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Medical Forum / General / General / April 2005Deficiency of Vitamins??
I am sure I have deficiency of some Vitamins in my body. But I don't know which Vitamin. Is there anyway to check which vitamins are less in body so as to balance vitamin's level in the body? I have dark circles around my eyes due to extra working in nights and less sleeps. It seems that they are permenant. Pimples are there on my back, face, shoulders, head, chest, arms. Not too much, but at least 1 pimple I have at a given time at any one of the above mentioned places on my body. Pimples having pus in it and sometimes I have to wait 2-5 days to get rid of pimple which then excretes pus. Initially it is red then after somedays pus discharges then it leaves mark (scar) on the effected place. If the scar is dark then it takes 2-5 months to vanish else it becomes fade in 3-4 weeks. After shave I wash my face with 2 to 3 drops of detol mixed in water, then my skin becomed more white and dry. This is very iritating and paining sometimes. I was doing so to kill any bacteria or avoid any infection due to shave on my skin. I first got pimple in 1995/96 when I was 15. Initially it was very less and rare but year by year it increases and spreaded on all over boddy. In this much period, my face skin is brken from chicks. I can see holes (very small). I am really dissappointed with my skin right now as compare to the skin I had in age of 15. I am sure one will think twice before kissing my face, but my colleagues still use to slap freindly on my face [it's not that bad]. Sometimes I thinks that, I have excessive amount of pus in my body which is discharging in form of pimples. My hairs are also become weak and little bit white. I am thinking to get bald 4-5 times a month with a week difference. One of friend told me if you do this, after 5th time you will get stronger and thicker hairs. My origianl skin color was very fair initially but now it becomes darl. Still if I shave my mustache - a clear white skin will appear which will miss-match with my face skin color. This is one of the reaons I never sahved my mustache :). I am really bothered due to all this disturbing phenomena. This sometimes effects my professional and social life. I am not using any medicine for this disease. I prefer more to treat this disease (pimples, pus, hairs, black circles, color complextion) with natural substances like lemon juice, honey, milk etc. But I never tried one due to lack of guidence. When I was 18, my elder cousin told me that this (pimples) happens in puberty and when you will be 25 it will finish. But I still have pimples (less than what I was having in 18-21). I never care about it because of my engineering studies and tight rutine. But now I am having cool job, siting in AC from 7:30am to 5:30pm. I am ready to fight with this deisease but do not have guidence???? what is right and what not? Knowing all this about me and my condition, I request some specialist/senior/expert to please help me and guide me in right direction. Any special soaps, procedures, creams I have to use? This will be a great help for me!!!! regs, riz. electrical engineer [having very less knowledge in medical sciences] > I am sure I have deficiency of some Vitamins in my body. But I don't > know which Vitamin. [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] > riz. > electrical engineer [having very less knowledge in medical sciences] I don't know of any tests. I advise you to visit a health food store and talk to the supervisor of the vit. department. Ask him or her to sell you a bottle of capsules (don't buy the tablets) that are referred to as Multi-Vitamins. The bottle should say something like this on the label: "A Daily Multi-Vitamin and Mineral Dietary Supplement for Men--120 Vegetarian Capsules." I copied the above quote from the bottle setting on my kitchen table. Various companies make them--the ones that use were made by Maxi-Sorb.  SignatureNEWSGROUP SUBSCRIBERS MOTTO We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice. We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people. >> I am sure I have deficiency of some Vitamins in my body. But I don't >> know which Vitamin. [quoted text clipped - 69 lines] >my kitchen table. Various companies make them--the ones that use were made >by Maxi-Sorb. This response from Jason illustrates why he should be banned from Usenet, or at least prosecuted for attempting to practice medicine without a license. Not to mention the idiocy of going to a vitamin store for "professional" advice. Sheesh. As for Riz, there are blood tests that will show your vitamin status, but it would take a doctor to administer them. Having dark circles under your eyes, or having acne, are not typical symptoms of vitamin deficiency. Acne can have multiple causes, especially at the age of 25. You might react badly to milk, or too much sugar in your diet, or even iodized salt! In any case, acne can be treated -- I think the drug is called Roaccutane in Europe. It's powerful stuff, with many side-effects, but it does work wonders. I have no idea what might cause your skin color to change, especially to become darker. -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct. "His staff loves to say Bush is a man who doesn't know the meaning of the word 'quit.' Well, apparently he's not all that conversant with the word 'shame' either." (Will Durst) Hello Jason: Is it recommended to take multi-vitmains without a doctor's advice? David: I am ready to go for blood test so that Doctor can exmine vitamin status in my body. But I am not aware of any such blood test. Is there any other method/procdure by which a doctor can examine all vitamin status in body? Please guide me regarding this. I want to take this test. Regarding "Roaccutane", may be it can clear acne problem, but what is the benefit if it has MANY side-effects? regs, riz. > >> I am sure I have deficiency of some Vitamins in my body. But I don't > >> know which Vitamin. [quoted text clipped - 90 lines] > meaning of the word 'quit.' Well, apparently he's not all > that conversant with the word 'shame' either." (Will Durst) >Hello > >Jason: > Is it recommended to take multi-vitmains without a doctor's advice? Please do not ask Jason for medical advice. He is not a good source of information. >David: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >status in body? Please guide me regarding this. I want to take this >test. No, blood tests would be the only way to go. However, I agree with the other poster who said that vitamin deficiencies are unlikely in your case. Most people in modern society, unless they have a very bad diet, are unlikely to suffer from vitamin deficiences of any great severity. From your description, stress and a lack of sleep are much more likely to be the cause. > Regarding "Roaccutane", may be it can clear acne problem, but what >is the benefit if it has MANY side-effects? The side-effects are rare. The common ones are dry eyes and chapped lips, and perhaps some joint aches. The drug works very well and the effects are usually permanent. There's nothing wrong with trying, say, minocycline (a form of tetracycline, an antibiotic) as a first step, but Roaccutane is for cases where nothing else does the job. I have used it and so have a number of my friends. We all had good results. -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct. "His staff loves to say Bush is a man who doesn't know the meaning of the word 'quit.' Well, apparently he's not all that conversant with the word 'shame' either." (Will Durst) >> >In article <1114347727.009834.146810@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, >"riz" [quoted text clipped - 132 lines] >> meaning of the word 'quit.' Well, apparently he's not all >> that conversant with the word 'shame' either." (Will Durst) David: I am planning to visit doctor for my blood test. What factors should I ask him to check? Like, DHEA-S, vitamins, fat, protien etc. Can you please list some major factors? Specially the one related to acne and whitening of hairs? I will consider taking minocycline as a first step. Will think about Roaccutane accordingly. regs, riz. >David: > > I am planning to visit doctor for my blood test. What factors should I >ask him to check? Like, DHEA-S, vitamins, fat, protien etc. Can you >please list some major factors? Specially the one related to acne and >whitening of hairs? I don't think there are any tests for either of those. Also, your doctor may not be willing to give you blood tests just to check your vitamin status unless he (or she) has a strong reason to believe that you are suffering from a deficiency. As I said earlier, deficiencies are rare and your doctor will likely not think you have one. I doubt you have one. >I will consider taking minocycline as a first step. Will think about >Roaccutane accordingly. I don't know about your country, but in the US, doctors usually try topical retinols and antibiotics before trying Accutane. -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct. "His staff loves to say Bush is a man who doesn't know the meaning of the word 'quit.' Well, apparently he's not all that conversant with the word 'shame' either." (Will Durst) >I am sure I have deficiency of some Vitamins in my body. But I don't >know which Vitamin. It's unusual for people to be deficient in only one vitamin. People on a normal, reasonable sort of diet seldom if ever have real vitamin deficiencies. I do know one fellow, however, who managed to get mild scurvy by subsisting on macaroni and cheese. If you're deficient in one vitamin, you're likely deficient in others. It sounds, from the below, that you are in a stressful, demanding situation. You say that you don't get enough sleep because you have to work very long hours. Chronic sleep deficiency will make you feel lousy and wear you out. The dark circles are probably due to this, and many people have more acne when they are under stress. What do you eat? It's pretty common for people who work like this to subsist on junk food -- high in fat, sugar and salt -- and low in other nutrients like vitamins. Do you eat a lot of fried goodies? Many people find that high fat consumption aggravates their acne. Do you eat a reasonable amount of fruit, vegetables and whole grains? The healthiest diet consists mostly of these foods. > Is there anyway to check which vitamins are less in body so as to >balance vitamin's level in the body? Well, it's best to eat a healthy diet, but it can't hurt to take an ordinary sort of daily multivitamin, since improving your diet is something many people find it hard to do, and the multivitamin is better than nothing. You don't say where you live, but in North America you can buy inexpensive multivitamins of this kind in drugstores and supermarkets. Don't worry about "balancing" things -- your body will just excrete most of what it doesn't need. > I have dark circles around my eyes due to extra working in nights >and less sleeps. It seems that they are permenant. Pimples are there on [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >on the effected place. If the scar is dark then it takes 2-5 months to >vanish else it becomes fade in 3-4 weeks. It's common for there to be more pigment in a healed area. This is more visible in some people than others. > After shave I wash my face with 2 to 3 drops of detol mixed in >water, then my skin becomed more white and dry. This is very iritating >and paining sometimes. I was doing so to kill any bacteria or avoid any >infection due to shave on my skin. Dettol is pretty irritating stuff. IIRC, it contains phenol, and is usually used to disinfect hard surfaces as lysol or pinesol is used in North America. Use rubbing alcohol or an inexpensive aftershave lotion instead. Or wash your face with soap and water after you shave. > I first got pimple in 1995/96 when I was 15. Initially it was very >less and rare but year by year it increases and spreaded on all over [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >twice before kissing my face, but my colleagues still use to slap >freindly on my face [it's not that bad]. Acne. Sounds like you have a bad case. > Sometimes I thinks that, I have excessive amount of pus in my body >which is discharging in form of pimples. No, it doesn't work that way. Pus forms locally in response to infection. It consists mostly of white blood cells fighting the infection, dead bacteria and other debris. But high stress and a bad diet aren't helping at all: they may be making it harder for your bady to fight off infection. > My hairs are also become weak and little bit white. I am thinking >to get bald 4-5 times a month with a week difference. One of friend >told me if you do this, after 5th time you will get stronger and >thicker hairs. Shaving your head won't make your hair grow back thicker. It's a common belief, though. Some of the effect is that most of hair will have cut, rather than tapering ends, which can give an impression of greater stiffness and thickness. Hair growth defects can be due to vitamin deficiency, stress, or a wide range of medical conditions, some serious. A few white hairs aren't uncommon in people in their twenties. > My origianl skin color was very fair initially but now it becomes >darl. Still if I shave my mustache - a clear white skin will appear >which will miss-match with my face skin color. This is one of the >reaons I never sahved my mustache :). Acne can be aggravated by shaving. Can you try growing out your beard for a few months to see if it helps? If your acne scars are covered by a beard, you may feel less self-conscious about them, too. If you do decide to shave off your mustache, the skin underneath will gradually get as brown as the rest of your face, as it's exposed to the same amount of sunlight. Darkening of the skin, overall or in particular patterns, can be a symptom of some medical conditions. Or maybe you're getting more sun exposure now that you're out of school? > I am really bothered due to all this disturbing phenomena. This >sometimes effects my professional and social life. I am not using any >medicine for this disease. I prefer more to treat this disease >(pimples, pus, hairs, black circles, color complextion) with natural >substances like lemon juice, honey, milk etc. But I never tried one due >to lack of guidence. It's far more important to get more sleep, get some exercise, eat a healthy diet, than to put stuff on your hair and skin. Exposure to sunlight may help your acne, too. > When I was 18, my elder cousin told me that this (pimples) happens >in puberty and when you will be 25 it will finish. But I still have >pimples (less than what I was having in 18-21). I never care about it >because of my engineering studies and tight rutine. But now I am having >cool job, siting in AC from 7:30am to 5:30pm. I am ready to fight with >this deisease but do not have guidence???? what is right and what not? Sounds like your acne is decreasing. Some people continue to have acne longer than others, but it's seldom as bad as you get older. > Knowing all this about me and my condition, I request some >specialist/senior/expert to please help me and guide me in right >direction. Any special soaps, procedures, creams I have to use? This >will be a great help for me!!!! You have to improve your lifestyle -- get more sleep, less stress, better diet, etc. You can really abuse your body when you are young, and most students do, but you can't keep it up for years and years. And as you get older, you can't get away with it. Note, I'm not a doctor, but I've seen a lot of engineering students wear themselves out like this. Some of the symptoms you describe, like your skin getting darker overall, and your hair "whitening", could be indications of more serious disease, so you should go to a doctor and get a check up. You can get advice about the acne, too. If it were me, I'd try other methods than accutane, first. Good luck to you, and congratulations on your "cool job"! >regs, >riz. >electrical engineer [having very less knowledge in medical sciences] Live and learn! Hello, You didn't mentioned your good name (b...@cs.toronto.no-uce.edu ). My heartfelt thanks for your indepth reply. > It sounds, from the below, that you are in a stressful, demanding > situation. You say that you don't get enough sleep because you have to > work very long hours. Chronic sleep deficiency will make you feel > lousy and wear you out. The dark circles are probably due to this, and > many people have more acne when they are under stress. It's true that during my engineering life there was much stress on me. My rutine was very bad. I usually studied in nights, and morning I should be in university. This was my rutine continious 4 years. I realize the difference in health and skills before and after 4 years. Question: How many hours / day should I sleep now? Sleep should be continious or in two shifts? > What do you eat? It's pretty common for people who work like this to > subsist on junk food -- high in fat, sugar and salt -- and low in other > nutrients like vitamins. Do you eat a lot of fried goodies? Many > people find that high fat consumption aggravates their acne. Do you > eat a reasonable amount of fruit, vegetables and whole grains? The > healthiest diet consists mostly of these foods. I normally eat: butter, chicken sandwhiches, fried chicken with gravy, fried egg, cereals, flattened bread with wheat (chapati), fried cow/goat meat with gravy, yeast bread, tomattos, cucumbers, potatos, onions, lemon, carrot In fruits: Apples, Oranges, Bananas - but I eat once in a week. Drinking: Water 5 glass / day, 1 glass Orange TANG, TEA RED LABEL 1 CUP, NIDO POWDER MILK one glass daily b4 bed. Question: I can chage my diet for my health, acne, hairs, black circles. Please suggest me healthiest diet which I should follow? > Acne. Sounds like you have a bad case. Well, this is variable. Like since last week, I have only one pus pimple on my back. My face is good and clear from acne - but scars/marks are there. Today my face is smooth. Question: From last couple of days: I am applying lemon juice usig cotton on my face b4 going to bed. I found on net that lemon juice fade the scars. Could you please guide me in this regard (applying lemon juice: yes/no or something else)? > Acne can be aggravated by shaving. Can you try growing out your beard > for a few months to see if it helps? If your acne scars are covered > by a beard, you may feel less self-conscious about them, too. I never get full beard, neither it looks good on me. I am not looking for this option. > Darkening of the skin, overall or in particular patterns, can be a symptom > of some medical conditions. Or maybe you're getting more sun exposure > now that you're out of school? During 95-99, I was playing sports too much under sun light. These days do effect my skin - I realize now. I was not using any sun block etc on my face. However, now I hardly expose my self to sun light. Because I come in my office when sun was rising and when I leave in evening when it's almost sunset. > It's far more important to get more sleep, get some exercise, eat a > healthy diet, than to put stuff on your hair and skin. Exposure to > sunlight may help your acne, too. I am planning to join GYP for exercise. Like buidling chest, biceps, shoulders, thigh's. For this I have to take more protiens to get myself bigger (I am 6'0 right now with 64KG) Question: Shall I join GYM and take protiens? > Sounds like your acne is decreasing. Some people continue to have > acne longer than others, but it's seldom as bad as you get older. Yes, my acne is decreasing after 99/2000. It is very less than what I was having in 99/2000/2001. > Note, I'm not a doctor, but I've seen a lot of engineering students wear > themselves out like this. Some of the symptoms you describe, like your > skin getting darker overall, and your hair "whitening", could be indications > of more serious disease, so you should go to a doctor and get a check up. > You can get advice about the acne, too. If it were me, I'd try other > methods than accutane, first. I will concern with doctor. But shall I go for dermatologist or someone else? Derm can check my whitening of hairs? Well, after searching from internet, I have decided not to fo for actuane. Actuane is for serious cases. I believe I am not in severe postion. There are lots of side effects of actuane, which I cannot bear. > Good luck to you, and congratulations on your "cool job"! Thanks for it. I realize now, apart from my health disturbence, my hardwork drives my career to success. regs, riz. > >I am sure I have deficiency of some Vitamins in my body. But I don't > >know which Vitamin. [quoted text clipped - 95 lines] > > If you do decide to shave off your mustache, the skin underneath will > gradually get as brown as the rest of your face, as it's exposed to > the same amount of sunlight. [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > of more serious disease, so you should go to a doctor and get a check up. > You can get advice about the acne, too. If it were me, I'd try other > methods than accutane, first. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Live and learn! > You didn't mentioned your good name (b...@cs.toronto.no-uce.edu ). My >heartfelt thanks for your indepth reply. It's just the advice everybody gets from their mothers and ignores as long as they can get away with it. (Eat a healthy diet, get enough sleep, don't smoke, exercise, take care of yourself, etc.) >It's true that during my engineering life there was much stress on me. >My rutine was very bad. I usually studied in nights, and morning I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >How many hours / day should I sleep now? Sleep should be continious or >in two shifts? People differ in how much sleep they need, but most people do best on 7-9 hours. Some do fine on less, and some need more. If you feel rested and refreshed when you wake up, you're probably getting the right amount of sleep. In temperate climates, most people sleep only at night, but in many tropical countries, it's more common to sleep partly at night and partly in the hottest part of the day. Either pattern seems to work just fine for people who are used to it. Of course, if your employer expects you to work dawn to dark, you've got a problem if you want to sleep in two shifts! >> What do you eat? It's pretty common for people who work like this to >> subsist on junk food -- high in fat, sugar and salt -- and low in [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >cow/goat meat with gravy, yeast bread, tomattos, cucumbers, potatos, >onions, lemon, carrot Oh, dear. This diet is very high in fat and saturated fat, which may be having a bad effect on your acne, and may be very bad for your overall health in the long run. It's also hard to keep your weight in a healthy range and to get enough vitamins and other nutrients from a diet like this, in which most calories come from fat. I recommend you cut way back on fried food and gravy. Eat chicken that has had the skin removed before cooking, only very lean cuts of red meat, and not too many eggs. Prepare these foods without frying, and eat only small portions. Cut way back on butter and other fats. Eat mostly whole wheat breads and chapati, various kinds of beans, peas and lentils (dhal), and vegetables, especially orange, yellow and dark green vegetables. Low fat milk and yogourt are good sources of protein, vitamins and calcium. I know you aren't going to turn around and change everything at once, but it will help if you are aware of which foods are good for you and which aren't, so you can eat more of the former and less of the latter. > In fruits: Apples, Oranges, Bananas - but I eat once in a week. Fruit is good for you. Do you live in India or some other tropical country? There should be a wide variety of fruit available. Mangoes are very nutritious, as are many other fruits. >Question: > I can chage my diet for my health, acne, hairs, black circles. Please >suggest me healthiest diet which I should follow? See above, but I can't tell you everything. You'll have to do some research on your own. Note that obesity and related conditions (high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease) are becoming major causes of sickness and early death in people in India who can afford to eat what they want. >Question: > From last couple of days: I am applying lemon juice usig cotton on >my face b4 going to bed. I found on net that lemon juice fade the >scars. Could you please guide me in this regard (applying lemon juice: >yes/no or something else)? I have no idea if it works, but I don't see how it can cause any harm. If you want to be scientific you could apply it to only one side of your face and use the other side as the control! ;-) > During 95-99, I was playing sports too much under sun light. These >days do effect my skin - I realize now. I was not using any sun block >etc on my face. However, now I hardly expose my self to sun light. >Because I come in my office when sun was rising and when I leave in >evening when it's almost sunset. I wouldn't worry too much about sunblock if your skin is dark enough that you don't sunburn. It's mostly people of northern European origin now living at lower latitudes who get into trouble this way. Some sun exposure is good for you. Maybe you can go for a walk at lunch time. >> It's far more important to get more sleep, get some exercise, eat a >> healthy diet, than to put stuff on your hair and skin. Exposure to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Question: > Shall I join GYM and take protiens? It sounds like you're eating more than enough protein, and your weight is very good for your height. Body-building exercise like this may increase your muscle mass, but it isn't the best kind for your health. What you should try to get into is aerobic exercise -- the kind that increases your heart rate and makes you breathe harder. Walking, running, swimming, bicycling and playing active sports like soccer, volleyball, etc are good examples. Since you enjoyed sports before you started university, you may like to get back into them. Perhaps you can get together with your fellow engineers or your former team mates to play again. >> Note, I'm not a doctor, but I've seen a lot of engineering students >wear [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >is for serious cases. I believe I am not in severe postion. There are >lots of side effects of actuane, which I cannot bear. I don't know how these things are organized in your country, but it's good to have a generalist like a family practitioner or internist to keep track of you over the years. They can refer you to other specialists as you need them. In the US it seems to be common for people to go directly to a specialist, which means they have to diagnose themselves first. Here in Canada, and in many other countries, people usually see a family practitioner who monitors their health, treats common conditions, refers to specialists for more complicated problems, and coordinates the opinions and recommendations of the specialists. So unlike the US, specialists here see mostly the difficult cases. >> Good luck to you, and congratulations on your "cool job"! > >Thanks for it. I realize now, apart from my health disturbence, my >hardwork drives my career to success. In engineering there are always new things to learn. But now is a good time to learn how to stay healthy so you can enjoy your success for many years to come. Hello! > It's just the advice everybody gets from their mothers and ignores as > long as they can get away with it. (Eat a healthy diet, get enough > sleep, don't smoke, exercise, take care of yourself, etc.) Yes, my mom was always shouting to take breakfast, eat food etc etc. But the usual load of engineering studies never allowed me to think on mom's advice. However, I realize now - she was/is Right! > People differ in how much sleep they need, but most people do best on > 7-9 hours. Some do fine on less, and some need more. If you feel [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > to work dawn to dark, you've got a problem if you want to sleep in two > shifts! For me, the best sleep is the one which I get right after reaching home from office i.e. when I am tired. But this burns my rutine, as I reach home by 5-6 pm. Sleeping continious 8-9 hrs will be enough for me. You are genius. I have completed exactly one year and before I was in India. Here in Kuwait, it's very hot in summers e.g. 43-50 Degree in June-Aug and 40-45 Degree in Sept - Oct. Winters was great here, but very dry. My job timing does not allow me to sleep in afternoon, otherwise here most of the people sleeps in two shifts like from 3:pm - 5/6 pm and 11:00pm - 6:30am/7:00am. > Oh, dear. This diet is very high in fat and saturated fat, which may be > having a bad effect on your acne, and may be very bad for your overall [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > and vegetables, especially orange, yellow and dark green vegetables. Low > fat milk and yogourt are good sources of protein, vitamins and calcium. I agree this diet is not good. But I am ready to change my diet and will be following the same as you said. Fried eggs I takes usually twice a week. > I know you aren't going to turn around and change everything at once, but > it will help if you are aware of which foods are good for you and which > aren't, so you can eat more of the former and less of the latter. Exactly, there is no sudden change in diet and health care. I have great potential to fight with my acne and other health problems. I am in search of exact guide line for my acne treatment and health problems. > Fruit is good for you. Do you live in India or some other tropical > country? There should be a wide variety of fruit available. Mangoes > are very nutritious, as are many other fruits. Here, I eat fruits (oranges+bananas) once in a week. But now must be increasing fruits in daily schedule. > See above, but I can't tell you everything. You'll have to do some research > on your own. Note that obesity and related conditions (high blood > pressure, diabetes, heart disease) are becoming major causes of sickness > and early death in people in India who can afford to eat what they want. Research...this is what I am doing these days. Not contacted any doctor till date. Searching internet and discussing issues with experienced people like you. If you know any better www/forum where I can discuss with doctors/specialits specially normal healt matters, then please recommend me. > I have no idea if it works, but I don't see how it can cause any harm. > If you want to be scientific you could apply it to only one side of > your face and use the other side as the control! ;-) Applying lemon control acne on my face. Now waiting for scars fading/reducing. > I don't know how these things are organized in your country, but it's > good to have a generalist like a family practitioner or internist to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > coordinates the opinions and recommendations of the specialists. So > unlike the US, specialists here see mostly the difficult cases. I am searching for a family practitioner. Hope will find one soon. Well, am also planning to migrate CA for higher studies. Want to write PhD in my field. > In engineering there are always new things to learn. But now is a good > time to learn how to stay healthy so you can enjoy your success for many > years to come. Right! I abbreviates "Learning Is For Ever" as LIFE :) regs, riz. b...@cs.toronto.no-uce.edu wrote: > > You didn't mentioned your good name (b...@cs.toronto.no-uce.edu ). My > >heartfelt thanks for your indepth reply. [quoted text clipped - 149 lines] > time to learn how to stay healthy so you can enjoy your success for many > years to come. <snip> : I first got pimple in 1995/96 when I was 15. Initially it was very : less and rare but year by year it increases and spreaded on all over [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] : twice before kissing my face, but my colleagues still use to slap : freindly on my face [it's not that bad]. You have acne vulgaris. : Sometimes I thinks that, I have excessive amount of pus in my body : which is discharging in form of pimples. They are called "closed comedones". The inflammation localizes and brings them to the surface, as pus, or "whiteheads". I bet you $50 that if your doctor tests your DHEA-s level, it will be high, too. Minocycline should dry out your acne nicely. (Tetracycline is less effective.) Best of luck, Emma :) Hello, Emma: I have search on net regarding "acne vulgaris" and found the following definition from www.dictionary.com. "a chronic acne involving mainly the face, chest, and shoulders that is common in adolescent humans and various domestic animals and is characterized by the intermittent formation of discrete papular or pustular lesions often resulting in considerable scarring " This means it is a chronic i.e. continious acne, resulting in considerable scarring. I would like to know, this continuity can be stoped or it is forever? What is the recommended treatment for acne vulgaris? I will ask doctor to check my DHEA-S Level or Dehydroepiandrosterone Level (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHEA). In case it is high, then what is the recommended prescription/treatment. What is the normal DHEA-S level in human blood? I am not sure about Minocycline. Will do more re-search before I go for one. regs, riz.
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