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Accutane Journey - 23 F

Day 99 - Sighhh, had a big breakout. Spots on my cheeks, chin, nose and forehead. They seemed to come out of nowhere. They're small whiteheads but it's such a downer to have pretty much cleares up for...

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6 years ago
Accutane Journey - 23 F

Day 74 - Haven't checked in in a little while. I had my dermatology appointment a couple of days ago and they were happy with how things were going so kept me on 60mg. They were reassuring about t...

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6 years ago
Accutane Journey - 23 F

Day 42 - My skin is pretty much red and dry 24/7 now. No matter how much moisturiser I use it stays red. Having rosacea definitely doesn't help with that! Inside of my nose is dry too, I can feel it p...

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6 years ago
Accutane Journey - 23 F

Day 37 - Nothing much to report! Skin pretty clear, I had a couple of big spots on my chin but they've pretty much gone now. My pores are still big but no longer dark! The sebaceous filaments and blac...

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6 years ago
Accutane Journey - 23 F

Day 29 - I can't believe it's going so fast! I had my dermatology appointment today. She was pleased with how things were going, and upped my dose to 60mg a day. I was surprised because my skin is pre...

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6 years ago
Accutane Journey - 23 F

Day 26 - Definitely starting to notice more and more dry skin! My arms and hands are especially dry and red. No muscle aches or headaches worth noting. Lips very dry. Taken another picture of the pore...

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6 years ago
Accutane Journey - 23 F

Day 19 - Pores still look huge and I have loads of blackheads coming to the surface! I'm trying not to wear any makeup to just let my skin do its thing, but it's difficult!  Another thi...

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6 years ago
Accutane Journey - 23 F

Day 14 - Wow! Two weeks has flown by, and the dry skin is here...and lips...and hair! It almost happened overnight. No oiliness anymore, which is amazing! But the skin on my lips peels and cracks even...

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6 years ago
Accutane Journey - 23 F

Day 10 - The oil is disappearing! Definitely gradually reducing, and being replaced with a few dry patches, but I'm pleased about that! Lips still very dry and cracking. NO NEW SPOTS!   Fe...

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6 years ago
Accutane Journey - 23 F

Day 7 - (I'm updating this as and when there are changes!)  Today one corner of my lips cracked, ouch! Again, this is pretty soon but I'm not surprised because I've always had dry lips eve...

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7 years ago
Accutane Journey - 23 F

Day 5 - I'm noticing some aching around my neck and shoulders today, slightly worried to have that so soon. Spots seem to come and go much quicker. Still no dry skin, though I was very oily before sta...

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7 years ago
Accutane Journey - 23 F

Day 3 - Have been staying really hydrated so so far no more headaches. I've noticed I have a couple of HUGE under skin bumps, I'm really hoping they don't get too visible, I haven't had spots like tha...

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7 years ago
Accutane Journey - 23 F

Hi Everyone, I hope this is in the right place. I'm 23, female, from England and started Roaccutane yesterday I'm on 40mg, have moderate acne, cystic, white heads, black heads, huge pores and oily sk...

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7 years ago