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8/20 Update
I haven't posted in over a month... sorry guys! First off let me just say, my face hurts. I've had more cystic acne consecutively since I've been on this medication than I ever did before. With that being said, this may be due to a few factors. In October I got the Nexplanon hormonal birth control implant ("the bar") not realizing that the hormones would wreck my skin. The accutane is doing what its supposed to do which is to purge my skin, aka "getting worse before it gets better". My dermatologist suggested that I explore other birth control options so I may go back on the pill. I've gotten lucky as far as side effects go, I still have dry lips/skin but it's very manageable. Attached are photos I took this morning, I think a lot of the redness is from just washing my face before... As you can see my skin is flaring up along my cheekbones and jawline with cysts :( I'll make another post after my appointment on the Sept 6th.
Over 1 month in
I finished my first month on 40 mg Accutane. The cystic acne still persists, but I’ve gotten better at preventing/ treating the dry lips. I’m trying to stay out of the sun as much as I can unless I have 50 SPF on. I saw my dermatologist two days ago and she told me it was normal for things to “get worse before they get better” but she said she didn’t want to see me go through that after having acne for this long. She kept my dosage at 40 mg and put me on an oral steroid (predinone- I think) and antibiotic (sulfameth/trimethoprim) to work alongside the accutane... I haven’t read anything from other reviews about this so I’m a little nervous but I’ll do anything at this point for my face to stop getting worse - Feeling sad :(
3 weeks in
Three weeks into the treatment and my skin is probably the worst it's ever been. I'm feeling really sad but anxious to see what will happen as time goes on. I see my cystic acne disappearing then a new batch pops up overnight :( Hopefully in the next month I will see results
I went to the beach yesterday- on my body I used 50 spf lotion sunscreen and topped it with 30 spf spray sunscreen to make sure it was even, applied it this way multiple times & still got burnt... Sun sensitivity on this medication is no joke! On my face I used Sun Bum 40 spf facial sunscreen RELIGIOUSLY and luckily my face was fine. My lips, however, are so burnt that they're blistering and cherry red. It didn't cross my mind to use sunscreen on my lips but I will never make that mistake again. Aquaphor has helped a lot with the dryness/ relieves pain a little. I've been using Carmex 15 spf as well any time I walk outside.
I went to the beach yesterday- on my body I used 50 spf lotion sunscreen and topped it with 30 spf spray sunscreen to make sure it was even, applied it this way multiple times & still got burnt... Sun sensitivity on this medication is no joke! On my face I used Sun Bum 40 spf facial sunscreen RELIGIOUSLY and luckily my face was fine. My lips, however, are so burnt that they're blistering and cherry red. It didn't cross my mind to use sunscreen on my lips but I will never make that mistake again. Aquaphor has helped a lot with the dryness/ relieves pain a little. I've been using Carmex 15 spf as well any time I walk outside.