Archive for September, 2009

Week 3.5!

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Hey guys, not posted in a while due to work and just being busy! Ok, so the last you heard from me i had my first derm appointment comming up (i also had my friends wedding which was great.  Thanks for the advice folks!) which went very well.  My derm acknowledged that i don’t have severe [...]

After roaccutaune

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

I have been off roaccutaune for 4 months now, my skin was perfect when i was on roaccutaune and for about 2 months after i came off it. Now i still spots coming back again no where near as bad but its kinda depressing the fact that they just won’t go away! Has anyway else [...]

Week 33 – the end

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Hi All
Tonight I’ve taken my last tablets. I’ve consumed 8400 mgs and I weight (on average) 56 kgs. I’m happy becuase I’ve taken 150 mgs per kg of body weight which I believe (from reading the Journal of Dermatology) has the best chance of long term success.
Side effects throughout my treatment included a few mildly annoying ones: [...]

Sweaty….low libido??

Friday, September 18th, 2009

I’ve been on Roaccutane for about 7 months now and lately I’ve noticed that I am more sweaty than usual. Especially under my arms and face…has anyone else experienced this??  I also think the medication has affected my libido, I’m not sure it’s that or it’s just me but I haven’t seen anyone else mention [...]

Week 9 / 10 ish?? Cholestorol issue.

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Week 32 – 8130 mgs and £1,553 later…..

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Hey All
Busy, busy week last week so I barely had time to dwell on side effects and dosage left.  
I finally went to the hairdressers fearing that I would burst into tears if he asked me what the hell was wrong with my hair.  He did eventually ask if i realized that my hair was rather thin at the [...]

Week 30 – And so it continues…..

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Evening All
I went to the derm today to ask for another prescription  - are you mad I hear you cry – yes, probably. I have taken 7800 mgs already and today I was given another 900 mgs. My dose has been lowered from 40 mgs a day to 30 mgs a day.
He was pleased with my [...]