Accutane diary (starting tomorrow)

#1 Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:39 am

After 9 years of acne and every cream, pill and wash my derm could think of, I'm starting Accutane tomorrow. 6 months, assuming everything goes well.

I'm going to post updates here, partly for me and partly for anyone else thinking about it. Did all the blood tests and signed all the iPLEDGE stuff already. Stocked up on Aquaphor.

~*~ lilac dreams & 56k screams ~*~

#2 Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:54 am

Good luck!!! I did it 3 years ago and it changed my life. The dry lips are no joke, keep a lip balm in every room, every bag, every coat pocket.

#3 Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:35 am

following this. my derm keeps bringing it up and I keep saying 'maybe later'

~*~ lilac dreams & 56k screams ~*~

#4 Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:01 am

Stay out of the sun, for real. I got burned in 15 minutes at a barbecue while I was on it. It also made my nose bleed a bit in winter, so put some Vaseline inside your nose at night (glamorous, I know).

~*~ lilac dreams & 56k screams ~*~

#5 Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:24 pm

Month 1: Lips are a desert. Face is drier than it's been in my entire life. Breaking out MORE right now, which my derm warned me about. Nosebleeds started, BardOfPotidaea you were right about the Vaseline.

~*~ lilac dreams & 56k screams ~*~

#6 Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:49 am

@sagegamer month 1 is the worst! hang in there

#7 Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:10 pm

How are you feeling mentally? Not trying to scare you, but it can affect mood for some people. Just keep an eye on it and tell your derm if you feel off.

My girlfriend says I play too much. She's not wrong.

#8 Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:36 am

@ivyfox_42 I'm doing ok. A bit more tired than usual. My girlfriend has instructions to tell me if I'm being weird, and so far she says I'm the normal amount of weird

~*~ lilac dreams & 56k screams ~*~

#9 Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:36 pm

Month 3: no new spots in 2 weeks. TWO WEEKS. I don't think that's happened since I was 13. Still dry as a bone, but I don't even care.

~*~ lilac dreams & 56k screams ~*~

#10 Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 1:53 pm

@sagegamer this is giving me hope. just booked an appointment with my derm

cats: 2 consoles: 4 regrets: 0

#11 Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:48 am

Month 6, last pill today. Clear skin. Some red marks are left but they're fading. Thank you all for the encouragement and the lip balm advice. If you're on the fence: talk to your derm and ask all the questions. For me it was worth it.

~*~ lilac dreams & 56k screams ~*~

#12 Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:16 am

sagegamer wrote:Month 6, last pill today. Clear skin. Some red marks are left but they're fading. Thank you all for the encouragement and the lip balm advice. If you're on the fence: talk to your derm and ask all the questions. For me it was worth it.

So happy for you!! enjoy your face