By Sarah Letts
You may need prescription medication to treat your acne. There are topical medications such as creams, serums and lotions that can effectively treat your acne. There are also oral medications that can treat more severe acne cases. Visit a facial specialist. During a facial, the specialist will cleanse, exfoliate and treat your skin. She will also extract pimples and blemishes, if necessary. ...
By Hannah Rice Myers
It is a prescription medication that is extremely effective and is prescribed most commonly for the treatment of mold allergies. It helps treat the inflammation caused by the mold allergen, and though it may begin to work in a couple of days, it can sometimes take up to a week. This is another prescription medication that comes in tablet form. This blocks the chemicals responsible for ...
By Chris Beazer
The most common treatment option for bipolar disorder is prescription medication. However, there are herbal options that may also help treat the symptoms associated with the disorder. It is important that you discuss taking these herbs with your doctor if you are already on prescription medications for the treatment of the disorder. St. John's wort is one of the few herbs that has been extensively ...
By Valerie Clark
Your face is the first thing people see when they meet you, and this can cause a great deal of anxiety for those who suffer from acne. Fortunately, there are a variety of products on the market, both at your doctor's office and over the counter, that can get acne under control. We've all seen commercials from acne medications that promise miracle cures for blemishes, and while these...
By Jessica Lietz
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a subtype of depression that usually comes on during winter months and goes away during the warmer summer months. People with SAD experience symptoms such as tiredness, lack of interest in activities they used to enjoy and food cravings for sweets and comfort foods. Treatments for SAD can prevent or lessen symptoms and include counseling, prescription...
By Dana Severson
To effectively treat tinea capitis, you'll need to use a prescription medication. Start a course of oral treatment that would include griseofulvin. Treatment for this type of infection can take awhile to effectively get results. It can take upwards of 6 weeks or more to rid the scalp of tinea capitis. Add terbinafine hydrochloride to food. Your doctor may opt to place you on terbinafine hydrochloride, ...
By Linda Hinkle
Acne refers to pimples, blackheads, whiteheads and cysts or nodules that form primarily on the face, neck, shoulders and back. Whatever you call them, they can be aggravating and embarrassing. Fortunately, most cases of acne aren't serious and can be cleared up with proper treatment. Treatments for acne range from over-the-counter products for mild cases to prescription medications and...
By Maggie Hira
Try the prescription medication, Accutane. This is a powerful oral medicine that works from within your body to cure the acne under your skin. Due to some serious side effects, Accutane must be prescribed by a dermatologist and taken under his supervision. Try a cortisone injection. This is an injection administered directly into the acne under the skin by a skincare professional to target ...
By Linda Hinkle
Whiteheads, a type of mild acne, are not serious but can be bothersome and embarrassing. Fortunately, most cases of mild acne, including whiteheads, can be controlled with appropriate treatment. For most people, the best treatment for whiteheads is an at-home combination of regular cleansing and over-the-counter topical products. For mild acne that does not respond to at-home therapy, a more...
By Angela Coleman
To avoid possible adverse drug interactions, consult your doctor before taking saw palmetto if you are taking aspirin or any prescription medication. Use a cup of yarrow tea as a shampoo to help improve circulation to your scalp and stimulate the growth of new hair cells. To avoid injury, the tea should be warm, but not boiling hot. ...