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I came off the medication for a week due to my chest infection, but came back on once it cleared up to finish the course. I have my final appointment tomorrow to get my post-treatment check up. All in all, it's been pretty smooth sailing for me. I still don't know if the medicine was behind taking a long time to recover from my chest infection, but a...

With three weeks to go, the end seemed in sight. So from the title I'm not saying my chest infection was caused by accutane. However I'm unsure if it's contributing to me being so unwell.I got a cold about 2 weeks ago, and from that got a bacterial chest infection and infection in my trachea (tracheitis) from coughing so much. I'm on antibiotics which has...

So I’ve been on the Accutane for a good while now. Think I have about 6 weeks left to go, so there is light at the end of the tunnel.All in all it’s been good at treating my acne. I had a couple of zits come up recently which was odd because I haven’t had any new ones for weeks. Hoping that it’s a one off! They aren’t big one...

So I’m now on Day 44 of my course, been on the full dose for nearly a couple of weeks now. So far, my skin is still really good. I have one spot at the moment and the rest is completely clear. Even the red marks that are left after you have a bout of acne have cleared which is great. Was concerned that I’d get another IB when I upped my dose b...

So yesterday I started my full dose of 70mg. I spoke to my dermatologist about how I’ve had some great effects from the lower dose and mentioned the possibility of staying on the 40mg dose if it was working. He said he’d be inclined to stick to the plan, which I was expecting. He said it was good that I’m not getting too many side effect...

So I'm into my 4th week of Accutane. It's been pretty smooth sailing despite the bumpy start with my initial breakout. Start off the the positive, my skin is great! I'm surprised it's cleared so quickly that I'm thinking "this can't be it already". I still expect to get more breakouts particularly when I go to my full dose in a week or so's time (70m...

Skin looking a lot better today, I'm surprised it's cleared up so fast considering how bad it was just a few days ago. I hope it's not the calm before another breaktout... Skin isn't too dry at the moment which is good. Little bit of moisturiser in the morning and before bed seems to be enough. Lips are a bit dry but nothing lipsalve can't fix....

So this is me where I'm at today. As you can see my 'initial breakout' has calmed as quickly as it came (praying this continues, though I expect another one in a fortnight when I up my dose). I only have a couple of 'active' ones at the moment, all the other ones are dead. Other than that, no side effects. My skin doesn't even feel too dry today whic...

Good lord - I thought I was getting away with the side effects but apparently not. First few days were fine. Then I started noticing around Day 4 my skin was starting to go red - it kind of looked like sunburn, and felt exactly like it too (a bit stingy when applying moisturiser). Didn't look too bed just like I'd been in the sun. Dry lips generally...

I am currently a couple of weeks into my course but I have been keeping a log so I will post the entries up til where I am now! So, a bit of background, I have intermittent acne, in that I always have a few spots, with the occasional really bad breakout. It comes in waves for me. I've had this since I was about 12. I have always thought I will wait a...