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28 Years Old Starting Accutane. Spartanburg, SC
UPDATED FROM Lolaseymour
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11 months post update
LolaseymourMay 12, 2017
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So it's been 11 months since completing accutane and my acne is coming back:( first it was tiny little zits which didn't bother me as much now it's huge painful ones that take weeks to heal. I've also been diagnosed with GERD. Before taking accutane I've never had stomach problems in my life! Please if your reading this don't take accutane, it's not worth it, I feel more depressed now and pissed off I made this terrible decision to take this medicine. Guess I'm stuck with shitty skin for the rest of my damn life. Accutane was a waste of my time and health!
UPDATED FROM Lolaseymour
8 months post
7th month update
LolaseymourJune 1, 2016
I finally completed 7 months of accutane a week ago , I still get a small zit maybe every 2 weeks which scares the [RS bleep] out of me, does that mean my dreadful acne will come back??? Did I do this for nothing? So far the only side effects I had this last month is dry scalp and eyes. No more joint pain, headaches, bloody nose, dry lips. I feel very depressed though but then again I wasn't a very happy person before accutane cuz of the emotional and physical scarring my [RS bleep] acne battle left me with. Now I have fears of acne coming back like other reviews I read there acne came back:( I wish I could just move on w my life and not think about this [RS bleep], just wanna put this nightmare behind me and move on. Good luck to u all on your accutane journey.
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June 1, 2016
Your skin looks amazing! It really does! :) I know it's incredibly frustrating to still get pimples during your course. My skin didn't clear until my 5th month on Accutane and even then I still had blackheads. As soon as my 6 month course ended I broke out a little. I totally panicked and felt like you; was this all for nothing?! I'm almost 4 months post Absorica and my skin isn't perfect. I have scarring and I still have acne, but it is so incredibly mild in comparison to when I started last August. Even if your acne comes back, it shouldn't be as severe and your skin may be much more responsive to topicals. Don't lose faith. For so many of us, our skin looks better off the medication than it did in the last few months of Accutane. I know how you feel though and my heart goes out to you. No one should have to ever deal with acne. Just remember that you are absolutely gorgeous! :)
June 3, 2016
Aww thanx Hun , I guess I'll try to be positive and have sum faith and hope for the best:) your skin looks so amazing! I'm very happy for you!
June 3, 2016
You're welcome! :) I really mean it though. You are so beautiful with or without acne! I think you're going to have amazing results! If you get a pimple here or there try not to panic. It's totally normal. Even people without acne still get a pimple or even a break out every now and then. It's crummy, but I suppose that's just life. It kind of dawned on me one day as I was looking at one of my best friends thinking how gorgeous she was and how perfect her skin was. Then the lighting changed and I could see that her skin looks just like mine! So many successful, beautiful women out there have acne, scars and imperfections. All this is to say that your acne probably doesn't make a bit of a difference to those who love you. They see you as more than the state of your skin. I wish someone had told me that years ago and I had actually believed them lol (that's the tough part; believing that when your confidence is non existent and you're just exhausted from struggle). And thank you! My skin isn't perfect, bu I'm still thrilled with my results :)
December 17, 2016
I know this is a little late, but I wanted to congratulate you on your success! Your skin looks beautiful. :)
May 17, 2020
wow. you are beautiful. Mine is bigger than that and i'm ugly :) so double worse
UPDATED FROM Lolaseymour
5 months post
Month 6 on accutane
LolaseymourMarch 22, 2016
I'm 2 days in on month 6 of accutane ,I was happy with how my skin was improving till about a week ago. I woke up with a hard red lump by my nose and it just won't come to a head and go away. My derm said its a cyst . I'm shocked and disappointed because I never had one of these before. I got two months left of accutane . This scares me, why am I getting this monster zit this far along???? The side effects I've been having is joint pain, dry lips, pain shooting down my right leg to the point where I feel like I can't move, that happened twice, my tail bone really hurts. Wonder if anybody experience this side effect, dry eyes and nose bleeds are gone. Still got eczema on hands and now under my nose and mouth, the eczema gets so enflamed at night around my nose after taking makeup off . Also I get so tired easily , don't exercise anymore, I gained 7 pounds in 6 months, this sucks:( I'm so ready to be done with accutane
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April 11, 2016
How many mg a day you taking now ? Thx
Your skin looks so much better!
Your skin looks so much better!
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