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Hey everyone.
So I've been on Accutane now since January 21st, 60mg/day. Up until pretty recently I've had the usual side effects, which started only days into treatment. I had dry lips and a dry face with minor muscle and bone pain (on and off). It was manageable. Now, the dry lips are extremely bad, which I know is also expected but oh man does it hurt. It feels like my lips are burning off my face. They're peeling and cracking and bleeding like crazy and are so swollen. This BAD dryness started about 1.5-2 weeks ago and is getting worse by the day. One corner of my lips is just a painful and ugly scab that extends pretty far onto my face.
In addition to this, and this is where the strange possible side effects come in, I have broken out in what looks to be a rash all over my arms and the back of my neck. I thought it was heat rash since i went on vacation, but I've been back for 4 days and it's gotten worse. When I scratch it, my scratch marks are bright red and don't fade. It looks terrible.
Finally, I am developing a stye in my eye which I've never had before. My lower right eyelid is swollen in the corner and hurts a lot to even blink. Has anyone else gotten styes from Accutane? How do I treat/prevent them?
I'm just nervous because all of these strange things popped up all at once and my lips got so much worse then too.
Please let me know what you all think and share any experiences/tips. Thanks 
I think having an itchy rash is pretty common. If it doesn't go away then you could look for a cream or lotion designed for eczema sufferers which might help, or some people can get prescription creams from their doctor. Did you accidentally catch the sun while on vacation?
Don't know anything about getting a stye on accutane, sorry!
Several people have recommended Dr Dan's cortibalm as the only thing that has really helped their lips.
Good luck! Hope you're feeling less under attack soon
Hey thank you!
This morning out of no where my right eye has swollen. I don't have a stye as far as I can see but as this isn't something I was previously warned about on side effects I'm a bit concerned. Grateful to you for posting about this as perhaps it's not a big deal. I'm going to see how I am in a few hours. Has your swelling eased?
