Acne*30

Day 36 is here! Wish I could be more positive with the week I've had, hate being negative but I can't pick up this mood I'm in, I keep having to remind myself that I choose to go on this drug, no one...

I'm in my 5th week of accutane, everyone's experiences are very different in their own ways but personally for me the first 3 weeks were insane! I can't comment on what's going to happen next but I'm...

Day 29 is here, I went to see the derm today to get my second course of accutane, pregnancy test was taken but not my weight. He was happy for me to carry on with the 50mg.   Photo time!! Que...

So do not pop... Got it What happens to the spot if you don't pop though?   I don't want bad scarring so I have to be strong   I never knew you had to moisturise on damp skin! That'll ho...

Unfortunately, it might never end. My acne has gotten worse through time and shows no signs of ever going away. I'm with temperatecent I have suffered since I was 12. I'm 30 now finally realising th...

So I'm going to see my derm on Tuesday to get my 2nd prescription ... I feel like I'm going back there looking worse than I originally did more outbreaks of sore cysts! The left side of my face looks...

We can only advise you from our own experiences, we can't say wether you will outgrow acne. I have suffered from acne some I was 12, should I say acne or teenage spots? It all started with the typica...

I've officially been using accutane for 3 weeks I'm on day 22, strange there's only a couple packs of tablets left and I'll soon be off to see the derm again. Initially the first couple if weeks DRAGG...

Hi BeautifulKnot Thanks for your post how long was you on accutane for? Your completely right my friends and family have never had serve acne before and id always see myself as the spotty friend/si...

Hi majorpacker fan, It's so nice to get replies on here I had no idea what aramis was! I just assumed it was a tablet. How often to you go through with the treatment? Are you in the uk? I've just ...

Thanks for your message trevor12. I thought by taking the photos in the exactly same place would be ok but as they were taken at different times of day I can see what you mean as it's by a window . ...

Thanks dannyboy91, same goes to you too

Ok so I'm gonna work with updates through days as I started my day 1 taking the tablets from the beginning if I went by weeks it wouldn't be correct as today weekly would be day 14 but it's not it's ...

Thanks Majorpackerfan I just want to fast forward 8 months from now and be at the end of the journey. I've read lots of accutane stories and I still can't believe I'll have my own completed story too...

Thanks for replying skaims and dannyboy91! I've been doing lots of research on what to use and what not to use as I'm not using anything!I'm too scared but I'm now at the point I need some relief to ...

Hey everyone! I'm looking for advice, I'm on accutane and nearly in my 2 week!every early days but hopefully I'm not alone when I say I have been ticking a lot of boxes when it comes to the common si...

So it's day 14 my symptoms are dry lips I'm using vasaline aloe Vera. The inside of my nose is red raw! My face is so dry(also feels sun burnt) the active cystic spots I have I so sore to touch and I ...

I can completely sympathise with you! Everyone can give you advice but like you I hate going out in the day, skin completely defines me it rules my life, cystic acne is not related to foods or where y...

It's officially been a week today, here's a week after photo, the acne is sore and dry but the texture of the rest of my skin is smooth... Will post weekly pics to encourage me to carry on! Finding it...

Thanks leelowe1 yeah I've been doing a lot of reading haha tomorrow will be my official first week and wow I wasn't expecting so much in so little time! At least now it is on my system and my journey ...

Hi leelowe1 Yes I'm on accutane at 50mg a day I'm only on day 5 but experiencing typical side effects not sure if that's normal this early on,for example dry lips and my skin has started to peel. On ...

Today is Tuesday, I went to my derm appt where a nurse took my weight and another pregnancy test. Finally saw my doctor he said as I was 52kg he will start me with 25g I wasn't happy with it, it's too...

Today has been a really bad day for me, first time ever I didn't go into work because of my skin, I don't know if it's because I'm more anxious about what is going to happen on Tuesday at my derm appt...

Hi everyone, I'm here as you all are as a acne suffer. I am now 30 years old and have suffered since I was 12. I've been on a list of meds believe me, at the age of around 24 I lost all confidence in ...

Hi everyone, I'm here as you all are as a acne suffer. I am now 30 years old and have suffered since I was 12. I've been on a list of meds believe me, at the age of around 24 I lost all confidence in ...