CourtneyH

Day 117-

Once again I haven't updated in sooo long!! So sorry! 

I went to the dermatologist yesterday and she seems happy with my results so far, but wanted to up my dosage. So now I'm taking 80mg daily instead of 60mg. I still get a lot of breakouts on my jaw line (hormonal acne) so she put me on spironolactone 100mg daily. She told me that the accutane wont help the hormonal acne so hopefully this helps! I've been on it before and I'm not really sure if it helped in the past. Anyone else taking spironolactone and accutane??

I promise to update after starting the 80mg. See if I get any new side effects from a higher dosage!

Day 87-

Wow I haven't updated in awhile!! So sorry!

Well, my skin is getting a lot better. EVERYONE keeps telling me how great it looks. I still get breakouts but a lot less than before and they go away almost instantly. And I have the dryness under control.. finally! I went to my doctor last week and she said I should be seeing nothing but positive results from now on since tomorrow hits 13 weeks! I guess it did take me about 12 weeks to start noticing real results.. So anyone getting frustrated I promise it does get better!! 

I'll try to get back to updating more frequently!!

Day 65-

Hi erb27! 

Unfortunately my skin looks worse than it has in awhile. The right side of my face has about 12 spots...some just fading red spots and others are pimples. It's very hard to cover it all with makeup, so once again I'm self-conscious going out in public. The left side is almost 100% clear. My skin has such gotten worse within the past week and I'm not sure why? I'm hoping by the time I see my doctor next month it'll look better. I also had the eczema under control and now it seems to be flaring up all of a sudden again. This coming week starts week 10 so I'm trying to stay positive! How is your skin by the way? Hope it goes well for you!!

Day 58-

Just a quick update...

I had such a difficult time getting my prescription this week. Like I mentioned in my last update my doctor was switching me to amnesteem..well the pharmacy didn't have that in stock and was suppose to order it..so after a few days of waiting I called to find out the pharmacist contacted my doctor and switched me back to claravis.(???) instead of 30mg twice a day I'm now taking 20mg three times a day. It took me 5 days to get it because there was issue after issue after issue..thank God I finally have it now though! Hopefully I can go back to 30mg twice a day next month cause it's $15 cheaper!! Is anyone else paying a fortune for this stuff every month? It's starting to get irritating. Half way there! Woohoo.

Thanks Pleogsk! I'm constantly on here reading different blogs..it gives me hope for the future!!

Day 55-

Well, I went to the doctor yesterday and she just kept telling me that by week 12 I'll be extremely happy with the results..so by my next appointment. She could defiantly tell that I'm discouraged lately. I'm still breaking out and it's frustrating. I guess I was hoping to be pretty clear by now. I have good days and then bad days (today is a bad day) I guess I just need to be patient right?

I've been on Claravis the last two months and when my doctor went to fill my prescription she was told it's on backorder, so she switched me to amnesteem. Has anyone switched brands midway thru? That switch has me on edge as well. I don't want to have an IB all over again.  

Other than that.. my dryness is under control and I started using dove soap which is really helping the eczema.

I'll update in a few days after I start taking amnesteem.