acne and zoloft?

[crazymama30]

So does anyone know if zoloft can worsen already oily skin? I have been plagued by acne, on my face and neck. Really big ones!

 

[jal]

I suffer too, but am not on any medications. Have you tried Proactive? I've had great results.

 

[crazymama30]

going to have to try something, this is painful. Could be stress too. who knows

 

[flutterby]

http://www.rxlist.com/zoloft-drug.htm

Disorders of Skin and Appendages

Infrequent: pruritus, acne, urticaria, alopecia, dry skin, erythematous rash, photosensitivity reaction, maculopapular rash; Rare: follicular rash, eczema, dermatitis, contact dermatitis, bullous eruption, hypertrichosis, skin discoloration, pustular rash.

 

[crazymama30]

Nice. I am going to wait for awhile and see if this calms down. I hate to switch as this is working, but at the same time I do not like looking like a volcanoe face. I usually have some of this, but it worsens when I get my period. Maybe that is coming up.

Thanks for the info flutter, I looked in the PDR online, and it did not list the above symptoms.

 

[flutterby]

I have cystic acne that has just gotten worse with age - and probably medications - so I feel your pain. Because I am already predisposed, any medication that lists acne as a possible side effect is just going to worsen it for me.

 

[Shari]

I didn't realize it til about a year ago, but I"ve fought acne my adult life. Went to an allergist last year that told me I had metabolic syndrome, which is just 4 or 5 markers that predispose me to diabetes and cardiovascular disease later in life. I eat healthy, am not overweight, exercise regularly, etc, but proinsulin levels were still too high and inflammation was high and a few other things. Plus he said my skin and build clued him in to running the tests...acne, dark splotches, and a few other thigns I don't recall.

I started eating according to diabetic guidelines and i'll be danged if the acne didn't go away, too.

Just food for thought. Cause I didn't know it.

 

[crazymama30]

Huh, so a low carb and sugar type diet?

 

[Shari]

Yeah. I wasn't aware but this guys says sugar is an inflammatory, too. When I don't stick to about 130g carbs a day, even tho I'm not diabetic, I have markers for RA, too, that go away when I stay under the 130g. USDA recommends about 300g or so carbs a day, but that's apparently just too much for me.

Never in my life had anyone suggested that and it has really made a world of difference.