Sorry to hear about your woes! I've been there with the social anxiety and skin problems, one sure exasperates the other. It's a very shitty cycle. Getting over depression requires getting out of the hole you're in, out of the house, but who wants to leave the house when you're breaking out and feel like everyone is staring at your zit. Damn that brings a tear to my eye just thinking of how badly that used to suck! As for the acne, there really is a CURE, not just maintenence and management. The cure is accutane, it was the best damn thing I've done for myself. I've been 100% clear for months, ever since my course, and I had the on again off again cystic breakouts like you are having. But before you can take accutane, you've got to get your head on straight. That stuff can make depression worse, and would be dangerous to start until you are feeling better. I only mention it now, because it is a light at the end of the tunnel. One day, you'll be clear for good and let me tell you that in itself makes a HUGE difference in your anxiety levels. You will feel so much better then.
As for now, they always say that chin breakouts are hormone related. Likely its your hormones being out of whack that is causing both the depression and breakouts. It may or may not be directly caused by wellbutrin, but by the mood swing wellbutrin(or any antidepressant) is causing in your body. It should be a temporary state that your body is going through, and will work it self out and be back to normal over time. All you can do is maintain, take care of yourself, follow your derms advice, all that stuff you already know.



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I believe you Dottie and you have my support 
) everyday makes me breakout to cysts. Peanut butter too. 
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