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finished month 6 – insomnia????

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

i think i have a new side effect developing – i can’t sleep at night.  at least once a week i lie awake until 6am.  i have never had this problem before – is this linked with roaccutane?
any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks

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 – [...]

wow – now on week 16

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

ok now week 16 and progress has definitly been made – most most definitly.
last week, or the week before, i cant remember – i got my first spot in ages and as i stood glaring at in the mirror i thought to myself
‘goodness me – this is what ive wanted, when i can be angry [...]

week 14 – this is dragging on a bit

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

hi guys
ok so ive just pushed through week 14 and we are definitly seeing improvements now.  a new spot is now the exception much more than the norm (i used to get at least 2 a day – i dont think ive had 2 in about a month recently, which is fantastic).
as ever though I [...]

Week 12 (I think)

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Hi all, havent written for 2 weeks so decided i would say hi.
Spots are getting better FINALLY.  I havent had a new one in a few weeks now really, which is remarkable and the first time that has happened for over 2 years.
Scarring is still dodgy though which is the main problem.  I see my [...]

week 10

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

ive reached the end of week 10, and am going strong.  trying not to think about how long to go (at least another 3-4 months apparently on my loew 30mg dosage).
skin has been good this week.  my active spots have definitly seemed to have stopped coming through, and am only geting a few at a [...]

alcohol – sudden panic – please help

Monday, October 13th, 2008

hi.
ok ive suddenly paniced.
im in my 9th week of roaccutane (i think – i lose track lol).  and i know i shouldnt be drinking. i know it weakens my liver, and my derm kept me on a low dose (30mg a day) purely cause he didnt think i would be able not to in my [...]

Half of the way through week 9

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Hey all
I am now halfway through week 9 – not quite sure how many days that is.  Things have been going ok the last few weeks.  havent had as many spots, but i’m sure they’ll come out to play at some point.
my skin seems very red - particularly my chin.  not sure why that is.  its [...]

week 7 over

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Hi all
This week has been fairly good I think – I woke up this morning and looked in the mirror and actually was impressed with what I saw.  Of course this all changed as soon as I washed my face, but the initial impression was there.
I am still getting at least one spot a day, [...]

week 6

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Another week been and gone and its same old same old.  Still getting a new spot every single day, but they tend to disappear quite quickly, so not too bothered about that.  Scars still very prevelant , but I am now drowning them in vitamin E moisturiser so we’ll see what happens – I’ll let [...]