Apple Cider Vinegar on Pimples – An Effective Treatment?
September 28, 2007
Apple Cider Vinegar is a home remedy for a number of ailments. It has been around for decades. Not only does apple cider work on pimples but it also helps combat other common ailments. Read more
An Explanation That Chocolate Does Not Cause Acne
September 28, 2007
Chocolate does not cause acne. In fact, it has a number of qualities and properties that make it quite good for you. As proof of the fact that chocolate does not cause acne we turn to turn separate professional research studies. Read more
Advanced Colloidal Silver Acne Treatment
September 28, 2007
Advanced Colloidal Silver is a new acne treatment which differs considerably from the standard colloidal silver products that came before it. Colloidal silver is generally high in ions or have gel bases with solutions of silver nitrate. The majority of colloidal silver products consist primarily of ionic silver. These have fewer silver particles, and these ingredients are a minimum of 10 nanometers but can be as big as 500 nanometers or more. Read more
Adderall and Stratterra – Effects on Hormones and Acne
September 28, 2007
Adderall and Strattera are amphetamines prescribed to children and teens suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD.)
Not only have the two medicines caused, or perhaps caused, other medical problems that include death, they both wreak havoc on healthy skin. Acne is often the result for those who are prescribed either Strattera or Adderall for their ADHD. When the drug is discontinued the acne has been seen to clear up. Read more
Acne Treatments by Oprah
September 28, 2007
As part of Oprah Magazine’s only health forum she and her publication have established a line of acne fighting treatments called Acne Treatments by Oprah. One that she highly recommended is referred to as "hope in the jar". This skin cream was originally designed as a prescription skin cream to be used primarily by medical care doctors. It became known the world over for its effectiveness, no small thanks to Oprah. Read more
Accutane Side Effects
September 28, 2007
Accutane is a powerful drug that is used to combat serious acne, primarily in teens. Because of its serious and lengthy list of side effects, accutane is generally used as a last resort only when nothing else has worked to cure the acne.
The most serious of the accutane side effects is that it can cause birth defects that are severe, such as malformed babies and mental retardation. Other common side effects of accutane are conjunctivitis, better known as pink eye; skin that becomes fragile and dry, cracked or dry lips, dry mouth, pain in your joints, a dry nose, excessive itching, and nosebleeds.
Other accutane side effects that are less common but very annoying are pain in the bowels and even some inflammation; chest pain, inability to tolerate your contact lenses, a decrease in your night vision, wounds that heal more slowly, fatigue, depression, nausea and vomiting, headaches, a rash, stomach or intestinal upset, skin that is sensitive to sunburn, peeling on the palms of your hands or the soles of your feet, thinning of your hair, and urinary discomfort.
Your acne could actually get worse before it gets better when you first start accutane treatment.
It is extremely important that you do not get pregnant when you are taking accutane. Your baby will have a high risk of having birth defects if you do so. No doctor will prescribe accutane to a woman who does not sign a statement that she has been on effective birth control for at least a month and will stay on it for at least a month after the accutane treatment ends. So serious are the problems and the side effects for the baby that a woman must have a negative pregnancy test within two weeks of starting accutane treatment and will begin the regimen on the second or third day of her menstrual period.
Blood sugar may be hard to regulate while you are on accutane. Some of the accutane side effects may be exacerbated if you’re taking tetracycline at the same time.
You cannot donate blood while you are on accutane and for one month after you end the treatment.
