Today, I realized that acne is a major side effect of a medication I'm taking. The medication is to help me with my anxiety. The acne is creating more anxiety. And the more anxious I get, the more meds I need. And the more my face breaks out. FML
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Today, I discovered that of the three medicines I now have to take, all three of them have acne as a side effect. When acne is a side effect, I am 100% guaranteed to get it. FML
Today, I started taking my anxiety meds. Without them I can't function because I'm constantly fighting off panic attacks, but with them I can't function because I get crippling headaches and heartburn and feel tired all the time. FML
Today, I had a anxiety attack about taking my anxiety medicine. FML
Today, I noticed that my acne has gotten so bad, I can see it out of my peripheral vision. FML
Today, I finally saw a dermatologist due to my unusually severe acne. Now I know I actually have a rare disorder that makes me allergic to my own acne. FML
Today, I found out that my intense acne is actually an allergic reaction to the "deep clean" product I've been using to reduce it. I've been using this product for the past ten years. Ten years of suffering through "acne" could have been easily avoided. FML
Today, I realized that the tingly feeling on my face when I put a new combination of acne wash, acne medication, and my usual moisturizer on was not, in fact, "it working." It was slowly peeling away the top layer of skin. I look and feel sunburned. I also still have acne and oily skin. FML
Today, my new prescription medicine for my chronic acne did in fact work. It worked by inflaming the skin around my zits so that they blended in. FML
Today, I found out that the acne under my arms was worse then the severe acne on my face. FML
Today, I was prescribed medicine for anxiety. Without it, my stomach churns all day. With it, I shake uncontrollably and my eyes twitch. Now I have to choose between diarrhea and rude stares from people in public. FML
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PandaPandaPandaX 0
Wow that's one vicious cycle. Find new meds?
Narzhul 0
That's like saying "it's not the knife sticking out of your chest that's killing you, it's your vulnerability to stab wounds." The dude can care about how he looks if he wants to. Just find a different medication.
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watermind 0
Get off meds. It's your brain, learn to be in charge of it. You can start by having alexandre technique lessons and doing some yoga.
jessxoxo28 5
awww, that really sucks :( i hope u figure something out... y dont u try relaxing stuff like yoga and less pills. try everything u can.
wolfe37 0
sorry dude. acne can scar. try citalopram, very few side effects.
smith314 0
wheel of (mis)fortune FTW still, FYL
burnhamt23 0
so just take some doxycycline with it. problem solved
Chicostick 0
Masking problems with medication has always seemed like a bad idea to me. If you have anxiety issues, there has to be a REASON you have anxiety issues. Unless they can prove it's medical, really it is just all in your head. Masking the problem with drugs isn't going to fix it. You need to see a psychologist or get help from some other avenue. Unless it's a medical issue, and then if it is you should find new meds.
galuta 0
he he....you need to get less anxious buddy and you will be out of this cycle....
Ambi_Sinistrous 5
Gyah ha ha ha, aww, FYL. D: I kind of know what you mean; I wasn't sleeping well before because of my anxiety, and they put me on Prozac and now I can't sleep for more than four hours at a time. I'm okay with it, because I function pretty well during the stay despite the sleep loss, but if it left me sleepy all the time, I would say that the problems outweighed the relief. If you can't deal with the acne, ask for a different medication. Also I think you're supposed to ask how to go about getting off your current meds, because I'm pretty sure bad stuff happens if you just don't take your meds one day. =S
meezer008 0
something similar happened to me but with my asthma medication. it apparently had side effects of nervousness and anxiety and i thought it was me and they put me on paxil...i put a stop to that tho lol
boatkicker 5
Find different meds. Anxiety issues are horrible, but besides the acne do the meds actually help? Because I'm considering trying to get on them, because nothing else seems to be helping, and some of the things that are triggers for me are things I can't avoid (phone calls most notably. Panic attack from ordering pizza. Puking and passing out because i needed to make a doctors appointment. And then my therapist tells me "stop being a baby and get over it." yeah thanks, if it were that simple I would have done so already.)