I hate my skin :(

Hi, I have an appointment to see a dermatologist to get Roaccutane in late September. Question is, after you have finished the course did the spots come back? And how long has it been since you finished it? I do have oily skin which sucks, I mean I go out with my friends for a few hours then when I come home my face is as oily as hell.

My dad went to the beach recently to get some seawater so I hope that will make my skin slightly better.

The benzyl peroxide takes 4-6 weeks to work, at least that's what it says on the "instructions".

I had acne and it didn't bother me but it seemed to bother everyone else like my family who kept going "Your face looks awful!".

And all these products from Lush will only treat the surface problems you know. You wana get at the root issue. Trust me OP give Lush a month's chance then just go to docs for roaccutane. It didnt take me long at all to get referred either. Although all the doctor's I've been to over the yrs have always given me conflicting advice about Roaccutane. Some of them plain lie and make it sound terrible. One female doc said it makes your skin unbearably tight and red which is a complete lie.

The benzyl peroxide takes 4-6 weeks to work, at least that's what it says on the "instructions".

I had acne and it didn't bother me but it seemed to bother everyone else like my family who kept going "Your face looks awful!".

Okay, thank you for your advice
Do you think it's because it costs too much, especially with referrals etc. so they are hesitant to prescribe it?

I used to have some serious acne and tried nearly every over the counter creams and gels, face washes etc even GP prescribed antibbiotics none of them worked. It was only when I stopped caring about it and stopped touching my face and excercising that completly cleared my face. So I suggest that you don't get too depressed it will go away eventually.
I don't know if this will work for you but it certainly does for me, is get some warm/hot water and crush some fresh ginger in it and drink it everyday that ahs kept my face clear from even the little spots I used to get.

I wouldnt be so quick to jump to Roaccutane as it strips layers of your skin and thats how it works. You'll have seriously dry skin which will be REALLY hard to cover, much worse than acne. Anyway, when I sent you those photos of my skin the OP said that her skin wasn't nearly as bad as mine was and mine was no where near bad enough to go through the process of Roaccutane.

If your face looks like this:



Then fair enough.

But if it looks like this:



Then just try and live with it as find a cleanser that helps keeping it down. There is absolutely no point in taking medicine with such drastic side effects. And for the OP these are SOME of the side effects:

"Very common (affect more than 1 in 10 people)

* Dry skin (causing inflammation, peeling, itching, increased skin fragility - see warning section above).
* Dry, inflamed and cracked lips.
* Dry eyes (causing eye irritation, conjunctivitis or inflammation of the eyelids - see warning section above).
* Pain in the muscles and joints.
* Anaemia.
* Changes in the numbers of blood cells called platelets in the blood.
* Increased level of fats called triglycerides in the blood.
* Increased liver enzymes."

So just to clarify, what makes you think drinking fresh ginger has cleared your skin lol. Or was it the exercise and not touching your face?

Well I think not touching my face really helped alot so to restrict the bacterial load on my face, but Im a medic and I've been researching about ginger for some time and its possible use in diabetes but what I've read in many other papers is that it has amazing anti-inflammatory properties so that property of ginger could reduce the redness and size of any potential spots that are coming. Also some researchers say that ginger could be involved in regulating hormone levels. Hope this helped

Yes I have been to the doctors..

I got given a 3 month course of antibiotics, it's been a month and it's still as s*** as it was before
How long until my spots improve!?!?
I want to go out in the sun, i want to go swimming, i just want to enjoy myself, and i feel i can't because of how i look

Friends have parties coming up, and i so want to go, but i just hate the way i look, i cringe when people look at me (weird i know )
I want to wear nice dresses/tops, but i get spots on my shoulders/back as well.

Seriously, why me... neither of my parents ever had acne/spots

Ok i realise i'm not really asking anything here, but how can i make myself feel better? I just feel sooo s*** a the moment

p.s make up can only hide so much...

Okay, I'm going to suggest something completely different here OP, rather than giving you advice on what medication to take.
It's called MSM powder, and imho it definitely works wonders for the skin. The plus side being is that it's all natural, so it's entirely fine to take it with whatever medications you're currently taking.

Thanks for you reply

But 2 more months is such a long time! Especially as i go back to college in 1, and i love going (lol) but i just hate having to go in...
My friends understand that it gets to me, and we do have nice nights in but its just now that its summer, there's so much more going on!
If you dont mind me asking, how bad was yours/what did you take/ how long did it take to clear up

Roaccuatne is brutal, but it's amazing. All I know is that it saved my skin, and i been off it nearly 8 months. I would try all those lush products but then if u really want clear skin go on roaccutane at a time when u can handle feeling down a bit.