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High levels of DHEA hormone
I am 20 years old and I have suffered from acne for so long now. I am seeing a homeopathic doctor, and he has made it get better at times, but in the past year I have developed cystic acne and now I am getting scarring. I am a model, so this is really affecting me, and I have stopped doing modeling completely. The scars are ruining my life, and when I have cysts, I won't even go out in public, even with makeup on, I feel so self conscious and my skin is ALWAYS on my mind. I am so stressed out about it.I went to a dermatologist and he gave me Yasmin and I reacted badly to it, really badly, but it did help my skin. He told me I had high levels of DHEA, in the bloodwork that is what showed.
I have also been told by my gynacologist that I have polycystic ovarian syndrome. The way to treat this is to take birth control, and clearly that did not work for me, so I am very stuck at the moment. Please, I need some help, I know I have my naturopath but he is pretty far away from me and is so busy that its hard to get him on the phone when I need him.
kristens on 2009-01-30
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Patient ID: Sex: Age: Nature of work: Habits:
Describe your main suffering and from how long?
Exact location of problem?
Any cause which you feel for this ailment?
What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?
What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
When did it all start?
What are the things which aggravate or ameliorate your suffering?
When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
How if your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
How is your bowel movement and stool type (Constipation etc.)?
How sleep, how are your dreams?
Do you have any strange, peculiar or unusual symptom or feelings?
What medicines have been taken earlier?
How do you look like (Appearance (fat, thin, smart, tall, lean etc)?
If your are female how is your menstrual cycles and from how long (normal, irregular, painful, clotted, colour etc.)
Family history - What major diseases are running in your family?
Any other information?
♡ Mahfoozurrehman last decade
1) Acne. I stopped getting my periods so long ago, years ago, and I saw a naturopath and he has never been able to fully regulate it, he's just given me things that have made me get it at times. He has been able to make my skin fairly clear for long periods of time. I started to get cystic acne last year in February. I went on a birth control pill for it, it cleared it up entirely. But i had to get off the pill due to a bad reaction, and for a few months its stayed clear, but now Im starting to get major cysts AGAIN. And I still wont get a period. I also have excess hair. And oily skin.
2) On the cheeks is where my acne is.
3) Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
4) I am completely OBSESSED with my skin. Everything revolves around it. My life would be different if I had good skin. I think about it all day long, if I have cysts, I wont even go out, and if i have to, I cant focus on anything else, I just focus on feeling the actual cysts on my face. I go into tears at times IF i get a breakout. All I want to do is go home, and put a mask on the spots so I dont have to see them. My condition stops me from doing so much in my life. I will not go out on weekends, or sleepover at anyones house. And if i have to do my makeup for class, I wont go out that night, because I wont want to shower and wash my face agani and do my makeup again because ill be all paranoid that the overwashing will cause more breakouts. I will burst into tears if im doing my coverup and its not looking right. I also obsess even when my acne isnt there, about the scars it leaves behind. I would do so much if i had good skin. It really has altered my life. Because people dont notice my skin, and because I wear my makeup all the time, people are always telling me im beautiful and everything, and bvecause Ive gotten used to that, even though I dont think i am AT ALL, I feel like I have to live up to that. I wont let anyone see my true skin because I dont want them to change their minds and call me ugly.When I am out, I will avoid bright lights, I wont look people in the eye if i am in daylight or bright lights, I always put my hair in my face, and I keep thikning oh god people are noticing my skin.
5) I have mitral valve prolapse, scoliosis, excess hair (on the sideburns of face, I am getting laser hair removal, its not that bad but its there so i never wear my hair up). I dont get my periods of course.
7) Things that aggravate it-having makeup on and being out with ab reakout, or even my scars, i just cant wait to get home to wash my face and put my mask on so it feels clean, and so i dont have to see it.
8) I feel better during cold weather, i hate the humidity because i get paranoid that my skin will break out from it.
9) I crave cheese. I hate vegatables and fruits, but I force myself to eat them.
10) Less. Never thirsty, I force myself to drink water.
11) My hunger is sporatic. But generally, I am always always always hungry, and eating all day long.
12) Never constipation. Not really diarrhea noticeably, stools tend to look piecy, I can see the food in it. (sorry to be so honest)
13) I dont sleep well at all, I wake up a billion times in the night, and my dreams usually consist of my ex boyofreind who is haunting my dreams literally, hes an asshole to me in them. Or ill have dreams about falling in love with somebody I like.
14) I get anxiety symptoms, where I get very nostalgic, and I feel like nothing around me is real.
15)I have taken birth control pills. Yasmin made me depressed. I have been on antibiotics before for my skin. Never been on any other medication.
16) Im extremely thin. Sometimes it gets to be too thin. I cant gain weight. Im very tall as well. Flat feet, skinny skinny legs. Crooked back, therefore my hips are off. Small breasts. Chubby cheeks on my face. Long neck, and very long arms, anormally long. Thin wrists, thin everything I would say. Face is oval shaped, with chubby cheeks and high cheekbones.
17) Irregular. My last one I got while on the pill. That was the only way I got a period. Now I dont get them. And when I used to get them, they would be short periods, lasting only a couple of days.
18) Both of my grandmothers have diabetes. My grandfather and my mother have thyroid disease. Where they gain weight from it, only my mom doesnt a cutally gain weight from it at all.
19) All I can say is, im obsessed with my skin. And my appearance overall. It is everything to me. Being pretty is everything. Infact, I want to be the prettiest, I want to be perfect. I am VERY insecure, and never feel like im good enough for a guy. I was in a bad relationship, and he was very manipulative, and I was emotionally abused, and I became obsessed with my appearance when I started to date him. But before him, I was obessed with my skin, so the obsessive personality started before him I would say. I also stress about everything, I am a huge worrier. I always worry, about everything. But everyday, my skin is on my mind. Skin is number one priority. That is all I care about. And I am wasting my life away focusing so much on it. When I look in mirrors when I am out and the lights are bright, I feel like I am going to be sick looking at my skin, and my face, because I think i am just so ugly. People tell me im pretty, and this and that, and I just cannot understand them. At all.
2) On the cheeks is where my acne is.
3) Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
4) I am completely OBSESSED with my skin. Everything revolves around it. My life would be different if I had good skin. I think about it all day long, if I have cysts, I wont even go out, and if i have to, I cant focus on anything else, I just focus on feeling the actual cysts on my face. I go into tears at times IF i get a breakout. All I want to do is go home, and put a mask on the spots so I dont have to see them. My condition stops me from doing so much in my life. I will not go out on weekends, or sleepover at anyones house. And if i have to do my makeup for class, I wont go out that night, because I wont want to shower and wash my face agani and do my makeup again because ill be all paranoid that the overwashing will cause more breakouts. I will burst into tears if im doing my coverup and its not looking right. I also obsess even when my acne isnt there, about the scars it leaves behind. I would do so much if i had good skin. It really has altered my life. Because people dont notice my skin, and because I wear my makeup all the time, people are always telling me im beautiful and everything, and bvecause Ive gotten used to that, even though I dont think i am AT ALL, I feel like I have to live up to that. I wont let anyone see my true skin because I dont want them to change their minds and call me ugly.When I am out, I will avoid bright lights, I wont look people in the eye if i am in daylight or bright lights, I always put my hair in my face, and I keep thikning oh god people are noticing my skin.
5) I have mitral valve prolapse, scoliosis, excess hair (on the sideburns of face, I am getting laser hair removal, its not that bad but its there so i never wear my hair up). I dont get my periods of course.
7) Things that aggravate it-having makeup on and being out with ab reakout, or even my scars, i just cant wait to get home to wash my face and put my mask on so it feels clean, and so i dont have to see it.
8) I feel better during cold weather, i hate the humidity because i get paranoid that my skin will break out from it.
9) I crave cheese. I hate vegatables and fruits, but I force myself to eat them.
10) Less. Never thirsty, I force myself to drink water.
11) My hunger is sporatic. But generally, I am always always always hungry, and eating all day long.
12) Never constipation. Not really diarrhea noticeably, stools tend to look piecy, I can see the food in it. (sorry to be so honest)
13) I dont sleep well at all, I wake up a billion times in the night, and my dreams usually consist of my ex boyofreind who is haunting my dreams literally, hes an asshole to me in them. Or ill have dreams about falling in love with somebody I like.
14) I get anxiety symptoms, where I get very nostalgic, and I feel like nothing around me is real.
15)I have taken birth control pills. Yasmin made me depressed. I have been on antibiotics before for my skin. Never been on any other medication.
16) Im extremely thin. Sometimes it gets to be too thin. I cant gain weight. Im very tall as well. Flat feet, skinny skinny legs. Crooked back, therefore my hips are off. Small breasts. Chubby cheeks on my face. Long neck, and very long arms, anormally long. Thin wrists, thin everything I would say. Face is oval shaped, with chubby cheeks and high cheekbones.
17) Irregular. My last one I got while on the pill. That was the only way I got a period. Now I dont get them. And when I used to get them, they would be short periods, lasting only a couple of days.
18) Both of my grandmothers have diabetes. My grandfather and my mother have thyroid disease. Where they gain weight from it, only my mom doesnt a cutally gain weight from it at all.
19) All I can say is, im obsessed with my skin. And my appearance overall. It is everything to me. Being pretty is everything. Infact, I want to be the prettiest, I want to be perfect. I am VERY insecure, and never feel like im good enough for a guy. I was in a bad relationship, and he was very manipulative, and I was emotionally abused, and I became obsessed with my appearance when I started to date him. But before him, I was obessed with my skin, so the obsessive personality started before him I would say. I also stress about everything, I am a huge worrier. I always worry, about everything. But everyday, my skin is on my mind. Skin is number one priority. That is all I care about. And I am wasting my life away focusing so much on it. When I look in mirrors when I am out and the lights are bright, I feel like I am going to be sick looking at my skin, and my face, because I think i am just so ugly. People tell me im pretty, and this and that, and I just cannot understand them. At all.
kristens last decade
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