23 Year Old Female Cystic and Hormonal Acne Patient - Los Angeles, CA

Just wanted to finish this off by saying overall my skin is clear! I get a few clogged pore type pimples when I slip up and eat dairy or gluten but as long as I keep my diet in line and drink water my acne almost entirely gone. I'm not super happy with my scarring and my hair thinning which I believe is related to the severity of the medication. I'm happy to report no joint pain, gastrointestinal issues or serious hair loss but it's noticeably not as thick as it was before treatment. I'll keep an eye on it over the next few months and report back

Not much to report other than my pharmacy placing my prescription on hold over the holiday weekend and missing the I pledge window. Couldn't afford another out of pocket doctors visit so I didn't have accutane for 2 weeks. Closed comedones have began to build up again, I imagine from stopping the medication. No breakouts but I plan to continue my course when I see my doctor next week.

Still broke out this month in two cysts, one by my eye and one by my mouth. My skin texture is that of an orange peel which makes me sad because that's the very reason I chose accutane over ipl. My doctor told me IPL creates this texture but didn't tell me accutane would as well. Before I had scarring but not anything close to the texture I see now over my entire face including my forehead where I've never had acne. I'm hoping it's from dryness because in addition to under eye bags I'm now forming forehead wrinkles. My stomach has bothered me this month. I woke up not being able to breathe one night. I feel my hair thinning and I'm truly hoping this slows down or I may need to stop. I hope this progresses and fast because I'm starting to lose hope.