Haha I wanted to do something a little different and to help me keep track of my skin post Accutane. I just finished a 5 month course, 40mg the first month and 80 the remaining four. Side effects wise my lips are soo dry, always flaking and peeling. My skin has also been very dry and flaky all over with an attractive red tint. Dry eyes of course.
I was so excited to get this medication finally and the last 5 months its been like a security blanket, and now I'm so worried about relapsing:/ my skin slowwwwly got better and even now it still feels a bit "active". I'm supposed to start a retinol maintenance thing within a week or so. I think I'll continue the BCP also.
I look my last pill at lunch today!
Yeah first course! That's good to hear! Yeah it wasn't too bad, I could do it again if I had too but man if I had to do those monthly appointments and bloodwork again I (and my insurance) would go crazy.
I wonder if I should start the retinol now or wait a week? My derm said whenever...
Omg, I thought we were going to get Memento'd.
I think at least 60 percent of accutane users won't relapse...you are one of the lucky ones that only had to deal with a little dryness, maybe you'll get lucky again.
Yeah I figured I'm going to let the dryness go down a bit and then start, but funny thing is I woke up this morning and my usual flaky skin around my mouth was much better and my lips are soo much less flaky. Can it start healing this quickly?
I filled an rx for Clindalotion yesterday to start with my Atralin, and then Retin A at my "month after" appointment. I hope by then my skin will get a little moisture back to fill in these little scars.
I might start the Atralin tonight. It's a .05% with hylauronic acid...
Here are my before and after pics...the first pic is when it first started and the second was right before I started Accutane...
Monday will be a week off. My skin is much less dry around my mouth and my lips aren't flaky anymore. I think Monday ill start the topicals, I figure give it at least a week..
I woke up today with a very small spot. It's not terrible but I hate how my skin is still acting up a little:/ I also had really dry eyes during treatment and today one of them is really red so I'm still getting all the bad side effects. Did anyone else get pink eye like symptoms??
Monday will be a week off. My skin is much less dry around my mouth and my lips aren't flaky anymore. I think Monday ill start the topicals, I figure give it at least a week..
I woke up today with a very small spot. It's not terrible but I hate how my skin is still acting up a little:/ I also had really dry eyes during treatment and today one of them is really red so I'm still getting all the bad side effects. Did anyone else get pink eye like symptoms??
Great results from Accutane!
Hopefully your eye isn't infected. If it becomes swollen, painful, and/or crusty then it could be infected and I'd see a doctor
Good luck
Well, I'm breaking out again. Not as bad as before but today I have a big under the skin bump and another small pimple directly on the other side. I don't think my course was long enough:/ I have a follow up appointment at the end if the month and I just don't know what they could possibly do.
I did start using the retin a for maintenance a few days ago and had a huge coffee with mostly milk earlier in the day so maybe that's it? I just don't know...