Have you experienced any acne related side effects from using Nexium? If so, please tell us about them below.
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How to clear your skin (based on clinical studies, our visitors experiences, and our own research):
Vitamins / Supplements
With a meal, 3-4 times per day: 3 mgs of boron, Vitamin B Complex 50, 25-50 mgs of Zinc. Once per day, with a meal: Multi vitamin, Fish Oil (Not Cod Liver Oil), 2000 IUs of Vitamin D. This alone may end acne.
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Get outside during the day!
You need daylight to suppress melatonin so you can really crank it out at night. Stay in the shade, but you must see sky. 12+ hours is optimal, an hour in the am and at noon may work. No sunburns, sunglasses or hats!
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Fix your sleep cycle
Go to sleep at the same time every night. Ten o'clock is optimal. Sleep in complete darkness, and wake up without an alarm. 8.5+ hours is best. Try to keep your evening activities calm and in relative darkness. It is nearly impossible to improve acne without sleeping properly.
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Get your exercise
Workout for 30-60 minutes, 4-5 hours before bedtime, every day. Eat meat beforehand (within an hour). You are moving Tryptophan into the brain. Additional exercise is great, but never close to bedtime. Outdoor exercise is best. Make sure you work up a good sweat.
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Eat the right things
Eliminate gluten, dairy and processed foods altogether. Cut back on soy and sugars including fruit. Use unlimited extra virgin olive oil, but no soy / vegetable / other oils. Eat tomatoes cooked in olive oil (or tomato juice), carrots, and broccoli every day. Eat sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds before bedtime.
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Other Stuff
Wash only twice/day. Shave daily (men). Don't use topical products. Use jojoba oil or moisturizer only as necessary to avoid dry skin. Avoid drugs and alcohol. Relax. Life is good!
Don’t Do This!
Avoid kelp, too much iodine (iodized salt, sea salt is ok), alcohol, drugs, harsh topical medicines like benzoyl peroxide, over-washing, antibiotics, stimulants (ritalin,caffeine) within 10 hours of bedtime, sleep deprivation, sleeping with the light on, going to the bathroom in the middle of the night (drink less water at night!).
Do Your Best
If you have acne, chances are you are violating a lot of these rules. No one expects you to fix everything at once. Make changes as you can, experiment, and see what happens. Once your skin is great, you can add back in certain foods and lifestyles that are important to you. If something turns out to be a trigger, you'll figure it out pretty quick.
I am 34 yrs old and had never had acne problems in my life until my doctor prescribed nexium for my acid reflux problems. After being on nexium for 3 months I all of a sudden started having breakouts of acne and I was quite disturbed because i’ve had smooth pimpleless skin all my life. In my opinion the Nexium is responsible for causing my acne.
Im 26 years old. iv had a history of mild acne since i was a teenager but after using Nexium , my face started popping with mega huge pimples. I started using Nexium on a daily basis (to treat GERD), n have been on it ever since. Pimples started appearing almost everday. It takes longer to heal (than usual). Ive tried so many different methods but its all still the same. It really has affected my life.
i’m experiencing the same problem. i also tried all the possible ways to treat my acne. it seems there is no hope unless stopping my nexuim medication. pimples are popping out everyday. i’m loosing my self-stem.
I have LPR or whatever is but I was also givin Nexium and started getting pimples…I never had a problem with Acne and now I do…I stopped taking it and they went away but then my throat started hurting again so I started taking it again and the pimples came back…I’m 33 if anybody was wondering,..
Diagnosed with GERD at 40, only ever had cylical/ hormonal mild acne. Now I feel like a MONSTER! My face, ears, neck, chest, BELLY, shoulders, arms, back and butt! I am crying as I write this, I don’t know what to do! Doc put me on low dose antibiotic daily since October, it’s just getting worse! New, bigger & painful everyday, I am getting SCARS!