diet and exercise stopped working for me

afrogirl123 · 07-12-2009, 02:46 PM

in december i was diagnosed with pcos and i decided to not take bcp but instead cure myself the natural way. i began to eat a low carb diet and exercise regularly as well as take supplements including vitex, flax seed oil, evening primrose oil, and zinc. fortunately i am not over weight and do not have hair growth problems but i do not get periods at all and i have moderate acne. the diet and supplements made me get my period on a regular basis and my acne completely cleared. everything was so great and then in may i started to break out again a little and my period did not come back even though i was religiously following my diet and taking the supplements. so i decided to take saw palmetto, crommium and a multi vitamin. it only made my situation worse and im now breaking out all along my jaw line..somewhere i never broke out before and i hate it. does anyone know why this is happening to me?

KatCarney · 07-12-2009, 02:58 PM

A couple of years ago, I started getting horrible breakouts along my jaw line, seemingly out of nowhere.

Turns out the culprit was the blanket on my bed. (It would be around my jaw line at night).

Now, I launder the blankets every week, just like the sheets.

afrogirl123 · 07-12-2009, 07:11 PM

thanks for the advice but i dont think thats a problem since i dont sleep with a blanket because its way to hot in the summer in my room. i think it has to do with something inside of me. maybe i had a bad reaction to the saw palmetto?

Gylina · 07-14-2009, 01:50 AM

How old are you? I have heard from some dermatologists and friends that your skin goes through a change when you are in your late twenties or early thirties. A friend of mine who never had acne got breakouts when she was 28, and I am 29 and seem to be breaking out a tad. She is 32 now and skin is clear...
Just a thought.

afrogirl123 · 07-14-2009, 01:52 PM

i actually just turned 18. ive had acne since i was 15 and it would get better then worse kinda like a roller coaster. i just dont understand why my skin is so bad right now when im eating the right diet and taking the right supplements

KatCarney · 07-14-2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by afrogirl123

i just dont understand why my skin is so bad right now when im eating the right diet and taking the right supplements

Your androgens might be elevated (or your skin is particularly sensitive to them).

See here:

QUICK LINKS: PCOS & Acne research studies, and dietary recommendations

afrogirl123 · 07-14-2009, 02:45 PM

what are androgens? and how can i lower them? thank you so much for your help

KatCarney · 07-14-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by afrogirl123

what are androgens? and how can i lower them? thank you so much for your help

Reading the information at the link I posted above will answer a lot of your questions

afrogirl123 · 07-15-2009, 12:19 AM

wow that actually helped me out a lot. thanks. im going to an endocrinologist in 2 weeks im gonna try to get metaformin because i read it helps

KatCarney · 07-15-2009, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by afrogirl123

wow that actually helped me out a lot. thanks.

You're welcome! Good luck at the endo - keep us posted

afrogirl123 · 07-20-2009, 01:12 PM

i feel like i should share this with everyone because my life made a full 360 over the past week in the best way possible. i was feeling very upset because of the pcos and acne so i was praying to God and going to church. i let God take control over my life and believed that he could heal me. it was a miracle because yesterday i just came back from church and i realized i had got my period (which i havent had in 3 months and the reason i was breaking out) and i had no new acne at all. God healed me from this disease and i know i am better now and i just want to thank all of you for your help and God is always there for you when you need him. you will all be in my prayers