Archive for August, 2008

my experience on roaccutane

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

hi i am writing my experience on roaccutane, first of all my background i had acne from about 14 yrs old getting worse up untill starting roaccuatane, going from very mild at a young age to moderate to severe and more important persistant (i am now 19) i tried the usual over the counter prouducts, [...]

Zoe’s Roaccutane Diary – Week 16(ish!)

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Apologies for my very long absence!  I was in Thailand for a month and got lazy.
Just before I left for Thailand, I was fairly unhappy with my progress on Roaccutane.  My skin was showing little sign of improvement.
In the past month however (my 4th month), I’ve noticed major improvements.  While I was in Thailand I [...]

End of First Month

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Hi all end of my first month and my skin seems to be clearing a bit which I am absolutely delighted with.My skin is still a little oily so hopefully this will improve.Went to see my Dermo last thursday he also commented on the improvement of my skin but told me to continue on my [...]

intro,help and advice

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

hi every1,just gna introduce myself,im dave,26,from southport,ive just been to see the dermatologist today,and im going to be starting on roaccutane,blood test pending at the end of september,after reading a lot of your posts on here im not looking forward to it,but it will be worth it in the end.so i would like to ask [...]

First month over already

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Well today is the end of my first 4 weeks on Roaccutane and it hasn’t been that bad at all. Although it’s the next 12 weeks I’m dreading, I start on 65mg tomorrow as I’ve only been on 30mg for the last 4 weeks. I’m dreading getting another breakout because the first one hasn’t gone [...]

Tasha-Day 13-RAGING INSOMNIAC !!!!

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Hi Guys!Ok It’s 5:15 on Sat 30th August and I am wide awake!!I dared to look at my back for the first time in months tonight and although it’s still very red and spotty down the centre and lower back and on my bottom,the spots look different.Like there’s not as much fire in them and [...]

Summary of my experience with Roaccutane (inc photos)

Friday, August 29th, 2008

This site has been fantastically useful to me, especially during the first few weeks on Roaccutane so I thought I would take some time to give back!
I’ve put in the spiel of all my history and experiences but if you just want to get to the photos they’re down the bottom.
I started noticing my acne [...]

Olly’s Diary – Week 5

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

So 5 weeks down and the treatment continues to progress along well. The dry skin I’d been experiencing around my lips has been resolved nicely since I started using blistex moisturiser 2 or 3 times daily. Even better there have been no more nosebleeds at all in the past fortnight.
My skin continues to become, at [...]

week 2 Day 14

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

well having insisted that i go on Roac privately this is day 14. The first week mainly had yellow spots jump outof my skin but since I was in paris with some australian family members things passed by so quicky – basically I was told to get over it every time i complained about my [...]

Day 21 – Misbehavin’ Pores!

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Oh dear.
Okay so my skins looking quite clear, that’s the good news. But my pores are getting on my nerves! I know it’s probably due to them shrinking but as they’re getting tighter they seem to be pushing all of the ‘gunk’ (that’s what i like to call it!) from the inside out so it [...]