nappyjims accutane log

Well for those who remember me, WHATS UP! For those who don’t, here’s a little background:

My name is Jim and I’ve been suffering from acne since I was about 14/15, I am now 25. My memory isn’t the greatest, but I can recall in high school beginning to wash my face and worry about acne, but when I look back at the very few HS pictures I do have, I cant really see my acne. So either I was imaging it was a lot worse than it was back then, or its just not showing in the pictures.

Anyway, my acne definitely got worse after high school. My acne has gone up and down from moderate to severe since then. I’ve also had acne on my back and shoulders, only to have it clear up seemingly on its own. Since leaving HS I have been wearing concealer or powder on my face to cover up the redness. I can only recalls two times that my acne seemed to improve so much that I did not have to wear any makeup. Those periods seemed to last at most 3 months, only to have it come back. The most recent episode happened over this summer. I had my acne cleared up with regards to active acne. I had red spots/scars, but no active. This lasted like I said, maybe 3 weeks and then it came back the worst its been in at least 4 years and this lasted about 2 months. Now it has slowly gotten down back to “normal” levels.

As far as treatments have gone, I have tried a lot. I’ve been on Dan’s BP regimen a few different times with varied success. I’ve been about 4 different derm prescribed products as well with limited success. After my acne flared up these past few months to levels I haven’t seen since I was maybe 19,20 I decided to go to the derm again, and since my mom works in a derm office, its easy to get in. So I went in to see him, he put me on a benzoyl peroxide wash and some pills. 6 weeks later I see him and he agree’s that the improvement is not there and he is beginning to worry about scarring and such. So, he says the A word……Accutane.

He tells me about it (I have researched it numerous times before already) and says he thinks it would be my best option since I’ve tried other things and because the acne on my back is so varied, I got small whiteheads, big ones, pimples with no head, etc. So he sets me up with another appointment to come talk to a nurse because acutance is fed regulated now so I have to read this packet and agree to this system called iPledge; it basically is an agreement I must sign saying I read the side effects, agree not to have a baby, not drink alcohol, take vitamins, take protein shakes, yadda yadda. I get my bloodwork done a week later and the prescription is written. He prescribes me (1) 40mg pill a day. I took my first pill October 21, 2008.

This is my log……….


Day 1

Side Effects – None

Acne – Normal


Day 2
Side Effects – None

Acne – Normal


Day 3
Side Effects – None

Acne –Noticed a few new whiteheads on my chest. Could just be normal though.


Day 4

Side Effects – Eye’s feel a little itchy, little tired but I’m at work and sitting at a desk for 9 hours can be tiring

Acne – Seem to be breaking out around my chin a little more

Video of Cyst Removal NASTY

Oh my god, after I saw this, I just had to post it. Especially after the 2nd go around when it all squirts outs.

WARNING: NSFW pics on the website. Nothing nude, but there are girls in bikinis.

Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I didnt know where to put it.

*MOD EDIT - Link removed as content on site is Not Safe For Work *

Anyone else notice the easter egg in the ingredients for the mosturizer?

Look at the ingredients. Do you see it?

nappyjims clindagel / BP regimen

Ok, I am 23 now. I have been doing the CSR regimen or a variation of it since I was 18 or 19. I have never stuck to it 100%, but I feel I have given it enough trials. It worked very well at certain times and at others, didnt seem to work.

I chose to do this because just a few days ago I started going on it religiusly again and my face got real dry. Now mind you, I have been applying BP to my face at least once a day for the past 4 years but its still sensitive. Then I decided to just apply BP to the spots with acne. Wake up next morning and the spots I applied BP to got more pimples and the skin was even drier. (yes, i was mostrizing).

Also I just do not like the tone and texture of my skin and want to give it time without BP to renew itself.

So from now on, im simply apply clindagel in the morning. I am trying to go without mostrizer so that I can be as simple as possible and see if my skin can hydrate itself adequately.

Also, I am trying to drink less pop. I swear this, especially coke, affects my acne. I will be marking in my log the days I have a pop or dont have a pop.

I want to re-iterate that I am simply doing this because I think its been a long enough time to where my skin, hormones, and body could have changed and I need to know how it reacts without the BP there.


Day 1 (Monday July 17,2007)

I am backtracking here. Anyway, my face was very dry. I woke up, washed with CSR cleanser and applied Eucerin. Tonight after I washed my face and let it dry, i could already tell it was less dried out than a few days ago. It was still dry, but wasnt that 'cracking skin' dry.

Pop Count: 0

Day 2 (Tuesday July 18, 2007)

Today I started the clindagel. It has done wonders for my back and chest, and I felt I never gave it a fair shake with my face. So I am simply appluying it in the morning. Topday I woke up, washed, applied the clinda, then Eucerin. Skin felt a little less dry too.

Tonight I just washed my face, thats all. The places that were breaking out bad, either side of my chin, have subsided greatly without the benefit of BP. I think this just proves that they were simply breaking out due to dryness and overirritation.

Pop count: 0

Ok, here a recent pic of me. Acne is hard to see cause A) lighting B) I have makeup on, a lil bit, cause my tone is so uneven due to BP. I will be posting natural shots as well so u can see the acne.

Biore just RUINED my day

Have you seen thet Biore commercial, where they say,

"your face has 20,000 pores. Thats 20,000 ways to shine"

But for us its more like

"your face has 20,000 pores. That 20,000 possible spots for a pimple to pop up"