Posted by psychobot5000 on January 26, 2007, at 12:20:39
In reply to Parnate-related acne, posted by halcyondaze on January 25, 2007, at 18:16:56
> Did anyone who developed acne find anything that helped? Differin and Duac are making my skin dry, though the acne has calmed down. But now it's on my back and my neck too! :( I think it might be hormonal but I don't know which birth control will make it worse or better.
I've read that amineptine was supposed to cause acne by increasing dopamine, which leads to decreased prolactin, which in turn leads to increased testosterone, causing the acne. Since tranylcypromine/parnate increases dopamine by several mechanisms, maybe it's this same chain of action.
In that case, though I know nothing about hormones, maybe a hormonal med like birth-control would have an effect, by somehow changing the balance away from testosterone...just speculation.
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