Archive for the ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ Category

Advice please help

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Hi,
I have suffered with painful burning acne for over a decade and tried everything from chinese herbal therapy to topical antis from the doc and while somethings do have an effect its always come back once the treatment is complete, I have been reading every ones posts for a few days and im thinking i [...]

Should I have no new spots when finishing?

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

excema type rash on hands

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Hi all
I’m on my 7th week of taking 40mg of roacc, and have developed a excema type rash on my hands, has anyone else experienced this also? – I have never suffered from excema before in my life.
Michellelin

Should I start now…or should I wait a bit?

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

So…I just got prescribed Roaccutane…but I’m thinking about holding it off for a few weeks…the reason for that is my birthday that is coming up in 5 days, and the holidays…I know that it might cause me to break out a lot.. and I don’t want to feel crappy on my b-day…The first month I [...]

Redness/flushes disappear??

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Hey guys,
I’ve never posted here before so i’ll give you a brief background. I have suffered from pimples since the age of 12 but it seemed to worsen in my later years from 18 onwards. Until at the age of 19 (now 20) decided to go on roaccutane. My skin has never been extremely bad [...]

Holly’s Roaccutane before and after photos

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Here is my skin before and after my treatment. The before pictures wer taken on the day of my first Dermatology appointment, March last year.  The after pictures is were taken recently, so over a year later.  I look like a completely different person on each haha!  The before pictures weren’t very flatteringly taken :S [...]

change from generic to real

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Does it make a difference if in the middle of my course i switched from generic to the real roaccutane pills?

I FINALLY have Roaccutane in my hands! …

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

I’m a brand new user on this site, I’ve been reading this website in the last few months and have finally joined.
I’m a 28 year old girl and have had acne since I was 13. Depressing. A complete life irritant, it makes me so depressed and ruins most days for me.
Well today, 15 years since [...]

Dry Lips

Monday, November 24th, 2008

I need some help, do the dry lips remain throughout your treatment, or do they improve at any point? I’d be grateful for any advice. thanks

Stopping course early

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Hi all
I’ve not posted before but have been keeping up to date with everyone’s progress and think this is such a great site.  I wondered if anyone could help with my question.
I’ve been on roacc for 12 weeks now.  My skin wasn’t too bad before I started because I’ve been on Dianette for so long.  [...]