I am a 19 year old female. I really dont know what my "adult" face looks like with out it, and lately I have kind of been in despair . I started acne right at the beginning of the 6th grade before everyone else did and it progressively got worse. I tried, clearisil, oxy, pro active, acne free, neutrogena, witch hazel and other natural cures, cetaphil, tazorac(of many strengths), retin a (of many strengths). I also did all the oral/ topical antibiotics. None of that worked, I was then 16 my acne was severe and I had cystic nodular acne I went on acutane which worked sort of. My acne slowly started creeping back, but no more cysts. I went back to the derm and they said it was odd, they prescribed me duac. It didnt work, now I am on Altretin and Aczone which made me break out HORRENDOUSLY! (i didnt stop using it btw just in case it was a herx reaction but it wasnt) It’s so frustrating and depressing. On top of that I’m losing my health insurance so I can’t go on acutane again, I have one more trip to the derm, so one more perscription chance. I dont want to do birth control, and I dont really think my hormones have to do with my acne(neither does my derm). I also do drink tons of water. I cleanse my face, moisturize, and exofoliate regulary but I dont over cleanse either Do you think cutting dairy will help? Its the one thing I havent tried, any ideas or awesome products?
The only things I havent tried are Azelex,Spironolactone/Aldactone any successes with them? Please please some one help!

i am on tazorac and minocycline now for my acne. i have cysts on my chin, and then just regular acne on and around my nose. the problem is even while i put the tazorac on and take the minocycline every night the acne SOMEHOW gets worst! i take 2 showers a day to be sure to be clean, and i have pretty good skin not including my nose and around it. how do i get it to just go and stay away for good?? i dont get why im getting it? also my cysts are not going away at all after like 2 months they have been the same WTF how do i get rid of this its getting to be so annoying i used to never get acne.

I’ve had acne since the 3rd grade. I been to dermatologist and have see pharmacist and been prescribed every tetracycline (doxy,mono), clidamycin, vanoxide, retin a, differin, and tazorac. I am currently using vanoxide in the morning and tazorc in the evening. i take 2 pills of doxyxline a day. Most of the antibotics and creams I have used have messed my face. I have large pore, scarring and very oily skin. If there’s not a good ethnic skin treatment, can anyone me refer me to any other acne treatment other than accutane. the various antibotics have made my skin peel alot especially in my hair and the cortisone in the vanoxide give me big painful cyst. i have use proactiv, zenmed, murad, acnefree, etc. I’ver heard about heritage skin care but i didn’t see any reviews about the product other than the ones on the size and i never trust those. i’m willing to try any prescrip my physican at school can prescribe and i can try any new treatment that are at now. any reccommendations please

I’ve been suffering from acne for 4 years. Last year i wasn’t much knowledgeable about acne or their meds.My doc never told me to go in the sun with benzyl peroxide so I did. I broke out with huge cysts. It was painful. My whole face was filled with acne and deep acne scars. End of last year it started to get better. But now it’s worse. I took everything from Minocycline, Benzaclin, Differin, Proactive, Doxycline, Tazorac, Duac, sulfur washes, natural herbs, etc. I dont want to take Accutane b/c its very strong there’s no guarantee it will stop my acne forever b/c its mostly about my hormones. Whenever I’m about to get my period i breakout with huge cysts. So i don’t know how accutane will help my hormones only my oil glands. All dermatologists i’ve been to have not been helpful at all. Lately my hormones have been acting funny. My whole life since i was 12 my period came exactly on time, i had no problems. A month before i turned 18 my hormones started to act up. I missed my period, then it started coming late etc. I don’t know what’s happening inside my body. I have tried everything and my face looks diseased or something. I get stares, i don’t look myself in the mirror, it hurts to touch my face. My family/friends all make fun of me. Every time i do look in the mirror i end up crying a lot. I’ve given up, it seems like i have to live with it, i don’t think there is a cure my kind of acne. I don’t know what to do anymore.

Does anyone have any tips or tricks that worked well for you to reduce the swelling in a pimple within a day or so? Tomorrow is the first day of school for me and I’d rather people don’t remember me on my first day of high school as ‘the girl with the huge zit.’ Thanks for any and all help!
I just wanted to add that I use a face soap with 10% benzoyl peroxide (I use that twice a day) and Tazorac cream every night.