Guest guest Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Roy The numerous little bumps, covering forehead, chest, upper arms, upper back, thighs....are usually improved by increasing your Vitamin A (or beta Carotene that your body converts to Vitamin A...plus you can't overdose on Beta Carotene). At around 4 months out your right on target for developing this little annoyance. Hugs Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Roy, that is folliculitis and is from lack of vitamin A. You should get some beta carotine and start knocking them back. I take at least three of the 25,000 ones daily. It takes me four months to use up my stores. I have done it twice. I tried ADEKs for this, but for me, alas, it didn't work. I only took one daily, however. The cheapest and most effective way FOR ME was the betacarotine. Or you can buy those bags of horse carrots... For a temporary fix, I used, SPARINGLY, a steroid cream on my face. Kept it away from my eyes. Follow your doc's orders, naturally. Marta > > Hello all, > I am wondering if any one has had any problems with acne starting at about 4 months post > op. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Roy, we forgot to warn you it takes four to six weeks to recover from this rash. Even with lots of supplements. So dont' be discouraged. Marta > > Roy, that is folliculitis and is from lack of vitamin A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Hi: I also have acne. very big pimples mostly in my face and chest. i noticed that hi-fat food makes it worse. Someone mentioned that rubbing with alcohol helps with the acne. i did it and yes it helps. Most of my cane is in sweaty areas, so i also wash my face everytime it is sweaty... good luck Claudio R a_cone escribió: I have a serious problem - acne. As a teenager, I didn't have maybe 5 pimples. I'm serious, it may even be less than that. I have always had amazing facial skin and never had a problem. now that i am on all these darn drugs, I am having some serious acne. Right now I have about 10 small pimples all over my face. And one or two larger ones that are visible to others and I noticed i have two large ones on my neck too. I'm thinking it's a side effect of the plaquenil because they didn't start showing up in full force like this until I started the plaquenil, but I suppose it could be the Arava as well. (which is also making me lose my hair, man am I a sight.) Does anyone else have this problem? Do you think acne cleansers will help in this particular situation since it's drug induced? If so, which one should I get? I've never really had to take care of my face - I wash it in the shower and that's it. Now I am washing it ever night, putting on cream, putting on moisturizer in the morning. It's bizarre. (in case anyone was wondering, my mother too has amazing skin. she has few wrinkles and only recently began using moisturizer and such.) Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. This is really driving me nuts. Houston __________________________________________________ Correo Yahoo! Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! Regístrate ya - http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Since my acne is medication driven, changing up foods or sweat patterns don't help. I stopped sodas and also a greasy diet and things are worse. I truly feel it's the medication, whcih is why it's so weird. Can't wait to see a new rheumatologist and see what they say! Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Thanks for the suggestions Sharon. I too have sensitive skin and typically use things that are hypo-allegenic (like Almay make-up and cleansers). This acne just started appearing the last few weeks, so there's been no need to see a derm yet. I can't take steroids, so it's not due to that, but it has to be either the Arava or the Plaquenil - both of which I am determined to continue to take because they are helping me tremendously. I'm going to try out some of the cleanser suggestions you all have given me to see if that helps. So far, most of the acne is small enough that only I can see it with a few larger, more visibile ones. So I guess that's not so bad. I'm just used to having perfectly clear, soft skin, the kind that people comment on all the time - a good compliment I can get (in the midst of all my fatness). I hope your chest feels better soon and the cast comes off today! fingers crossed for both! Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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