This is me and my accutane. I am doing this log only for myself (hence why the language sucks in it) but thought that maybe some people would like to see and hear as they start their journey. In hopes that people will be able to see what i've put myself through, what i've tried, what i've felt... I am on day 41 at 40 mg a day. This is my experience so far. Good luck to all of you.
t.
Day one (dec8): nothing really new beautiful zit on the side of my nose….
Day two (dec 9): same thing, no change, I’m doing good… zit is horrible on the left side of my nose.
Day three (dec 10): same really, I hate my skin right now… its not as bad as some other people I know but It makes me feel like hell anyway.
Day four (dec 11): no big change really, still very oily and skin is not very pretty.
Day five (dec 12): Oil is crazy although my skin is getting drying by the minute - no change
Day six (dec 13) Oil is crazy although my skin is getting drying by the minute. No change
Day 7 (dec 14) Skin is not very pretty. Bumps under my skin on a few places (4) at night did the same regiment I always do but put BP a lot on my face, waited 10 minutes and then face cream. I think the oil is a little better today
Day 8 (dec 15) got up to much better skin. Still dry and all but overall the BP is very good!!! I don’t think I am as oily as I normally am. Its 10.26am and I’ve not blotted once. Corner of my mouth are a little sensitive… head up little soldier blotted first time at 11.11am. by 12.53pm I think my nose is reddish under my makeup and my ski is getting dryer by the minutes lol. It does feel tight too.
Day 9 (dec 16) Dry face
Day 10 (dec 17) same and very dry face
Day 11 (dec 18) very very dry skin (my entire face, lips are not bad…) Couple of spots that I don’t like but the rest seems to just dry and fall off. Skin is so dry that when I eat or move my face the skin lift into little bouquet of dead skin
Day 12 (dec 19) Put olive oil for an hour. Very very dry skin, same as day 11. put lip medex on over night and skin feels much better today although still dry
Day 13 (dec 20) see above… nothing new on my face everything seems to dry up. I can tell its getting better although it’s so dry. Will put medex again tonight. The oil is almost gone.
Day 14 (dec 21) Nothing new on my face, still dry. Everything else is ok. I don’t have any major side effect that everyone speaks of. Will put medex again on the areas that are very dry tonight.
Day 14 (dec 22) Still dry (see very) but my skin looks great if not for those little spots. I can’t eat lunch though because when I eat the skin lifts. I like what’s happening to my skin, I love it actually. If I can just get rid of the dryness ill be even happier. Medex at night with BP and moisturizer. The skin is really tight.
Day 15 to 21 (now December 29) skin went from dry to very fucking dry. Peeling to no return. Started putting Vaseline intensive cream and I think its feeling better now. Still thigh though. Stopped the medex stuff and just put too much cream on now. My lips are fine. I still put BP at night time and the spots that start to be infected are much better by morning. My skin looks ok though dry. (so dry there’s no oil ever lol)
Day 27 (jan 4) Started using Eucerin and over night my skin got better. There only problem with accutane is the dry skin it gives me. Aside from that I am ok. Still put bp on before moisturizer at night.
Day 28 (jan 5) last night my skin was very very dry and red and painful. I put Vaseline, eucerin and medex over night. It’s a little better. I have a new friend, a cyst close to my left eyebrow. Skin is still tight.
Day 31 (jan 8) so I’ve been putting on my skin all weekend biotherm face mask Hydra something. Although it is not made to cake on I’ve been doing it and it seems to be a lot better. I put carmex on before going to bed yesterday. My right side is the driest side. Saturday morning was hell for dryness… never put an acne mask on.
Day 32 (jan 9) so I went tanning again last night, everything is fine as of now… put more carmex last night and my skin looks so much better this morning. I think one more night of that stuff and I wont be dry anymore. I am also almost not red anymore. This is great stuff. I’ve notice over the last week that I have (not before) little zits on my chest and back… trying to deal with that. I also have dry spotty skin on my chest and back which I am trying to cover up with tanning lotion… we will see.
Day 33 (jan 10) Put both the mask thing on for a little bit last night and then carmex to bed. My skin is less dry although it still is. It looks great though! I’m happy
Day 34 (jan 11) Put both the mask thing on for a little bit last night and then carmex to bed. My skin is less dry although it still is. I have a small zit on my left cheek but its not bad.
Day 35 (jan 12) Put both the mask thing on for a little bit last night and then carmex to bed. My skin is less dry although it still is. The small zit on my left cheek is pretty much gone. Still have little zits on my chest and back… put PB on it last night…. I’ll see what’s next J
Day 36 (jan 13) dry dry dry carmex at night
Day 37 (jan 14) not bad but still a little tight
Day 38 (jan 15) still a little tight but the skin is much better then usual. I have little zits that you can barely see under my lower lip. Weird.
Day 39 (jan 16) Skin much better on the left side…. The right side is dry and the skin is really red. (nothing that cannot be covered up by make-up)
Day 40 (jan 17) still tight but the skin is much better on the left side. On the right the skin is dry and red and painful but no skin is “lifting”. I gotta figure out a way of calming that area.
Day 41 (Jan 18) I noticed last night that all the little blackheads on my nose and face are gone gone gone. I have beautiful skin. I can’t believe this stuff is amazing. I feel great. I just have these two little dry patch still that I am trying to take control of and the rest is fantastic. I bought Cetaphil CREAM last night… it’s like butter – it’s great. I’m happy. Put Heand and Shoulders on my chess and back for the little bumps I was telling you about earlier… it’s great stuff. I can see it working already just after doing it twice.
MY Accutane
Started by Vintage Modernity, Jan 18 2007 08:18 AM
7 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 18 January 2007 - 08:18 AM
#2
Posted 18 January 2007 - 08:47 AM
Moving this to the Accutane log forum.
#3
Posted 18 January 2007 - 12:44 PM
wow....you're sexy
#4
Posted 30 March 2007 - 08:53 AM
i am now on day 113 and things are good. I have beautiful clear skin.... its great. But my face is sooooooooooooooooooo dry still! I don't know what else to try to make it less dry. I am tired of not being able to aet while at work because i know my face will crack.
I am going to montreal tonight to see the OK GO and Snow Patrol concert with the man and i can't wait... but imagine... how the hell am i suppose to eat and not have my face look like ass prior to the show? Oh well... i'll eat soup or something lol. I can't complain, my skin is great, its just how dry it is that's driving me crazy.
I don't really have side effects still. I have lower back pain once in a while and i've had 2 colds so far this winter.. and today i'm starting my 3rd one. Ever since being on accutane i'm getting all the colds that are out there. I guess my IS is shit right now... but GOD NO MORE COLDS PLEASE. As long as I don't feel too much like shit tonight... i'm really excited about seeing the show.
Anyone else gets sick all the time since being on tane? I never get sick ....
What i take and use everyday:
Neutrogena scrub
neutrogena oil free cleaner
Cetaphil Cream
Vitamin E - 2 a day
Fish oil - 2 a day
Still on 40mg a day (i don't wanna go higher, i like this dosage) less then 50 kg
I still have 4 months to go (for some reason i am on a 8 month course at 40mg a day)
talk to you soon
t
I am going to montreal tonight to see the OK GO and Snow Patrol concert with the man and i can't wait... but imagine... how the hell am i suppose to eat and not have my face look like ass prior to the show? Oh well... i'll eat soup or something lol. I can't complain, my skin is great, its just how dry it is that's driving me crazy.
I don't really have side effects still. I have lower back pain once in a while and i've had 2 colds so far this winter.. and today i'm starting my 3rd one. Ever since being on accutane i'm getting all the colds that are out there. I guess my IS is shit right now... but GOD NO MORE COLDS PLEASE. As long as I don't feel too much like shit tonight... i'm really excited about seeing the show.
Anyone else gets sick all the time since being on tane? I never get sick ....
What i take and use everyday:
Neutrogena scrub
neutrogena oil free cleaner
Cetaphil Cream
Vitamin E - 2 a day
Fish oil - 2 a day
Still on 40mg a day (i don't wanna go higher, i like this dosage) less then 50 kg
I still have 4 months to go (for some reason i am on a 8 month course at 40mg a day)
talk to you soon
t
#5
Posted 30 March 2007 - 11:45 AM
Any chance you model? 
Congrats on the clear skin!
In regard to getting sick on Accutane, I've heard reports that it does indeed diminish your immune system. I have yet to get sick on it, though.
Congrats on the clear skin!
In regard to getting sick on Accutane, I've heard reports that it does indeed diminish your immune system. I have yet to get sick on it, though.
#6
Posted 30 March 2007 - 01:14 PM
Not a model ....
but thank you that's very kind.
I can't believe i've gotten sick every month this winter. This is my 3rd flu - not even just a little cold, a FLU. I hate it. I don't mind paying the price for getting clear skin though, its worth it.
Another side effect i omitted to say is i am super sleepy ALL the time. Oh well, that's why we have weekends!!!!!!!
HAVE A GOOD ONE EVERYONE
I can't believe i've gotten sick every month this winter. This is my 3rd flu - not even just a little cold, a FLU. I hate it. I don't mind paying the price for getting clear skin though, its worth it.
Another side effect i omitted to say is i am super sleepy ALL the time. Oh well, that's why we have weekends!!!!!!!
HAVE A GOOD ONE EVERYONE
#7
Posted 30 March 2007 - 04:32 PM
hope u have good dreams, by the way u r a bella raggazza!
#8
Posted 31 March 2007 - 04:29 PM
Hey people - the concert last night was amazing... the cold is another story
it's in full force.
I'm on day mmmmmm app. 114 (i'll count it tonight and give out the real number tomorrow) and my skin looks good and clear still. Some times though, when i wash my face feel little things on my skin and then i'm look after my shower and i can't see them lol (forgive me i'm tired and not making sense at all) anyhow, i don't play with my face. I do rud my skin when i am in the shower to remove some of the dry skin i've got. It's brutal how horribly dry my skin is. I don't know what to put on it anymore lol Oh well, i don't mind because i have clear skin
what a ride though accutane is... I know its not an easy one even if i've been pretty lucky in my journey. I'm looking forward to see if my skin will remain clear after all this. I didn't have bad acne, just very mild but persistent... i'll see and i plan to letting people know for some time once its done. Don't you just hate hearing the stories of what happened during and then you don't hear anything after? I DEMAND TO KNOW lol
ok i need my bed
I'm on day mmmmmm app. 114 (i'll count it tonight and give out the real number tomorrow) and my skin looks good and clear still. Some times though, when i wash my face feel little things on my skin and then i'm look after my shower and i can't see them lol (forgive me i'm tired and not making sense at all) anyhow, i don't play with my face. I do rud my skin when i am in the shower to remove some of the dry skin i've got. It's brutal how horribly dry my skin is. I don't know what to put on it anymore lol Oh well, i don't mind because i have clear skin
what a ride though accutane is... I know its not an easy one even if i've been pretty lucky in my journey. I'm looking forward to see if my skin will remain clear after all this. I didn't have bad acne, just very mild but persistent... i'll see and i plan to letting people know for some time once its done. Don't you just hate hearing the stories of what happened during and then you don't hear anything after? I DEMAND TO KNOW lol
ok i need my bed
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