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Fixing 'amphetamine' face?

Sorry to hijack your thread, but the question I have has to do with amphetamines and my face, so I think its relevant and can probably answered in this thread w/o creating a new one.

I take roughly 50mg d-amphetamine daily and recently I've noticed some pretty nasty break-outs on my face and neck. This acne is unlike the normal white-ish acne that you can pop and within a day or two its gone. This stuff is clear-ish and I'm having trouble getting rid of it. On top of that, at times I find myself constantly itching and scratching at my face/neck, which is no doubt exacerbating the situation (Even before I started taking amphetamines I've had a nervous habit of doing that.)

If anyone has had similar experiences with amphetamines-related acne, do you have an ointment/vitamin regimen that has provided helped you? (No "stop taking amphetamines' replies, please.)
 
2oclockbeanfiend.2 said:
Sorry to hijack your thread, but the question I have has to do with amphetamines and my face, so I think its relevant and can probably answered in this thread w/o creating a new one.

I take roughly 50mg d-amphetamine daily and recently I've noticed some pretty nasty break-outs on my face and neck. This acne is unlike the normal white-ish acne that you can pop and within a day or two its gone. This stuff is clear-ish and I'm having trouble getting rid of it. On top of that, at times I find myself constantly itching and scratching at my face/neck, which is no doubt exacerbating the situation (Even before I started taking amphetamines I've had a nervous habit of doing that.)

If anyone has had similar experiences with amphetamines-related acne, do you have an ointment/vitamin regimen that has provided helped you? (No "stop taking amphetamines' replies, please.)
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Is the skin really dry around the affected area(s)?

Sounds like a case of eczema to me, I've got it pretty bad on the back of my right calf. Shit itches like CRAZY and sometimes it does have "clear fluid" like what you describe.

If that's what it is, basically you can either go to a doctor and get prescribed a topical steriod cream or you can buy something OTC (Neosporin makes something that works I believe).

I feel for you dude, I've had this shit for years now and it won't go away...if it does, it comes right back. But that's mostly cause I'm too lazy to follow a daily regimen of applying the ointment to the area. Usually if you don't itch it, it will dissapear but it itches so f-ing bad sometimes I can't help it :\

Eczema usually comes about as a result of chronic dry skin, which is a side effect of amphetamines. Might want to look into a good moisturizer to prevent this from happening elsewhere on your body.
 
^ Yea, that might be it then. I found a couple different Neutrogena products (Oil-Free Acne Wash and Rapid Clear Acne Eliminating Gel) and some Clearasil Acne Treatment Cream in the house that I'm gonna try out. If I don't get any positive results from either of those I'll look for that Neosporin. Last resort I'll talk to my doctor about it, but its not that bad that I'd considering stopping my d-amp regimen, and I don't want to bring it up if it may force him to cease it.

Also, I've read elsewhere that amphetamine use causes increased perspiration (which IME is true) and that is what exacerbates acne. Not saying you are wrong, but I did read that on like acne.com or some shit.

Also, regarding the itching/picking/scratching that amphetamine use commonly creates, would anti-histamines help like they do for opiates?
 
I also have “amphetamine face,” I think it looks pretty gross honestly. The only thing I have been able to do to hide it is grow my hair to the length of my cheekbones and flip my hair a bit so it’s pretty much completely covered. I also try to get a minimum of 1,000 calories a day, it does help a bit with the face issue so it’s well worth it.

This is my first post btw :D
 
if you are talking about tense muscles, it is strychnine still alive in your body. if you shake on meth, it is poisoned with strychnine. skalactin will kill it.
 
There is no way to look healthy and full without being it. (I'm sorry to say this but...) you will never look healthy while regularly using. If you dont mind being overweight just live on sugar and chocolate and drink protein shakes all day. It'll work and you'll probably regain some kind of look other than Skeletor :\

Head over to Bodybuilding.com, read through some of the articles and whatnot.

1000 calories a day is the amount a 10 year old should be eating, THEY probably even need more than that.

(Sorry if this post was blunt, but it's straight to the point)
 
if you're about looks rather than health, may I suggest drinking a litre of beer with every evening meal... you will almost certainly put on weight... even I do when I do that regularly, and I am a skinny sort of guy.
 
Ximot said:
if you're about looks rather than health, may I suggest drinking a litre of beer with every evening meal... you will almost certainly put on weight... even I do when I do that regularly, and I am a skinny sort of guy.
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lol, that's horrible advice.

Nothing more loveable than an alcoholic meth addict :o
 
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