ACNE TROUBLES (help a girl out)

Hey all,

So I have suffered with on and off acne for a while, the severity sometimes is mild and other times I can't bear to look at myself. I wouldn't say I got full blown manifest of pimples but I get these big cysts that are filled with oil and take weeks to go and sometimes reform. I have tried sooooo many different creams and birth control to try mend my skin and help it but nothing works at all.

I'm beginning to get frustrated because for 3 years now I've had to put up with bad skin and feel forced to wear makeup in summer because I feel really shitty when I don't about myself it really effects my self esteem and I feel like having clear skin would help me so much. Summer is almost here and I would love to have clear skin but I'm just worried about going on it and then it appearing again when I come off of it. I just don't know what to do, and I start anti depressants soon too so I'm just a bit iffy about all these hormones going in my body and stuff as well as being on the pill which doesn't even help my skin or my cramping. As soon as my period comes my skin goes crazy and breaks out in big welts all over my chin and around my cheeks (hormonal) I just need some advice is there any medication recommended or anyone that has gone through something similar?

I don't believe creams and a good skin routine works because I have friends that don't even wash their face and sleep with makeup on and their skin is literally perfect and then I have had an amazing skin routine for years and spent so much money on products all for nothing to work so I feel like medication is my best bet?