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22 Year Old, Hoping to Get Rid of my Acne. Fort Smith, AR
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I've struggled with acne ever since the beginning...
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I've struggled with acne ever since the beginning of time! But really it's the worst thing ever! Which I'm sure if you are reading this you know exactly what I'm talking about and Makeup only goes so far! ???? I've tried pretty much everything, when I was 16 I went to the derm to try and fix it but she was super anti-accutane, so she put me on 3 different creams and 2 different pills! I can't remember what it was but it didn't work! So she tried some weird laser thing? Also did not work and I wasn't a fan of it! My skin kind of cleared up about two years ago, and by kind of I mean, I could deal with it! Still pretty sucky, but I didn't want to cry every time I saw my face with no makeup! Then the past 4 months my skin has BLOWN UP! I don't even know what is going on! My chest and back started breaking out!it was so bad I thought it was a rash!! And started trying to think of things I could be allergic to? Anyways it won't go away and I have finally decided to start the ole accutane journey! I of course have read a billion reviews and got myself all nervous about the side effects but i am ready to get rid of it! I go back to the derm on Monday and I will start then! I've been on birth control for the first month and had the neg preg test and all that jazz!
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June 22, 2016
Omg that is my life you just wrote about up there! I've never been a fan of makeup really, I'd only use makeup when I don't have acne, just the acne marks. I had an app with my derm just this morning, starting with my roaccutane on Monday-excited and nervous at the same time.
Happy journey hun!
Happy journey hun!
June 24, 2016
This ipledge thing is NO JOKE! It's nearly impossible to get the medicine! I should receive it tomorrow in the mail! I'm excited but still pretty nervous about the side effects!!
August 5, 2016
My son also had bad acne (the cystic kind) and I wanted to avoid accutane. I took him to an acupuncturist, took him to a dermatologist who prescribed antibiotics and retin A and sulfur wash, put him on a clean diet with no wheat and no dairies and lots of greens, and various supplements. Two months later he is pretty much acne free but has acne scars. Doing laser to get rid of acne scars. Good luck with your treatment!
UPDATED FROM sarahpayton93
8 days post
Dry lips advice????
Okay so I'm on day 5, I haven't noticed any bad side effects. I randomly lost 5 pounds and I'm not sure if it's related to the medicine or not? I'm taking 40mg of zenatane. My lips are dry and my nose is peeling it's kinda like if I were to get sunburnt and its just barely peeling. Any suggestions on what to use for the dry lips???
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June 29, 2016
Hehehe I'll start doing the same, thanks giiiirrll. I'm on day two and my lips are starting to get dry, it's already annoying me, I'm using vaseline. My nose is still the same.
June 30, 2016
Dr.haushner makes a lip cream you can get at whole foods - it's pricey but the best - that's what I used about a million years ago when I dd accutane - it is not easy but you won't regret it it changed my life - my only regret was I didn't do it years earlier!
July 8, 2016
try Aquaphor lip repair!! does the trick for me
UPDATED FROM sarahpayton93
16 days post
Day 14
Okay so it's day 14 on accutane! My skin hasn't really changed much other than being dry! I don't even know what lips are anymore!!! And my body itches from being dry!!
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