(b)acne......

**mistermike** · 11-28-2003, 05:20 PM

how goes it dudes?......it's been four months since I ended my deca /sust cycle and I am still experiencing acne on my lower back. It's not even white-heads so much as they are ingrown bumps and they get awfully red. Has anyone experienced this and what can I do about it? It's grossing my wife out and I'm not enjoying it too much either. Please help!

**helios** · 11-28-2003, 06:12 PM

Have you tried using a tanning bed? that works pretty well. If that does not work make an appt. with a dermatologist. he will put you on something (maybe accutane, someone better informed than me would know). Best of luck bro.

-Helios

**1badcamaro** · 11-29-2003, 04:45 PM

tanning is definitely your number one choice and your derm isnt gonna give you accutane for acne on your back.......if hes a good doctor. Some guys also like back brushes and scrub really hard and others break out from it.......give that a try also.

**helios** · 11-29-2003, 11:56 PM

Accutane is not something to be taken lightly, but if it that bad why not get it checked by a dermatologist and see what he recommends. Four months after a cycle is a good amount of time for it to regress, and if it is not gone make an appointment. cant hurt.

**Tock** · 11-30-2003, 02:38 AM

Sounds like the cystic variation of acne . . . the bumps, they're mostly under the skin surface? Yah, that's the cystic stuff. Also the most severe.
Tetracycline is supposed to be good for acne . . . I have a book that says a long treatment with a low dose will do the trick. My doc gave me a script for tetracycline in 250 mg caps, when I went to the pharmacy, they called the doc and said they stopped making 250 mg tetracycline, all that was available was 500 mg, so now I've got a stash of 500's. One or two a day for a month should do the trick. It's also good for the clap, I think, so if you're thinking of a little whoopie . . .
--Tock