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Old 05-29-2012, 01:12 AM #11
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I am a nurse is a high school and many of our students that doycycline for acne. It seems to be the drug of choice for acne since the docs have backed away from accutane (too many side effects).
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) has been studied for treating acne. Some of the studies have used absolutely (IMO) obscene amts. of B5; 10 to 20 grams/day.

Many people who have tried it report results with far lower doses; 1 gram or less/day. I've been plagued with a bad case of cystic acne my entire life. Since taking ~500 mg. of B5/day, it's cleared up. If I'd known about this 45 years ago...

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Dr. Smith how did you find out for certain that you have a compromised immune system?
That goes back a long time; my tests often come back normal too, or sometimes indicating inflammation with no apparent symptoms/cause/reason. The best evidence is that I have (among other things) IBS/Crohn's, both of which are widely regarded as autoimmune diseases.

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I am not sure who asked this question. I received diagosis from Mayo clinic, after a two day battery of tests. I am not sure what tests I got, other than they turned up an immune problem that showed in tests there. T @ B lymphosite imbalance, among other things. ginnie
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