My Acne

My skin after 6 months of accutane (me on the right). Not a spot in sight. Worth every minute of it. Look at my previous posts to see my skin before the treatment.

Hi thanks for your message! Differin didnt work too well for me. I am on accutane now and it seems to be working so far. Got one month left!

Hi all. I have been on roaccutane for almost 4 months now. My skin is so good it's unreal. I am so happy. But in the back of my mind, I am worried that it will come back when I finish my course. With regard to the side effects; of course I have dry skin, but I underestimated the extent of it. Some places I didn't even consider are very dry! But I don't have any other major problems. In the first month when I was on the highest dosage, I was very tired and just generally not myself. But as the dosage has been reduced, my body seems to have gotten used to it. I am not very good at drinking lots of water, so this has been a challenge for me. I have been trying hard to make sure I have at least 3 glasses a day (I know I should have more). The weather has started to get sunnier of late, so it is very important for me to wear makeup/tinted moisturiser with SPF 50 in. Unfortunately, that level of SPF is expensive. But it's worth it if it reduces pigmentation. To help with dryness I have stocked up on Vaseline, Eucerin Lotion, Savlon, Sudocrem and Aloe Vera based moisturiser. I also have a tonne of different body butters. I hope this post helps anyone else going through the accutane treatment. Please get in touch if you have any questions.

I went to the pharmacy and purchased some Eucerin nourishing cream...or something similar, but it's only to use overnight. But I shall report back on its effects over the next few days. I have read that a lot of those who have taken the drug have used aquaphor which I have ordered. But the lady I spoke to today warned my that this is very likely to block the pores and is supposed to be used for eczema and psoriasis. But I will keep it in case my skin becomes awful. Anyway. I hope you all have a great weekend and I will be back soon!

Week one of roaccutane. Skin is starting to get dry. Those spots were already there before starting so it isn't my initial breakout...

Aww thank you. Very kind of you to get in touch and be so reassuring!

Oh hello! Thanks for getting in touch. Really appreciate it :) are you on roacc?

I had the same thing! My skin is a bit more manageable these days but I am going to the hospital in January because I have had enough and wish to try roaccutane

Anybody got any tips and experiences to share? Might cheer me up!

Apparently this can cause acne and insulin resistance which could explain all my problems. Ahhhhh.

They sound interesting. I take milk thistle and vitamin a tablets. They seem to help with the oiliness of my skin. But that's it. I use a really mild face wash called cetaphil which is good! But not so good for getting rid of make up.

Hello!! He said 6-8 weeks so maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. I think maybe my skin is a little better but I'm so sick of my spots that I get really impatient. Have you had any other side effects? I don't think I have. Thanks for chatting with me!

Hello lovely! Thank you for your kind message. The doctor said to go back in 6-8 weeks so I will wait until then. He wants to put me on roaccutane I think. That's my plan b. I have to go to a dermatologist though. I have more cystic acne so that might be why it isn't working? How long have you been on the lym for? ;)