So throughout middle school and high school I always had moderate acne and at a couple of points during wrestling season it would turn to severe. Years later it seems to have subsided and then recently when I started my first steroid cycle I was extremely worried that it would come back. However it didn't. At least for a while. I did 5 weeks of test cyp @600 mg. Then for the second 5 weeks, 3 of which are over, I added sustanon at 200mg per week on top of the 600mg of cyp. Just this past week the acne has come back all over my chest and especially my back in a fierce way. No idea why this would happen at the end of a cycle all of a sudden. I've been taking accutane and since I'm breaking out this badly I assume the accutane was fake even though it came from the same place I got real gear. Anyone have this shit figured out?? It absolutely blows to work your ass off for a good physique and then not be able to show it because of bad acne. Also I guess I should note that a lot of the acne that has come back is not the bad cystic kind that I have struggled with in the past though some of it is. Also I should add I haven't been taking an ai. I started with arimidex .5 x 2 per week but then I kept lowering the dosage and still never had any gyno even when taking no arimidex at all so I haven't used it since the first couple weeks of my cycle. Please help. I'm especially worried because my cycle is over soon and then I start PCT and I've heard that's when the acne can get even worse because of estrogen rebounding and test dropping.
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Finaplixguy711
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accutan takes a long time to work, use minocycline
System7
Well-known Member
Controlling e2 is key for me. I noticed adex made the breakouts worse. Cystic acne especially. I only run letro now and stay mostly clear.
Test_Subject
Member
Try African black soap and buy yourself a good luffa on a stick so that you can clean your back well.
Acne on cycle is going to happen because your hormones are all friggidy-fucked.
Acne on cycle is going to happen because your hormones are all friggidy-fucked.
What is that?
True but my skin was fine for the majority of this cycle. Also I'm a landscaper and since the weather is nice again where I am, work has picked up big time so I'm sweaty all day and stressing my body a lot more carrying heavy shit around all day. Would this make a difference?
System7
Well-known Member
Yep
Test_Subject
Member
Absolutely. Having sweat touching your skin all day is about the worst possible thing for acne promotion.
You may want to try bringing a towel and a spare shirt to work.
Sk8man101
Well-known Member
There's a few threads on it already.
antibiotics didn't do shit for me. Accutane is the answer if you can bear the sides.
antibiotics didn't do shit for me. Accutane is the answer if you can bear the sides.
Eman
Master
Why would you add sustanon at the end of your cycle? It has one of the longest esters in it, going to make PCT a pain in the ass to figure out for a first cycle.
The fluctuations from the sustanon test esters is probably what is causing the breakout if it started when you added that.
Don't expect accutane to work right away... Takes a while.
The fluctuations from the sustanon test esters is probably what is causing the breakout if it started when you added that.
Don't expect accutane to work right away... Takes a while.
Kinetic
New Member
Wholeheartedly second the luffa on a stick. If you can't physically reach your back - a category most of us here fall under - then those are essential.
Also, ditch any fragrant bodywash you might be using in exchange for an antibacterial soap. Won't smell great but it's not supposed to. It's supposed to clean your skin.
This won't completely alleviate acne if you're prone to it because, like already mentioned, you're fucking with your hormones... but it will help if your diet is clean and you're actively keeping yourself clean.
Also, ditch any fragrant bodywash you might be using in exchange for an antibacterial soap. Won't smell great but it's not supposed to. It's supposed to clean your skin.
This won't completely alleviate acne if you're prone to it because, like already mentioned, you're fucking with your hormones... but it will help if your diet is clean and you're actively keeping yourself clean.
cdusgk91
Member
The only thing that worked for me 100% was accutane. Cleared me up completely. The only side for me was dry lips but was an easy choice to have clear skin
anfee
Well-known Member
Try the neutrogena bar soap or body wash and don't scrub hard. That will just irritate the skin. Drink lots of water.
I did my first cycle recently at 600mg test E per week and the acne didn't come until like week 9 and it's gotten worse even into my PCT. you hormones are all over the place. More test = acne. There's just no way around it.
I did my first cycle recently at 600mg test E per week and the acne didn't come until like week 9 and it's gotten worse even into my PCT. you hormones are all over the place. More test = acne. There's just no way around it.
mohdab
New Member
7 months on Accutane 40mg ed and my back acne still didn't go away from first cycle
Sk8man101
Well-known Member
Pharmacy grade?
Leancuisine
New Member
I had pretty bad acne this go around. Popped up around a time I was majorly stressed and had a 24 hr road trip sweating bullets on adderall.
Regardless of what the acne was from, a back scrubber and Mrs Meyers dish soap cleared my back up within a week.
Regardless of what the acne was from, a back scrubber and Mrs Meyers dish soap cleared my back up within a week.
mohdab
New Member
Yup I pick it from the hospital it self
anfee
Well-known Member
Dish soap??? What made you try this method?
Leancuisine
New Member
I can't remember. I think my old roommate told me about it years ago. I just used the dish soap my wife gets and it worked pretty fast.
I would just scrub my back with it first thing when I got in the shower, then would use my regular soap after.
