Acne Support Group

Having a bad skin day? Year? Life? Join the club. The most common form of acne is known as "acne vulgaris", meaning "common acne." Excessive secretion of oils from the sebaceous glands accompanies the plugging of the pores with naturally occurring dead skin cells (corneocytes) blocking hair follicles. Here you'll find how others are coping with their acne issues, plus new...

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Acne seems to be a side effect of everything!

allison34509
allison34509
No matter what medication I take, if I'm feeling stressed, if I have my period, if I'm going through hard times, I always get acne flare ups! I have to change medication frequently and am quite devastated by the fact that everything seems to induce acne for me. Any tips on how to deal with this?
deleted_user
deleted_user
Really appreciate you sharing and that's really normal usually for girls when their period is coming.
deleted_user
deleted_user
What type of medication are you talking about?

It is very common for periods(hormone changes), stress, and anxiety to cause breakouts.

Eating healthy, plenty of exercise, staying hydrated helps in the long run and can help with big break outs during stressful times and menstrual cycle.
deleted_user
deleted_user
drink a lot of water
cut off fatty food
wish you all the luck
Christinaki
Christinaki
Drink a lot of water, exercise, always clean your skin with appropriate products, eat healthy and meditate... it helps control stress and prevent break outs!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I feel the same way. Most of the time I can't even contribute any one thing in particular to my breakouts! Maybe try oral antibiotics or something like Spironolactone? I know the side effects aren't so great to deal with but you might have something internal going on that is giving you acne like your hormones.