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Q: My dermatologist just put me on a full treatment for acne and suggested i use just a simple soap to clean my face because everything else is taken care of with my treatment. She told me to use Dove soap...but im used to using cleansers so i'd prefer to stick that way. Does anyone have any suggestions of cleansers that have absolutely NO medication in them and smell good??

The reason your dermatologist wants you to use a basic soap is because using other face washes, especially those with fragrances is contraindicated for acne treatment. Fragrances may cause your face to continue to have break outs.

Q: alright so im 15/f
and im 5'6" and i weigh 145 lbs.
i will admit ive got some junk in the trunk haha but my waist is skinny. so does my body seem healthy? i play sports and that could be part of it but i still worry!!
should i lose weight?
please help!!

You should be careful to remember that numbers are not everything. While most people continue to focus on the body mass index, it fails to factor in muscle mass. I once met a 5' 6" woman whom weighed 190 pounds. She wasn't fat, but she was very well toned and had great body musculature. If she had simply considered her BMI, she would have been considered obese. Quite the contrary, she had little fat on her body and was in perfect health.

Q: First off before you start reading this , i DON'T want anyone to write me telling me how bad Marijuana is. This is a serious problem to me and by you telling me how much you disagree with weed , is not going to make my situation better.

I've been smoking for about a year and half.
[weed].
I don't smoke cigs though.
When i get done smoking weed , i get really bad pains in the back of my head and sometimes on the top. Sometimes it feels like my brain is jumping up and down inside of my skull. Now i know weed isn't good for your brain and such but are these pains normal? sometimes they really almost make me cry. My brain doesn't always hurt but it's been hurting lately and i was wondering what could be the cause and how to fix it ?

Should i stop smoking for a while ?

thanxxxxxxxxx

Well there are a few options for the cause of your pain. It is definitely the marijuana, but, what we don't know is if it is the marijuana alone or if it is the marijuana affecting a secondary condition. Stop smoking for at least a month and see if things improve. If you don't see an improvement, then there's definitely a secondary condition and you need to consult a doctor. After a month, when you purchase marijuana again, buy from someone different. The pain may be a result of insecticides etc used on the marijuana during the growing process. If you see improvement from buying from someone else, it is likely you pain is a reaction to the insecticides the other producer uses. If you do not see improvement, it is likely a secondary issue within the body that smoking is affecting and you should see your doctor. Do not be afraid to tell your doctor that you smoke marijuana, if anything it will be helpful in confirming and treating your condition.

Q: there's a guy named logan. and last summer, we started hanging out even more and got really close.. most would have even called us "lovers". we both said we liked eachother.. and i waited for him. he never asked me out. 7 months of waiting, i went on to another guy. that didn't work out and i realized i still wanted logan. he and the guy i was dating didn't get along and were both jealous of eachother so i had to confess to both of them. (**he just called me :)**) but yeah logan was upset about it and the other guy didn't mean anything to me... so back in march we were coming home from a party and we ended up telling eachother we loved eachother.. and i believe we do. after almost a year of pretty much being together just not TOGETHER i think most people would be. he pushes my buttons, knows what ticks me off, but still leaves a smile on my face. i just know what its like to be IN love and i'm scared i might be for the first time.. we;ve been hanging out alot more again now and alot of people are thinking we like eachother again. i think we do, and i'm scared cause i don't want to wait for him again.. i just CAN'T do that & i've told him before that i couldn't just wait. most people think we act like a married couple too :) we're cute but i just don't know what to do to not have to wait.. and if i'm in love... HELP!

There was the wonderful movement, not too long ago, that made it socially acceptable for women to ask men out. You are torturing yourself by waiting for him when you are completely capable of making the first move. Go for it.

Q: i have had anxiety since i was 5 so like 9 years and i didn't like doing certin stuff like sleepovers.birthday parties. busses. being away from my mom basicly. well now i'm over all of that except sleepovers. 2 yars ago i went to my 1st sleepover and it was great but when i went to sleep over my best friends house i didn't feel good at all and i'm on lexapro! i slept over a few other peoples houses and i was fine but everytime i slept over my best friends house i didn't feel good! and i'm really upset because she is my best friend and i make excuses on why i can't sleep over! but now that summer is coming i spend every day over her house and i'm sure i will be asked a few times to sleep over

You seem to think that the lexapro is the cure- all. While lexapro is an efficient anti- depressant in patients, it is not an anti- anxiety medication. Anxiety is the root of the issue here with your sleep over phobia. There are anti- anxiety medications that could help, but it is best to try to conquer the anxiety yourself. Stay up so late until you can no longer fight sleep. Take objects with you that make you feel at home (such as a blanket).

Q: I need help i weigh 50kilos and i want to lose 3 kilos any help on what i can do ??

Unless you are under 4 feet 10 inches, your weight is actually fine. But, if you insist on losing 3 kilos, the best way is to commit to a healthy eating lifestyle with a daily exercise regiment. No fatty foods, only complex carbs, limit sugars, no fast foods, no trans fat, lean meats only, lots of leafy green vegetables, keep up with your fruits (don't eat too many though). If you don't already exercise daily, I suggest walking. Start out walking 1/2 a kilometer for a week everyday. Walk a full kilometer everyday the next week and continue adding a 1/2 a kilometer each week after that until you feel you've reached your goal. You may also want to invest some time in toning exercises- exercises that work the abdomen.

Q: So today i had sex
I was on my period but my period stops for hours at a time, and sometimes even for a day.
It was stopped for a while, and i had sex during that time [with a condom].
I saw all the cum in the condom, but im scared that some got out.
There weren't any hols in the condom, Am i just being paranoid?
Or should I be worried?

It is unlikely you are pregnant (or contract any STIs), especially if you properly used the condom. I don't know how many days you are into your period, but the egg usually passes before the start of the period or in the first couple of days of menstruation. After the egg has passed, there is nothing left to fertilize. To be on the safe side, take a pregnancy test as soon as possible.

Q: all right, it seems like everytime i ask a question about this, i never seem to get a straight-forward answer. so, please.. give me an answer, no matter what the outcome is. Well, here's my story. There's a boy. we went out in 8th grade. (we are now in 10th) When we went out, it was for two and a half months. I still have really strong feelings for him, (i know 2 yrs later, im pathetic) well, i just really want to know if you guys think he still has feelings for me, too. if its possible. When I call him, he doesn't always answer..which is expected. When he does answer, however, we talk for about an hour. When we talk he always makes sexual jokes, and occasionally, he says i love you when i have to leave.In the hallways when we see each other he always gives me a weird look and he does these really weird things, like he'll call me punk, or.. say dweeb.. but i know he's just kidding. Also, one day we were talking, and he said that it feels weird to go out with someone. and i asked if it felt weird when we went out, and he said no. So, my question is: Do you still think he has feelings for me, and is just afraid to tell me? and if so, how can i get him to open up? or do you think he doesnt?

sorry its long.

Honestly, I think he may like you. When friends date, break up, and remain friends afterwards it often leads to a tension that results in, years later, them dating again. If indeed he does have the same interest in you that you have in him, it appears it is up to you to make the first move in bringing up the subject. Ask him out.
The other thing to consider would be that he considers you to be such a close friend that he feels comfortable saying "I love you" to you. Through my high school years I had a friend just like that, constantly teasing me, saying he loved me, and I loved him too. We never dated, we were just close.

Q: i'll keep this short,
i'm fourteen years old.
i weigh about ninty nine pounds.
i'm about four feet and eleven inches.
from my perspective, i've got a 'muffin top', and it's not from my clothing.
i'm flipping out, because i'd love to lose about ten pounds.
help, please?

You don't need to lose any weight. 99lbs is within range, at the lower end of the range, for your height. Losing ten pounds would make you underweight. The solution to your problem is to do toning exercises on a daily basis.