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ghop96November 2, 2017
Hello everyone! I just found this website and kinda fell in love. I was researching accutane stories and trying to mentally prepare myself for the side effects. I just started my first dose today which is 40mg once a day. Then I will go to twice a day after 30 days. I’ve been fighting this stupid curse called acne pretty much my whole life. Both Mom and dad struggled and now my sister and I are battling it. I’ve been on EVERYTHING over the counter, topicals, and antibiotics. Nothing in this world works. I hope that accutane can change that statement for me. I can’t wait to see the outcome! I will post updates along my journey. Also, best of luck to anyone taking it or about to take it !
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14 days post
WEEK 1
ghop96November 16, 2017
so late on posting, but my WEEK 1 update. not much has changed although, my body is a bit dry and itchy but baby oil fixes that. also, my lips are a little dry but thats normal with cold weather. trying to stay positive and on top of the moisturizing!
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December 5, 2017
It will get worst before it gets better so hang in there! You’ll be flawless in no time! Good luck!
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24 days post
3 weeks
ghop96November 25, 2017
a little over 3 WEEKS update. been doing well. week 2 was hell. every pore on my face had a great amount of puss in it. but this week my face is looking like it has hope. chapped lips are pretty much the same. also i learned that if you pick at your face on accutane, it’s 100% worst than before. even if it’s a small black head. your skin is like paper pretty much. next week is my 1st month check and i believe that they’ll increase my dose.
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November 27, 2017
I completely agree about your “paper” skin if you touch anything on your face, learned that the hard way near the beginning of mine as well :/
November 27, 2017
yes! it sucks! i’m a pro picker. and it kills me not to pick but i hate scars more than anything
November 27, 2017
I wouldn’t say “pro” for me but I can’t handle white beards or the huge lumps on my face and blackheads are just my biggest pet peeve and now after that one time I am scared to squeeze or pop anything, it looked so brutal the next morning ... Ahhhhh!
December 28, 2017
what do you mean? what happens when you pick at it? I never pick until the end of the night when I was my face and use a little pimple tool to extract the white puss. I’ve been told by previous physicians that you need to pop it (obviously with clean hands). is this not the case with Accutane?
January 1, 2018
You skin is very thin while on the pills so when I squeeze anything it peels a layer of skin off and leaves it red for 3-5 days while it heals itself slowly...looks like thin scabs :(
January 25, 2018
yeah. NEVER pick on accutane, actually never pick period. it’s the worst. you skin is like paper and takes almost a week to heal. i don’t know why they told you it’s okay to pick lol. also, on accutane if you have a pimple come up, it dries up super quick and goes away.
March 23, 2018
Skin heals poorly on Tane. Some surgeons will not operate on patients who are on or have used Accutane in the past 6-12 months, because of poor healing.
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