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posted 06-25-2003 02:00 PM            

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there was one summer where i ate mostly fast foods--taco bell was my favorite-- i gained about ten pounds on my usual 120lb frame and my skin never looked clearer. so i guess if you eat whatever you want and it makes you gain weight, it might help your acne. because i think weight gain has an anti-androgenic effect.

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posted 06-25-2003 03:22 PM            

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True. Maybe. Just maybe.

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I lost about 20 pounds over the course of 6 months while having acne. Could be the stress. I don't know.

All I know is that I have gone thru times where I ate only JUNK FOOD and FAST FOOD, I had a lot of weight put on and my face was super clean.

Thats why I don't believe in the food / acne relationship.

Once I got the acne, I didn't eat junk foods and fast food. I lost 20 pounds and still had cystic acne.

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So yes. I thought about this issue. And I think you could be correct.

Gaining weight might solve the acne problem, while when you loose weight, you tend to get acne.

Overall, I notice THINNER people had acne, while the ones who tend to be NOT SO THIN have no acne.

Relationship? I don't know, but sure think theres one.

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posted 06-25-2003 07:01 PM            

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I'm actually the exact opposite. When I was eating pure crap last year, I gained almost 20lbs and my skin was horrible enough to send me to a dermatologist for the very first time. Now that I've lost those 20 lbs through exercising and limiting my calorie intake, my skin is clear.

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posted 06-25-2003 07:10 PM            

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I'm not a real enthusiast of the food/acne connection, but I have always had better skin at a heavier weight, and a terrible complexion when thin. I always hated that, but I guess it's better than feeling heavy and broken out at the same time--either way, always something to be worrying about. Anyway, I've finally learned to accept it, and I'd rather be heavier and have good skin. I feel better heavier anyway--no headaches or weird stomach pains, just a lot of weight baring down on my feet, lol!

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posted 06-25-2003 08:26 PM            

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Im going on accutane but I have been on a diet for 6 months now. I have totally stoped eating out and so serious i eat fruits in the morn night and and fruit or vegtable i can get my hand on. My acne is just super bad.It is so depressing, I can't even go outside. I feel miserable about myself. Im 135 pounds, 17year old male. My name is Keith and acne sucks! Do u think this diet helped me well guess what it didn't. I have taken everything. Tazorac, reitin-a, proactive, benzamicyn, benzaclin, tetracycline, minocycline, camamile lotion, homeopathic, tried nothing 4 a while only got worst!, eggs on my face, b5 which i seriously thought would cure me, all i did was lose weight and im already so frickin skinny I wan to gain some weight and the b5 just let everything go through me. I woke up like the 3rd day and my forhead wasn't oily but it only lasted 1 day. What a waste of time and money. I have been reading about accutane 4ever and i never wanted to go on it. Then guess what another miracle cure. I bought this book called the acne cure by dr.dubrow and no joke it is working but it makes me bleed and i got 2 holes in my face, u know those deep scars. Its the worst. 8th grade like graduation time i started getting pimples on my 4head eventually i thought this crap would leave but no here i am just graduated highschool and i look worst then ever. Honestly I don't want to take accutane but what the hell else is there. My biggest fear of accutane is going bald. Imagine my a skinny stick bald and zits, im sure to win mr.universe right! watch out brad pitt. My mom is going crazy 4 me to get accutane, my dad says HELL no, this is what he tells me today im 120% sure youll get the side effects and not get cured. He's probably right. I hope roche burns in hell theres something they r not telling us. Any way my derm says that i have a low white blood cell count, WOW AM I NOT JUST THE HEALTHIEST PERSON YOUVE EVER SEEN, BETTER CALL GUINESS. LIFE SUCKS PLAIN AND SIMPLE. Im sorry you just dont know how pissed I am when people stare how depressed you get i wish i were dead some times. Well anyway ive written all this and guess what my accutane just came, my mom got it for me and its sitting on my desk and this afternoon i took 1 20mg pill. Thats all im supposed to take. I have read eevery journal of accutane people, probably work for accutane cuz in the end there so happy yeah right but i am hopeful. Its just that i have been eating so healthy and i take vitamins which i cant now cuz i cant eat anything with vitamin a. Well my face still looks like crap im not happy and i bought omega fatty acid fish oils, vit e, chap stick, and these gel eye drops that r supposed to be really good and aquaphor for my lips. I am preparing. You know what is so annoyoing my mom was after me to get the accutane and this morning its all were talking about and she says shell pick it up. I call her and im like did u get it and she says get what? WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT! the FU***N Accutane. Well I didnt say that but you know. Then im like the accutane and shes like yeah its here. Shes so unenthusiastic about it and shes the one telling me to get it. AHHH i have pins and needles while im writing this. anyway its weird. My sis is like dont take it my dad says not to and my mom doesnt seem to care anymore what the hell??? Anyway I'd really like your support outthere. If you write ill keep you updated for now im gonna pray and hope not to go bald blind and all that good stuff. I just want a clear face like everyone.

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posted 06-25-2003 08:55 PM            

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hey buddy...

i feel your pain. kinda. i'm really really frustrated with my (bad) acne and it just seems like i've had it forever. I think once the accutane does its job you'll be a much happier person. I'm 17 too, and i started my first 40 mg pill of accutane today. We'll update each other on our progress and stuff, and see where we are. yea.. i've tried about 70% of the things you have since 6th grade and none of them have seemed to work. My whole family is very excited about me going on accutane, though, including me. I wish your family would support you, too! It makes you feel a whole lot better when people cheer you on. Anyways, the serious side effects really are fairly rare, so i dont think you should worry!
i better go now.. keep me updated and stuff!

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posted 06-25-2003 09:18 PM            

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i dont know. i knew some fat chubs with pizza faces.

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posted 06-26-2003 09:04 AM            

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Whut up striped shirt, this is so cool were going on accutane on the same day. Any way its day one and no side effects. I guess i'l have to wwait a week or so to feel those wonderful side effects! CAN'T WAIT! anywayz I read the package and it says that it causes bone changes so im taking calcium pills, and theres this stuff called EPA natural fish oil and im taking that its good for ur hair i read it some where. Im gonna eat healthy cuz i dont wanna raise my cholestorol. I bought this stuff calle GenTeal Gel severe dry eye relief. It seems to be good. I wanna be prepared u know. Oh yeah and im taking 1 vitamin e also for my hair. I don't know if ill drink a teaspoon of oil everyday cuz i think the vitamin e and the fish oils might be enough. Anywayz how r u doin, hope everything works out for u! Good Luck. keep me posted

LATA!

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posted 06-26-2003 09:41 AM            

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I have never seen a over weght person where i live with acne.
wich would u rather be
overweight or have acne?

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posted 06-26-2003 10:18 AM            

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I would personally rather put on weight than have acne. People these days (esp. in America) seem way more accepting of overweight people. And IMO, it seems easier to lose weight than to get rid of acne. No scars leftover either.

I would actually love to gain weight. I've never even been able to hit 100 lbs and I'm 19- I'm fortunate enough to have never been teased about my skin problem BUT I DO get teased about my size. So overweight sounds better than acne to me.

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posted 06-26-2003 10:19 AM            

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sorry.. double post

[This message has been edited by mudpixie (edited 06-26-2003).]

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posted 06-26-2003 10:23 AM            

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I would personally rather put on weight than have acne. People these days (esp. in America) seem way more accepting of overweight people. And IMO, it seems easier to lose weight than to get rid of acne. No scars leftover either.

I would actually love to gain weight. I've never even been able to hit 100 lbs and I'm 19- I'm fortunate enough to have never been teased about my skin problem BUT I DO get teased about my size. So overweight sounds better than acne to me.

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posted 06-26-2003 11:40 AM            

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Id rather be a little overweight cause I know I can work it off by strict exercise. But acne is much more tricky to get rid of, that's for sure!!

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posted 06-26-2003 01:44 PM            

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Knight215...

haha, nothing yet! I'm so excited to see some results, i swear this is going to take forever. I bought some aloe vera chap stick and some good sunscreen but that was it. havnt really read much into the bad side effects. And i really dont think i need to worry about hair loss or bone damage stuff. I'm pretty sure i'll be fine. And plus, my mom took this when she was 30 or so and her face cleared up completely in 3 weeks with barely any side effects. Gah, i hope i'm as lucky.
And another thing.. i leave for a week long trip to the beach this sunday!! how perfect.. a week after i start the worst drug for the sun, i'll be in the worst place with the sun. I'll be so worried about sunscreen and stuff i wont be able to have fun!
alright, well keep me posted a lot! and dont think about it to much like me.. or else a clear face will never come! byee

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posted 06-26-2003 08:49 PM            

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striped-shirt

Alright, Enjoy your vacation, ill keep you posted,

Later!

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posted 06-26-2003 09:04 PM            

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I refused to go on the pill when I had clear skin because I thought I'd gain weight. When I developed bad skin I was like- Weight gain a possible side effect? Fat thighs but clear skin? Who the hell cares?! Give it to me now!!!

I have put on about 7 pounds in the last month (either from eating too much from depression, or increased appetite from yasmin and B5). But my skin looks somewhat better and for that, I would have put on twice as much weight.

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posted 06-26-2003 09:08 PM            

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well i must be the opposite of everyone. ok, bare with me.....i was anorexic for 2 years and my skin looked great, then i gained weight, got minor acne, stoped antibiotics and went for topicals only (fried my face on retina) then only used BP and 1 minute of tazorac each night and my weight was still low but acne was nonexistant (my face was great but super oily). then my face turned to crap on accutane, i gained 20lbs in the past 6 months and my face continues to get worse. so, i must be the opposite, skinny for me is acnefree and fat (not really) is acne and ugly!

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posted 06-27-2003 01:35 AM            

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i am able to explain the low-weight/acne connection for myself. i lose weight when my hormones go out of wack. i went through a time when i stopped getting periods, my chest shrank a little, and the acne got worse.

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