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    Sad Cystic acne WTF!!!!! Not happy.

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!I HAVE CYSTIC ACNE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Okay so I have been on the pill for about 5 years and then i decided i wanted to try implanon (the implant in your arm) anout 4 months ago. I love it. I dont get any periods and i feel great. then 2 weeks ago i get this fucking rash on my face and im like what the fuck!!!!!!!!! and it just kept getting worse and worse and worse. Now i look like an ugly mutant freak and i cant bring myslef to leave the house it sucks!!!!!!!

    I went to the doctors and he told me it was cystic acne and that it could be from the implanon implant. So he gave me some antibiotics and i am definatly going to get the implant out asap. But the thing is my skin is never this bad i cant handle it. I feel deppressed and i dont know what to do. It look crazy cause it only covers on half of my face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Now here comes the rest I cant eat dairy, I cant wash or moisturise my face, I am not aloud out in the sun for more that 15 mintues. ITS FUCKING SUMMER HERE!!
    And to top it off the doctor dosenot know if this medication will work and if it dose it could take up to 4 weeks.

    4 WEEKS!!!!!! I am going to be walking around with ugly face for 4 weeks fuck that shit.!!!!!!!!

    I really dont know what to do I feel like shit and i just want to crawl in a whole and sleep till this all ends.

    Sorry about this little bitch but i just dont know what to do. I have never had bad bad skin and i hate it. I am 21 I should not get acne let alon cystic acne

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    Try a good homeopath or alternative practitioner, they can work wonders for skin conditions.
    Doctors generally dont know anything about nutrition, but you might want to check that its ok to take vitamin suppliments and try Zinc, A, D (cod liver oil but since sunlight is a problem definatly check that!!!!!) and lots of vitamin C. Also drink shitloads of water and dont forget to take half a teaspoon of sea salt a day.
    Hope you get it sorted soon, it sounds miserable!

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    You need to go to a dermatologist ASAP and get cortisone injected into all of your pimples. It will take away the inflammation and swelling and they will be gone within the next day or two. Depending on how bad the cysts were, you might be left with a scar or dark red marks where the pimples were, but you can deal with this later.

    I dealt with this exact same situation last week when I had 8 or 9 cysts on my face that were caused by those Wal-Mart hair vitamins that everybody on here raves about Seriously though, those types of pimples take forever to go away and they usually leave scars. You will feel so much better about your appearance after you get the cortisone injections. Good luck.

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    Why would someone need to be carful about the sun because of cod liver oil? I may have misunderstood that, but I take that stuff twice a day, so I wanted to double check. Aussie?
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    I just wanted to say I feel bad for you and hope this resolves itself asap. I can't imagine!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fawn
    Why would someone need to be carful about the sun because of cod liver oil? I may have misunderstood that, but I take that stuff twice a day, so I wanted to double check. Aussie?
    Well I have no idea why the Dr said avoid the sun. You get vitamin D fom sunlight so i just wondered if it was something to do with that thats all.

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    Try to remember that THIS IS TEMPORARY. About a year ago, my skin went completely nuts also, and it took a while to find smething that would work for me to keep me clear. At the time, I was very depressed, didn't even want to be seen at the gym! But now my skin is beautiful again. This is just a small roadbump. What antibiotics did he give you? You should start seeing progress in a week or so - I doubt it will take four weeks to see improvement. Hang in there - I knwo how much this can suck

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    He gave me doxycyclin (sp?) and my natropath gave me a spray to put under my tounge 4 time a day. I hope like hell this stuff works and works fast!!! To make matters worse i have a job interview today.

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    implanon = the devil.

    i had the most terrifying cyst right on my cheek bone (where i never get pimples). implanon was the worst contraceptive, bar none, of all that i've tried.

    when the cystic thing started (and the continual spotting, mild psychosis blah blah) i got it ripped out.

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    Well the order to limit sun exposure is due to the antibiotic. Generally antibiotics used to treat skin infections (doxycycline, erythromycin, minocyline) make the skin more sensitive to sunlight making it easier to burn and some people develop a bumpy heat rash on any overexposed areas.

    I would assume that taking cod liver oil would still be ok because its not the Vitamin D production that could cause you problems.

    When I was taking antibiotics for acne I didn't wear sunscreen or take any extra precautions and it was fine, but of course reactions are different in everyone.

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