Emma O’Mahoney was no different than most teens with acne in that she wanted it gone. And so, at the age of 15, she started taking doxycycline (an oral antibiotic used to treat acne and rosacea). However, after two years on the drug, she started noticing some pain. And the pain got so bad that for about two and a half weeks she couldn’t do anything.
Then her eyesight started to get blurry. After seeing several doctors she was eventually diagnosed with intracranial hypertension, a potential side effect of doxycycline.
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But, what’s really amazing about this teen is that she decided to document her journey on social media. Acne and all. Check out her post below:
Incredible. She’s happy and grateful for what she has.
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We could all learn a lot from her. Life is 1% what happens to us and 99% how we deal with it.