PCOS+Proactive=?

frustrated and ttc

Anyone try Proactive(the acne system) and have PCOS? I just bought some and am wondering if it works as well with women with PCOS. I hope so! I NEVER had acne in highschool but since i've been dx, it comes and goes but mostly just comes. I think the zit on my cheek actually has a heartbeat.TIA!

Sherwood_bride

When I first used ProActiv, it really worked. Then I stopped using it, and I had a pizza face! (I was 14)

For me, using Cetaphil has helped my skin alot. I wash with Cetaphil(I use the kind for oily skin), apply non-oily moisturiser (Clean and Clear) and spot treat zits with Benzoyl Peroxide at night.

I think taking Met and Fish Oil also helped clear my skin. When I wasn't TTC(in college), I went to a derm and he gave me an antibiotic that worked.

GL!

HarleyQ8

I was using it before and it was helping quite a bit. I couldnt use it everyday though bc it dried out my skin too much. GL

Lyssapee

proactive never worked for me, infact it made me worse.  I found the clinic 3 step to be amazing, my face is smooth and clear.  I've been using it for a few years now, and wish I started sooner. 

OH, I also use st. ives apricot scrub a few times a week.

Imanurse03

I, too, have PCOS and started getting acne after stopping BCP almost 3 years ago.  I never had acne as a teenager and was very upset and self-conscious about having it now.  I bought Proactiv about 3 months ago.  I have found that it has helped a lot.  I will say that when I asked RE about taking it during 2ww they recommended that I not take it (benzoyl peroxide, the main ingredient in Proactiv has been questionable in pg).  So I stopped taking it for about a month during my 2ww and for the whole 2 weeks I was pg.  I noticed my skin got bad again when I didn't use it.  So now that I had a m/c and I'm on a forced break from TTC I am using it again and my face is clearing up.

 Depending on your skin type, it can be very drying.  The first few days of using Proactiv I had red, tight, dry skin.  I switched to every other day after that and that seemed to help.  I also just concentrate on the problem areas and that has helped. 

 Good luck!