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My joints sound like rice krispies, Snap, crackle and pop.
The aches and pains have kicked in. Knees, ankles, wrists are snapping, crackling and popping much more than they have before. Nothing debilitating, but I feel really sore and achy everyday as if I just did a really heavy workout, even though I'm working out very lightly.
I anticipated this side effect hitting me more than some other people since I am older and already have a little arthritis in some of my joints, so I've been taking Glucosamine and Chondroitin supplements since Week 1. I upped the amount when my Claravis dosage was upped.
My face has gotten clearer in the last week with fewer pimples, but since my period is due this week and that is when I usually break out really badly, I am waiting to see what happens this week.
I also have developed dark hyperpigmentation on both my cheeks which my doctor says is not caused by Accutane but has definitely got worse when I started taking it. The hyperpigmentation is more of a brown and red than just red because my skin is light olive in tone. The cause may be unrelated to the actual accutane but more a result of my stopping the Tretenoin cream and exfoliators (like salicylic acid) that I was using pre-Accutane. The Tretinoin cream and exfoliators might have been masking my natural tendency toward hyperpigmentation.
The aches and pains have kicked in. Knees, ankles, wrists are snapping, crackling and popping much more than they have before. Nothing debilitating, but I feel really sore and achy everyday as if I just did a really heavy workout, even though I'm working out very lightly.
I anticipated this side effect hitting me more than some other people since I am older and already have a little arthritis in some of my joints, so I've been taking Glucosamine and Chondroitin supplements since Week 1. I upped the amount when my Claravis dosage was upped.
My face has gotten clearer in the last week with fewer pimples, but since my period is due this week and that is when I usually break out really badly, I am waiting to see what happens this week.
I also have developed dark hyperpigmentation on both my cheeks which my doctor says is not caused by Accutane but has definitely got worse when I started taking it. The hyperpigmentation is more of a brown and red than just red because my skin is light olive in tone. The cause may be unrelated to the actual accutane but more a result of my stopping the Tretenoin cream and exfoliators (like salicylic acid) that I was using pre-Accutane. The Tretinoin cream and exfoliators might have been masking my natural tendency toward hyperpigmentation.
