Skin care questions for you all? Anyone use these?

Jan 30, 2015

Rissa G.

Amoxicillin is an antibiotic that can be used for many infection (including skin), if he gave you 500mg twice a day it must be a serious one. I recently went to the doctor and found out I had a really bad infection in my kidneys and they straight away gave me another antibiotic (a stronger one) to take for 500mg, twice a day. Did you ask him why he prescribed you those?

Jan 30, 2015

Rissa G.

Antibiotics just fight off bacteria though, of any kind, including skin related

Jan 30, 2015

Erin L.

Omg first off I'm sorry to hear that!! And he really didn't give me any information so that's why I'm so skeptical. He did say he was going to prescribe me an acne medication in pill form but he said it could cause headaches but if I were to get a servere one to come to the ER right away. But I told him that I have chronic migrain syndrome so therefore I get migraines every single day so I wouldn't be able to distinguish whether or not I was getting the migraine from the medicine or if it was just a typical migraine. Also I recently got a concussion which gives me severe migraines every single day as well. He did tell me that one of the creams would bring out any pimples that were inside of the skin which would cause a lot of acne on the surface of my skin and lots of peeling.

Jan 30, 2015

Dee-Ann B.

The tretinoin cream is the same is retin-a. It does get good results in a lot of people but just be careful as it can be very drying and will also increase you sensitivity to sunlight so make you you were plenty of sunscreen with it. I know you aren't supposed to use salicylic acid products with it but I'm not sure about benzoyl peroxide. The other cream is an antibiotic cream which I'm assuming is to work in conjunction with the amoxicillin.

Jan 30, 2015

Erin L.

Jacqlyn did you notice if it made your skin worse? Jaylene well that's good to hear hopefully it works for me.

Jan 30, 2015

Rissa G.

Ahhhh okay! Yeah, it's just an antibiotic. It will fight off the bacteria. I hate taking antibiotics, they mess me up. This one is wreaking havoc on me!! So I wish you the best in taking it. Don't be sorry :) it was just so weird because I never felt out of the ordinary or anything! It was weird. Anyways good luck with your medication and I hope it works for you :)

Jan 30, 2015

Erin L.

Dee Ann yea that's what he told me it's in a generic brand could I just get away with replacing my lotion with sun screen in the morning he said my face will be very sensitive and will peel a lot.

Jan 30, 2015

Rissa G.

Also if you have any concerns regarding the antibiotics, call the doctor! Don't google, it'll scare you sh*tless lmao! My doctor didn't say nothing about the pills either but voice your thoughts

Jan 30, 2015

Erin L.

I don't mean to be all up in your business Renay if you don't want to answer that's fine but how is it messing you up that's only if you don't mind me asking. I hope it's not anything too bad :( I know Anna biotics can have different effects on different people. But thank you I wish you the best of luck as well.

Jan 30, 2015

Erin L.

Antibiotics

Jan 30, 2015

Rissa G.

Yeah girl it's fine! I've just experienced a lot of the negative side effects. Heart palpitations, serve chest/breast pain, nightmares, sometimes it make me dizzy and nauseous, feeling weak! I haven't spoke to my doctor about it and I probably should haha. But it's not constant just sometimes, and not all at once! I only started having symptoms like a week after taking them! It sucks, they're unexpected. However, everyone reacts differently! Don't even trip because then you'll scare yourself into having symptoms (placebo effect) lol.

Jan 30, 2015

Erin L.

Omg yes you better talk to your doctor girl! That's not cool 😕 and I'm refusing to look up any of these things on Google 🙅 I will start trippin I'm not even to think about it to much.

Jan 30, 2015

Erin L.

🙍 sorry I hope that's not the case with me! But gurlll your skin is looking good! 💁

Jan 30, 2015

Rissa G.

I'm sure you'll be fine :) good luck again!!

Jan 30, 2015

Nina H.

I haven't tried tretinoin but I used retin-a in the past. It took time to see results and made my skin purge and really dry but helped a lot with acne and hyperpigmentation. I also used clindamycin gel before and it worked soo well on acne spots, but after a while stopped being as effective. Your skin can become resistant to it. I think antibiotics work for acne by reducing inflammation from the inside. I was recently prescribed antibiotics 2 times a day for bad acne caused by birth control. I think it's helping overall. Good luck, I know the struggle!

Jan 30, 2015

Erin L.

Thank you so much Nina! Mine is the same I'm breaking to what he believes is my birth control

Jan 30, 2015

Nina H.

No problem! Ugghhh it's so frustrating :/ I figured it was the BC for me because I had terrible acne only on my cheeks. my derm pretty much told me my acne would never get better if I stayed on it, so needless to say I'm not taking it anymore -_-

Jan 31, 2015

Erin L.

Yea I got my last shot and there starting me on the pill they said it should help and yes that's where I break out all over my cheeks

Jan 31, 2015

Rissa G.

AHHH I wanted to get on Depo, guess not haha!

Jan 31, 2015

Rissa G.

Hmmm I'm like a hypochondriac so I'm worried ALL of the worse will happen to me haha.-.

Jan 31, 2015

Erin L.

I'm only on depo because of my heavy flow 😂😂😂 my doc never told me I would break me out until recently! I would of rather had a bad period then acne. Before depo my skin never broke out! Depo also made me gain weight a lot of weight I don't mind that much because it went in some good places if you know what I mean 😏 but I think I should of been warned first 😠

Jan 31, 2015

Erin L.

Yes I was at 110 an now 130 they said "you may notice a little weight gain" bs! 20lbs looks a lot on a girl who ain't even 5ft yet 😩

Jan 31, 2015

Rissa G.

Dang haha I wanted it because I HATE periods lol. Hmm