richardb

Congrats taned!

I'm the same age as you, on my 3rd round. Like you it worked great the first 2 times, but came back after about 2 years. I think it was in remission longer after the second round, but it eventually ...

Congrats on taking the plunge! Like Tyrean said, you'll feel so much better about yourself when this is over... you'll be a new man.

Day 49 My lips are driving me CRAZY. I mostly use Aquaphor, but the problem is, they are so scaly and peeling that I keep picking at them, and when I put the Aquaphor on they feel all gritty because...

Wow that looks SO MUCH BETTER than when you started! Keep it up, you're almost there!

Your body is absorbing the all holy retinoids, even at the low dose and you're headed toward being totally clear. Just keep your chin up and keep taking those pills, and you'll be on the other side o...

I can't really be angry with him... he didn't understand how accutane works. I just keep thinking like Mr. Burn, excellent, just wait till they see me in 5 months... they'll all be jealous.

Looks good! So much improvement since your first picture, accutane is amazing.

I'm sleepy a lot too, noticeably so on accutane. I do notice my eyes a tad dry, but it's not too bad. Today someone told me I should do something about my acne... "I am doing something about my acn...

Day 44 At the 80mg/day dose, my lips are a LOT drier. I'm putting on Aquaphor but it's almost like it only helps for a minute and they're dry and cracking again.

Azalin, that sucks and is very disheartening to hear. You'd think if you were taking enough of it to get IBS it would have at least "cured" your acne. I'm worried I'm at a plateau with my 3rd course...

Day 40 That sounds like good progress. My face is noticeably clearing. However, I'm taking 40mg/day right now, and Thursday I'm supposed to go to 80mg (I'm 73kg). So we'll see what fun things the ...

Readytolive, do you have a log? I think I must have started around the same time as you too.

What about total courses of Accutane? Has anyone taken 4 or 5?

Day 36 Getting bored with Accutane. Not much change, my acne looks about just the same as when I started it. Still holding back at 40mg/day for a little while since the big flareup at 80mg.

try to not eat anything fatty and no alcohol for a few days before next labs and fast for a good 15 hours and see if they decrease. I am month 3, week 1 and my face still is a wreck, better, but not ...

I'm glad you're making such rapid progress! I'm through my first month now... it makes me cringe thinking about how painful it must be for you to shave with all the bumps. I know I absolutely hate s...

So, my cumulative dose so far with 2 course of Accutane is probably 20,000mg (I'm 75kg). Doing a third course of about 14,000mg, so that will put me at more than 24,000mg of cumulative accutane, or 3...

I was supposed to do a baseline lab, but I waited... and I don't really have an excuse because I work at a lab =o I did some running, I've been thinking about lower fat foods. But maybe you're right...

It will fade, have patience! Those marks fade all the time, we're just unfortunate in that we get new acne to replace them and make new ones. So, once your acne stops reappearing, they will only get...

I don't know about the 6 month limit. My doctor just overprescribes it and tells me to hoard the pills.

Day 31 When I was outside running yesterday, I was SO careful to put on plenty of sunscreen on my face while I was outside for an hour, and I was fine. Today, I was doing some work outside - paintin...

I read Tyrean, think you're black, then see your pics and you're white, lol sorry =) AAAnyways, it looks like your acne is looking kind of crusty, which is a great sign! When mine was at its worst o...

Maybe I've just eaten too much McDonalds lately. I ran 5 miles yesterday, and I'm going to start running more often, so that should help. Eating health is going to be hard though, because I don't bu...

The last time I did a lipid panel was a couple years ago, and everything was WNL except the HDL which was low (about the same as this one). Last couple courses of accutane, I had no change in lipid c...