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[mystifire]

hi, im kent.

im a 16 year old male who has had acne for 1 year. I recently got to go onto accutane because i was tired of using stuff that didnt work and my acne was getting really bad.

I have breakouts everywhere, all the time. I never get cysts, but have persistent moderate nodular acne. I get marked really easily (hispanic).

I started accutane 10 days ago. I have not felt any side effects until recently.

I hopefully will be getting some pictures this weekend and will be updating pictures every week or two hopefully.

the first 10 days will go unlogged, but I am logging my 11th day and will update daily from now on.

Day 11

Face was dry this morning. There was some peeling. Nose has small breakouts

I lost my chapstick at school and went 3 hours or so without it. I kinda needed it, but it didnt bother me too much. It hurt when i shaved today, and after shaving and washing felt some irritation. But i noticed my skin was getting a *little* bit better.

Today however, I swear I felt some psychological effects. I was okay until the end of the school day where I really got down. I just didnt want to do anything and was really upset. Today WAS a really bad day. I got caught cheating on a test (not by the teacher, another student) and am scared they might tell and i can possibly get in trouble. I also have a big project i need to do that is due in two weeks. I got a low C on a history test and i swore i could have done better. i also got a D on an english paper, it SUCKED. Im actually a great student and was really down in the dumps today, but maybe it was because of the bad grades I got, but it felt abnormal. It felt almost natural to be sad, it wasnt even like sadness, it felt as if I just didnt care today and didnt want to do anything.

Tommorow is valentines day however, I am excited for it because i like v-day.

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Kent, my friend, wish u all the BEST!

Stay strong, and Happy Valentine!

*** hug ***

[mystifire]

Hi JC!

Im not using my real name because I know at least one person I know from school knows about this website. So call me Kent.

[mystifire]

Day 12

Dry lips. Had a bit more back pain today that actually came without me doing anything involving my back. It just randomnly comes. Psychological effects OK. Did better in school today. Face looks the same. I am still breaking out a bit. I get lots of whiteheads and have a bunch. No redness, dry skin is mostly around my nose.

Nothing else to report really.

[thinkin shrink82]

How is your tane course going mystifire?

Have you had an initial breakout? I did, but it wasn't that bad. My face is starting to get a lot better. Good luck on getting clear. Hang in there, bro.

[mystifire]

Thanks thinkin shrink82.. i actually have an interesting entry today. Before i get there, i want to say that i i love your avatar. I started FF12 but have yet to finish it. Zelda: TP actually got in the way, and I cant find the motivation to go back to FF12. I am still in very beginning of FF12, and thought it was an interesting story. Tell me it gets better though, it hasnt sucked me in yet like FFX did 5 years ago. (wow, memories. i cant believe that obsession was 5 years ago.... i was OBSESSED with FFX).

Day 13

Okay.. so I woke up this morning and my back was aching. The muscle and joint stuff has really been the most persistent side effect, though the lips are gradually getting there. The lips were actually dry today, to the point where it bothered me. I lost my chapstick AGAIN. I always lose it and find it all over again. Earlier this week i found my chapstick on the floor of my 5th period class the day after i lost it, it was right where i lost it. Same exact thing happened wednesday because i lost it that same day. Anyway, right when i got home today i applied vaseline to my lips (it works great.. and its cheap). I gave a friend a chapstick to keep in her purse for me so she can give it to me if i lose mine, which I will.

My face was dry this morning too. I had to moisturize a lot because i am flaking a lot! Its different from when i was on differin and retin a because my face is peeling off in small layers, where in retin a i would like molt; my skin would peel off in little rolls. This peeling is annoying and is everywhere, even on my ears. At least I know the drug is working.

Psychologically: I am really feeling unmotivated to do work. eh.. maybe its because ive had so much of it, but i think accutane might be making me feel a bit depressive at times. I have noticed that I am going in and out of bad moods. At some times I will be perfectly fine and at other times I feel completely unmotivated, pessimistic, and just see everything in a negative way. Its wierd.

Purging is definetly happening though. I am getting whiteheads everywhere! Not really the red bumpy kind of pimples, but small breakouts with large white heads. Gross, i know. I went to school and when i came home i had like 6 i noticed. Ugh. I wake up with them and get them during school. I need to not think about it. When will this end?