Archive for December, 2008

3rd Month on Roac= Disaster!

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

This is my first post, after coming across this site after searching Roaccutane Diaries. I was hoping to find a diary that went month by month so this site is very helpful!:)
Well, the post title isn’t a over exageration to get people to click on this post, the title is in fact what has happened [...]

Andrea – week 20 & pics

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Hi all & Happy New Year
Never thought I’d be venturing into 2009 and still on Roaccutane but I am so it will be a challenge. Have uploaded some pics too they were taken yesterday and I havent (currently) got any active spots on my face its just glowing red and full of scars and marks from [...]

Entering week 20

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

hey all – havent written in a while so i thought id pop in and say hello.
basically the stuff seems to have been working, which is very pleasing.  i havent had a spot in a while now, though im worried when i stop ill revert back.  i dunno how long i have to go – [...]

Day 5

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

So far so good…I’ve been feeling great, my skin is not so dry and my lips are alright…I’m only on 20mg. so things are really light right now. I started to go to the gym again, I was a little worried I would be too sore but I feel great. I have a few zits but [...]

Will I ever see some change!?????

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Hi,
I am 22, and I started taking Roaccutane about 2 and a half months ago. I am taking 60mg every day as prescribed. I had spots when I was a teenager, but nothing too serious, but I did have them bad all over my back and chest. I went on cilest (contraceptive pill) aged 17 [...]

Third Time Lucky?

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

So I started on my third dose of Roaccutane on the Sunday (28th Dec), I’m on 20mg everyother day, I know that seems a massively low dose but my derm wasn’t keen on anything higher because of my previous times taking it. She did think I should try and take as low a dose as possible to see how [...]

Tania’s Road To Clear Skin – Week 6

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

HEY :)
So its week 6 that i can cross off. Still got a way to go unfortuntly. Im writing the post a day early as 2morrow will be the end of 08, and have heaps of party planning to do.
So skin wise, hasnt improved at all, still the red, spotty Tania. I really hate the [...]

happy happy happy!

Monday, December 29th, 2008

very quick post just to say it’s been three weeks (yesterday) since i finished Roaccutane and i can happily say… not ONE spot yet! honestly… not even one. I can’t put into words how nice it feels to wake up without any spots :) i have my check up in about 2 weeks time so [...]

Week One! – It’s Kicking In!

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Well, the first week mark was on Christmas so that’s why I’m only posting this now. (Happy Christmas everyone!)
Well what can I say? This is powerful stuff. 40mg a day and it didn’t even TAKE a week for my skin to begin drying out, I’m already constantly applying lip balm to my flaking parched lips and [...]

DAY 1

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

I finnally started taking 20 mg. of roaccutane last night..I got a bit of a headache but it wasn’t too bad. I was going to start on January 1st. but as I was getting more zits than usual I decided to start already. I hope I can see results soon and I hope the side effects [...]