Amina’s Roaccutane Diary - Background

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Amina

Monday 17 March, 2008

Posted in Roaccutane Diaries

Hi, Iam 29 years old and my acne has returned with a vengance!!…..I’ve had acne since I was 15?..it runs in the family…and when you have dark skin (I’m asian) the scars are baaad!!!…the spots are painful and Iam sure everyone on this site knows that acne is painful ugly and the scars are a reminder that makes you want to cover your head with a paper bag!!!….

eventhough my acne has been on and off and that’s because i’ve used every lotion, position and antibiotic even herbal stuff!!….acne has ruined my life, I wasted alot of my life hiding in my room!!…

but this year I was determind to try roaccutane regardless of the fact that the side effects are the scariest….

fortunately I came across this site and i was delighted…so here goes I am on my fourth day of roaccutane 20mg and ummmm nothing so far?…my skin still rubbish I have acne around my jawline and forehead….

anyway iam also taking iron tablets with roac as my derm said i’m really low on iron..anyone else on iron tabs…can someone let me know when this stuff really kicks in??…thanks (please pray for me iam sooo scared)

2 Responses to “Amina’s Roaccutane Diary - Background”

#1 adele says...

Hello Amina, I was advised to take iron suppliments before I started treatment. I just take the bog standard 14mg stuff you can get from anywhere. I think I noticed a difference straight away. I always felt really lethargic before, but now I’m not so much. Never thought it was because of iron deficiency. The derm asked me as soon as I walked in the office whether I ate meat or not (I only eat fish). It must have been really obvious to him that I was missing some vitamins! I was already aware that I was short of Zinc from previous blood tests; also caused by not eating meat. I’ll continue to take these vitamins after I finish the Roac.

March 21st, 2008 at 7:23 am

#2 AMINA says...

sorrry…..i have been rubbish with updating my diary its 8 weeks and all praises to God….theres some improvement…I had my derm appointment and he said things were looking better however i did have a reaction to vaseline and a ysl eyecream for dry skin around my eyes….anyway got creams for that and the derm has up’d my dose to 40mg!!!!….whilst waiting to see the derm i finished my first course of roac and so had 5 days break from roac? a bit apprehensive?: / will that effect me in anyway?…..i am really scared cos having been away from roac and now it’s gone up?……has anyone else taken a break?…..help?

May 14th, 2008 at 11:03 am

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