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Man have I heard a ton about Cetaphil! I decided to get the Cetaphil moisturizing lotion, and just put it on the left cheek to see how it reacts becausee I'm a freak like that haha. It didn't burn or feel bad or anythng so I'm hoping this works out, cause my skin looks nastyyy with all them flakies!
It shouldn't make you break out! It's an awesome moisturizer. 🙂
Holyyyy crap! So I was looking at pictures, because I'm a goofball who takes pictures of her face to see the progress (or lack of)....and...
My face went from this...
To this....
IN THREE DAYS.
HOLY BREAKOUT.
Go awaaaayy!!!!!! 
You seriously have fricken stunning features, I totally looked past them dumb little acne spots. It will get better, I know your sick of hearing that, and that you want to rip them off your face, BUT, I am not wrong! I am sorry you broke out like that in 3 days though, are you sure it's not a product your using? If not, accutane just wants to be a bitch! You are gorgeous as faccckk.
You seriously have fricken stunning features, I totally looked past them dumb little acne spots. It will get better, I know your sick of hearing that, and that you want to rip them off your face, BUT, I am not wrong! I am sorry you broke out like that in 3 days though, are you sure it's not a product your using? If not, accutane just wants to be a bitch! You are gorgeous as faccckk.
Aw thank you! You're such a sweetheart. 🙂 You're absolutely gorgeous as well!!!
I don't moisturize as often, only once a day now. So I don't think it was the moisturizer. I honestly think my skin is still going through it's crazy breakout stage! Accutane definitely wants to be a bitch. As soon as I get excited, it's like OH HEY, LET'S POP OUT SOME NEW PIMPLES FOR HER TO DEAL WITH! Hahaha.
Your face looks just like mine Kaydon! Fricking accutane hurry up! I have been using neosporin as well the past couple of days to heal the ones I have. It seems to be working... I'm probably just cursed myself and tomorrow I will wake up with a million more. I hope not, I have a concert to attend tomorrow night. My sister got me tickets for my birthday last week. One of my most favorite artists in the whole wide world lol. He's a no name though so the concerts are pretty small and up close, last show I went to of his I actually met him and took a photo with him and my face looks amazing in that photo compared to today... Hopefully I can manage to look hot tomorrow lol. Silly I know but it's stuff like this when I get to go do fun stuff and I look the way I do I just want to cry.
I go in to the derm for my 3 months check up so I am hoping things will change soon. Very soon, like now. I pray that when I fall asleep tonight this is the turn of the page of my acne. This is getting me down so much, I've never felt so bad about myself as I do now. I went from having a huge amount of confidence to this. I'm not myself. Acne acne go away...please
You will look smokin with or without acne! Have a blast no matter what too, don't focus on your acne when you get to go to a concert of your favorite artist. That's awesome! Aw BeautifulDisasters, I'm sorry 🙁 You will look smokin with or without acne! Have a blast no matter what too, don't focus on your acne when you get to go to a concert of your favorite artist. That's awesome!
Call me Betsy 🙂 that's my name. I will have a blast but it would be a hell of a lot more awesome without these huge zits on my jaw.. Thanks for the positivity though! Without all these pats on the back I think I would be curled in a corner somewhere crying on the phone with my dermatologist asking her WHY isn't this working. Good to know others aree with my on this journey, it's so up and down its not even funny. I read all this in other peoples logs and didn't buy into how emotional this whole thing is, OMG I was wrong this is tough. Thank god I have you guys here for me. My buddies:)
Buddies who will have clear skin Betsy 
that's easier to type haha! Acne can cause so many mood swings of mine, I remember when I had cystic acne, I HAD to apply makeup every morning so I wouldn't break down and cry. I did cry almost every night when I washed my face and nothing was working, it made me so antisocial, anti-boys (haha), and etc. My first course may have only been 2 months, but it did change my life, even though it wasn't a completed course. I still broke out with whiteheads and blackheads, but I actually was happy with that compared to what I had. I then realized just of course, about 2 months ago (5 weeks for iPledge to go through), that I didn't want to put up with acne all my life, I wanted clear skin and I deserved it! I know a lot of people think those with mild-moderate acne shouldn't go on this, but we deserve clear skin just as much as those with cysts. It makes me tear up to see teens with horrible cystic acne, and makes me very lucky to be on this. I don't know why I just went on rambling about all this, but it just came out.. ANYWAYYY haha 
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I know what you mean! It is terrible, and I think if you've exausted the other medications and you and your doctor feel its the best decision to go on accutane go for it! Make up is a must for me right now if I am going anywhere. Like even the mailbox..yikes, that's bad isn't it? But I take off my makeup the minute I come home I feel like its poison on my skin lol. It can't be good for your our faces to put makeup on it. It's a must right now though. I would love to go out without makeup on what a cool thing, run to the gas station without putting my face on lol.
I know what you mean, the only reason I don't wear foundation anymore is honestly, my boyfriend haha. He's seen me with and without, and he told me he never notices a pimple on my face, and thinks I'm gorgeous without makeup. Of course it took me forever to feel confident to do it, but I realized, who the hell do I have to impress when I have my friends, boyfriend, and family? Of course, I still don't feel as confident as I do with makeup, but I spend a lot of time with my friends and boyfriend and none of them notice it the way I do so I guess it makes it easier. I mean, we are all people who shouldn't be treated different just because of a few damn pimples. I hate when people judge those with acne, it makes me sooo mad. And then there are people who say that makeup is fake, and it's not. It's a helpful thing girls have to feel confident about walking out the door without feeling like all eyes go to their problem areas. People with perfect skin, who have had perfect skin there whole life, do not understand one bit. I want to be able to enjoy putting on makeup without being nervous that people will look at my foundation. BLEH.
Oh I know, at this point I can't even make foundation look good on my face. My sister said to me the other day I should use foundation and should just use a cover up stick.. HAHA I would use a cover up stick on 70% of my face at this point. Not a opition. In the summer time I clear up a lot because I am in the sun all the time so I will go to the beach or water park with no makeup on. After awhile I will start to feel better and notice that everyone isn't looking at me like I am insane for leaving the house like this lol. I guess it gets to me a lot more than other people. I just figure if I am this bothered by it other people might be too.
It's awesome you have such good people around you and you are able to feel comfortable enough to not wear anything. I bet that's nice. Your boyfriend seems like a sweetie, just like you do. I've never had anyone tell me like we look at her or anything like that, I just feel like we look at me.
Aw thank you so much I know what you mean about summer, I never wore makeup cause my tan and sunburns would dry my skin and make it look fine, but of course with accutane and sun sensitivity that won't happen. It makes me sad that I won't be able to roast in the summer sun this year, BUT just think: next year we'll be basking in the sun CLEAR! WOOOOHOOO!
I know, it does suck to not be able to oil up and tan tan tan. I will still be spending jut as much time in the sun this summer I just need to sun screen it up like I did in Florida. Seemed to work just fine, I didn't burn at all anywhere or get heat rash or anything like that. 30 SPF and a chap stick with SPF and I was set to go. I didn't even need to reapply is that often like every 3 hours, unless I was swimming then I would reapply more often and I still got color. I hope to achieve a tan this summer without having issues as long as I protect myself which I will be doing.
Someone is going to come across this conversation and freak out! Omg these girls are tanning! I know it's stupid and I use sunscreen so it's cool. That is if nice weather ever comes to Minnesota again. All it's been doing is hard core storming all week. Today was pretty out but alittle chilly only like 61 here.
Kaydon is going to check her log later and see we high jacked it for a bit tonight... Sorry Kaydon
Your face looks just like mine Kaydon! Fricking accutane hurry up! I have been using neosporin as well the past couple of days to heal the ones I have. It seems to be working... I'm probably just cursed myself and tomorrow I will wake up with a million more. I hope not, I have a concert to attend tomorrow night. My sister got me tickets for my birthday last week. One of my most favorite artists in the whole wide world lol. He's a no name though so the concerts are pretty small and up close, last show I went to of his I actually met him and took a photo with him and my face looks amazing in that photo compared to today... Hopefully I can manage to look hot tomorrow lol. Silly I know but it's stuff like this when I get to go do fun stuff and I look the way I do I just want to cry.
I go in to the derm for my 3 months check up so I am hoping things will change soon. Very soon, like now. I pray that when I fall asleep tonight this is the turn of the page of my acne. This is getting me down so much, I've never felt so bad about myself as I do now. I went from having a huge amount of confidence to this. I'm not myself. Acne acne go away...please
Buddies who will have clear skin Betsy
that's easier to type haha! Acne can cause so many mood swings of mine, I remember when I had cystic acne, I HAD to apply makeup every morning so I wouldn't break down and cry. I did cry almost every night when I washed my face and nothing was working, it made me so antisocial, anti-boys (haha), and etc. My first course may have only been 2 months, but it did change my life, even though it wasn't a completed course. I still broke out with whiteheads and blackheads, but I actually was happy with that compared to what I had. I then realized just of course, about 2 months ago (5 weeks for iPledge to go through), that I didn't want to put up with acne all my life, I wanted clear skin and I deserved it! I know a lot of people think those with mild-moderate acne shouldn't go on this, but we deserve clear skin just as much as those with cysts. It makes me tear up to see teens with horrible cystic acne, and makes me very lucky to be on this. I don't know why I just went on rambling about all this, but it just came out.. ANYWAYYY haha
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You guys can call me Katie.
I've been using Neosporin as well. I know it's helping with my cystic pimple because it's healing pretty fast. Some whiteheads have kind of disappeared too. I completely understand how it feels to feel the need to put on makeup to do the most simple thing, like getting gas or going to the grocery store. No one really understands. Last weekend before I went out with my mom & sister my mom asked me how long I'd be and I said "20 minutes" and my sister was like, "What? I can be ready in 10." I don't think they understand how much time goes into trying to conceal my face. I'm right there with you, Betsy. This really is an emotional rollercoaster. I can honestly say I don't want have fun like I did when I had clear skin & that's stupid...I shouldn't let this stop me from being me. I just don't feel myself with acne. I hope you can have fun at the concert though, you deserve that!
I can't wait til next year when we all (hopefully) have clear skin!! I honestly thought that 40 days in I would be seeing better progress. I even looked back at pictures I took of my skin at my 6 week point during my last treatment & it looked better than it does now. I don't understand why my skin is having such a hard time responding to 'tane. & I'm not sure what my dermatologist is going to say. With every pill that I take I hope & pray that I'm one step closer to having clear skin. Month 2 is pretty much halfway over for me. The "magic month" is coming...and I don't even know what to expect anymore. I know my acne isn't "severe", but it's definitely put a huge dent in my confidence and my well-being. I've dealt with acne since the 3rd grade & I'm so beyond done with it!
Your face looks just like mine Kaydon! Fricking accutane hurry up! I have been using neosporin as well the past couple of days to heal the ones I have. It seems to be working... I'm probably just cursed myself and tomorrow I will wake up with a million more. I hope not, I have a concert to attend tomorrow night. My sister got me tickets for my birthday last week. One of my most favorite artists in the whole wide world lol. He's a no name though so the concerts are pretty small and up close, last show I went to of his I actually met him and took a photo with him and my face looks amazing in that photo compared to today... Hopefully I can manage to look hot tomorrow lol. Silly I know but it's stuff like this when I get to go do fun stuff and I look the way I do I just want to cry.
I go in to the derm for my 3 months check up so I am hoping things will change soon. Very soon, like now. I pray that when I fall asleep tonight this is the turn of the page of my acne. This is getting me down so much, I've never felt so bad about myself as I do now. I went from having a huge amount of confidence to this. I'm not myself. Acne acne go away...please
Buddies who will have clear skin Betsy
You guys can call me Katie.
I've been using Neosporin as well. I know it's helping with my cystic pimple because it's healing pretty fast. Some whiteheads have kind of disappeared too. I completely understand how it feels to feel the need to put on makeup to do the most simple thing, like getting gas or going to the grocery store. No one really understands. Last weekend before I went out with my mom & sister my mom asked me how long I'd be and I said "20 minutes" and my sister was like, "What? I can be ready in 10." I don't think they understand how much time goes into trying to conceal my face. I'm right there with you, Betsy. This really is an emotional rollercoaster. I can honestly say I don't want have fun like I did when I had clear skin & that's stupid...I shouldn't let this stop me from being me. I just don't feel myself with acne. I hope you can have fun at the concert though, you deserve that!
I can't wait til next year when we all (hopefully) have clear skin!! I honestly thought that 40 days in I would be seeing better progress. I even looked back at pictures I took of my skin at my 6 week point during my last treatment & it looked better than it does now. I don't understand why my skin is having such a hard time responding to 'tane. & I'm not sure what my dermatologist is going to say. With every pill that I take I hope & pray that I'm one step closer to having clear skin. Month 2 is pretty much halfway over for me. The "magic month" is coming...and I don't even know what to expect anymore. I know my acne isn't "severe", but it's definitely put a huge dent in my confidence and my well-being. I've dealt with acne since the 3rd grade & I'm so beyond done with it!
Hi Katie! I think the neosporin is working well actually.. Dare I say, healing things up. Or maybe god forbid Accutane is starting to work haha. I am at day 60! Holy Shit! Now that I just counted that out, I for sure thought that this medication would be doing much more than it has at this point. I am hoping to turn my log into one of those logs that say "OMG I don't know what happened but this last week everything has cleared up and I am clear, it's a wonder drug". So far this drug is just pissing me off, awesome side effects and no progress. Ugh. What day is your appointment next week? I go in on Monday so I hope to find out some good news like a increased dose. I mean for my weight I should be at 60MG for sure and maybe 80MG. Although I am starting to see no pattern to how derms prescribe this stuff. I see people to are thinner than I am taking 80mg and I see people who are much larger than me taking 20 Mg so who really knows. My dermatologist did say she wanted me at 60 MG for sure. Hopefully that is the dose that works out and I can start seeing improvement!
I think soon we will be able to run out to get gas without putting on makeup. I hope so anyways. I have been using makeup for so long at this point I can't even imagine not wearing it anymore, I think I would feel naked. When I am home I have no makeup on so my skin can breath.. I seriously feel like I am suffocating my face when I put the makeup on. It can't be good haha. Soon I hope to have confidence to face other people without makeup. My acne isn't severe either, its moderate but persistent as a mofo. It's enough to make me feel like crap though. I have been taking picture of my face weekly, besides the last 2 weeks because it looks like shit, I don't need a reminder. Its gotten worse since I started the medication that I can say. Today Accutane please start to work... At this point I think I would sell my soul haha
Your face looks just like mine Kaydon! Fricking accutane hurry up! I have been using neosporin as well the past couple of days to heal the ones I have. It seems to be working... I'm probably just cursed myself and tomorrow I will wake up with a million more. I hope not, I have a concert to attend tomorrow night. My sister got me tickets for my birthday last week. One of my most favorite artists in the whole wide world lol. He's a no name though so the concerts are pretty small and up close, last show I went to of his I actually met him and took a photo with him and my face looks amazing in that photo compared to today... Hopefully I can manage to look hot tomorrow lol. Silly I know but it's stuff like this when I get to go do fun stuff and I look the way I do I just want to cry.
I go in to the derm for my 3 months check up so I am hoping things will change soon. Very soon, like now. I pray that when I fall asleep tonight this is the turn of the page of my acne. This is getting me down so much, I've never felt so bad about myself as I do now. I went from having a huge amount of confidence to this. I'm not myself. Acne acne go away...please
Buddies who will have clear skin Betsy
You guys can call me Katie.
I've been using Neosporin as well. I know it's helping with my cystic pimple because it's healing pretty fast. Some whiteheads have kind of disappeared too. I completely understand how it feels to feel the need to put on makeup to do the most simple thing, like getting gas or going to the grocery store. No one really understands. Last weekend before I went out with my mom & sister my mom asked me how long I'd be and I said "20 minutes" and my sister was like, "What? I can be ready in 10." I don't think they understand how much time goes into trying to conceal my face. I'm right there with you, Betsy. This really is an emotional rollercoaster. I can honestly say I don't want have fun like I did when I had clear skin & that's stupid...I shouldn't let this stop me from being me. I just don't feel myself with acne. I hope you can have fun at the concert though, you deserve that!
I can't wait til next year when we all (hopefully) have clear skin!! I honestly thought that 40 days in I would be seeing better progress. I even looked back at pictures I took of my skin at my 6 week point during my last treatment & it looked better than it does now. I don't understand why my skin is having such a hard time responding to 'tane. & I'm not sure what my dermatologist is going to say. With every pill that I take I hope & pray that I'm one step closer to having clear skin. Month 2 is pretty much halfway over for me. The "magic month" is coming...and I don't even know what to expect anymore. I know my acne isn't "severe", but it's definitely put a huge dent in my confidence and my well-being. I've dealt with acne since the 3rd grade & I'm so beyond done with it!
Hi Katie! I think the neosporin is working well actually.. Dare I say, healing things up. Or maybe god forbid Accutane is starting to work haha. I am at day 60! Holy Shit! Now that I just counted that out, I for sure thought that this medication would be doing much more than it has at this point. I am hoping to turn my log into one of those logs that say "OMG I don't know what happened but this last week everything has cleared up and I am clear, it's a wonder drug". So far this drug is just pissing me off, awesome side effects and no progress. Ugh. What day is your appointment next week? I go in on Monday so I hope to find out some good news like a increased dose. I mean for my weight I should be at 60MG for sure and maybe 80MG. Although I am starting to see no pattern to how derms prescribe this stuff. I see people to are thinner than I am taking 80mg and I see people who are much larger than me taking 20 Mg so who really knows. My dermatologist did say she wanted me at 60 MG for sure. Hopefully that is the dose that works out and I can start seeing improvement!
I think soon we will be able to run out to get gas without putting on makeup. I hope so anyways. I have been using makeup for so long at this point I can't even imagine not wearing it anymore, I think I would feel naked. When I am home I have no makeup on so my skin can breath.. I seriously feel like I am suffocating my face when I put the makeup on. It can't be good haha. Soon I hope to have confidence to face other people without makeup. My acne isn't severe either, its moderate but persistent as a mofo. It's enough to make me feel like crap though. I have been taking picture of my face weekly, besides the last 2 weeks because it looks like shit, I don't need a reminder. Its gotten worse since I started the medication that I can say. Today Accutane please start to work... At this point I think I would sell my soul haha
I have a picture of myself 6 months post-Accutane from last treatment (I didn't even complete the course!) and my skin had not one mark on it. I remember being able to put on a little bit of powder and maybe a few dabs of concealer to leave the house. Gosh, that was amazing!
I have my appointment on Wednesday the 16th. I'm actually kind of hoping she will want to increase my dose to 80mg. I feel like 60mg just isn't cutting it...or it's just taking it's good old time. I really hope that my log takes a turn for the positive and doesn't consist of "WAH I'M BREAKING OUT AGAIN" for the next three months. That would be utterly depressing, hahaha. I really hope we both are clearing up in the next month or two and have positive things to say!
I have a picture of myself 6 months post-Accutane from last treatment (I didn't even complete the course!) and my skin had not one mark on it. I remember being able to put on a little bit of powder and maybe a few dabs of concealer to leave the house. Gosh, that was amazing!
I have my appointment on Wednesday the 16th. I'm actually kind of hoping she will want to increase my dose to 80mg. I feel like 60mg just isn't cutting it...or it's just taking it's good old time. I really hope that my log takes a turn for the positive and doesn't consist of "WAH I'M BREAKING OUT AGAIN" for the next three months. That would be utterly depressing, hahaha. I really hope we both are clearing up in the next month or two and have positive things to say!
I wouldn't mind getting 80 MG either! 60 might be the best move for me though considering that I am on 40 right now. Doubling it might be a little over kill but I am willing to give it a go haha. I think both of us will see a change soon! We have to don't we! Does Accutane not work at all for some people? I mean clearing while on it period. I know sometimes acne comes back for people and what not I mean have you or anyone reading this ever saw a course where clearing didnt happen while on the medication?
I have a picture of myself 6 months post-Accutane from last treatment (I didn't even complete the course!) and my skin had not one mark on it. I remember being able to put on a little bit of powder and maybe a few dabs of concealer to leave the house. Gosh, that was amazing!
I have my appointment on Wednesday the 16th. I'm actually kind of hoping she will want to increase my dose to 80mg. I feel like 60mg just isn't cutting it...or it's just taking it's good old time. I really hope that my log takes a turn for the positive and doesn't consist of "WAH I'M BREAKING OUT AGAIN" for the next three months. That would be utterly depressing, hahaha. I really hope we both are clearing up in the next month or two and have positive things to say!
I wouldn't mind getting 80 MG either! 60 might be the best move for me though considering that I am on 40 right now. Doubling it might be a little over kill but I am willing to give it a go haha. I think both of us will see a change soon! We have to don't we! Does Accutane not work at all for some people? I mean clearing while on it period. I know sometimes acne comes back for people and what not I mean have you or anyone reading this ever saw a course where clearing didnt happen while on the medication?
I think the Neosporin may be working, but I'm not totally sure. Some of the small whiteheads have flaked away, but the bigger ones are looking quite disgusting. My cystic pimple keeps getting smaller, I'm really happy about that! It looked hideous! God, I hope I don't get another one of those suckers.
Oh and this may seem weird...but I need to ask anyone who has been on Accutane. I saw whiteheads underneath my skin weeks prior to them coming to the surface. I think I saw them described as "micro whiteheads". When I first started there were so many & I didn't think much of it. Has anyone else had this happen to them?
Goodmorning you two, I've been catching up on your reading! Well! I finally can contribute to this convo! I woke up to a large pimple on my forehead, two on my jaw, and one on my cheek, about 3 blackheads on each cheek that are weirdly red around them and my pores are looking hugeee! Do either of you have that? it's only on my cheeks, but the pores look bigger than before, is that the crap coming out? flkjsfjljflsjf.
It's okayy! It's weird but I kind of don't mind it just because I know Accutane is definitely in my system, especially with the dryness. The large pores are the most annoying though, they look so weird, I couldn't even see my pores and now they're just.. there. ICK. I want them to shrink! All in good time I guess!
My pores are huge too. Nasty looking aren't they... Katie as far as the micro white heads I don't have those. I do have black heads that are really deep under the skin, when they finally do come to the surface its like they get huge and inflamed. Plus they aren't normal looking black heads that can just be picked out or something. I hate it.
Sorry to hear you having a IB Taylor. It happens to the best of us. Hang in there!
I know what you mean about the blackheads, they're the tiny little bumps that were always under my skin, but I can't just squeeze the little things out, they're weird.. I feel like they're going to take forever. Patience is key.. one was sort of coming out last night so I picked it out and theres a red spot where it is, I didn't realize just how sensitive and fragile our skin is on Accutane. That is why I'm not popping this whitehead in between my eyes. It looks so gross just chilling there but I rather it dry up and scab off then me popping it causes a huge red mark. I have to work in 3 hours and I am in no mood too ;( I normally love going to work, but, I'm so drained from this medicine. I drank 3 cups of coffee and no luck ;( cry*