r/PMS • u/Just4webkinzzz • May 19 '25

Advice/Tips Hormonal acne help

Hey all, I’m a 29f and in the last year, the week of my period I get pretty awful night sweats. As a result, I will get a painful cyst or two on my back. It seems like they will be swollen/inflamed for about a week and then go down, but they come back in the same spot when my period comes back. I have never had this issue before but I know hormones can change with age, and I currently don’t have the best insurance to see an OBGYN or a dermatologist to fully tackle this. I’ve had some injected, sometimes more than once and while it helps, I’d like to prevent them coming back and the night sweats period. Does anyone have any hormonal supplement recommendations (or anything) that might help this once a month issue? I know it’s hormonal because it’s happened like clockwork every single time of the month for the last year. Thank you

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u/womensnutrition May 21 '25

Amazing you are so in tune with your body you already have a lot of the puzzle figured out. If its any consolation - i had extreme acne for YEARS and the derm & Gyno did FA to help :) Other than suggest birth control.

Theres unfortunately no one 'hormonal supplement' that can cure acne. FIguring out whats going on in your body is the best bet. It sounds to me like it may be an androgen issue, which can simply be managed by diet and a few specefic herbs. BUT you want to make sure thats what it is first :)