Recent content by SpazTheCat

Love mechanical watches. Your next step should be learning to repair/build them. I’m to the point that I can repair any watch I own aside from Rolex and Tudor in house movements. It‘s really satisfying and saves me money to buy more watches:) I’m pretty varied in my collecting. I like Rolex...

Interesting. Easy enough to try. That is quite a dose, though. Did it really require that much? Have you tried lower doses?

Thanks. I do already take zinc and Niacinamide. True on the vegan diet and it probably would be helpful for ulcerative colitis as well. But, I just can’t seem to get there. Just not disciplined enough to make that a permanent thing. It has driven me to a more plant based diet than a lot...

Thanks for the responses. We did talk about fungal acne but my dermatologist ruled that out based on appearance. But, given the persistence, it’s worth pushing that idea a bit more. Fun fact, you can use a black light to help diagnose fungal acne at home. That’s basically a Wood Lamp...

Hi, Just looking for a second opinion on the cystic acne I’ve been dealing with and a plan to re-introduce testosterone. The back ground is a little long but pertinent, I think. Back in May I started a course of prednisone for an ulcerative colitis flare up. About 3 months after that, I...

I didn’t get more body hair or lose anymore hair. But, I got the worst cystic acne I’ve ever had. Nothing seems to touch it. Really sucks. —Andy

You may want to consider going to every other day for a week or two and then stopping or starting an H2 antagonist. The H2 would be temporary. Many patients that abruptly stop drugs like omeprazole experience a rebound effect with acid secretion and can be pretty miserable when that happens...

Hi, I'm currently on testosterone trans-scrotal cream 150mg daily (100mg AM and 50mg PM). I'm finding myself in a position where I need to stop it to rule out the testosterone being the cause of my cystic acne. How long of a trial do you think you'd need to see a difference in a side effect...