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[BeeBo x3]

Soo i`m done with topicals and i`m gunna be taking my first 20mg accutane pill tonight. Pretty scared haha , and i`m starting this log to keep with it and also so i dont bail out when things get rough..

I`m very sensitive to most topicals and my acne is very mild but persistant so, i will not be reaching the recommended cummulitive dose. My course will only last around 3 months and i`ll work my way from 20 to 40 to 60 mg.

I`m gunna go make myself a nice fatty meal and take my first pill. wish me luck.

[Tim1986]

Good luck with your treatment, hope u get clear.

[BeeBo x3]

Tim1986: Thnx & i left a post on your log =)

Day 2:
i`m considering today day 2 even tho i took my 1st pill really early this morning at like 1.. I took my 2nd pill just now with breakfast around 11:30.

i`m just qoinq to take my pill with my first fatty meal of the day, which usually isn`t breakfast but today it was.

My tummy felt a little funny last night after taking my first and every little pain i felt, i thought it was the tane..

Skin was normal this morning, lips are feeling a little drier than normal but its probably not the accutane.

[BeeBo x3]

day 3:

Usually after i wash my face its dry for around 15 minutes then it starts to oil up. ( i dont use moisturizer normally ).
Last night after i washed it, the dryness lingered til i went to sleep.. This morning i didn`t have an oil slick on my face, and after i washed it i thought i`d put on some moisturizer because it would probably be drier than last night. so i put it on while my face was still damp, like just towel patted.

I`m noticing my face is feeling a little dry and tight even with light moisturizing, not anything big yet. My lips feel funny like kinda prunish but they dont look like it since i`ve been putting carmex on them a couple times a day. i`m gunna go get some different lip stuff later on today cuz i dont think this stuff will suffice. and on days when my lips arent dry and i use it my lips sorta start to peel.
i`m kinda feelin that new aquafina lip oil idk what's its called but its neat, someone else on here says it works well.

anyways my skin looks like all the plugged pores are being pushed up and its kinda gross up close. i have about 6 red inflamed pimples around my face, 3 that have sprouted up since i started accutane.

my progress sounds like alot so soon compared to what i see for other people, but i`m glad and i think think its cuz i make sure i take my pill with a fatty meal, milk and lots of water.

[BeeBo x3]

i didn`t get to update yesterday soo..

day 4: i`m starting to do 40 mg every other day. so today was a 20 mg day.. i spot treated the night before because the ib started, my skin was oily when i woke up so i was hesitant to moisturize, but i did anyway.. i went to the store to get some new moisturizer and lip balm aaand i got this aveeno skin moisturizing lotion and its soo much better than the olay w/ spf i was using. it moisturizes ALOT better and it duzn`t leave a greasy sheen like the olay. only bad part is no spf. and i got some blistex lip medex the kind u have to apply with ur finger.. dont like that but someone else who did accutane said she used it and her lips were so plump and perfect not dry at all. if that duzn`t work out for me , i`ve still got my burts bees and carmex.

day 5: todays a 40 mg day, i havnt taken my pills yet but ill update tonight when i do. i moisturized too much last night cuz i squirted to much out of the pump but when i woke up my face was just normal, no oil slick.

Edit: So i`m back to update for the day, i`m pretty sure i`m experiecing my ib skins been itchy today not so much dry.. i have like 6 pimples on my right cheek.. none on my left. prolly cuz i sleep on my right side, i`ve been changing the pillow case or putting a clean towel over the pillow to prevent the breakouts. umm i think i have a cyst in my ear, its on a part i can't see but i can feel its a big lump and it huuurts! hopefully it goes away in a week, bcuz i can't really do anything to it cuz its in a bad spot..

anyways skins pretty gross and embarrasing right now, i just wanna stay home and hide haha

[BeeBo x3]

day 6:

no new spots except the one between my eyebrows got worse, really red and swollen. i culd see a little something under neath the skin so i popped it.. n i put a thin layer of 10% bp on it.. its half the size now , prolly will be gone tmrw morning.

the break out i had on my right cheek a couple days ago is almost gone and i`m reeaally surprised at how quickly they disappeared. most of the time pimples like that would last almost 2 weeks. tonight i`ll just spot treat with bp and i bet everything will be nearly gone.

i wouldn't mind getting another breakout like that considering how quickly it disapeared, only thing is it left scar tissue like red marks but i know those will be gone in a couple months. hopefully that was my ib but if not that`s ok to..

no dry skin, it is less oily tho. i moisturize everytime i wash while my skin is still damp (you kno like just towel patted after washing) and i think that`s prevented the dryness. and i`ve been constantly putting on lip balms but lips do feel a little dry when there`s nothing on them.

also i was looking at the ingredients in burts bees lip balm and it has coconut oil as the 2nd ingredient . isn`t that like SUPER comodegenic? before i started tane i kinda thought it was breaking me out around my mouth so i stopped using it and the break outs stopped, but idk. i reaally like using it, so i hope not ? any opinions on this?

[Lauren from NY]

Hey, just wanted to wish you luck on your course! Sounds like we'll be going through it together.

[Johnnie]

Best of luck to you! It feels great when you see some results (and you will).

[mj's9eleven]

hi, just 6 days into accutane and already less oil? that is great news for me!! i want to get rid of the oil so bad... and i started accutane today
good luck to you and me ;]

[BeeBo x3]

hehe thnx guys looks like i got some tane buddies

forgot to log
so

day 7: nothing new pimples still there. at night i noticed mild peeling but it may have been my makeup ??

day 8: nothin new 2 of the pimples are still there.. lips are kinda papery feeling but not dry. i got like 3 tiny tiny white heads theyre like pin prick size..

ill prolly update again tonight

peaace

[BeeBo x3]

day 9:

wow no real side effects or anything yet, some pimples are lingering .. and after i got out of the shower yesterday my face felt kinda irritated and sensitive which it never is.. i also bought that new aquafina lip oil which ive been craving! it has jojoba oil and sweet almond oil. yay its wierd but i like it, the only bad thing is , the smell reminds me of something you put on your ass bcuz of hemorroids haha ew anyyways i also bought some of that vaseline lip therapy since i heard it works well and it was surprisingly very cheap.. im such a product whore haha seriously, my mom makes fun of me all the time bcuz my cabinets are LOADED with acne products..

i went to look for jojoba oil at this health store near me, and it was a small shop and they really didnt have much at all.. and everything was RIDICULOUSLY over priced. this tiny thing of jojoba oil like 1 oz. it was like 11 bucks. i could get it at vitamin shop like 6 oz for 8 bucks. wow anyways i felt obligated to buy something since the lady showed me where it was so i bought jojoba oil conditioner which was more reasonably priced at 6.50 and i also bought some milk thistle capsules for my liver they smell gross and if you dont gulp water after taking one, you can taste it, i almost puuked.. yuck! im surprised the lady at the store didnt recommend some acne products to me so i was preparing to tell her how im on this medication that seriously dries out my skin. good thing she didnt say anything about it ..

i took a nap too and i kept waking up because my face felt so tight but it was oily still so idk?

day 10:

hmm face is starting to dry out and get irritated if im not gentle. i havnt washed my face yet today aha gross i know i always get like a gallon of water on the counter when i do it. haha oh well. my lips are feeling dry enough to need to put some lip stuff on them , this past week ive been doing it as a precaution but today i needed it. WOW yay finally some kinda side effects. my joints and back have been really sore, i need to start taking my fish oil capsules. ew their so gross tho, its a huge pill the size of half my pinky and they smell. im such a whiner. haha

hope everyone else is doing well!

[BeeBo x3]

day 11:

the whole accutane excitement and anticipation is starting to die down for me and i`m glad it is, bcuz now i`m not thinking of it constantly and the days are qoinq by quicker..
my forehead which never breaks out and is always smooth and clear has alot of tiny tiny bumps and a few hairline zits.. i`m not worried cuz u can't see them unless ur upclose. the bumps look like the pores are trying to purge which is great.. some pores in other places are still clogged and i still have those little white pockets under the skin you can only see if u stretch the skin.. no sign of those qoinq away which is the thing i want to leave most because it just bothers me that they`re there and i caant get rid of them.

most pores look like their purging tho and my skin is starting to get that sandpaper feeling which i CAN'T stand! i ended up using a scrub and it wasn't a bad idea as i thought it wuld end up being.. my skin felt somewhat better afterward. i`m gunna continue until my skin gets too sensitive. no need for a moisturizer yet, but skin is a little tight. oil is nearly gone tho. yaaay i`d put the dancing smiley with the fingers but i can't do that on my phone haha and i dont know the code..

pimples on my cheek still linger ..how annoying.
oil is pretty much gone for a looooong time after i wash it i dont get any shiny face

yesterday my lips were drivng me crazy ! they weren't dry but since i was constantly puttin stuff on them they tend to get pruny and peely. today they were better tho..

goodnight everyonee

ps the 13th is day 11 i`m just posting really late at night or shall i say early morning.

[BeeBo x3]

day 12:

nothiing new. blackheads were kinda loose i guess cuz when i scratched my nose the skin over top of them came off and they were kinda coming out but not all the way.. haha hard to explain idk.. anyways they kinda became less noticable after using my scrub but their still there.

skin is drying but not peeling yet.. forehead is deffinitly purging and so is my nose and the area around it... can't wait till this purge phase is over the sand paper feeling is so gross..

[BeeBo x3]

wooo! day 25:

geee time is flying. skin is not to dry so long as i moisturize after i wash. oil is gone i can go for a week or longer without washing my hair and my face never gets an oily sheen thru out the day even when i havnt been washing it in the morning. but i still have the habit of discreetly tryiing to wipe the oil off my nose when i realize i dont need to anymore.. haha i loove it! lips ofcourse are dry but are deffinitly not a problem. my new favorite lip stuff is the aveeno kind, the blue one, not the green. i think its intensive treament or something. but nothing works as good as it does and i went crazy the other day when i culdnt find it. it actually gets rid of that pruny dead skin feeling while other ones just kinda cover it.. hehe not to mention it makes my lips look plump and juicy.. xD .. i dont wanna use anything except for it.

not really any new pimples.. maybe a couple small ones but nothing big.. i did get one above my lip that i rubbed with a warm damp cloth to try and make it come to surface, unfortunatly that didn`t happen and it just rubber my skin off and made a nice raw spot that looked like a cold sore.. really cute for my first day of school! i was able to cover it really well tho so u culdnt even see it at all.

i was able to squeeze out most of my blackheads with relative ease and no irritation happy day!

as of tmrw my dose will be alternating 40mg and 60 mg. that should help taper me up to 60 mg with out another ib i hear most people get when they up their dose.

ill try an update at least once a week.

[californiaCA]

Hey any updates?

[BeeBo x3]

Hey any updates?

Haha wierd someone posting up in my log =]
You inspired me to finally update i`ve been so lazy! Idk what day this is i think around 47.

Everything has been going well, i had 2 new ones during my time of the month and just a couple days ago 2 weeks since then i broke out alot like 8 new spots. I got used to being so clear so it kinda upset me and makes me worry bout how ill cover it and go to school...
My blackheads also seem to be coming back but their much smaller.
I`m oficially starting 60mgs today. Good thing cuz i think i deff need it..

Thanks for asking =]

I want a new moisturize, any recommendations that you guys LOVE?

[BeeBo x3]

i officially hate my moisturizer. its gross. it leaves this waxy feeling on my face, and even with that i still get occasional flakes. id atleast expect if i had a waxy coating that id get no flakes..

i dont know if anyone here has seen the ZUM/Goats Milk Regimen, but it sounds AWESOME. i gave in and bought several of the products. Including the recommended ZUM Lavender, Complex 15 Lotion, & Grapeseed Oil. Plus ZUM Sandalwood-Citrus (its meants to heal dry skin). I also got the Canus Goats Milk soap which was also recomended in place of the ZUM Lavender.

yay im so excited haha.. 4-7 days shipping so itll be a little while. until then im stuck with my gross moisturizer.

if anyone wants to see the regimen its http://www.acne.org/messageboard/index.php?showtopic=139883
people have been seeing amazing results with it. and its mostly natural which i think is awesome, better than BP.. what do u guys think of it?

one question tho.. i thought i read some where that COCONUT OIL is really comedogenic. true/false?

EDIT: i thought i might update on my progress while im here. haha. yeah day 51: my skin is clearing and purging and all those little white pockets underneath the skin i talked about in an earlier post in my log are now going away. so exciting. i have been breaking out a little bit but i think a break out at around month 1 1/2 is normal cuz ive read about many people experiencing that.
ive also been healing very slowly, this break out has been here for almost 2 weeks. but its finally starting to heal. little peices of dry skin keep forming over the top of them, begging to be peeled off, revealing bright pink skin.. stupid me & picking. i think this will be the last break out i have before the end of my tane course. oh yeah forgot to mention i also got my first little rip in the corner of my mouth. i havnt been applying my lip stuff when i need it, and ive been waiting an hour or so when my lips are burning dry to apply it. im just lazy.

[Kimberley Kitty]

Wow, your response to accutane sounds kinda like mine, but I am on day 16 so reading your log is like looking into the future. I am having a pretty bad IB right now, but I am hoping to be over that soon. Right now my skin is very sandpapery, and my lips have that dry feeling, even under the vaseline. Oh well, good luck with you and I will be checking in again to check your progress!

[BeeBo x3]

Wow, your response to accutane sounds kinda like mine, but I am on day 16 so reading your log is like looking into the future. I am having a pretty bad IB right now, but I am hoping to be over that soon. Right now my skin is very sandpapery, and my lips have that dry feeling, even under the vaseline. Oh well, good luck with you and I will be checking in again to check your progress!

i dont kno if u have a log but i tried looking to see ur progress so far, that sandpaper feeling should be gone in a week or so haha i HATED that feeling.. Might wanna try something else for your lips unless the vaseline is working well for you.. Goodluck =)

[BeeBo x3]

the breakout i had is finally clearing up!! but i got a single new one on my right cheek.. GAAH my right cheek is always plagued with acne, but my left is nearly almost always clear.. i tried sleeping on a clean pillow case everynight because i was sure thats what was causing it as i sleep on my right side usualy. i sorta got lazy with it, but im gunna start flipping the pillow and then changing it every other night again.

i got my ZUM and Canus soap along with grapeseed oil and Complex 15. im going to be using the ZUM lavender first untill that runs out and then the canus.. i tried it tonight and the zum is soo creamy and soft going on and it rinses pretty nicely. i didnt like the scent at first but it died down after washing. I then moisturized with complex 15 while my face was still damp to lock in moisture. 15 minutes later im realizing the complex 15 wont be enough for my tane dry skin.. so ill be using the grapeseed oil right after washing, followed 10 minutes later by complex 15..

ill prolly try that late tonight, because if i go to bed like with my face like this i will prolly wake up with dry peeling skin. besides that im spot treating with tea tree oil and it SMELLS BAD!!! i feel so natural using this regimen and stuff i love it.

im thinking this regimen will be the perfect post tane regimen. details are here http://www.acne.org/messageboard/index.php?showtopic=141204