Have you used Strattera? If so, please tell us whether or not you believe it causes acne or affects your skin in other ways. Thanks!
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How to clear your skin:
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.
Yes, I believe Strattera causes acne. I’ve had problems with it all over my face and my chest since I started taking it. Tiny pimples and deep hard nodule like pimples and they’ve been aweful. I have stopped taking the medicine recently, but it has not had enough time to clear up.
Yes – I am going to stop taking it tomorrow. I am getting huge blister zits EVERYWHERE. As well increased acne on my face, chest and back – I want to cry
Yes, I just started taking strattera and I feel like I am going through puberty all over again because my acne has become so bad.
Yes. I am 30 years old and I have never had acne anywhere on my body besides my face. I started taking Strattera less than 3 months ago and my back and shoulders are covered in large blister-like pimples. It is very embarrassing. I do feel that I am benefiting from the medication but I don’t want my skin to get worse. I may ask my doctor to try something else.
I have been taking vyvanse for years and doc thought it best to add straterra to help my ADHD. Was taking 40 mg of vyvanse – they then increased it to 60 mg 1 month later added 18 mg of straterra. I didn’t notice a bit of difference. They then increased it to 25 mg straterra a month later. Things seemsed to be going well but after a week of the higher dose I became very iannoyed towards everything. I stopped cold turkey. I’m sure I’m not supposed to but with my weigh, the 25mg was supposed to be a drop in the bucket. 36 hours later my face neck and chest broke out. Everywhere. I never have pimples or zits and am now covered with large and painful zits. It will be a week tommrow and they are still around. I am blaming the straterra as I never have breakouts. Hoping that this goes away soon. Anyone have a timeframe of a similar experience?
I have been taking Strattera now for about 5 years and have suffered from acne on chest, breasts, shoulders and back and just recently on my stomach. I did not make the connection until recently. I have been on antibiotics now for 2 months and there is no change.