starting the tane

Nothing much new to report. Skin has been a bit drier, just because of the weather i think. I mean it snowed in New Orleans on Thursday! Nutso. So my makeup looks shittier, but I still feel the need to wear it.

I've developed a rash on the back of my hands. I've read about this happening to others so I'm not too concerned. I think...

Just starting my 4th month and all is going smoothly. I got a couple big zits this month, but as of now I just have one active to the left of my chin. Which is a fine place for a zit I think. I still have a lot of red marks, and in general my face is really red, from the retinoids my derm told me. She said that won't go away until I stop the meds. ...

So everything's been going great. I haven't had any bad side effects, just dry skin and lips that have been treatable with my beloved aquafor and aveeno lotions.

The derm switched me from Claravis to Amnesteen this month. The pills are smaller which is nice! I called my old derm to get a second opinion about the switch -- I was scared of the...

So good news! The higher dosage hasn't increased my side effects, except that I'm slightly more addicted to Aquaphor, if that's possible. I actually feel LESS tired than when I was on the lower dosage, but I'm guessing that's just because my body is getting used to the drug.

Right now I'm a little scared because my face...

So I just had my derm appt and she upped my dose to 60mg.

I've been taking 40mg of Claravis. At this appointment my doc said Claravis was the worst one! She said if the insurance doesn't cover Accutane proper, that Amnesteen and then Sotret are the next best because there have been studies on both of those. And there haven't been any...

My skin is really clearing up.

But I'm an emotional wreck.

Can I blame that on the Accutane?

Because I am.

Finished my second packet of pills today! I wouldn't say time is quite flying, but it's not dragging either. Have my next blood test on Friday.

Things have been great, I think my body is adjusting to the drug. I was definitely noticing how dry my eyes were and it was bothering me. Using the computer and reading so much wasn't helping. ...

Things have been looking up!

First of all, I have no bad side effects. Eyes and lips are a bit dry, but very manageable at the moment. The big zits I had on my cheeks five days ago have died down. I have one very large inflamed zit on my upper left cheek and two in between my eyes. But for whatever reason they don't seem to bother me as much. ...

Well, since I started on Accutane, I've been getting zits pretty much every day, but they've been going away much much quicker and haven't been too painful. Not so much the case right now.

I have two big painful zits on my left cheek and one on my right. I can feel a bunch of painful zits coming in on my chin also. I also got a painful...

Finishing the first box today! Exciting stuff. Not too much to report on but I did have my first drinking experiences on tane.

On Friday I had about a half bottle of wine and woke up perfectly wonderful the next day. Didn't get more drunk than usual, in fact, I think that I feel less of an effect on tane.

Last night went to a bbq and a concert....