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Finally on roaccutane!!!!!

Stick with it Scully! You are doing well, I am about 4/5 weeks in and having similar experiences with no improvement as of yet. Would recommend using a cotton wool bud and putting some vaseline on it ...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

Just to add, my cold has now cleared up, I went through an absurd number of tissues during those few days lol. I’m finding still though that the inside of my nose is dry and crusted at night and in th...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

Day 30: so my last day on 30mg today. Finding this whole experience quite interesting to be honest, and pretty terrifying at the same time. I have developed what appears to be accutane induced eczema ...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

8 years ago
Can anyone help

Can you help us with some more information please? How old are you? What products/treatments have you tried? Have you discussed this with your doctor? Thanks

In forum Acne

8 years ago
PLEASE RESPOND. I just ate pizza today and am afraid Ill break out tomorrow!!

Impossible to say for sure. The evidence linking diet to acne is limited to say the least but having a healthy diet is a sensible thing to do. If you can't enjoy yourself with a pizza every now and ag...

In forum Acne

8 years ago
Acne friendly shaving foam/gel/lotion?

Although generic, have never had any problems with gillette hydrogel. No ingredients in there which don't pass the comedogenic test. Use a two blade razor as well for minimal irritation.

In forum Shaving

8 years ago
Considering accutane

9 hours ago, Riven said: 10 hours ago, vtr said: I see what you are trying to get at, that shouldn’t have an effect. The only decision you need to make right no...

In forum Prescription acne medications

8 years ago
Considering accutane

I see what you are trying to get at, that shouldn’t have an effect. The only decision you need to make right now, rather than thinking 5 years + ahead, is whether your acne is severe and/or persistent...

In forum Prescription acne medications

8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

14 hours ago, Juwalker said: Yes that's it. Thanks, appreciate it.

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

Day 26: Not having a great time of it of late. I have developed a cold which combined with the accutane, is making me feel pretty awful. I have a persistent runny nose, headache and feeling of fatigue...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

13 hours ago, Juwalker said: Some hydrocortisone / steroid cream for the cracked corners of your mouth will do the trick after a few days. Derm said that was fine to do until it improved. The d...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

8 years ago
Itchy bumps/rash on arm

I have developed a similar thing but on my hand, nothing major, bit of e45 will help you

In forum Prescription acne medications

8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

Day 22: still not really much change to my skin, continuing to break out as normal, I have particularly painful one on the inside of my nose. Not noting more whiteheads than normal, that seems pretty ...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

Day 16: so I make today the 16th day of my accutane journey. So far, I have little to report really, I'm still getting breakouts every day, as I did pre-accutane, the whiteheads have been and gone, m...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

8 years ago
Roaccutane 30mg/for 6 months (PICTURES INCLUDED)

Your skin is looking a lot clearer and I'm sure you have the best yet to come! Stick with it. I know how you feel re the tiredness, I can barely keep my eyes open and I'm only a couple of weeks in!

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

Day 11: I moved onto my second pallet of pills today! Lips are really dry at the moment, so I have purchased aquaphor (I thought this was initially what I had bought with eucerin intensive lip relief ...

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8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

Day 9: so still not really any sort of 'initial breakout' as such. I stopped breaking out on my chest, back and shoulders a couple of years back when I stopped using shower gel altogether but have had...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

Day 5: so skin starting to get a bit flaky and feeling pretty tired a lot of the time (this seems to come in waves). No longer getting any stomach pain, I seem to have resolved that by taking my PPI e...

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8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

Day 3: No real changes yet as very early days but a few things to comment on. Skin seems to have improved slightly in that my existing spots have reduced quicker than they would normally. I've had a f...

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8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

Update: so I’ve now passed my blood tests and have been given 30mg of roaccutane (20mg pill and 10mg pill). Which I will take all at once (apparently this is advisable) and with my evening meal tomorr...

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8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

On 26/11/2017 at 11:19 PM, Valerie22 said: Yes I just don't want to miss out on this time of year because my face  we all know how bad acne looks on winter days lol and thanks for the...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

4 hours ago, Valerie22 said: Pretty bad  I don't usually get cysts but I keep getting them on my chin its horrible. Yes I am taking 10mg for a year and I have no idea but I've read th...

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8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

8 hours ago, Valerie22 said: Just finishing my first month of accutane. I know how emotionally damaging acne is, I'm currently in the worst emotional state of my life over it. You will pass the...

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8 years ago
Resorting to accutane. Male, 23, 60kg, UK

Hi all, I would like to share my story for how I have reached this stage in my acne journey. So I started getting acne around the age of 16, as most teenagers do. I went through the usual bout of tr...

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8 years ago
Acne.org regimen is a scam

22 hours ago, davidctino said: Well tell me if you want to do a natural remedy instead. Works faster and a lot more safer than the acne.org regime. Also the acne.org regime does not supply yo...

In forum The Regimen

8 years ago