bodyandsoul

Woo hoo for no actives on the face , and boo hoo for the zit on the back. Back zits can really hurt! A month without a new active is amazing though! I have been clear for a whole week now haha. It is ...

Hiya, I'm so happy I found your blog! I'm in the same boat as you - I'm a female and in my 30's and have tried all medical as well as natural remedies and nothing has worked and I've been fighting my...

Makeup update....   I bought Jane Iredale's dream tint/tinted moisturizer. The color was nice and it seemed to have sheer buildable coverage when the lady was putting it on me. Now that I've be...

Day 131 I think today is day 131? Not completely sure, haha. I'm getting up there in days now. Things are turning around. The under the skin bumps that turned into zits are pretty much gone. The one o...

I have been mixing it with the shea butter moisture masque that I got. I don't know how much...I just keep slathering it on until I've covered my hair. A few tablespoons I imagine. It helps to warm...

Yay! Congratulations on the dosage increase! I got bumped to 60 my 3rd month and I broke out all over again. It really sucked BUT healing started at 60 and I have had good results since then! Side eff...

Day 31 First day of Month 2!   Two days ago I went for my monthly dermatologist appointment. My bloodwork was good with the exception of my cholesterol being slightly elevated. Nothing to be con...

All was well yesterday at the Derm! Bloodwork was normal with the exception of my cholesterol being a bit raised. I'm bumping up to 60mg starting tomorrow.   Now I'm sitting at the salon. My mom...

Sitting here waiting for my Derm appt! Fingers crossed that my bloodwork is good!   I feel good today! I woke up to my skin not flakey at all and my actives are healing. I think I combated the fl...

Overall I think almost everyone gets fatigued on this medicine. I'm going into my 3rd month soon and I'm still struggling with fatigue, but I'm telling you it did get slightly better after the first m...

DAY 30 I have a nodule right in the centre of my hairline that luckily my fringe can cover, but it's a very unfortunate spot The other two are still going strong, so I'm trying to tackle them as best...

Kaydon, BOOO for lip zits! I'm so sorry! So painful. I hope it is as bad as it's going to get and that now it will start healing! I hear you on the fatigue too...I slept for 2 hrs in the middle of...

Hi body and soul! Glad to hear your skin os not really inflamed that's DEF a good sign that your skin is healing! I'm sureyou look beautiful with the light coverage makeup but I totally get what u mea...

Well tonight I have not one, not two, but Three big ol' breakouts on my chin...two are the painful red lumps and one is an ugly whitehead. Not to mention the breakouts on my left cheek. Last week it w...

Yeaaahhh...I think I had a little minor freak out over there on Betsy's log! haha. I'm over it now. Gotta trust my dermatologist and stay positive that I will heal and that I will not relapse or ha...

Thanks! The scalp itching has gotten better and I have noticed other side effects that start out terrible and then die down as the days go on. I bet I'll experience the same thing when I bump up to ...

Wow can't believe you're already done with your first month! Fantastical. I agree about the alcohol being easy to give up, but not caffeine. However, I will say, that one day a month ago, I didn't dri...

Day 26 Week 4   Yesterday I had my blood drawn done and I'll go to the dermatologist on Friday morning. Fingers crossed that my bloodwork will be good and that I'll be able to continue on my derm...

Hi Becca I hope you are doing well today! I wanted to be sure to follow your advice and stock up on vitamin E and fish oil so I checked out your dosage and I plan on following your recommendations. (...

Hey Kaydon! Wow day 125!? You're about a month ahead of me. I think it's insane how we're all in the triple digits. It feels like yesterday I just picked up my first prescription. I'm sooo glad you're...

SO sorry about your chin! I hope they start healing quickly! Glad to hear your back is doing better...that's awesome!   Day 25 here - we're almost through month 1!!

Day 125? I’ve been out of pills for two days now. I fill my prescription for month five today. I’m counting today as day 125 because technically the medication is s...

Hi Kyle! Hang in there with the IB. Try to keep focused on how great your skin is going to look! In the grand scheme of things, this IB is a really short period of time! I actually want to vouch fo...

How are you doing today Becca?? I took my first 40mg pill this morning for my bump to 80mg a day instead of 40mg a day - totally freaked me out but I'm trying to shake any negative thoughts right ou...

Hi Becca! Thanks for your help to me on Katie's log (kaydon). I responded but my reply posted weird so hopefully you'll be able to see what I said to you. You (and the other girls that do it too) a...