u/Accomplished-Pea5264

26F. I stopped taking hormonal birth control one year ago after being on it for 10 years. My skin was fine at first and then after 7 months or so (December ish of 2025) my skin started breaking out really bad. I would wake up with random breakouts everywhere and they were painful. I now use the 3 step skincare regime from Melazia (hyaluronic acid cleanser, 5% urea moisturizer, and 2.5% benzoyl peroxide). My skin is definitely in a much better place with less breakouts but I am still dealing with a stubborn area/patch on my lower cheek that doesn’t seem to go away. I have scarring there and the pimples in the area always seem to come back and they are painful. What can I do to help treat this area specifically? My skin is very sensitive and the benzoyl peroxide is the first thing that doesn’t dry me out. TIA!!

26F, Recently been dealing with shortness of breath/heart palpitations the last few weeks when doing housework and especially going up stairs. I went to the gym the other day and did light strength training with weights and felt fine so it’s odd. For example, if i walk up my stairs my heart just pounds and I feel like I need to sit for a minute to catch my breath but I never feel like I can’t breathe. I was directed by my PCP to go to urgent care yesterday so I did and all my vitals were normal and they said heart and lungs sounded good. I’m not on hormonal birth control, don’t drink caffeine or energy drinks, etc. I have no other symptoms other than headaches on and off this week but unsure if that’s related. I have a follow up appointment with my PCP next week and am looking for advice on what to ask for / what this could be. TIA!