Got off birth control, had my first period after, acne now coming back with vengeance
My skin was clear even after dropping birth control... until about my period came. I have PCOS, so maybe it's starting to appear again. :(
I tried Maca (which probably helped bring on the period), and I also added multivitamin and zinc today hoping it will help with the acne. I don't know what I am doing though. ugh. Has anyone dealt with post-BC acne before?
Re: Got off birth control, had my first period after, acne now coming back with venge
I'm sorry. :( My girlfriend has been on birth control for years only because it completely wiped away her acne and kept it away, she recently attempted to go off of bc completely and her whole back and chest broke out so crazy that she promptly went back on the bc(which fixed it again).
Is it actually acne you're now experiencing though or just normal zits? I get zits on my jaw and neck area when I am menstrual.
Re: Got off birth control, had my first period after, acne now coming back with venge
I think acne because it's red and deep under the skin. :(
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Can you go see a dermatologist about it?
Re: Got off birth control, had my first period after, acne now coming back with venge
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rosemead
I think acne because it's red and deep under the skin. :(
Drink warm water with apple cider vinegar and a tbsp of raw honey before going to bed. Make sure the acv and honey(preferably Manuka) is organic. Your painful zit should go down some the next day. I use to do this and it worked.
Eat hemp seeds. They help with wacked out hormones.
Re: Got off birth control, had my first period after, acne now coming back with venge
Spearmint herbal tea has clinically significant anti-androgen effects and can help get rid of hormonal acne caused by PCOS: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19585478
Re: Got off birth control, had my first period after, acne now coming back with venge
I find ever since I've been spiking my morning smoothies with unfiltered apple cider vinegar my skin stays clear.
Re: Got off birth control, had my first period after, acne now coming back with venge
I thought Maca would make acne worse? I think I was using too much of it in my smoothies at one point and was getting more breakouts than normal. Also, I definitely know what you're talking about and I get it too when I either get off bc, don't use it correctly or mess with it because it makes my hormones go crazy. Tea tree oil is my best friend when it comes to acne and breakouts. Putting it directly on the skin is drying but it helps make then go away. I also used Mario Bedescu drying mask (it has sulfur and is amazing) and buffering lotion (somehow that works under the drying mask to get rid of cystic acne) and they both helped a lot when I got bad hormonal acne.
Re: Got off birth control, had my first period after, acne now coming back with venge
Drink lots of water, cut out grease and eat as clean as you can, cetafil wash and moisturizer (if you can't afford the expensive brands) and get a spot reducer with at least 10% benzoyl peroxide in it. I tested this out as I used to have crazy period pimples but once I started drinking water and eating better, it cleared up. I got ONE pimple (coming off of shark week now) but it's because I had a cheat day and had some greasy ass boneless spare ribs a few days before. Your body usually tells on itself. It's either hormonal or something you've eaten. I put some benzoyl peroxide on the spot and the next morning it was down 80%, day after it was gone.
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^BP burns some people, but it's very effective for those who can tolerate it!