Just go speak to a dermatologist about it. They will tell you your options, accutane is not the only option.

Best of luck to you.

Hey I had the same problem for years and stuggled with it as well other teenagers can be very hurtful a dermatologist would be a good thing for you personally I managed to clear mine up using distilled witch hazel on my face 3 times a day and washing with clearsil in the morning at lunch and o before I went to sleep come to think a hell of alot but managed to get there eventually now its a distant memory hang in there kiddo and im sure one day you will be able to look back and this will all be a distant memory.
Ewan

Toxemia and vicarious elimination

toxemia means blood poisoning. Way back in 1926, a famous colorado healer, jh tilden md, wrote a book which was the culmination of a lifetime of clinical experience, toxemia explained. Dr. Tilden was radical. He didn't believe drugs cured disease. He had one simple thesis:

"... Every so-called disease is a crisis of toxemia, which means that toxin has accumulated in the blood above the toleration point. ... The crisis, the so-called disease - call it cold, flu, pneumonia, headache, or typhoid fever - is a vicarious elimination. Nature is endeavoring to rid the body of toxin."
toxemia explained p. 49

a disease is named for where the toxins accumulate so much that that body part starts failing.


This concept of disease, known as vicarious elimination, has never been disproven. What happens is, the normal avenues for expelling waste - liver, kidneys, colon - are overwhelmed by the amount of poisons being accumulated. As a survival instinct, various other organs of the body which were not designed for elimination of toxins become enlisted to help get rid of wastes. They try desperate measures to expel the indigestible, rotting poisons, often becoming inflamed or diseased themselves in the attempt.


one obvious example of this idea is acne. Acne is not a skin problem. It is a vicarious elimination: the blood and the colon are so backed up with poisons that are accumulating faster than they can escape that the body tries an extreme solution: expel the poisons through the body's largest organ: the skin. An alternative escape route. As the poisons leave, they irritate the normal skin and cause rash, redness, or pustulated eruptions, like pimples or boils. This is why skin creams and lotions don't work in such a scenario. It's not a skin problem. It's a problem of chronic blood poisoning by means of an indigestible diet. Third world people rarely get acne. Acne is a disease of excess, a consequence of the fast food lifestyle.



chronic "incurable" eczema and psoriasis often fall into the same category. People suffer needlessly for years with these diseases, under the direction of their well-intentioned but clueless dermatologist who has convinced them that their only hope is to find the right medication for their "skin disease."

i got well from eczema (and I had cystic pimples too at your age).

Although it's not for everyone, a lot of teenagers go on birth control to: have a form of protection, reduced cramping, and yes.. Even acne. Birth control in a lot of cases is prescribed for acne, so this may be a good answer for you?

The subject is always hard to bring up to a parent (which I strongly advice you do -- i'm 19 and I still ask and tell my mother everything, it's just good communication) but just remember the facts; although young it keeps you protected and helps with health. Make sure you look into all the facts on the birth control first though; I don't advice taking yasmin. It's great for acne, awful for overall emotional health.

Hope everything works out! 8)

Hey lauren.

I had acne very bad when I was 15 too. My parents got the doctor to put me on tetracyclene. I had a feeling it wouldn't work and it didn't. I had heard about accutane and wanted to try it. My uncle had told me he'd taken it when he was younger and it had worked miraculously for him.

I eventually got on it and it does work. It basically dries your skin out and works to get rid of your pimples everywhere.

I had none of the side effects so I was very happy and after two "sessions" (about 6 months) they were gone.
By 17 I guess i'd grown out of the super bad acne.
Now i'm 29 and my acne is gone. I get a few here and there but nothing I worry about at all.
I thought i'd have it forever but it goes away.

Good luck and don't worry, if you don't pick you won't have bad scarring and when you're 20 you'll be your true beautiful self.

Adam

Hi there! Lots of good advice. It definitely starts with inner health...Eating properly is a big key to the puzzle.

In the interest of full disclosure, I am an arbonne rep...So the person who recommended arbonne, of course I support that notion! However, I do want to clear up that it is not "all natural." that is a term thrown around a lot by people, but most products touted as such are not really "all natural." they must, by law, include certain preservatives that are technically created in a lab, and therefore not "all natural." all natural products would probably have to be stored in your refrigerator! However, our products are botanically based and use a minimum of pure scientifically created ingredients to create products that are pure, safe, and beneficial. Just wanted to clear that up! (excuse the acne pun, ba dum ching!)

good luck with this...Don't give up, just find the product that is right for you, and in the meantime...Eat better, exercise, and get all of your sleep! You'd be surprised how much this affects your skin!