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Thanks guys but unfortunately I spoke too soon...woke up this morning with a zit on my cheek. =( Had my appointment today and it went well. I am bumped to 80mg for this month and probably for the r...

Pill 27 - lips are super super dry and peely again - my mood is much better - red marks are looking lighter than usual. It's almost like I'm wearing a very light layer of foundation. - loving the...

Pill 25 I've been feeling very sad today and all of yesterday. The cause of it isn't my skin though because it's starting to look good. I'm just overwhelmed by grad school applications, thoughts of ...

Forgot to mention I had a check up appointment with the dentist who said I healed faster than he thought. Usually people heal 50% by the first week and 80% by the second but I was already at 70%. Very...

Pill 23 Had another long day and my face is not shiny at all! Completely matte even though I used sunscreen. I wish I can keep this dry skin forever. I'm starting to notice the improvement in my ...

Pill 21 Progress is so slow...it feels like nothing is happening. My cysts are not healing any faster than before and I am definitely still getting them. I've stopped getting cysts on my scalp thoug...

Hey it has to get worse before it gets better. Accutane is a slow and frustrating drug. Keep at it! You're so close to month three which is apparently the magic month where everything goes uphill.

Pill 20 - face and lips are less dry - not wearing moisturizer anymore, just aquaphor at night - small rash on my arm about the size of a quarter - trying to get more fiber into my diet - holy b...

Pill 19 - got a new cyst on my cheek - got several painful cysts on my jawline right under my earlobe - my pus filled zit on my eyelid has not popped yet, still hurts - face not that dry tonigh...

Pill 18 Reporting from the battlefield... - my gum is heeling up nicely after having my wisdom tooth removed - all the scabs from the cysts have fallen off - accutane is making me constipated ...

Thanks, TunaSalad06. I'm sorry Accutane wasn't your miracle drug but it seems like your current regime is working. What I wouldn't do to just have 1-2 pimples a week. Pill 16 My body is sore becaus...

Pill 13 Just came back from the dentist's office after getting my wisdom tooth pulled out. I had laughing gas along with local anesthesia and now I'm loading up on Vicodin. Can you tell I really don't...

Pill 12 Holy crap my face is dry, as are my lips. I contacted my derm about getting some more cortisone shots but she was adamant I should not by doing anything else to my face besides Accutane. "M...

Pill 11 Oh poopsicles my face is in a lot of pain. I got two painful cysts growing underneath the hair on my eyebrows(wtf?) and it hurts to make any facial expressions. Also got one on my left eyelid ...

Pill 10 Right now I feel like a freak. Yesterday I got a huge cyst developing underneath my lip and today it's swollen up my lips to make it look like I got punched in the mouth. Not to mention it's a...

Jesoli, sweet! Hope yours is going well. Today I am on Pill 9. Technically, today is day 10 for me but since I don't take my pill until night time I still count it as pill 9. Yesterday I had to s...

Thanks everyone for the support! Today I'm on Pill 6 and I still haven't noticed any changes. My acne is still there and the cysts are still painful and unsightly. I think I probably won't notice an...

Pill 5 A bit of a headache today but it might be caused by the painful cyst on my temple. Thought it was going away but it just got bigger and more painful this morning. I think the birth control is h...

Pill 4 I think my skin is tightening up a bit after my showers so my guess is I'm producing less oil. Nothing else to report besides waking up with two new bumps but that's pretty normal. Currently, I...

Pill 3 Started on Claravis 40mg a few days ago. So far I have not noticed any side affects- no dry lips, headaches, flaking, etc. I've stopped using Retin-A, just washing my face with Perricone Skin C...

Aw I'm so sorry to hear that. My dermatologist said her goal for me was to be completely clear and wouldn't stop my treatment until I was pimple-free for at least month. Maybe you can convince your de...

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It's the final countdown. T-minus 3 days!   The cortisone shots helped the zits go down but didn't get rid of it completely. My face is very pokey right now with all the pimples/zits coming to a...

Got a few cortisone injections into my face today. Ow.   Actually, it was pretty tolerable but the one into the zit in my nose did hurt. I'm happy because it feels like I'm doing something good ...

<3 cloudscloudsclouds <3 You are such a sweet girl. Only one more week to go til I can get my hands on accutane! Been trying to keep busy and ignoring my acne but it's difficult. Doxycycline wa...