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2nd ROUND SYMPTOMS AND TIPS - BUT MAN THIS SUCKS No improvement - I am getting 1-2 new zits a day. If I don't use cortisone on my face at night it will be full of scaly bumps. I really feel I am going through these awful side-effects for nothing. It... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
2nd ROUND SYMPTOMS AND TIPS - BUT MAN THIS SUCKS Hmmm. I went one night without using Cortizone 10 on my face (there may or may not have been drinking involved), anyway when I woke up, the same old painful cystic zits were there along my jaw and low... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
2nd ROUND SYMPTOMS AND TIPS - BUT MAN THIS SUCKS Update for starting month 3: I only get about 1-2 new zits a WEEK vs a DAY like last month, YAY!!! I still use Dr Dans Cortibalm chapstick - the stuff leaves an uncomfortable layer of wax on the lips... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
Accutane and makeup update - i purchased the camo powder in nude, and while it didn't break me out, the color was very unnatural and didnt blend or cover near as well as my bare minerals powder did. | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
2nd ROUND SYMPTOMS AND TIPS - BUT MAN THIS SUCKS So I tried using Hydroquinone bc i read such great reviews about it evening out skin tone from severe acne. It burnt when I put it on at night, but i figured it was bc, well, it is a bleach. I tested... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
ROUND 3 or 4 OF ACCUTANE? On 5/19/2016 at 11:55 AM, chicanery said: Aw, so sorry you have to do it again. I really hope I don't. How long were you clear for? Did it come back as badly? Did you get as oily as you were pr... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
Accutane and makeup I read several reviews on it, and no one complained it broke them out - I use Bare Minerals right now but may switch to this. | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
ROUND 3 or 4 OF ACCUTANE? Just wondering if anyone has had to go on more than 2 rounds of accutane? That is my worst fear that this round 2 wont work. | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
Please Help! How do I make these red marks go away? Drug store miracle - try Cortisone 10 ointment (not cream). I put it on at night and it helped my skin calm down. Should see results overnight, significant results in a week. Hope that works for you. | In forum Hyperpigmentation - red/dark marks | 9 years ago |
2nd ROUND SYMPTOMS AND TIPS - BUT MAN THIS SUCKS My eyes had been burning since the beginning of treatment, but this week I woke up with what seemed like Pink eye. I used some drops and that made the redness and goop go away in about an hour. But al... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
2nd ROUND SYMPTOMS AND TIPS - BUT MAN THIS SUCKS 2 1/2 mo in, breakouts are *slightly* less, I am getting 1-2 new cystic zits a day, or old ones just don't go away and stay very hard and painful under skin. I have been using Cortisone on my face at ... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
Accutane and Scarring Definitely stay on it or it has a higher likelihood of returning. My dosage was too low my first time around so now I am on round 2 and my face looks like the predator w his mask off. It's a nightmare... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
2nd ROUND SYMPTOMS AND TIPS - BUT MAN THIS SUCKS Thanks for the empathy Stephen 23, it helps to know other people are struggling as well. When did you see a clear up? I was hoping over the weekend maybe my skin would begin to heal some, but instead ... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
Second Course of Accutane I am empathizing with you - I am well into my 2nd month of Round 2 accutane and my acne is worse than it's ever been in my life. I have huge, painful cystic zits all along the lower half of my face, n... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
BREAKING OUT bad from dosage change on Accutane. Im on round 2 80mg, finished my 2nd month, and my breakouts are HORRIFIC. They are cystic and painful, and I am at a loss right now. I worry I'm just suffering for nothing and my zits will never go aw... | In forum Prescription acne medications | 9 years ago |
2nd ROUND SYMPTOMS AND TIPS - BUT MAN THIS SUCKS I've finished my 2nd month of round 2, 80mg. I am so disappointed that my acne is still horrendous. When I did round 1, after the first month I had NO new acne. But currently I am still getting around... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
2nd ROUND SYMPTOMS AND TIPS - BUT MAN THIS SUCKS I now have a rash on the backs of my hands... These side-effects are so much worse than the first time I was on Accutane. But bc the acne came back we worry the dose was too low before. Did anyone out... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
MOISTURIZER HELP! I'm looking for a fast-absorbing moisturizer that works as a primer under makeup. It seems everything I've tried is fine for at night, but nothing works well under foundation without it seeming to sli... | In forum Cosmetics & grooming | 9 years ago |
BB cream or foundation for pale but yellow skin? I love Makeup Forever concealer, then go over the entire face with Garnier BB Cream, it's affordable, moisturizes, and has amazing coverage of my acne scars. (I am fair olive-toned.) I'm still looking... | In forum Cosmetics & grooming | 9 years ago |
Always Use A Primer On 12/5/2015 at 11:42 PM, WishClean said: The cosmetics industry wants us to believe that we need a primer. Why not just find a good matte moisturizer that doubles as a good basis to your makeu... | In forum Cosmetics & grooming | 9 years ago |
2nd ROUND SYMPTOMS AND TIPS - BUT MAN THIS SUCKS I will note one other thing - by mid-day my forehead used to be SO oily, I was constantly blotting, and now it is completely normal and matte, so I'll celebrate the small wins right now... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
Accutane! I feel your pain, I am 1.5 months in (80mg day, 2nd time around), still having breakouts, horrid dryness in eyes and nose/lips, and yes, I just got a weird rash on my hands. This is torture to get a n... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
2nd ROUND SYMPTOMS AND TIPS - BUT MAN THIS SUCKS I began having severe cystic acne on the lower-half of my face in my early twenties. I went on 40mg accutane for 6 months (145 lbs, 5'10). I cleared up after the 1st month, had chapped lips, but they ... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |
Dryness!! Poor thing! I had dryness like this, but not as severe. I read to use Cortisone 10 ointment (not cream) for severe chapped lips for accutane users, but I put this on my face as well where I have a hor... | In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs | 9 years ago |