Hey!

So I'm due to be starting roaccutane within the next month. I've tried so many acne medications & creams over the past 5-6 years or so, and finally I'm taking the leap to get roaccutane. As an 18 y/o girl, who has friends with perfect skin, it definitely makes you feel even more self conscious. I suffer with cystic acne that is mainly concentrated on my forehead and chin, and also my back, which as you know, is painful af.

I was supposed to be moving onto roaccutane around the start of May this year but we had rare, hot, sunny weather in England and that completely cleared my acne. My dermatology said to wait because my skin looked great, then if it flared up, come back. But i went on holiday to Greece where the weather was 40°+ every day, which boosted my skin even more & it was great! But inevitably, after coming home, the spots soon returned.

I'm kinda excited to start the course; the thought of clear skin which I haven't had for the entirety of my teen years, as well as the thought of not taking 30 minutes to do my make up  try some conceal the spots makes me emotional lol. However, I have a next level phobia of blood tests. Obviously you need the blood test to start, then every month to monitor your health but every time I've had a blood test I go really light headed, sweat, feel like I'm going to vom then pretty much pass out. Last time I had some crazy anxiety attack and struggled to get my breathing right. 

Does anyone have any solutions of how they overcome the blood test? I know it sounds stupid but that's the only thing I'm fearing about starting!

Thanks