[Charlie_girl]

Also, you mentioned not being on maca ONE day and feeling the same. It takes a few days for maca to build up in your system enough to start doing its job, so it would take at LEAST a few days of NOT taking it in order for it to start leaving your system & for you to not feel the effects anymore. When I took a break, I felt different after about 3-4 days.

As far a the breakouts go, this is what helped me (I didn't have big zits, but I had those MANY smaller bumps that could be squeezed, but I tried not to). I bought Dickinsons Witch Hazel and applied that morning & night. I also dry brushed my face, neck, chest & back, as well as the rest of my body, before taking a shower. And exfoliation is your best friend. Try the "aspirin facial". You literally dissolve 2 cheap aspirin pills to make a paste, apply it, then rinse off 10 min later. It works wonders! Google search "aspirin facial"

But MOST IMPORTANTLY, make sure you're drinking enough water. Just straight water. If you're lifting heavy, you need to be drinking more than the typical person, and since you're taking an herb (or herbs), you need to drink even more! I weigh about 105lbs right now and drink about 80-90oz of water a day because I lift heavy & take herbs. If I were you, I'd get a liter-sized bottle and drink 4 to 5 liters of water a day. That will also help clear your skin