I don’t know what to do
I’ve (F28) had HS for the past decade(ish.) Never started going to the dermatologist until the last two years because I was early early stage 1 and thought it was just cystic acne.
My flares have been particularly bad the past few years, I’m probably stage 2. I’ve been on a double hormone BC for a year. I have pretty bad anxiety which has made it hard for me to try new medications (I’ve been sitting on doxycycline for 6 months.)
Found out that having migraines with aura + taking double hormone BC can increase your stroke risk and I freaked out. I haven’t been taking it for about two weeks…. Well now I’m having one of the worst flare ups I’ve had in a long time :( it never really went away but it’s been a long time since it’s been this painful. Should I just restart my BC? Was it dumb to stop?