Hi guys :)
Thought I would use this as a journal for myself as well as giving others some more information about my experience.
I have had persistent acne from the age of 14 and have always been paranoid of it. I would never wear t-shirts or dresses if I could avoid it and for me, I struggled with that because in a way I overheated and made my acne worse especially as I played tennis four times a week and sweated while wearing big jumpers. I decided at 16 to get over the fear and started dressing lighter but still had no change... I started getting acne on my chest, as well as the top of my arms which made me upset because it was visible. I tried topical lotions, clearasil, dermatologica, minomycin and nothing worked for clearing my back, it was only my face that benefited ( not that that was a bad thing )
This year in September, at 18, I decided to bite the bullet and see a dermatologist because I was sick of being embarrassed of showing my back and having stressors contribute to bringing out the pimples.
He decided to start a cycle of the pill ( for protective measures ) as well as to see if my acne would start to calm down. So far, after a month and a half on the pill my face has made a massive improvement but back still persists and became very sore and I had horrible boils emerging as well as red pussy pimples and black heads everywhere.
After returning to the dermatologist and doing my blood test, he advised me to take roaccutane and I got my prescription
I will admit, I was hesitant. So much of what I had heard was bad. The depression scared me, as well as the unwanted side effects.
After speaking to my gp, she reassured me and told me I have nothing to lose and there is always the option of stopping the treatment if it becomes too much.
Tonight, I took the first step and had my first tablet. We will see what happens from here on !
Fingers crossed it won't be a horrible experience and the results are worth it.
Cat :)
Thought I would use this as a journal for myself as well as giving others some more information about my experience.
I have had persistent acne from the age of 14 and have always been paranoid of it. I would never wear t-shirts or dresses if I could avoid it and for me, I struggled with that because in a way I overheated and made my acne worse especially as I played tennis four times a week and sweated while wearing big jumpers. I decided at 16 to get over the fear and started dressing lighter but still had no change... I started getting acne on my chest, as well as the top of my arms which made me upset because it was visible. I tried topical lotions, clearasil, dermatologica, minomycin and nothing worked for clearing my back, it was only my face that benefited ( not that that was a bad thing )
This year in September, at 18, I decided to bite the bullet and see a dermatologist because I was sick of being embarrassed of showing my back and having stressors contribute to bringing out the pimples.
He decided to start a cycle of the pill ( for protective measures ) as well as to see if my acne would start to calm down. So far, after a month and a half on the pill my face has made a massive improvement but back still persists and became very sore and I had horrible boils emerging as well as red pussy pimples and black heads everywhere.
After returning to the dermatologist and doing my blood test, he advised me to take roaccutane and I got my prescription
I will admit, I was hesitant. So much of what I had heard was bad. The depression scared me, as well as the unwanted side effects.
After speaking to my gp, she reassured me and told me I have nothing to lose and there is always the option of stopping the treatment if it becomes too much.
Tonight, I took the first step and had my first tablet. We will see what happens from here on !
Fingers crossed it won't be a horrible experience and the results are worth it.
Cat :)
