Archive for October, 2009

5 Months After Finishing…

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Hey all,
I thought I’d post as I haven’t updated in a good while.
I finished my tablets at the end of May and within 2 weeks I had a few spots under the surface and my skin was slightly oily again. I put this down to my skin readjusting and though its never been as nice [...]

1 month later

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Hi All
I stopped taking Roaccutane 1 month ago. I took 8400 mgs in total. 
My skin has been great since I stopped. I had a few tiny, tiny red spots in the first week, which I wouldn’t even have noticed before. They  disappeared in a few days. 
I have kept with the same skin care regime – [...]

Week 5

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Hi folks, first month over woo hoo! I had my 4 week appointment on the 05/10.  For the first 4 weeks i’ve been taking 30mg with very minimal side affects.  My skin is currently acne free, (although it wasn’t to terrible before i started treatment) but i do have quite alot of marks to contend with.  So [...]

6 months post treatment

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Hi All
Just wanted to post something positive…I  started taking Roaccutane August 08, 60mg per day (I weigh around 9 stone) I was taking it until April this year at which time my face and back was clear but the back of my neck wasn’t….around 3 weeks after finishing the tablets my neck was also clear so [...]

Acne returns over a year later

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Hi All.  I had acne for 10 years, I’m now 22, and I took Roaccutane for 9 months about 2 years ago.  For just under a year my skin was completely clear – my confidence increased, I got a boyfriend, I did well at uni…felt like a differant person.
Now its returned, and getting worse.  All [...]