PCOS Messages for September, 2002: Re: acne advice

hi. i have suffered with acne for 5 years and just recently found out it was pcos related. i have tried every cream-pill possible except accutane. i also just recently started taking spiro and mircette....both about 2 months ago and they were not helping my acne. i lead a very healthy lifestyle too so the acne was the only thing i suffered from. anyways....recently i have gotten my face to clear up. within the past 3 weeks it has cleared dramatically. i have been using aveda products -available online. i use their cleanser and moisterizer both for oily skin.....they have a toner to go with this duo too but since i have also strarted using retin-a .1% gel i did not use the toner because that would dry out my skin too much. anyways i think the key ingredient here is the retin-a .1% gel.....i had been using the .1% cream and still broke out. my doc also gave me samples of clindagel to use over the retin-a until the present lesions cleared up. note: you cannot use retin-a and benzoyl peroxide at the same time though because the bp oxidizes the retin-a according to my doc. u can apply them at different times of the day but not at the same time. so if u use that carlys cleanser thing u will see a decrease in retin-a effectiveness. anyways....email me if u need too....i can let u know about any specific creams because i think i have tried almost all of them. i hope to stop taking the spiro soon because i dont think it does anything. i just thought i would give it a full 4 months the doc said u needed to give before seeing results since i did start taking it.....but my face looks awesome and i have been getting compliments....i am very pleased, thought nothing would work, and was about to beg for accutane...the retin-a also helps with fine lines and softens/blends some scars.....peace-rosey

Hi everyone

I feel a bit shallow posting this as it is a minor problem compared with
what a lot of you are going through. I was diagnosed with PCO about 4
years ago and through certain herbs, sensible eating and occasional
exercise (!) i have remained pretty symptom free. APART from acne. I
have tried everything and i am lucky in that it only severely affects my
back and sometimes my chest but NOTHING WORKS. It's better in summer
but its coming up for winter and the boils are coming back. Any ideas?
I am already on metformin. I use benzyl peroxide on it which helps
slightly. I just feel disgusting and won't let any man touch me! Any
thoughts?

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