Topamax and Acne

Acne is mainly caused due to overproduction of sebum in sebaceous glands of the body. Diet containing much oil must be avoided to prevent from acne. Balanced nutritious diet should be taken.

A neurologist prescribed me topomax about 3 months ago for essential tremor. Not too long after I started the med I noticed my face stared getting red. My coworkers noticed it also. Now 3 months later the rash on my face is horrible, it feels like a chemical burn. My primary is determined it is a reaction to the topamax. He wants me to stop the med to see if it will clear up in the next couple weeks but I am afraid if I stop my tremor will come back. I'm not sure which is worse. He did look it up and said 4 to 5% of people have a rash or allergic reaction

Does anyone know about how long it will take for this terrible acne on my cheeks and jawline to stop? I had to stop taking topamax due to the hair loss and the acne because it has affected my self confidence and I got really depressed over it, hardly ever wanted to leave the house. I am married and I don't feel very desirable anymore, even though my husband has always told me that he loves me, I think that my emotions and the way I look at myself have changed and to be honest, when things like that change, it can change a lot of other things in your life. I have been off the medication for about a week, but I am still breaking out. If this continues, the sides of my face are going to be nothing other than bumps, scars and discolorations. I am able to try to cover it up with make-up so the redness won't show through, but you can still see how uneven my skin is and if I don't put enough make-up or concealer on, in certain light you can see how messed up my skin is. I feel so bad about myself especially when walking around our home without make-up. I cannot even look my husband in the eye sometimes because I am so ashamed and I wonder if he really thinks I look ugly. I had such nice skin before all this happened and have been on a hard journey to finally figure out on my own that it was the topamax causing it and decided to go off it, even though my doctor basically did not agree with me and she was pretty much oblivious to the fact that the medication was causing the hair loss or acne. She has been seeing me for years and I know that she knows I looked bad on the outside and she should have known that something was wrong. Her advice was for me to stay on it, and I did, until the adverse effects got so out of control that I didn't care whether or not she agreed with me because deep down, I knew that this was not normal for me and that the only constant thing I had in my life that could have been causing it was the medicine. To this day, I still don't think she agrees with me, but I don't understand why some doctors do not consider that medication can really mess people up. All pills are not flawless and they do not react the same way with each person. I just want to be able to feel good about my appearance because the way a woman sees herself is so important. I'm not asking to have super model skin, but I just want to be able to look in the mirror without having the lights dimmed in the room because I am so unhappy to be me.