Frustration >:[

[xoxava]

ugh. at this point i am so annoyed and need to get this off my chest. i have been on treatment since june and i have seen NO difference. i still cant sleep, im still going to the bathroom with bloody d, i cant eat, and my stomach is killing me!!!! is there any hope?!! im not sure how much longer i can go on. i try to put on the brave face and take each day as it is but it is getting harder and harder to do this. these stupid steroids have made my face break out SOOO BAD (which i have never had) and i dont know what to do to make it better. ive gotten a prescription cream from my doctor and it has made no difference. ive lost weight. im soooo tired all the time and my stomach is just constantly hurting. all the docs seem to wanna do is throw pain meds at me which makes me not be able to go and it drives me nuts!!! i am becoming so depressed. i am 19 years old and should not be feeling like this. *hugs*

 

[Astra]

Aw Ava

there is hope! sorry you're feeling rough at the mo, really empathise, I really do!
the steroids, are they Pred, how about upping the dose?
are you on Asacol? how about some codeine phosphate, brill painkiller, helps you to sleep and stops D too!
feel better soon, big hug your way
xxxxx

 

[Entchen]

Hang in there, sweetie. There IS hope and, in time, you will start to find out what works for you. It must be very difficult to learn about acne at an age when just about everyone else is moving past it -- and especially the kind of breakouts caused by steroids, which I imagine would be more challenging to treat. But, you can do it!

Re. the stomach hurting and not wanting painkillers, have you tried an antispasmodic? I got my first Rx yesterday (awake all night in pain, almost immobile during the day from the pain) and it has made a world of difference.

 

[ameslouise]

Ava, hang in there. Sometimes it takes quite a while to find the right cocktail of meds that will work for each of us.

Not sure where you're at with the steroids, but from 18-10 mg taper, my face was a mess! And I am 42!! Not just on my face, but on my arse, too, and big ones that were painful! They all cleared up around 10 mg, I hope the same happens for you. I started using antibacterial Dial bar soap,and stopped wearing makeup and it really helped, too.

Try some stool softener if the pain meds are giving you a hard time going.

Hope you start to feel better soon! - Amy