AccutaneLyfe

I keep doing this. I come back to this tumblr account and then leave :( I apologize to all those who have DM’d me. 

I know awhile ago I mentioned I would share what I was doing with my naturopathic doctor but I never got around to it (lol lazy much)

Anyways, it has been just about 3 months since I have tried to cure my acne in a natural way without the use of medications. I have to say. I feel like my skin is getting worse and it is beyond frustrating. There have been days where my skin looks pretty good and I think to myself its finally clearing up and then over night my acne will begin to form and it will just get worse and worse.

This is my current routine:

- Warm lemon water every morning

- B Complex & Vitamin D in the morning

- Dairy free/GF/Cutting processed sugars out of my diet

- Zinc/Probiotic and Fish Oils

- Eminence skin care routine

- 2 to 3L of water a day w/ lots of fresh fruits and veggies

- Exercise 5-6 days a week

So overall, that has been my routine and i feel like its been doing NOTHING for my skin. I am getting to the point where im really concerned about it because I don’t want to deal with any type of permanent scarring and I feel like I can only try this for so long. I know it will take time but I find it hard to trust this process for like a year. 

I feel like its affecting my confidence for sure. I mean I dont think my lack of confidence is as bad as before (because now that ive been focusing on my health & fitness and toning down ive gained some sort of confidence through my body lol) but there are times I get a lot of anxiety if I know I have to go somewhere and my skin is looking shit. Makeup makes it worse too because although it evens out my skin tone it makes the acne so visible.  

So with that being said.. I think I am going to visit my dermatologist again to see what my options are that are NOT accutane OR birth control. (Side note: my friends coworker was on BC for a long time and her skin was so perfect. She has been off it for a couple of months and her skin is getting worse and worse everyday!! omg. i feel so bad for herrrr) :( 

What has been working for you guys? I would love to know. 

Heres a list of things I have tried:

I’ve surprisingly have gotten quite a few lovely messages from people which makes me want to update where I am and what I will be doing because hopefully- it will help even one person suffering through this. 

Nothing I am doing right now is helping me. I thought maybe dairy was a huge trigger point in my acne.. which it very well may be but it just feels like its getting worse and I get left with more scars. 

My doctor AND dermatologist both recommended me to go on birth control for my acne which I think is absolutely ridiculous. My body has already been fucked up from accutane & other antibiotics. I am not ready to dive into another pill that alters my hormones and body.

SO! Today int he evening im seeing a naturopathic doctor who I really hope will be able to help me. Not sure what to expect but I hope it is worth every penny I invest into this. :( *tryingtostaypositivestill

no matter what kind of medications i get on... my acne will never go away. Im sick of all these meds im being put on. I can feel the effects in my body now after all these years... and everytime I get off the medications my acne just comes back full force. 

i wish so bad I can get on accutane again but now i never can because of my crohns development...

my skin is so bad. im brought back to all my anxieties and fears that were devleoped when I was on accutane. except this time I dont have a cure. 

Ive been started on Eminence Organics skin care products... its been almost 2 weeks. It seems like my breakouts have gotten worse but my Aunt told me the initial breakout is normal.. I can only hope so. & I can only hope that this will be my cure.

i dont think ill ever be free. my face hurts so much. 

i want to cry.

ill never get used to this. 

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Not the actual pain/pimples/scars I went through, but I miss creating this account and getting messages, tracking my progress and sharing my feelings everyday and having support from my fellow taners at that time.

I was looking back at my old posts and i missed it :/