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Two weeks away from the end of my Accutane journey!!
So its coming up pretty quickly and I'm really excited. I didn't have any just TERRIBLE side effects but I did in the last two months have some of the joint discomfort and incurable sleepiness that people talk about. So damn tired. haha. Skin has been almost completely clear since two months ago. Dr. did give me an antibiotic just to knock any extra bacteria that might be persisting. This is the first month that my period didn't bring up even ONE pimple so that was pretty exciting. I do definitely have some redness, dry skin, and some pot marks ( the worst.). Derm mentioned that since your skin is so dehydrated while on the 'tane the pot marks seem really bad but after I stop the meds they should get a lot better. If they are still an issue in a few months I will probably look into a SkynPen treatment. Pokes micro holes in your skin to allow the skin to rebuild itself and pump back up with collagen. Pictures are 1st thing in the morning and my face for whatever reason is ALWAYS the reddest in the morning before I do anything to it, so please forgive that. Overall, SUPER HAPPY with my results and looking forward to the day I'm no longer be on a first name basis with my local Quest Labs. haha.
Almost done with 4th month!!! ( OMMMGG)
Ok so I haven't kept up the way I originally expected to, as you can see. I am nearing the end of my 4th month. I've been on 80/mg since the 2nd month. No major changes as far as side effects... just dry, dry, dry and oh yeah... dry. Its basically just a really long winter.
Now to the good stuff!! I had ONE pimple in the last month and half. It was tiny and gone within two days. Considering I use to consider months when I had only 4 at a time a good thing, this is AMAZING. Scarring is starting to heal.
I had noticed around the 3 month mark that the pot marks and scars seemed worse than before I started. Talked to the Dr and she said that was really common since the skin is so dehydrated. She told me to expect to it get better as I get off the Tane. I've already noticed though that the marks seem less and less every week.
One side effect that isn't really bothering me but has popped up is redness. I've noticed in the morning my skin seems pretty flushed. I've never experienced issues with clinical redness prior, but as soon as I wash w/ water and put moisturizer on, it's gone. So nothing major.
Product wise: I highly suggest looking into Caudalie VinoSource ( pink bottle). Its a moisturizer that can be purchased on Amz or Sephora. It can be a bit more $$ but feels amazing on my skin. Light, soothing, and very smoothing on anything dry.
Now to the good stuff!! I had ONE pimple in the last month and half. It was tiny and gone within two days. Considering I use to consider months when I had only 4 at a time a good thing, this is AMAZING. Scarring is starting to heal.
I had noticed around the 3 month mark that the pot marks and scars seemed worse than before I started. Talked to the Dr and she said that was really common since the skin is so dehydrated. She told me to expect to it get better as I get off the Tane. I've already noticed though that the marks seem less and less every week.
One side effect that isn't really bothering me but has popped up is redness. I've noticed in the morning my skin seems pretty flushed. I've never experienced issues with clinical redness prior, but as soon as I wash w/ water and put moisturizer on, it's gone. So nothing major.
Product wise: I highly suggest looking into Caudalie VinoSource ( pink bottle). Its a moisturizer that can be purchased on Amz or Sephora. It can be a bit more $$ but feels amazing on my skin. Light, soothing, and very smoothing on anything dry.
Month 2 almost done!
Figured I'd just start updating towards the end of the month.
Ok so this month my dosage was upped to 80mg/daily. I've definitely noticed some increased dryness especially inside my nose ( ugh!! Thank goodness for Aquaphor) and my lips. Lips are still not nearly as bad as people made them seem, not sure if thats attributed to the water or the types of lip treatments I'm using, but they are definitely drier than last month. As far as skin clarity goes, it is definitely working! I got about three small pimples right at the start of my period but other than that no active breakouts. The best thing is that since my skin isn't breaking out as much the scarring is actually able to start fading. Starting to feel a lot more confident overall about the appearance of my skin. I've started using a lot less foundation and haven't touched concealer in about a month which might seem minor but it makes me feel amazing. I always felt like I was hiding behind this mask that I didn't enjoy putting on and now I am starting to feel a little bit of freedom from it. I want to feel like I have the option to wear makeup, not that I have to fear not wearing it and this definitely feels like I'm starting towards that. Can't believe I still have 4 more months. Go back to the Derm next week, I'll update then.
Ok so this month my dosage was upped to 80mg/daily. I've definitely noticed some increased dryness especially inside my nose ( ugh!! Thank goodness for Aquaphor) and my lips. Lips are still not nearly as bad as people made them seem, not sure if thats attributed to the water or the types of lip treatments I'm using, but they are definitely drier than last month. As far as skin clarity goes, it is definitely working! I got about three small pimples right at the start of my period but other than that no active breakouts. The best thing is that since my skin isn't breaking out as much the scarring is actually able to start fading. Starting to feel a lot more confident overall about the appearance of my skin. I've started using a lot less foundation and haven't touched concealer in about a month which might seem minor but it makes me feel amazing. I always felt like I was hiding behind this mask that I didn't enjoy putting on and now I am starting to feel a little bit of freedom from it. I want to feel like I have the option to wear makeup, not that I have to fear not wearing it and this definitely feels like I'm starting towards that. Can't believe I still have 4 more months. Go back to the Derm next week, I'll update then.