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Well, I took my last pill this morning. It will be weird not to take a pill morning and night after having done that for 7.5 months (I did a month and a half of other medication before accutane). Ill ...

Congratulations on finishing man! That's awesome. I need to check out your log.   I really hope the breakouts go down. I still get one on my forehead every other day. I'm just excited to be done...

Only 14 more days left! I stuck with the 80 mg, btw. Can't wait to see what's in store for these last two weeks. Ive noticed that since being on this, my skin has more of a red pigmentation. Will redn...

Soooo I took my first pill for my final month this morning! It's day 151. Bad news though. My doctor called and said I need to drop down to 40 (from 80) because my liver enzymes were too high. I'm wor...

This month was a disappointment. It was not what I had hoped for at all :/ Although my skin didn't regress, thank goodness, it didn't get any better. It has been pretty much completely static for this...

I'm on about day 86. I've seen some good changes since I last posted! My red marks are fading. I looked at pictures that I took when I took the first pill and I have definitely improved. I still have ...

Also, just watched this: It's an update on the teenage boy who was featured in the documentary "Dying for Clear Skin." It is REALLY interesting!

Day 62: I got a big one on the left side of my forehead. It's not pretty, but I just try and remember where I'll be at in a few months. It's tough! I always forget to report that I actually have bee...

Day 60: I had my third dermatology appointment today! The only problem with that was that I don't go back to university until next Tuesday, so I'm still at home... but my dermatologist is in my univ...

Day 51: In the past couple of weeks I have started to see some side effects. The first, and most common, is my dry lips. I have started having to apply chapstick two to three times a day besides aft...

Day 50: I think my scarring is reducing, but my skin still has a lot of work to do. Still breaking out. Can't wait for the day when I stop getting break outs. Shouldn't be too far now!

Note to self: Don't let people suck on your neck while on Accutane. I feel like it makes all parts of the skin more fragile... A guy gave me two huge hickies and he barely even did anything to my ne...

Day 34 or 35: I definitely think my skin has gotten worse. That's alright, I knew it was going to happen at some point. My acne just seems more red... And I've broken out along my jawline on the lef...

Day 28ish: For the past few days I've been getting two pus filled actives a day that rise and are gone by the time I go to bed. But I can look at my face and then an hour later see a new one startin...

Day 23: I'm stil experiencing the cystic acne on my back that started when I started accutane. I feel like the red marks have cleared up on my face since I've started, if only slightly. I'm experien...

I feel like my face is clearing up. No side effects... I've been using aquaphor on my lips. Still breaking out a bit on my back. I'm happy with how everything is going so far! I'll be leaving for th...

Good luck! What dosage are you on?

Give accutane some time, I think you'll be surprised with the results! It may be a long six months but it works! Look through the forums, some people that go on accutane have worse acne than you have....

You're half way there!! I'm so jealous. I only just finished week 2 out of 24. Even people without acne have days where they feel gross. So don't sweat it. You're a very attractive guy and things wi...

Day 14: TWO WEEK MARK! Niceeee So the cyst by my ear is still there, and I'm getting on my jawline on the same side. I still am getting cysts on my back. Although I didn't have cystic acne on my ...

Use aquaphor! I've used it once at night (I am not having dry lips) and the next morning my lips were completely back to normal. It worked really well for me! I really don't like carmex... it's just n...

Day 12: My lips are amazing. No problems whatsoever. I guess I'm fortunate! I have a cyst on my face! I haven't had a cyst since... well... a long time? It's by my ear. I also have a big zit on my ...

I've messed up my days... it's actually only day 11 No side effects. My lips are slightly drier than before I went on accutane, still, but I do not need to use chapstick. Most of the previous activ...

Day 10: No side effects. My lips are slightly drier but I definitely don't need to use chapstick. I have very small actives around my face... I'd probably say like 9? Which has never happened before...

Day 5: Lips are definitely drier. Cyst is forming on my cheek. I never get cysts! Mehhh. At least it's not very noticeable. And I feel like it's going away already anyway. Yay for progress