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Just about to finish my 8th week now. Saw my derm yesterday. In my head I thought I was about half way through, but she told me to carry on for  another 3 and a half weeks. This really upset me. I've got lots of things planned for the summer

ive been on roaccutane for 11 weeks now yes my face has cleared up but its not working how i excpected it to i thought by now i would be completely clear im still breaking out why is this ? when will my skin be clear 100% ? if roaccutane stop the oil glands working i

Hey all,  so for me it's Day 26. Had my second visit to the dermatologist last night, and due to the small amount of side effects I've had so far, he's upped my dose to 60mg (from 40mg). Obviously this means that I would only have another 3.5 months to

I'm really achey and sore and I just tried to do yoga to help it and it made it worse. Then when we did the relaxing bit I was so tired I nearly fell asleep then I randomly started having a panic attack :-( The exhaustion is back bigtime, as is

Well it's all been happening this week. I had a break out about day 7 which has almost all dried up. I had quite a few break outs on my body too. I can definately tell it's working though. My skin is very dry and I had a few days

To maximise the effects of your roaccutane take it after a hight fat meal http://www.medic8.com/medicines/Isotretinoin.html "Isotretinoin, when administered orally, is best absorbed when taken after a high fat meal, as it has a high level of lipophilicity. In a crossover study, it was found that the peak plasma concentration more than doubled

OK so I had my first derm appointment since starting Roacc yesterday. Apparently the hand rash I have is Eczema. It has started to sting and generally be quite painful, but the Doctor has recommended Eumouate ointment for it.. My dose has been increased from 40mg to 60mg, which I will stay

Hey Guys, I have been doing loads of reading up of the Raw Diet and apparently after the initial detox period people have the best skin they've ever had, totally clear and gleaming. Is anybody practising this or know anybody who is? I'd definitely give it a shot if I knew

Hey everyone, My names Georgia, I'm 23 from Essex and a law student. My acne started when I came of Microgynon 3 years ago. Since then my skin has got worse and worse to the point that I can nolonger deal with it. I tried pretty much everything and nothing helped so

I do believe I've had an Initial Breakout, although it wasn't really insane because I think the antibiotics I was on prior to Roaccutane pretty much pushed most of the rubbish to the surface any way. Not really seen much in the name of side effects. Had a tiny bit of

Hey Guys After trying loads of different creams and anti-biotics (that didn't work), I asked to see another GP who reffered me to a dermatologist for the acne on my back.  I had my first appointment today and was told that I should try Roaccutane. So I have been sent away with

Is this right @ 60mg  a day? Still breaking out and quite often had a few head aches the last few days I rung the derm to confirm its right to be breaking out, im waiting on a phone call from her tommorow. Just need some positive advice :( x

Hello everyone, Just creeping into week 13 and still waiting on some results. Had a few more break outs this week, hopefully this could be a sign of entering transition period. On the plus side, I haven't felt nearly as tired this past week. I have been sleeping a complete nights

Can anyone help? My back is absolutely killing me. I don't remember doing anything to make it hurt this much but I can hardly walk with the pain in my lower back. Because of the risk of liver damage I don't really want to take any strong painkillers if I

hi all so on 12th march 2010 i passed my '1 year since roaccutane' birthday and overall i'd say my skin is very good. much improved from how it was when i started the course but yes i still get the odd spot but unless i make it worse it only lasts

hello do any of you know if its ok to apply fake-tan ? my derm never mentioned not to but then she didnt tell me i couldnt wax either lol would be greatful for some info many thanks

Coming upto week 9 and my dose has just been upped to 40mg. My skin is virtually spot free which is great.  I have a few scars which I am sure will fade, but my skin hasnt looked like this for years. My lips are still dry and my eyes feel gritty

hi guys,it has been 2 months since i finished my treatment completely...i will write what happened during this time.. i start to have greasy hair again ( bad because i was so used to not think about this ) but still not oily skin... i seem to have dry skin now

Anybody having these problems?

I’ve been quite tired and feeling abit low (man problems might be a big factor in that though!) Also ran out of tablets half way through this week and had a breakout on my chin, 3 big spots…yuk! Can’t wait to get back on Ro and continue the course. I’ve started taking