While both fungal acne and closed comedones can appear similar, several key differences help in distinguishing between the two: Feature Fungal Acne Closed Comedones Appearance Itchy, red bumps White or flesh-colored bumps Itchiness Yes No Common Locations Chest, back, forehead Face (especially forehead, chin, cheeks) Causes Overgrowth of Malassezia yeast Clogged hair follicles due to oil and dead skin Treatment Antifungal medications Exfoliation, retinoids, salicylic acid Fungal acne, medically known as Pityrosporum folliculitis, is often exacerbated by warm, humid environments, making it more prevalent in tropical climates or during the summer months
However, most events were mild to moderate and clustered during the first weeks of dose escalation
Many people use it during the day because it may encourage a calm, focused state without causing drowsiness
Not to say all of these other things aren't helpful, but I believe a lot of those things come after this basic protocol, which then allows them to work so much better rather than fighting the inflammation that is being triggered by all this other stuff
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiaty 2003;27:741-9
With tirzepatide treatment, the case number of psychiatric AEs as a percentage of all the AEs reported was 2.71%, while psychiatric AEs were recorded in 5.82% of all AEs in cases treated with semaglutide
