WHY do I still have acne at 20!!!!

I have always had worse skin than other people my age, and although it's much better than it was when I was in my teens, it is sometimes still a bit of a problem (particularly just before/during my period). I have recently started using the Clinique 3-step blemish kit and I can tell the difference. I could tell a difference with a week. My skin still has a way to go, but it feels as though I'm winning now for the first time since I was about 10 years old! So that is something that I would recommend you give a go! It is quite expensive though.. £25 for a set, but it is worth it, I promise.

I am 20 and I STILL have acne. I hate it so much. It is only mild, but my skin is absolutely disgusting with these spots. Hideous. I hate it so much it really gets me down and I don't understand why it hasn't gone. I have had it for at least 7 years. It's not fair, I'm not a teenager anymore.

I have tried benzoyl peroxide, I have tried borth control... nothing. Sometimes I just wanna rip my skin off I hate it. I do not wanna try antibiotics as it's not a long term solution and I'd rather avoid antibiotics.

I guess I'm just wondering if there's ANYONE else out there in my boat? I seem to be the only one around me which just makes me feel even more ****. I thought I could leave this kind of crap in secondary school. Make up only goes so far.

Roaccutane. I had spots from age 12 to age 21, tried loads of things that barely worked.

You should also consider eating a dairy free - low sugar diet.

EDIT - Do not accept anything for spots from doctors that isnt roaccutane, it will just mess up your stomach and do long term damage for very little reward.

Roaccutane. I had spots from age 12 to age 21, tried loads of things that barely worked.

You should also consider eating a dairy free - low sugar diet.

EDIT - Do not accept anything for spots from doctors that isnt roaccutane, it will just mess up your stomach and do long term damage for very little reward.

And roacc is totally safe yeah?


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But yes, getting roaccutane isn't as simple as just asking for a prescription. Its for severe acne that responds to nothing else, requires a referral to a dermatologist and can have some nasty side effects. It is very much a last resort.

And roacc is totally safe yeah?

But yes, getting roaccutane isn't as simple as just asking for a prescription. Its for severe acne that responds to nothing else, requires a referral to a dermatologist and can have some nasty side effects. It is very much a last resort.

Made me angry. I completed the course at 75mg a day a year ago and it was a great cure. But its not safe. I had nose bleeds, extremely dry lips, dry face, hands and eyes. It also makes your skin thinner and gives you bad psychological thoughts. You have to be checked up on a lot, regular blood tests and you as the individual have to be very responsible of your health and how you are feeling.

Its a last resort and shouldnt be treated like a regular prescription drug.

when did I say it was totally safe? Maybe learn to read before becoming irate? Roacc isn't safe but its the only thing thats worth the side effects.

Personally having taken a range of things for acne I would only ever recommend roacc or significant diet changes. Roacc is pretty brutal on the body but generally one course and you're sorted. I had very dry skin and joint pain but that went after the treatment was done, and since then my skin has been great. However the other stuff the doctor prescribed me has left my stomach pretty weak and its still recovering now, 3 years on.

Just remember that's only your experience, and plenty of people would have had no problems at all with what might have been prescribed before, which generally is topical and oral andibiptics or, for women, dianette.
You can't generalise your experience to everyone else.

My ex gf and several friends have been prescribed the same stuff and we all came away with bad stomachs, its called Tetraysl I think.
Out of the 4 people I know who've used roacc we've all had difficult but overall positive experiences.