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[jediv]

my doc put me on ..ISOACE which contains...20mg of isotretinoin heard of it...hope you find amazing changes soon:)

[That's_Life]

DAY 26:

Heya! Lots of posts annnd over a thousand people have read my log, or just the same people over and over, but whatever.

That's life and xdax - Thanks for the advice I will get me some blistex, does all blistex come with menthol? Because I don't really like the menthol tingle.

jediv - Thanks for the well wishes, right back at cha. As basically as I can sum it up, i 'spose, Roaccutane stops your body from making oil, which is pretty much the cause of pimples.

Had another mild headache today, but then again I had no water or food today as I was a busy bee.

I think the fish oil is really helping, No more back pain. I'm taking like 6 a day. On the back it says take 2 for normal supplement or take 4, 3 times a day for arthritis, so I'm going in between those two ammounts. It also says that fish oil lowers triglycerides which is a good thing because Roaccutane elevates them.

I HAVE TO STOP PEELING MY LIPS! I just caught myself doing it. I don't even notice. arrrgh.

Thanks for all the posts, everyone who has posted. I had no idea of how supportive this website is.

Good luck with everyone's treatments, truly hope they work for you

Checked the label and no, it doesn't.

[spotsmcgee]

Jediv - I've never heard of Isoace, is it like a brand of Roaccutane? Good luck with your course also! I'm sure we'll both see results

Thats Life - Thanks!

DAY 30: ONE MONTH

yesssss, one month down! five more to go. I had my derm appointment yesterday, and it turns out my triglycerides have gone up as high as the normal level allows, so I have to be careful and try to eat more salads and oats and stuff. But kinda confusing as I eat quite healthy anyways. Any tips for lowering triglycerides people?

Also I told my derm about my milllld back pain and that I have been taking fish oil to help it, and he said don't bother taking they won't do anything. But I think he's just anti supplements, coz I've actually noticed less back pain but anyway. Oh, and on the back of my fish oil it says that it lowers triglycerides, but my derm says that he wasn't sure about that. whaaaa? This is so confusing. He also said that if my back pain gets worse by the time I see him next month then we may have to talk about stopping but the back pain hasn't bothered me for the last couple of days so hopefully that is a good sign.

Another random peeling place - my earlobes, I had to take my earrings out coz they were rubbing all the skin away, how charming...

I'd say I had a pretty good month, maybe it sounds like I whinge about the side effects but the only one that I always notice and is uncomfortable is my lips, apart from that it's been easy so far.

I just got up and I'm still half asleep so sorry if this post is a bit jumbled and doesn't make sense.

[That's_Life]

To lower triglycerides:

-Take omega 3 supplements (like fish oils )
-Take vitamin C supplements
-Avoid foods/drinks high in sugar
-Eat lot's of fibrous foods like pasta, bread and wholemeal

I wouldn't worry about it, it should go back down after your course anyway.

[spotsmcgee]

Thanks Thats Life, you are so helpful

DAY 31:

This morning I tried to exfoliate my lips with a toothbrush like I would sometimes do pre Roaccutane, and it just made my lips look ten times worse and it was slightly painful.

Lately I've been so tired, and now that its holidays I can sleep for 12 hours!? I just want to sleep alll the timmme...

Just random, I never forget to take my Roaccutane pills I almost look forward to dinner just so I can take them... which is weird coz I always froget to take other pills like my birth control and supplements and stuff.

Ok I'm off to have a lunch of triglyceride lowering bread or pasta.

Byee

EDIT eugh I hate photos but I've put some in for everyone. Two taken today and an oldie to not make me feel bad.

Edited by sweetpea92, 12 May 2010 - 07:34 PM.

[spotsmcgee]

DAY 34:

Looking at those pics above in comparison to the last ones that I posted I think my IB is fairly noticeable. I'm having a nasty breakout at the mo, on my cheeks and upper chest

Plus today I've noticed a bit of hair dropping when I brush it, but hopefully it was just because it was knotty, I will keep an eye on this, god I don't want hairloss.........
lips are bad, skin is bad. bad bad bad bad bad gah gah gah

A positive thing, I am going to Europe for christmas!! Booked flights today. yeeeeeeeeee

Oh oh, I got my hair cut yesterday, all the dry ends were cut off. I hate getting my hair cut, an hour under a fluorescent (spelling?) light is torture for the epidermically challenged.

just a question for anybody dropping by: Did/have you drunk on Roaccutane? How much? The effect it had? Will it raise my triglycerides?

A big hug to all

[spotsmcgee]

DAY 38:

Grr my computer keeps dying while I'm mid post.

I think that I overreacted to the hair loss coz I haven't noticed anymore, hope it stays that way, and I will always be on the lookout.

I'm welcoming the return of dry patches. They are red, rashy patches on my hands and wrists and they are dry and flakey and sting when I moisturise them. Today I bought some sorbolene with tea tree oil lotion to use on them.

I still must be going through an IB, my cheeks and chest are flaring up like crazy. Honestly what happened to my skin, this time last year it was ten times better than it is now. Why skin why? We're on the same team!!!!!!

ummm thats about all I have to say. Anybody still reading this?

Hope all is well.

[spotsmcgee]

DAY 40:

No more hair dropping that I'm aware of. I got a compliment from a friend who knows I'm on Roaccutane about how much my forehead has cleared up. It made my day.

I also went to brush my hair back behind my ear today and left a long scratch along my forehead. Geesh.

Got a new pimple smack dang in the middle of my forehead.

I'd lovvvvvvve some imput into the drinking issue? Good idea bad idea please please please.

byeee

[Jordanmac7]

Yay more tane newbies. Go us

[spotsmcgee]

Yay more tane newbies. Go us

Yay!!

Day 42:

I have started using the sorbolene with tee tree oil on my face and a like it sooooo much better than cetaphil, my peeling is all gone and I wake up with really soft skin. I recommend it. Plus, when I put on cetaphil it kinda just sits on my skin and doesn't really soak in, and I don't like that. Go sorbelene!! Worth a try.

Best of luck 'taners

[spotsmcgee]

DAY 45:

A month and a half down, can't belive how quick it's going.

I'm a going to a partay tonight and plan to drink so shall let you know how I feel tomorrow, if I'm still alive, kidding kidding.

Holidays are almost over and I'm supposed to be doing my homework which I have left until the very last couple of days, typical, but I get so distracted and I just watched twilight.

[Chaoticdreams33]

I have had a few drinks on Accutane and no issues. I haven't gotten drunk or anything though.
But anyway, I guess you know by now how it was, so you can just tell us!


How is your IB, still going strong or getting better? Hope you had fun last night!

[spotsmcgee]

I have had a few drinks on Accutane and no issues. I haven't gotten drunk or anything though.
But anyway, I guess you know by now how it was, so you can just tell us!


How is your IB, still going strong or getting better? Hope you had fun last night!

DAY 46:

Thanks Chaotic dreams, I had a lovely time!

I drank about seven drinks and was fine, I'm such a worry wart. At the moment I actually feel like my IB has calmed down, I'm noticing a slight improvement, my skin is smooth and healing but red marks make it look as bad as it has been. Bleh

Red patches on my hands are flaring up again so I'm including some pics of them. Sorbelene works wonders. I've also got red patched on my legs aswell and they all go shocking red when I have a hot shower.

Ok some pictures of my hands...

Edited by sweetpea92, 12 May 2010 - 07:36 PM.

[MissAngie]

I hate getting my hair cut, an hour under a fluorescent (spelling?) light is torture for the epidermically challenged.

just a question for anybody dropping by: Did/have you drunk on Roaccutane? How much? The effect it had? Will it raise my triglycerides?

I about peed myself reading "epidermically challenged". That's brilliant, I've never heard that one.

Yes, I drink every other day or so and for whatever reason my tolerance has shot way up. I have not gotten drunk once because of this, which I suppose is okay. I have only woken up twice the next morning parched, otherwise it's as if I hadn't had several drinks the night before. My plan for drinking and Accutane is to indulge whenever I want up until a few days before my blood test. That way my body has a couple days to rest before heading to the derm. I will find out how that works out as I go to my derma next week. And I don't know about the triglycerides, I will have to ask about that one.

[spotsmcgee]

I about peed myself reading "epidermically challenged". That's brilliant, I've never heard that one.

Yes, I drink every other day or so and for whatever reason my tolerance has shot way up. I have not gotten drunk once because of this, which I suppose is okay. I have only woken up twice the next morning parched, otherwise it's as if I hadn't had several drinks the night before. My plan for drinking and Accutane is to indulge whenever I want up until a few days before my blood test. That way my body has a couple days to rest before heading to the derm. I will find out how that works out as I go to my derma next week. And I don't know about the triglycerides, I will have to ask about that one.

Thanks for the input , I think perhaps drinking on Roaccutane is a concern if you are a realllly heavy drinker which I don't really consider myself to be. I will follow your lead about not drinking a couple of days before a blood test, seeing as though my triglycerides are waaaay up.

[spotsmcgee]

Just a little rant, I've found out that my Mum has been telling people that I'm on Roaccutane, her friends and workpeople and her boyfriend, who I don't know that well. I'm quite frustrated coz it's such a personal thing, both acne and the medications I take!! How on earth does "my daughter has acne and takes Roaccutane" come up in conversation anyway. Grr I've only told 3 close friends and even for me that was tough to do. I don't think she has any right to tell people who I don't know but still have to see every now and then and it's absolutely none of their buisness.

Ok I've posted enough for today

[Chaoticdreams33]

Parents are just weird sometimes! I'm sorry, but maybe she is just worried or excited for you or whatever and needs to talk about it?

[spotsmcgee]

Yeah I spose, I had a chat to her about and she said sorry and she didn't know that it annoyed me, so tis all good.

DAY 47: Constantly applying lip balm is making me breakout arounds my lips and I never used to pre Roaccutane.

Last day of holidays today

[ALittleMoreThanUseless]

Just a little rant, I've found out that my Mum has been telling people that I'm on Roaccutane, her friends and workpeople and her boyfriend, who I don't know that well. I'm quite frustrated coz it's such a personal thing, both acne and the medications I take!! How on earth does "my daughter has acne and takes Roaccutane" come up in conversation anyway. Grr I've only told 3 close friends and even for me that was tough to do. I don't think she has any right to tell people who I don't know but still have to see every now and then and it's absolutely none of their buisness.

Ok I've posted enough for today

Argh I hate that, my grandpa had to take me to the first derm appointment to get Roaccutane, and then brought it up at a family dinner! The whole table, including my brother's girlfriend, started discussing both my skin and the medication while I was sitting there, how embarrassing is that!

*reads your last post* I'm breaking out around my lips from my lipbalm too, which just looks fantastic with the dry, cracked corners lol.

[spotsmcgee]

Argh I hate that, my grandpa had to take me to the first derm appointment to get Roaccutane, and then brought it up at a family dinner! The whole table, including my brother's girlfriend, started discussing both my skin and the medication while I was sitting there, how embarrassing is that!

*reads your last post* I'm breaking out around my lips from my lipbalm too, which just looks fantastic with the dry, cracked corners lol.

Nooo! sorry to hear that! And at the dinner table too...

It's strange how people think that because its your skin and everyone can see it it's not as personal, as say............. medication for a UTI.

DAY 50:

I stuffed up counting for a couple of days so today is day 50.

I got another compliment on my skin, hearing it was such a confidence boost. My skin is starting to improve, it's sooo smooth, but still lots of red marks. I realllly suggest trying sorbolene, it's amazing, I haven't peeled in ages and my makeup goes on so smooth.

I also bought another lipbalm, because buying lip balm is fun I got some pawpaw ointment, good stuff. I rotate between the four that I have, one in the pencilcase, one in my handbag, one on bedside table and the other just in case I lose one. mmm i keep feeling my face, smoooth. I am in a really good mood at the mo, things are getting better!!! EEEEE

Byee!!