BreakItOutNow

lifeinfaith: Sounds EXACTLY like my experience around Day 8 or Day 9. That spot where I had a battle with clogged pores is still a little discolored and it has been a month (not to scare you. It certa...

Day 43 (start of week 7): Starting week 7, and I know this week is going to go quickly since I'm busy with work, plus I'm traveling home for the 4th of July to spend it with some family. Very excited....

Hey lifeinfaith, Hope your course is off to a good (or at least manageable) start! Keep us posted!

Day 40: Hey guys, So at the risk of jinxing everything and ruining all my progress, I have to say it for the sake of honesty: my face looks really good. I've gone maybe three days without an active o...

Hey lifeinfaith: I thought the same thing about the cumulative dose (I feel like such a braniac on this drug. I was correcting the pharmacist the other day about iPledge when they told me I had to an...

Day 36 (starting week 6!) Hey everyone! Five weeks down, which makes me 25 percent of the way done with the course! (Well, if my doctor has her way I'll be on it for like 7 months since they have this...

lifeinfaith: For my initial reaction, I would say my skin almost immediately was less oily (I'm talking like, second day I noticed I didn't really have a shine). Within the first week, I noticed some ...

Day 31 (first dermatologist check-in): Hey everyone! I know it has been awhile since I last updated (I'm making a point to do this less often. It really just contributes to the obsession I have surro...

Day 20: Hello readers (if any are out there)! So, today marks 20 days since the Accutane journey began. Part of me feels like the time flew by, and another part of me feels like it is taking it's swe...

Day 17:   Hello everyone! So I have no idea what my skin is doing. Red marks seem to be healing and everything is drying out. It looks and feels ridiculously smooth, but I basically don't trust ...

Hey lifeinfaith, thanks for the suggestion. I can say that if this IS the IB, it's not awful. It's just a few more than usual and things are leaving marks REALLY easily. I'm certainly not in a "my ski...

Hi Sarah,   Good luck on your journey! I know how scary it can seem starting out, but just take everything in stride and realize that, while it may be hell in the mean time (or it may very well ...

Day 13:   Hey everyone, just thought I would update since it has been awhile. I think I am in the IB right now. I can objectively say it isn't THE WORST, but I was pretty down about it last nigh...

Day 8:   The battle scars from the epic clogged pore purge of 2014 on my left cheek are pretty bad. I wound up picking off the dead skin (I know, I shouldn't pick but I already messed this one u...

Day 7:   Hey everyone. So I'm not sure if I'm experiencing an IB or what, but I've been waking up each morning with little whiteheads here and there. Possibly just part of the purging process? I...

Day 6:   Hey everyone, thought I would update you on the progress so far. Not a lot new to report. Skin feels a little drier. Still breaking out but nothing really out of the usual. Things do se...

lifeinfaith: Thanks for the encouuragement! While I know my derm knows what she's doing (she's part of a very established practice in town) she also doesn't seem to want to take time to discuss anythi...

lifeinfaith: That completely sucks! I really don't envy the women trying to get Accutane. I can't begin to understand how ridiculous the whole process must feel and how inconvenient it all must seem. ...

Hey tyrionlannister, thanks for sharing your experience. I go back and forth between being terrified of the IB and confident that I can take it on. I have to lead meetings for work this Sunday and nex...

Hey lifeinfaith, thanks for commenting! Good luck on your course! I'm actually feeling excited about this. I know it could be a bumpy road, but I think I've got a good support network ready to go (I'v...

Day 2:   Hey everyone. So, I don't think I'm crazy, but I think I'm seeing effects already. Very minor, but noticeable.   Face condition: I've sort of been in a small but manageable break...

Hey everyone, I'm a 21 year old male and I get acne. I don't get BAD acne. If I had to put a label on it, I would say "mild to moderate" acne. At any given point, I usually have maybe 4-8 actives on...