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[mental-miracle]

yo accutane peoples.

today is my first day of Roaccutane treatment, so ill give here some info how im doing if anybodys interested. im soo happy with that, and scared also, a bit.

info:

1)acne characteristics - mild - moderate acne, situated in my T-zone, mostly in the forehead, chin and upper lip. no acne on nose and cheeks. oily t-zone, especially my forehead.

2)acne history - i had single pimples since age 14, but there were realy nothing. it boomed at age 19, still at the worst days it couldnt be called pure moderate acne. right now i have 21 years, so only 2 years spent battling with pimples. i used differin, zineryt (erytromycin),azelaic acid, benzoyl perioxide, 101e, diet changes, vitamin B5, and probably some other stuff.

3)dosage - at the moment im at 20mg a day. it will be upped in 2-4 weeks, it depends how i will respond to the medicine.

4)supliments - vitamin C, vitamin E, sylimarin aka milk thistle in us, methiovit (it is metionin, cholin[sorry, i dont know the names in eng], and vitamins from B-group) omega-3

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DAY 1

nothing. of course.


give me some suppppport yea yea.

[.annelovesyou.]

WOO! I support you!

and yea I live on vitamin E...i take C too but i don't think that it changes my day to day life.
But anyways good luck!!

[mental-miracle]

thank you !

im in good mood today, i think IBBBBBBB im waiting

[mental-miracle]

DAY 2

its actually more day 1, cause im taking the pill in the evening.

nothing special to inform, i dont expect much effects in the first days. no new pimples appeared today, skin is not dry.

[normangel]

DAY 2

its actually more day 1, cause im taking the pill in the evening.

nothing special to inform, i dont expect much effects in the first days. no new pimples appeared today, skin is not dry.

Good luck! I will be reading your log. It seems that time flies while on this medication. Hopefully your initial breakout (if any) won't be bad. Mine was moderate. I am sure you'll love this treatment and this board as well.

Keep posting!

Ang

[AmberLynn]

Good luck!!!

[mental-miracle]

ha, of course you do ! everybody loves it. the rest just didnt see it.

thanks guys...i mean girls. i think im getting some realllly tiny tiny whiteheads, i hope thats the maximum power of my IB.

and im goin to sleep [yea, 22:37 here in poland] goodnight accu fellas

By the way.....I love Monty Python..lol! I like the institute of funny walks...among others.

[hunnybee]

Just wanted to say good luck!!! This is the best drug EVER! As far as the initial breakout, its not the worst thing in the world. Just think about it like this, the initial breakout is Accutane "purging" all the nasty stuff thats already under there, so its all part of the healing and clearing process, and its over before yoiu know it (although, they still pop up here and there nowadays, but Im only 2 months in so Im sure it will be all clear in the next few months). Anyway, keep your chin up! Beautiful skin is on its way!!!! YAY!

[mental-miracle]

yea, i know. im not really scared of the IB, im more concerned of the nastyness of side effects, and THE

WORST

THING

IS

I

PROBABLY

CANT

TAN

BLAH

and here comes summer! in few months.

thanks anyway and good luck to ya also

[hunnybee]

While others might not agree with me, I still tan and its just fine. Its up to you. It WILL make you more sensitive to UV light, but if you tan easily, you will just tan even faster in less time. However, if you have even slightly sun-sensitive skin, I wouldnt try it. I still tan just as much, but it take less time. I started out slow, like 8 or 10 minutes, then 12, now 15, working up from there, and ALWAYS moisturize! Thats just my personal experience, but I also tanned just fine on tetracycline and minocycline, both of which say avoid sunlight, but all they did was make me tan browner, faster. Just be careful! Also, I make sure I wear at least SPF 15 on my face b/c your face gets so much more sensitive. Hope this helps!

[mental-miracle]

i hope that i will not have to hide in the dungeons while on roaccutane.

really, ill just find a good SPF and go out in the sunny days, but i wouldnt risk tanning...i think.

thanks guys

[normangel]

i hope that i will not have to hide in the dungeons while on roaccutane.

really, ill just find a good SPF and go out in the sunny days, but i wouldnt risk tanning...i think.

thanks guys

I live in Ft. Lauderdale where it is hot and sunny all the time. I won't tan while on Accutane and definetely have to apply sunblock on my face everyday. As far as tanning I'm scared of hyper pigmentation on my face not to mention wrinkles (then again I am much older than all of you

Ang

[mental-miracle]

why im freaking out about one 0,00001 milimeter spot in my cheek ? i have perfect cheeks ! and i dont want any spots in there ! should i moistureize them ? like im doing right now ?

DAY 3
feeling like some clogged pores are unclogging and the yellowish stuff is coming out from them. besides one small pimple in my chin, nothing new.

still oily

[mental-miracle]

DAY 4

nice. 1 new pimple, or 0. this one is really not worth to mention.
face is less oily.

[mental-miracle]

today i woke up with no oil on my face ! i love this feeling. no any side effects at the moment, i moisturize my cheeks and lips in the evening.

[mental-miracle]

im hoping, that IB i have right now.

DAY 5
almost no oil. one new pimple in my chin. but its alll soooo goood! right now i start to really like those pills...

thanks Gurl:)

[mental-miracle]

ATTENZIONE

this is important

DAY 6
facts :

75% less oil [BUT STILL some oil!]
no breakouts for few days
NO ANY KIND OF SIDE EFFECTS


is my dosage too low ? 20 mg for 60 kg.
is this normal, that skin is still a bit oily at this point ? any excessive dryness...at all...
should i up my dosage to 30mg a day ? probably i want to do that anyway, but i dont know when. maybe at day 8 ??

[mental-miracle]

cmon peeps.

DAY 7
2 new tiny pimples on chin, maybe one in upper lip. still a very thin layer of oil in forehead. some places with red marks are flaking

[mental-miracle]

good. now im almost sure, that i will raise the dosage, to 30mg a day. and next, probably to 40mg, to eventually ride at 60mg a day.

[mental-miracle]

its the same roaccutane as all other accutanes, roaccutanes, tanes etc:)
dosages available : 10mg, 20mg

i will take 40mg a day, 20mg next day