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I know it's hard (i'm speaking to myself here) but try to stay in a pleasant mood. And if at all possible try to spend some time NOT thinking about your acne. You go to the gym which is good. Keep that up and anything else you can do to make you forget you have acne.. even if only for a few minutes. Your skin doesn't look bad!!
Day 11
Yesterday I ran outside, a short run, only outside for about 25 min and my shoulders burned. I wear a hat so I wasn't really worried about my face but I didn't think of my shoulders. Does anyone recommend a sunscreen?
I'm doing okay right now, the spots that cropped up on day nine went down really fast. I have some cysts in odd places for me, like on my forehead but all in all not too bad. I'm going to have bad red marks though from all of the ones on my chin. I got like four or five spots right in a cluster... Lovely 
I've noticed that my pimples are getting a bit crusty/flaky.. I'm thinking of putting a dab of aquaphor on the real dried up ones because I would rather not have crusty spots on my face lol.
So far, here are the products I'm currently using:
Am and pm- wash with dans cleanser (take off makeup with jajoba oil in pm)
Moisturize with boots expert sensitive hydrating serum
Moisturize with CeraVe moisturizing lotion
I thought I would like the serum more but I would never repurchase it. I'm currently on the market for a good moisturizer and sunscreen. I think I'll try the CeraVe cream next... Is it a lot richer than the lotion?
Hope everyone is well <3
So either I am a day ahead of my count or you're a day behind because I thought I was day 11 and you started before me. Hmmmm we're already losing count. I guess that is a good thing 
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I use the cervae AM lotion and I like it. I use the very thick moisturizing lotion on my face at night but I try to use just a tiny amount and that seems to be working okay.
I'm glad things have been pretty good for you so far. I'm aslo going through a little IB at the moment and I'm kinda bummed because I thought I was going to be one of the lucky ones!!
Bahaha good catch faded... Yesterday was day 12 I'm pretty sure I'm going to lose count a lot.
The IB will be done before we know it I'm sure. At least your anxiety and those type of side effects are gone and your able to continue, I'm happy for you! I'm just hoping when I get bumped up next month I don't break out again. When are you going for your next drs apt and bloodwork?
Day 13!
I'm glad I'm doing this while my husband is deployed because I look like shit. I'm starting to get flaky on my chin although I don't seem dry anywhere else. Nothing else is new I guess. I have a spot about the size of a half dollar on my chin what has so many bumps when I touch it it makes me sad 
but I'm still in good spirits and I'm excited to keep on
I'm using aquaphor and dr dans cortibalm on my lips. I love love love the aquaphor but dr dans tastes so bad! Yuck.. I don't know why so many people like it.
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Day 14
A lot of my old acne has almost healed and a new crop is forming. *sigh* all to be expected though. I'm also experiencing back pain today but I'm not sure if its from exercising or from accutane. It was hard picking my baby up and putting him in his crib today which sucks.. Hopefully it's gone by tomorrow. No real dryness or chapped lips. I feel like I should be on a higher dose. I'm going to make my appointment tomorrow for my bloodwork. It's super easy to get into my drs so I'm grateful for that!
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Day 16
I woke up with dry rings around my pimples on my chin.. I know I probably shouldn't but in the shower I lightly rubbed a washcloth over my face to get rid of some flakes. After that and moisturizing well it was fine. I went shopping with a friend last night and I could feel the tingling and pressure feeling that means I have a massive whitehead. It was on my chin and I was already out so there was no chance of popping it so I was just very uncomfortable. They come up so quickly now and grow really fast. My friend is gorgeous with flawless skin so it was embarrassing.
My back pain is still here.. Right in the lower back. And my lips are very dry in the mornings now.
I have a bunch of new spots. Some cysts and some will come to a head quickly I'm sure. I'm having problems with picking and I know it's bad but it's hard not to do... It's like peeling a sunburn ya know??
Hope everyone is doing well!
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Day 18
Still the same. A little back pain, a little bit of dry lips, a little bit of dryness on my chin, and a little bit of flaking on my nose. Not bad at all. My spots have gone down quite a bit but there are some new ones forming. I keep peeling some skin over the same two healed pimples on my chin and I'm making the red mark really bad. I really need to stop but I pick it and then realize what I did after its done. It's subconscious or something. I switched from CeraVe lotion to CeraVe cream tonight and I liked the consistancy more. That's all for now.
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Hello!! See that you are doing well =) don't pick at your skin it leaves a red mark for agesssssss!
My skin is kinda dry right now and im doing everything i can to keep it moist! I'm starting to get a few nosebleeds too and was wondering are you getting any of that?
Just moisturize whenever you can and it really helps with the dryness!!!
Day 22
I got my new pills, 40mg a day. I have eight more pills left of my 20mg before I start the higher dose. My doc said I could go up to 40 mg twice a day next month. Ipledge was down so I had to male multiple trips to the pharmacy and it was pretty annoying..
Im just barely dry at this point. A bit of flaking on my nose and my lips are kinda dry but it's not bad at all. I have some deep cysts on my cheek and the one that I had on my lip at the beginning has reinflated. And I have a couple other randoms other places. It doesn't look good but it also isn't unbearable. I hope it's calmed down some by Saturday because I'm going out.
I haven't been sleeping well but I figure its becaus of stress. My back is still sore when I bend over too. I hope this doesn't get worse with my higher dose next week.
Well that's all to report I suppose!
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Day 25
I started taking my 40mg tonight, I'm going to alternate with the remaining 20mg until they are gone. I just noticed today that me hair isn't getting as greasy so that's a huge plus!!! I'm excited for the 40mg... I'm not too dry now but I'm expecting it to get pretty bad this month. I only have one active spot on my whole chin. One new one on my left cheek, one on my lip, one on my forehead and one on my hairline. Not bad! But the red marks left over are dark and I just look all red and a little lackluster from being a bit dry.
I drank a few last night at a show and I didn't get drunk faster or feel hungover this morning so yay for me
My blackheads on my nose are coming out nicely, with a little help from me. I need to keep my hands off!! But it's so satisfying . Gross, but satisfying.
My back pain is worse than ever and I think I strained my Achilles' tendon so no running for me for a while, just the bike.
Hope everyone is doing well!
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Hey fair beauty your almost at the one month mark.. your getting there. I barely finish week one and my face is peeling, flaky, itchy, red and it seems to burn when i try to pop a pimple not fun.. ohh and i'm braking out so i have an idea of what hell might be like hahah jk but yea man i hate it.. Accutane sucks as of now. Hope it gets better.. good luck
Hey fair beauty your almost at the one month mark.. your getting there. I barely finish week one and my face is peeling, flaky, itchy, red and it seems to burn when i try to pop a pimple not fun.. ohh and i'm braking out so i have an idea of what hell might be like hahah jk but yea man i hate it.. Accutane sucks as of now. Hope it gets better.. good luck
Yup almost one month down it'll be okay!! Just stay moisturized! Hate it too but it's better than acne. Good luck to you too!!
Just wanted to drop in to give you a little moral support...best of luck! The first month can be especially tough, so it's nice to get past that milestone. Hang tough and I hope your skin continues to improve.
Thanks so much I love the support around here!!
Day 27
I looked like hell today. Yeah I still have some zits and red marks but this is nothing new to me and I can cover it up okay with my mineral makeup usually. But i looked so dry and didn't have any life to my skin and my makeup went on sooo bad. I just took my second 40mg pill tonight too, hopefully this dead look doesn't continue. I added about six drops of jojoba oil to by CeraVe cream tonight and it looked a lot more normal. I'll experiment with the jojoba oil before my makeup tomorrow and see what happens, although it couldn't be much worse then today.
Im thinking of switching to liquid foundation because the swirling of my mineral makeup brush is accentuating the dryness, which is creeping up my cheeks instead of being isolated on my chin.
I got a cyst on my chin that over the course of the day has grown a twin right on it. Two cysts that are right next to each other and are throbbing! Hopefully they will go as fast as thy came. I have three on that cheek and side of my chin. I think I'll post more pictures tomorrow. I wish I would have done it during my IB.
Night!
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Not too much of a makeup expert, but you should most definitley be aware that the "dead" look will be present until around 3 months. That's how it was for me, anyways. No matter how much I moisturized my skin would still flake off. It's a good thing, though it might be hard to deal with right now. I got unusual cysts as well, btw. I never really got them as bad as I did on accutane. You're on day 27 now, by day 70-90 you should be for the most part completley clear. Stay strong, good luck. Cheers.
Hey in glad to see another new mom on here! I was worried about how the side effects would work with all the energy spent on my little one. Congratulations btw good luck and I hope we both get clear! I hate never wanting to be in pics with her so I'm hopin this stuff works!
Hey in glad to see another new mom on here! I was worried about how the side effects would work with all the energy spent on my little one. Congratulations btw
When I was pregnant my skin was really nice so I'm pretty sure it's all hormonal. I know how you feel about the pics it's so sad. I do get really tired but I usually take my boys afternoon nap with him and that helps. How old is your baby?
Wow so I guess today is day 30, if I'm still counting right.
One month down.. Really not much clearer than before but I know it takes time. I'm just ready to get this next month done and hopefully ill see some more changes. Nothing new to report except I'm glad to be done with this month!!
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After washing and moisturizing with jojoba oil added. I have a couple on my cheek also that you can't see here. I'm so sick of lip zits.
Mine will be 3 months when I start- I experienced some really stressful weeks leading up to the birth and then my face just exploded with really deep cysts and nodules Im such a monster it really took its toll. I'm SO freaked out about the IB. Hopefully you see some improvement soon! Looking forward to us being the MILFs we deserve to be : P
Day 33
I'm thinking some of the breakouts on my lips is caused by chapsticks. I've always been addicted and I've always randomly gotten them. There's nothing I can do about this though obviously since I'm dry as a bone now.
I know my acne is hormonal and I'm thinking about going on birth control. I'm abstinent right now while my husband is deployed which is how I'm not on BC right now. I'm going to have to go back on it sooner or later and I'm worried about the breakout that will more than likely come when I start. I'm thinking of ortho to cyclen since its one of the only FDA approved bcs for treating acne. I was on yaz for years and I didn't see an improvement on my face but hey it's worth a shot for maintenance for after accutane anyways.
My breakout on my chin is a little less inflamed today. My pores on my cheeks by my nose are so huge but when I wear makeup, the parts of my face without pimples actually looks quite lovely. Really smooth. Without makeup though its red and gross. Oh well, I'm probably my own worst critic
Night <3