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Come on skin! Finished course

37 Days post tane All good so far. Happy with my skin, I just have the odd small blemish but feel pretty clear - even though I've been eating lots of terrible food in this festive season! Don't need...

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Come on skin! Finished course

22 days post tane Hello! Happy with my skin, only one or two very small spots on forehead. Skin is still a bit dry (but nothing a little bit of moisturiser won't fix) and sometimes dry lips but not l...

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Come on skin! Finished course

7 days post-tane So far so good: 1. I am sleeping way better since the middle of this week (not sure if it is to do with the drugs or not though). 2. Although my lips are dry they are returning to n...

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First Time Accutane Use - 31F

Good luck LoveLouisV!

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Come on skin! Finished course

Thanks LoveLouisV! Just about to take my last tablets...will provide update on how my body reacts to coming off the pills

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Come on skin! Finished course

155/160 Nearly there...very happy with my skin, don't seem to have any spots and its great not being oily. Having said that, really looking forward to finishing as my back is still not quite right an...

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Come on skin! Finished course

145/160 I have just discovered that i miscounted and have 9 days more of pills than I thought, so up to 160 days now. Alas, a bit longer to go...

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Come on skin! Finished course

Thanks, LoveLouisV. Good luck with your course! Really appreciate the support     XXYY, I used the same things when i was on my course as I did when finished as I did when my acne came back.

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Come on skin! Finished course

140/151 Nearly there...happy with my skin, just have the odd bump on my forehead. Annoyed with constantly dry lips and flaky skin but its not that bad and is manageable. Have done virtually no exerci...

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Come on skin! Finished course

132/151 Happy with my skin, although I have the odd bump on my forehead. Side effects are the same, dry lips and skin. I am a bit scared that I may have long term back problems and my lower right bac...

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Come on skin! Finished course

126/151 (+2 days as I counted how many pills I have) I counted how many tablets I have left and it is 2 more days than I calculated - I finish on Thursday 14th November. So a bit over 3 weeks to go.....

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Come on skin! Finished course

118/149 Pretty happy with my skin, even bumps on forehead seem slight and not very visible. Have been washing daily but gently on my face and doing some exercise. Proper exercise is just going to hav...

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Come on skin! Finished course

Day 112/149 Skin on lower half of face is great. Skin on forehead is way better and mostly smooth. However, I still seem to have these odd few bumps and get the odd extra bump on my forehead (though ...

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Come on skin! Finished course

Day 104/~149 Feels like I'm getting close to finishing now! Had another check up with the derm (actually, it was a derm nurse). They ran through some forms with me and they realized they hadn't taken...

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Come on skin! Finished course

Day 90 As before, seem to have a few bumps on my forehead, under and on the surface but no real spots. Side effects as always, just keep on applying lip balm and moisturizing (though less and less o...

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Come on skin! Finished course

Day 83 All OK. Have been using much less moisturizer, particularly on my forehead. Skin seems OK, and mostly smooth without any spots. However, I think my forehead looks weird, maybe a bit blotchy an...

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Come on skin! Finished course

Back on page 2, I made a post about how I understand the cumulative dose to be calculated (remember to speak to your dermatologist though, I am not qualified and this is just a guide!). I’m using this...

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Come on skin! Finished course

Day 76 (was away last week)   I was on holiday and spent a little bit of time in the sun and got burnt very quickly, I always forget how incredibly sensitive to the sun my skin is now (my facial...

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Come on skin! Finished course

Day 62 All OK. Earlier this week I went to the derms and met with a nurse who just asked me how I was doing. Got another prescription and an appointment again in 6 week, though they were happy to dis...

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Come on skin! Finished course

Day 55   Skin is continuing to be good – it’s smooth with only the odd little spot or bump on my forehead but looking clear most places! Really pleased and hope it continues like this   Si...

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Come on skin! Finished course

Day 48 So far, this week has been fine on the higher dose. I might be a bit dryer but nothing too different as far as I can tell. I think my face is quite red but no really visible spots. Side effec...

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Come on skin! Finished course

Day 42 Same as before: skin feels smooth all over. Have been wearing sunblock so have a few small spots but hardly any really. Side effects As long as I keep applying lip balm regularly throughout t...

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Come on skin! Finished course

Day 34 I have a few red marks on my forehead which haven’t changed but skin is smooth and no real spots. I haven’t washed my face in 24 hours and it’s not very oily at all.   Side effects: Lip...

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Come on skin! Finished course

Hi everythingthatshimmers,   Thanks for your message. I just checked back through my old posts and it was about a month after finishing my course when my side effects had improved a lot, particu...

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Come on skin! Finished course

Day 28 One or two red marks and small spots on my forehead but my skin feels pretty smooth overall and without bumps.   Side effects: Lips going really dry all the time, need lip balm very reg...

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