as you keep fairly clean. It is internal. If you just have a few little pustules on the surface of your skin, get a presciption for some antibiotics, they are very cheap.
You'll know if its internal because you'll get a large lump in your skin, then a few days later it will get a pimple head on it. then you need to go and get some accutane.

RONJON · Apr 2, 2008

yea...i dont get breakouts or bad acne or anything...ONLY while on cycle...LIKE FOR SURE "BACK ACNE" and i workout with some very cleaver bros and im not in a position to let it get really obvious like last time! Plus i really don't wanna ruin the back shots for the photos!!!

So it looks like im gunna have to go through the process of orderin some shit off the internet huh??? ...i wish i could just get somethin right here at my Wal-Mart...any other suggestions???

MilitaryMuscle · Apr 2, 2008

j-bird said:
It sounds to me like your the type of person who gets a few breakouts now and then, though. When i take minocycline, I get prescribed 200mg/day(for years) and even that just lessens the amount of acne I get... I still get a good amount of breakouts on that dose.
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Auctually im not and i am quite suprised on how well it working. Ive had it all my life. To my fault i was never consistant enough with washing it and applying the meds as i should have been though. So maybe thats why because im real consitant with the washing/taking meds/applying creams.

Oh yeah im also applying retin-a-micro everynight. That seems to be helping as well.

Another thing is i have no idea if this has anything to do with it, but i stopped eating red meat/processed crap. I started doing that about 2 weeks before i got on the meds and it had started to clear up.

MilitaryMuscle · Apr 2, 2008

RONJON said:
yea...i dont get breakouts or bad acne or anything...ONLY while on cycle...LIKE FOR SURE "BACK ACNE" and i workout with some very cleaver bros and im not in a position to let it get really obvious like last time! Plus i really don't wanna ruin the back shots for the photos!!!

So it looks like im gunna have to go through the process of orderin some shit off the internet huh??? ...i wish i could just get somethin right here at my Wal-Mart...any other suggestions???

you cant go to your doc?

erokyrwr · Apr 3, 2008

B5 (Pantothenic acid) 3-5g/ed will help dry out your skin

I also use rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball several times a day to clean up excess oil (and it works great)

PanOxyl soap has benzyl peroxide in it, works pretty good

Benzyl peroxide cream in high doses does wonders, but it will bleach your clothing, sheets and everything else it comes in contact with.

Stump · Apr 3, 2008

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j-bird · Apr 4, 2008

MilitaryMuscle said:
Auctually im not and i am quite suprised on how well it working. Ive had it all my life. To my fault i was never consistant enough with washing it and applying the meds as i should have been though. So maybe thats why because im real consitant with the washing/taking meds/applying creams.

Oh yeah im also applying retin-a-micro everynight. That seems to be helping as well.

Another thing is i have no idea if this has anything to do with it, but i stopped eating red meat/processed crap. I started doing that about 2 weeks before i got on the meds and it had started to clear up.

Hey thats really awesome then, man! I've also had it all my life, and im one of the rare people that needs more than one treatment on accutane

To the other people, it IS possible to have dry skin and still have acne... dont go too overboard with the rubbing alcohol.

RonJon: why not just go to your doc and get some antibiotics?

RONJON · Apr 4, 2008

j-bird said:
RonJon: why not just go to your doc and get some antibiotics?

...well i am trying to say its like a "different kind of acne" like big pimples and spread in a v-pattern down my shoulders and back ONLY ON CYCLE!!!...i dont think i have a single pimple on my body right now and when i shoot the 1200mg of test that im about to do its gunna come outta no-where and then when me and my workout partner go and take pics im gunna be TOTALLY F'ED!!!

...also i have NO MEDICAL INSURANCE...i go to school and intern so im freakin broke!!!...and damn sure can't afford $40 bucks a week for proactive and YES THE SHIT WILL GO AWAY as soon as i get off but this is something thats gunna blow something up that i wanna keep quiet if u know what i mean bros...

RJ

AWN2004 · Apr 4, 2008

RONJON said:
...well i am trying to say its like a "different kind of acne" like big pimples and spread in a v-pattern down my shoulders and back ONLY ON CYCLE!!!...i dont think i have a single pimple on my body right now and when i shoot the 1200mg of test that im about to do its gunna come outta no-where and then when me and my workout partner go and take pics im gunna be TOTALLY F'ED!!!

...also i have NO MEDICAL INSURANCE...i go to school and intern so im freakin broke!!!...and damn sure can't afford $40 bucks a week for proactive and YES THE SHIT WILL GO AWAY as soon as i get off but this is something thats gunna blow something up that i wanna keep quiet if u know what i mean bros...

RJ

A couple things to consider.....

your body is telling you something when you break out that bad...believe me. Lower the dose and make sure your liver is healthy. I know you dont want to hear this, but if you cant afford to stay healthy while on (meaning get to the doctor and make sure everything is ok) then wait until you can. If that means 3 years from now so be it. You only have one body so take care of it.