My Accutane Journey as an Athlete

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Hey everybody! I want to apologize for my delay, I did not forget you guys. I just had too many personal and academic things going on in my life. However, everything has calmed down and I want to tell you guys that I finished my five month on 15th May 2012. My skin is great but there are also some negative effects I will talk about...

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I combined another three weeks together because everything is going great! I recently calculated how many mg I will have taken by the end of my five months(http://www.acne.org/...ccutane-dosage/). Which I think is about 115mg/kg...

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Hey guys! So since nothing major happened I combined the past three weeks. Today I just took my 5th blood test, it's suppose to be my last month. However, I plan on asking my derm to give me 6 months to be on the safer side. Furthermore, since it might be my last blood test I decided not to look away during the blood drawing....

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I just began my fourth month, time went by so fast while on Accutane! So my allergies are gone and I can see my skin improving everyday. So earlier a week ago I went to get my blood test so I can get the meds on time. However, my dermatologist kept delaying and said that I could skip a few days since my face is better. Of course my...

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End of another two weeks! So I have started track season and I have much to talk about. First, having allergies and taking Accutane is very bad. From the constant usage of tissue, I managed to get a HUGE blister on the side of my nose! It went away after 3 days (accidentally popped it).
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- Same old
- Minor...

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Hey guys! It's been another two week and I finally entered my third month!!! Now, I think it's safe to say that my initial breakout was not that severe. This was probably because before Accutane I took antibiotics for my cystic acne. Which worked to a certain degree with very irritating side affects. Therefore, I...

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I combined week 6 and 7 because nothing much happened in week 6 and I had finals. So today I got my blood test for my upcoming third month (so fast!). Really I have had seasonal allergies for two weeks now... I think eating Aprodine with Accutane made me get stomach aches so I stopped. Anyways, it's horrible and I bring a huge...

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Yay! Just finished the first week of my second month! Well this week was great! I didn't have one single cyst since almost 1 year or more? There was no flaking and less back pack. I just wanted to add that I have told some of my close friends about Accutane and to keep a close eye on the dangerous symptoms. I really hope...

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Hey guys I am done with month one! So I'll began by saying that this week was pleasant. I only had 1 cyst and other small pimples I can deal with. However, a new problem arose.... my skin peeling. I began by applying my moisturizer like 4-6 times a day. Then, I started applying Vaseline, a very thin layer, on affected areas...

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This week I had much less back pain, but my face burned when I run because of the sweat. The sides of my chin are really dry because I talk and laugh a lot. Also, for a whole day this week I felt super sad. However I don't know if it was something else that made me sad, or the medication just made me sadder. I had a enormous cyst on...

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So this week my skin started off with many painful cysts, but by now there's nothing except a red mark on my jawline. I got this huge pimple near my armpit -_-, which was where my shingle scars were; so it was very painful. I had neck pain for a few days, it would go away as I ran. In addition, I have worsening back pain and I have...

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Well the first day was fine, then I woke up with a massive headache on the 2nd day. I noticed drier eyes and skin by the 3rd day, probably because of the sweating, sun exposure, and chlorine water. Later, after I took the pill I got a stomach ache but it went away. For the rest of the week, my skin, lips, eyes continued to get drier....

I have decided to start this blog so I can help myself and share my experience on Accutane as an athlete. To start off, my name is Austin and I am 16 1/2. My acne began in 7th grade when my face started producing enough oil to fry my own fries, the weather in California didn't help either. Then, in 8th grade my acne increased in amount, size, and in pain....