LOL- your new pic!!

LOL- your new pic!!

LOL

I think that sums it up!

I had a full blown WHITE HEAD on my nose yesterday which was beside a black head. Does anyone think Absorica is less effective than older versions of Accutane?

Sorry Marilyn

I used the same brand the entire ride

My hunch is that (if u kept the same dose) its the wild crazy ride of tane

everytime i thought i was done with spots one would pop up

sending you clear vibes

Kim

I'm on the real shit (Accutane) and I don't think it works better! I've been off for a week and I have a 4th new one today, but in another part of my chin.... The breakout I had when I stopped was quite horrible. 3 inflamed white head lined up... And I was with 10 of my friends in a cabin for the weekend (little climbing trip) and I had to hide for some time in the morning because I had to get rid of one of the white head (the kind that you know will explode sooner or later and I didn't want it to explode while I was climbing). Sigh.. I'd say the new one is not so bad and I don't care about it, but I have already lost all hope. I'm ready to consider going on a second round next Fall... If things get better, I'll be happy, if not, I won't be so disappointed. I can't deal with disappointment anymore. Back to reality.

Mary I feel you..Im in the same boat

sorry .....sorry, this wasnt the finale...the grand posts declaring out picture perfect skin I was expecting!

wth?

Derp get your ass bac here and update!

Please say you didnt break out after tane and are spot free...this is too freaky!!

Mary..are u going to start topicals soon? my derm said 3-4 weeks

Plan to start BP..I know its crap for the skin but ony thing that helped me

maybe low dose BP topical would help with these small whiteheads

My skin looked the best in jan i think..since than its crap

My lips are still on fire

skin is red and dehydrated...

obv still in my system

kim

I put some BP on the breakout but I think it made it worst. The acne became really angry. I had not seen since the first month of Tane. So I decided to wait a bit before using it. I'll get some 2.5%, I used 5% maybe it was too strong for me now.

Sorry BP didnt work

My dr aso told me not to use BP but I couldnt help myself

When used b little blip seems to go away by the end of the same day but got more next day

so holding off now

Kim

Please tell me that everyone has gone silent bc they're acne free??

LOL

Hey Marilyn

How are you?

I guess most are tane free

Mary, Derp and I....

Im 9 days off tane

Report my lips are slowly heaiing though they HURT and corners cracked but peeling less.....think they are deflating

I actually think they were little red swollen or just looked bigger

bummer..LOL

SKIN is red dry and dehydrated

Using a lite lotion .....good news (and f it..im going to say it out loud) no new spots in 2-3 days?O

ooooooo

BUT skin is severely dry

afraid if i look for a richer product the spots will start again

After the issue with my nose I have been leaving it bare..no products just a little cream the Derm gave me for dermatitis

tiny dot

Im still exhausted

Body still hurts

I still have a hard time getting up from a sittin position and till feel like an elderly person

takes extra effort to walk completely straight up....

so thats my update!

hope everyne else is doing well!

kim

That's great Kim!

I'm supposed to be taking 60mg a day for another month but I've only been taking 30 and my skin has been clear ever since I went back down to a lower dose. I'm afraid to go up to 60. The symptoms are just too dreadful. May just finish my 30 through July. But is that really even necessary?? Ugh...

I'm not acne free! I'm starting to feel so sorry for myself and lose all hope. My lips are back to the way they were before Tane and my hair is also getting back to how it was, I washed them Monday night and they are greasy today (I used to wash them once per week on Tane). I think my face is slowing going back to the way it was Pre-tane, at least the chin. It's still breaking out. What is wrong with me?

Chin acne is usually hormonal. Have you tried that Spirolac-whatever it is?? Seems like it's confined to only that area so it may help!

i havent had anything new in a while but my face is still a DISASTER..

Scratch that think 2-3 small red bump

Fudgggeeeeeee

My derm knew acne was hormonal

Duh

Heard mixed opinions as far as tane being effective for hormonal acne

Isn't large portion of acne hormonal?

Sorry Mary

Try bp maybe once day or every other day?

I know u said it seemed to agrravate things rather than help, but maybe if u back off a little bit?

Sigh

this is not what I thought post tane skin would look like

bumpy red dehydrated skin and new ones added to the mix

Good news derp

I know sucks but hopefully soon topical a help scars etc

Hang in there

I think I have a mix of acne if such a thing is possible. I think Accutane cleared the parts of my face that are clearly not related to hormones: forehead (which was the first to clear) and cheeks (who cleared up later but have remained acne free since then). It seems that my chin is not responding very well to it even if the breakout seemed to happen seldomer. I was on ''my week'' this week so maybe that's why I had this breakout. I took Yasmin 2 years ago and my face was pretty clear but I still had pimples from time to time, so I would say it's not only related to hormones. I don't know, I have not seen a proper derm except in 2010 who told me that Accutane was the only solution for me.

I don't know about Spiro, I don't like the idea of taking pills that mess with my hormones forever. And the problem with that is that when you stop, you are really pissed off with the acne coming back in full force.

I will stick with a good routine and BP for the moment and I will see and keep you updated.

Mary

so your only problem area right now is chin?

I would agree to continue with a gentle 2.5% BP

a THIN super light layer 1-2x a day

Hoping that helps!

I dont like the thought of spiro other which is why I took tane (wasnt offered to me..but i could have pushed or sought out other Dr)

Im hping as my skin can tolerate more topicals.....bp and retin-a it will prevent the stubborn ones!

GL

Kim

Yes my chin is the only problem area. I do have strange bumps on my cheeks but I don't think it's acne, probably irritation! My skin is quite flat when I touch it.

CRUD

feels like we were so close

my skin has calmed down but its still crappy looking and my nose and bridge of my nose is the worst

texture super bumpy

spots arent getting better or worse

tried a littble bp

thinking it was dermatitis tried the cream the derm gave me an dthey stopped bu the ones that were there didnt get any better

(sigh)

Im still scared ..only been a little over a week

kim

Kim, sounds like we have the same issues. I wake up every day with a new little one on my nose. Usually around the nostril. Why do you think it's dermatitis? My other new symptom is extremely dry eyes that are crusty - So gross. I have a bit of a sinus infection so maybe that's it.

Marilyn: Aww sorry for your eyes, do you wear lenses?

My eyes feel more dry now since stopping

still using drops and ointment at night

Yesterday we were at a ballgame and everything was fuzzy....dry eyes and contact equals bluurrrrrrr

IDK..assuming mine were dermatitis?

TINY pinhead RED dots..very small some looked like they had a whitehead

used coldrum form derm...seemed to zap those (fingers crossed)

For te longest time on tane i ws getting weird litttle red bumps on nose and around eyes

so many weird things on and after tane

the blumps I have on the side of mo nose I cant even explain

tried both bp and coldrum..they dont want to budge

ugh

just getting ready to go to bbq and am frustrated at my skin/face!

I was mortified to go places before because of the large breakouts but now i feel my skn/skin texture is so weird and crappy

Its still a little red and blotchy and side nose (towards cheek) and my cheek looks bumpy and almost cracked?

Do weird and it looks crappy and the more makeup I add the more odd it looks

they arent like breakouts or even small pimples just flat barely raised wide bumps?

idk!

annoyed and curious what dr rec in june

kim

HOLLLLLYYYYY CRAPPPPP

Pls tell me this is NOT true!

Ok so I remember 2 weeks ago I met friends and had some drinks Friday night..sat skin looked little angry with some new spots and Sunday it got worse

Everything has settled down

dont love my skin but the new spots stopped

My face is still dry red and a little bumpy angry

soooooo last night go to a bbq and have a few mixed drinks

ok and maybe 1-2 shots

today my skin is extra red and blocthy with a few angry spots

hahahahahahah

pls do not tell me because of tane i cant drink anymore!!!!!!!

Im praying desnt get worse tomorrow like last time

That's weird! I had a pint last Friday and 2 beers Saturday and it didn't cause any acne, but I think everyone is different anyway. I just don't see how it can be related? I'll pray for you too! How long have you been off? As for me, after being off for a couple of days I had a bad breakout, with angry inflamed spots. Now (my last pill was 2 weeks ago) it seems to be quieter. Is it possible that our skin reacts when we get off?