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Hello everyone, I am 31 years old but I will be 32...
chikara04August 6, 2017
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Hello everyone, I am 31 years old but I will be 32 on the 18th of August. I have had acne for as long as I can remember. I recently started Accutane 5 days ago and have had really dry lips but thank God I love lip gloss! Lol. I believe my hands are starting to act up, geesh. I will post pictures as soon as I can get some that looks clear enough to post. I am on 40mg of Claravis and I take them once a day. I try to take them in the mornings. Oh I have 4 children and my 12 year old started experiencing acne at the age of at least 10 1/2. I feel so bad for her because I know what acne can do to your life. Thank God her confidence is over the roof at this, I have her using x-out and its only been a couple of weeks so were waiting to see the results. Well I have to go but please ask questions if you need to and I promise that I will post pictures, probably before you all read this. I will try to post month to month or every 3 weeks. I absolutely love the post I am able to read for every month. You guys are awesome and when I say some pictures clear enough, I mean like pictures that are not blurry. Lol, when I reread it, I'm like there' going to be someone wondering why I want to wait until my skin gets clear to post the pics.
UPDATED FROM chikara04
5 days post
6 day check in
chikara04August 7, 2017
My lips are feeling pretty bad, i just ordered some lip gloss that is really good. So I can't wait until it comes. I use dove (white) to wash my face and I have been using cetaphil to moisturize. Haven't seen any results but I didn't expect to just yet, since it's only been 6 days. For some reason I feel like my pictures aren't really showing the true extent of my acne.
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abeermull
August 10, 2017
Your acne is so mild.. I cant see any bad acne..good luck with the medication..
chikara04
August 10, 2017
Yea it gets pretty bad though. I just stopped eating meat and that's helping a lot as well. I usually have cystic pimples. Thank you though.
August 12, 2017
Try using vitamin e or Argan oil at night it will definitely help with the dryness and after a while it starts to give you that glow!!
August 12, 2017
That's so funny, my seem just told me to start taking vitamin e. So should I use it on my skin or on my face?
August 13, 2017
Typically when I apply it my lips have some on it too, but after I still use aquaphor for my lips it is wonderful. Don't forget to like wipe the dead skin off of lips before you apply the aquaphor, but yes use the oil on your face. I used a lot at first, but I didn't care because it made my skin smoother and I did not experience a ton of dryness when I woke up. Most people shy away from oil, but some oil is actually good for your face. Best of luck!
August 13, 2017
Okay, thank you. My lip gloss just came in, it's a really good over night moisturizer that I use all day. It's called my favorite night balm and bath and body works sells it. But I will definitely look into the aquaphor. Thank you so much. Are you on accutane right now or were you on it?
August 13, 2017
I'll be done with my course in two days thank god lol. I did 5 months 80mgs the past three months, 60mgs one month, and 40mgs the first month.
August 13, 2017
Lol. Aww congratulations, that's awesome, I would of loved to see pictures. I have to do an update of the side effects.
UPDATED FROM chikara04
11 days post
Day 10
chikara04August 13, 2017
Hey today would be day 11 but it's actually day 10 because I'm having horrible headaches. When I say horrible, I mean excruciating. My Dr. Told me to try taking them every other day. I am very very sensitive to light. I have a history of migraines anyway but never this much or this long. I hope I will be able to handle the medication the whole 5 months. My face haven't been crazy dry yet but my hand lips and feet have ???????? I ordered some lip gloss from bath and body thats extremely moisturizing and I love it. Oh I also had a breakout on my cheek, I think it's started to fade now though. My dermatologist told me to use vitamin e to try and help the headaches while taking the pills. Well anyway, this was just a quick update. Ttyl ?
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August 13, 2017
Please get off of this drug. I had all of these signs snd symptoms happen to me and by day 21 I was blind in my left eye!! I have not taken this drug since the day I lost my sight in 1996. I was 15 then and I am 38 now and My hair still hasn't returned to normal, My eyes are still dry from time to time, My hands and lips stay dry, and I still get some of those bad headaches. Soon after I went blind in my eye, I became paralyzed on the left side for 2 months. Doctors did every test they could think of and can find nothing significant. 3 years after I stopped taking it, I had a child that was 10lbs and 22in long. He is a really big guy now but he is colorblind and a little behind others his age. I am an RN and I am just surfing and trying to research some things on Accutane and came across your post. PLEASE stop this drug!! If I can save one person the suffering that I have gone through, it's worth it! Try proactive that's what ultimately worked for my acne.
August 19, 2017
I had bad headaches for the first 1-2 weeks of starting AND when they upped my dosage. Just finished and I'm not blind. I can't say you will have the same experience as me, but I did have light sensitivity as well. I made a review and forgot to add those because they disappeared so early on.
August 19, 2017
I have been taking vitamin e and it's helping. I have always suffered From Migraine headaches, like I been diagnosed early on with it so the only difference now is that I have them more often. If I catch them before they start it helps. Thank you
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