Head back to your dermatologist. Acne is something that really can me remedied, but it really helps to have a good dermatologist help solve the puzzle.

My dad had terribly acne; I had terrible acne; my sister had terrible acne; and, two of my sons have had terrible acne. Obviously genetic for us. At least for my sons, there are now much more effective medications to treat and pretty much cure severe acne issues. In their cases, they went through Accutane treatments. It is a very serious medication which requires monthly bloodwork and pregnancy testing (for girls obviously) and I believe two types of contraceptives are required in order for it to be prescribed. (In the early years of Accutane, babies born to women who were on Accutane were often born with severe birth defects. It really is serious business.) The skin gets extremely dry during treatment. Both sons had problems with chapped lips and nose bleeds. Both of my sons had such severe cases that they each had to go through two rounds of treatment for a total of 8 months of medication, but both of them responded beautifully and literally have had no acne issues since. It was a bit of a pain to deal with the bloodwork and side effects during treatment, but the result in the end was well worth it.

Accutane may be much too intense a treatment for what you have, but I mention it to tell you there are good treatments out there, most not nearly as harsh as Accutane. Over the counter stuff just doesn't seem to do the trick most of the time. Rather than continue to suffer over this, make an appointment with your dermatologist again and see what she can do to help alleviate the problem. Be proactive in getting medical care for this medical condition. There is just no need to give this the power to stop your love for living. This is treatable, and you don't have to wait until somewhere down the road your body finally shapes up and stops doing this; your body can be prompted in the right direction with proper medical treatment. Good luck to you.