Hey bro Im 2 weeks in on 40MG going up to 70 next month for 3 months what sides are you getting?

2 hours ago, Trapp said:

Hey bro Im 2 weeks in on 40MG going up to 70 next month for 3 months what sides are you getting?

Dryness everywhere including eyes
Minor joint and muscle pain occasionally
Bloody nose

Nothing too bad tbh, it's all easily bearable.

2 hours ago, jPablo said:

Dryness everywhere including eyes
Minor joint and muscle pain occasionally
Bloody nose

Nothing too bad tbh, it's all easily bearable.

thanks man no brain fog or anything? I feel very spaced out my lips arent even dry however I have dry eyes and I feel slightly depressed/Space out.

18 hours ago, Trapp said:

21 hours ago, jPablo said:

Dryness everywhere including eyes
Minor joint and muscle pain occasionally
Bloody nose

Nothing too bad tbh, it's all easily bearable.

thanks man no brain fog or anything? I feel very spaced out my lips arent even dry however I have dry eyes and I feel slightly depressed/Space out.

Ireplied in your topic, I think it's the dry eyes which make my head wander at work because of staring at a computer screen. When I have my eye drops in everything is fine.

Woke up today with 4 pustules on my chin and 2 deep spots on each side of my face, as well as one on my forehead. Squeezed them all.

So tired of this all, it doesn't end. Every single day I atleast 2-3 pimples, but mostly 5+.

Discouraged.

On 10/04/2018 at 6:37 PM, jPablo said:

Ireplied in your topic, I think it's the dry eyes which make my head wander at work because of staring at a computer screen. When I have my eye drops in everything is fine.

Woke up today with 4 pustules on my chin and 2 deep spots on each side of my face, as well as one on my forehead. Squeezed them all.

So tired of this all, it doesn't end. Every single day I atleast 2-3 pimples, but mostly 5+.

Discouraged.

Hi mate,

Please don't be discouraged.

You still have a long way to go on your course, I didn't see results until right towards the end of my course. I have 11 days left and have no active acne.

Accutane will clear you up, it's just a matter of when.

Dry eyes is a problem I have suffered with too and I have had several styes, the moisture will return. Keep religiously applying the eye drops.

You've done the hard part in signing up and making the decision to take accutane. Keep taking your pills and you will be fine.

Stick with it, keep things simple and don't pick at your skin.

If you've got any questions, please let me know.

1 hour ago, vtr said:

Hi mate,

Please don't be discouraged.

You still have a long way to go on your course, I didn't see results until right towards the end of my course. I have 11 days left and have no active acne.

Accutane will clear you up, it's just a matter of when.

Dry eyes is a problem I have suffered with too and I have had several styes, the moisture will return. Keep religiously applying the eye drops.

You've done the hard part in signing up and making the decision to take accutane. Keep taking your pills and you will be fine.

Stick with it, keep things simple and don't pick at your skin.

If you've got any questions, please let me know.

Thanks! I do look back at my week one photos to compare and I'm glad I've had a good improvement and that the acne is slowing down.

I just hope it stops completely soon.

Dry eyes are annoying but they are manageable.
Picking is still a problem but not as much as before, my forehead is just so sore I need to squeeze to get the pressure out.

Thanks. Join in on my journey!

Hey JPablo...you are closer to the end of the treatment than I am so that is a positve lol. Dont be discouraged, you at least have a soon to be wife and hopefully other family members you can talk to for support! It is great to have a support system to help you through troubled times and when you are feeling down, so push through my friend!

You and Matt from the other log that we msg each other in have been a part of my support so I thank you both for that.

i pray that we all get through this with the much needed results that we are looking for and that they stay permanent WITHOUT any side effects lol!

@vtrdid you experience an initial breakout and what dosage where you on in your treatment and how long was it? Also, what side effects did you experience?

22 hours ago, Ludadubz said:

Hey JPablo...you are closer to the end of the treatment than I am so that is a positve lol. Dont be discouraged, you at least have a soon to be wife and hopefully other family members you can talk to for support! It is great to have a support system to help you through troubled times and when you are feeling down, so push through my friend!

You and Matt from the other log that we msg each other in have been a part of my support so I thank you both for that.

i pray that we all get through this with the much needed results that we are looking for and that they stay permanent WITHOUT any side effects lol!

@vtrdid you experience an initial breakout and what dosage where you on in your treatment and how long was it? Also, what side effects did you experience?

Hi Ludadubz

-So I did experience an initial breakout to an extent, it's difficult to pinpoint just how bad it was because my skin was in a particularly bad place as it was. I don't think there was a massive increase in my acne, but I continued to breakout right until the end of my course.

-Dosage wise I started on 30mg for 1 month, followed by 60mg for 3 and a half months, which took me too a cumulative dose of 120mg/kg which I believe is most effective. I noticed a big difference in side effects between 30mg and 60mg.

-Side effects wise:

Constant dry, sore eyes. I have had several styes over the course of my treatment and I am looking forward to my eyes hopefully returning to normal when I finish in 10 days time.

Hand rashes and dry skin

The classic dry lips, regularly applying aquaphor (every hour) and hydrocortisone

Skin hasn't been too dry

Fatigued all the time, which has been difficult, particularly getting up in the morning

Dry and bloody nose and/or spit

My only regret so far is not taking accutane when I was first offered it three years ago, that could have saved my skin from all the red marks and scars I have lingering now.

I hope this helps and all the best with your treatment.

3 hours ago, jPablo said:

You look to be clearing up really well on your cheeks! You stated in your other posts that you were still breaking out, but from the first photos to now, you definitely see progress bro!

On 17/04/2018 at 1:56 AM, Ludadubz said:

On 16/04/2018 at 10:25 PM, jPablo said:

You look to be clearing up really well on your cheeks! You stated in your other posts that you were still breaking out, but from the first photos to now, you definitely see progress bro!

Unfortunately I've other spots appeared already since Monday, 2 bumps on my forehead, 2 on the top of one cheek and 1 on the other. Great! Nevermind my neck

Honestly same thing is happening to me like I was clearing up and all of sudden it got worst, thankfully I see my derm on friday and hopefully we can up me from 40 mg to 60 mg or whatever she feels is good, but overall lets looking up for you man!

1 hour ago, Lacnez said:

Honestly same thing is happening to me like I was clearing up and all of sudden it got worst, thankfully I see my derm on friday and hopefully we can up me from 40 mg to 60 mg or whatever she feels is good, but overall lets looking up for you man!

I hope it works out for the both of us!

week 7
still breaking out..bla bla bla, acne sucks

10 minutes ago, jPablo said:

week 7
still breaking out..bla bla bla, acne sucks

I hear ya on the acne sucks part!! I woke up with 3 new pimples on my forehead that came out of nowhere and now my neck area seems to be getting hit also! I swear, I wish I would of been born later in life where they actually had a cure for this horrible disease!! 

have you been experiencing dry lips? If you have, what have you been using for that? I am currently using Dr. Dans lip balm, but i seem to have to apply it frequently throughout the day. Was wondering what you use.

53 minutes ago, Ludadubz said:

I hear ya on the acne sucks part!! I woke up with 3 new pimples on my forehead that came out of nowhere and now my neck area seems to be getting hit also! I swear, I wish I would of been born later in life where they actually had a cure for this horrible disease!!

have you been experiencing dry lips? If you have, what have you been using for that? I am currently using Dr. Dans lip balm, but i seem to have to apply it frequently throughout the day. Was wondering what you use.

Just need to keep the eyes on the goal. I look back at week 1 and think I have come pretty far.

Yeah dry and cracked lips, especially on the sides. Blistex relief cream for the sides and O'Keefe's lip repair. Both UK/Irish brands I think, don't know if you have them in US?

Regardless I have to apply about 7 or 8 times a day.

2 hours ago, jPablo said:

Just need to keep the eyes on the goal. I look back at week 1 and think I have come pretty far.

Yeah dry and cracked lips, especially on the sides. Blistex relief cream for the sides and O'Keefe's lip repair. Both UK/Irish brands I think, don't know if you have them in US?

Regardless I have to apply about 7 or 8 times a day.

I will try the blistex, but i dont think we have the o'keefes here in the US. I will gdt some blistex tomorrow to see how it holds.

you definitely look alot better now than you did in week 1. You still might be breaking out, but I notice a difference and you are definitely clearing up.

So nearly 8 full weeks done on Monday and half way through my treatment of 120 days and my forehead is still giving a lot of issues?

Activity on my forehead the past 4 or 5 days has been pretty low with the redness really calming down, then overnight I wake up with 3 or 4 really red and deep spots? I don't get it. I rarely had forehead acne before and now it's the worst part of my face

I really hope activity stops shortly so that the redness has a chance to fade!!

week 8
Still breaking out but thankfully my acne seems to be slowing down so hopefully over another week or so it stops and my face can heal from all the redness!

Excuse these pics, they were taken just after a shave and a shower so the skin looks slightly irritated.

Half way through the treatment, let's hope this crap heals up fast!! 

45 minutes ago, jPablo said:

week 8
Still breaking out but thankfully my acne seems to be slowing down so hopefully over another week or so it stops and my face can heal from all the redness!

Excuse these pics, they were taken just after a shave and a shower so the skin looks slightly irritated.

Half way through the treatment, let's hope this crap heals up fast!! 

wow bro, week 7 to week 8 is a major difference. Seems like yoir week 7 pimples have cleared up nicely. When do you go back to see your derm?

22 hours ago, Ludadubz said:

22 hours ago, jPablo said:

week 8
Still breaking out but thankfully my acne seems to be slowing down so hopefully over another week or so it stops and my face can heal from all the redness!

Excuse these pics, they were taken just after a shave and a shower so the skin looks slightly irritated.

Half way through the treatment, let's hope this crap heals up fast!! 

wow bro, week 7 to week 8 is a major difference. Seems like yoir week 7 pimples have cleared up nicely. When do you go back to see your derm?

Thanks man. I actually don't go back. I've had 2 blood tests and he's happy that my levels are actually haven't moved - and gave me the rest of my tablets

He said I only have to go back if my acne hasn't cleared by the end of my tablets or if I'm getting crazy bad side effects .

1 hour ago, jPablo said:

Thanks man. I actually don't go back. I've had 2 blood tests and he's happy that my levels are actually haven't moved - and gave me the rest of my tablets

He said I only have to go back if my acne hasn't cleared by the end of my tablets or if I'm getting crazy bad side effects .

Wow, you are lucky....i have to see my damn derm EVERY single month and do a blood test every single month. Are you are in a European country?

Also, have you noticed any other side effects?

9 hours ago, Ludadubz said:

Wow, you are lucky....i have to see my damn derm EVERY single month and do a blood test every single month. Are you are in a European country?

Also, have you noticed any other side effects?

Yeah UK. Side effects are the same but I feel a lot more tired

in the space of two days I've had 6 spots breakout - when will it stop? I think it starts to heal then it comes right back.

11 hours ago, jPablo said:

Yeah UK. Side effects are the same but I feel a lot more tired

in the space of two days I've had 6 spots breakout - when will it stop? I think it starts to heal then it comes right back.

Are you stressing out alot or maybe it is something you are eating that is causing the breakouts? I know for me, SUGAR deffinittely makes me break out (even from fruits) and even rice makes me break out also. I am currently eating only salads with different types of leafy greens with chicken, avocado, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc and even though i am getting a spot here and there, it doesnt cause me to break out (as in more than 1 spot). When i eat that other stuff, I will wake up and get cystic acne and abou 4 or 5 new spots on my face and it fuckin sucks.

i dont want to try and make you scared of eating certain things, but just something you could possibly watch out for. Might help with the receiving new spots. I know for me i lost alot of weight eating the way I am now and i dont feel tired after a meal. Lost 60 points withim this past year and still going, but it doesnt seem like you need to lose weight like I do lol.

how long do you have left on your course? 3 more months?

32 minutes ago, Ludadubz said:

Are you stressing out alot or maybe it is something you are eating that is causing the breakouts? I know for me, SUGAR deffinittely makes me break out (even from fruits) and even rice makes me break out also. I am currently eating only salads with different types of leafy greens with chicken, avocado, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc and even though i am getting a spot here and there, it doesnt cause me to break out (as in more than 1 spot). When i eat that other stuff, I will wake up and get cystic acne and abou 4 or 5 new spots on my face and it fuckin sucks.

i dont want to try and make you scared of eating certain things, but just something you could possibly watch out for. Might help with the receiving new spots. I know for me i lost alot of weight eating the way I am now and i dont feel tired after a meal. Lost 60 points withim this past year and still going, but it doesnt seem like you need to lose weight like I do lol.

how long do you have left on your course? 3 more months?

i haven't changed my diet, I was clear when I ate whatever I wanted so I don't see why it would effect me so much.

I've got 2 months left. 4 month course. I hope I will not need anymore after the 4th month. It will hopefully just stop some day soon.