Finals week!!! 2 more days and we're done, i can do this.. i think. Finals are not good for my skin. Just 2 more days and I'll start taking care of my face. Breaking out again =/ really can't help it. What it all comes down to is grades or good skin? I have to pick grades first. =( sad but no choice. Anyways, gotta go back to study. For people who's having finals right now, GOOD LUCK. I know I will need it.
My acne, that is. It's breaking out all over my face. D:
I have stomachs often especially after I started taking Tetracycline antibiotics for my acne. I never care if having upset stomach is the side effect of the antibiotics because it’s controlling my acne problem. Even though I see little result, I still get breakouts and those really stubborn ones. This is after 6 months on Tetracycline! Now I think it’s affecting my vision. I can’t see clearly of what’s written on the blackboard in class and it takes longer for me to focus on my notes and then the blackboard.
I just checked on wikipedia that mention one the side effects from Tetracycline is vision problem. This vision problem may be a sign of a bigger problem called secondary intracranial hypertension, also known as benign intracranial hypertension (BIH). BIH is a neurological disorder that shows symptoms of brain tumor but don’t have tumor. Other signs and symptoms of this dangerous condition are headache, nausea, blurring of vision. I don’t know what this all means to right now, but it sounds scary enough for me to call my dermatologist asap. I’ll find out next week if this is really the case.
Going to a party this weekend and a nasty zit appeared on my chin. Don’t feel like going anymore. I just want to stay home with my head in the pillow. I know everyone is going to stare at it if I go… Yes, I get very cranky when I get one of these monster volcano. After getting cranky, I’ll be depressed for the rest of week. What a horrible way to end my summer. Sorry for ranting. X_X just got to get it out of my chest.
My doc prescribed me some antibiotics for my acne called Doxycycline. I was told by the pharmacist to not eat any dairy 2 hours prior to taking the medication and I also can’t have dairy for 2 hours after taking the medication. This is difficult for me because I love all things dairy so its hard for me to find the time to actually take the medicine. I’ve decided that I cant have dairy after 8pm giving me time in the morning to eat my cereal with milk, time in the afternoon for anything with cheese, and time in the evening for dinner with a dairy product and perhaps a dessert (and I so love my desserts). This is still difficult especially if I want a late-night frozen yogurt run, meaning I’d have to wait quite a while before sleeping to take my medicine. I’m glad to say that the schedule is working out, but there is one side effect that I can’t seem to get rid of no matter what I try - I get nauseous. I feel very nauseous after taking the medicine. I’ve tried having the medicine with bread or crackers and I’ve also tried tea and this chinese medicine that you rub on your stomach that smells medicinal, but nothing has worked. So I take the medicine JUST before I go to sleep. I’m just lucky that I am able to fall asleep quickly.
I went to see the Dr. about my acne. I originally wanted to see a dermatologist, but my primary care physician needed to give me a referral first. So I saw my primary care doc and she had asked how my clyndamyecine was working. I told her it quit on me and then she asked if I tried mixing it with benzoyl peroxide…Of course I’ve done that! Not only have I used BP, but I used the heavy duty kind - 10%! None of this 2.5% nonsense. Anyway, she ended up prescribing me some antibiotics and Retin-A Micro. I have a follow-up with her about my acne in a few weeks. If there hasn’t been much of a change then she’ll refer me to the dermatologist, but she said they won’t do much but prescribe me Acutane, which is kinda scary bc that means my acne just sucks and also bc if I decide to have children then I have to stop using it bc it can cause birth defects! Not that I want any children anyways (I’m on the pill), and I certainly am in no position to have any, but its just scary knowing that a medication can cause birth defects. I’ll update again once I start seeing some kind of/any kind of change in my skin after using the antibiotics and Retin-A.
Since the summer began, my acne has been getting worse. Its not THAT bad, but its kind of just a bad flare up on the right side of my face. The rest of my face is manageable. A pimple here and there could be remedied by over the counter zit creams. But its that right side of the face thats flares up continuously. Once a flare up starts to heal, another flare up begins. I believe I have cystic acne, which is like the worst kind because its deep in the pores. I was prescribed clyndamyecin almost 3 years ago and for some reason, it has kind of ’stopped’ working. I’ve made myself an appointment to see the doctor about this so I’ll update then.
I forgot to eat before i have antibiotic this morning and i felt so sick the whole day in school. My mom was so worried. She told me to never take medicine without food. I didn’t think it would be this bad, even after i ate lunch.
That huge bump is finally going away after a week of buring with my pimple burner “zeno”.
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