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15 Months On ….

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Thought I would come back to let everyone know how things are going this far after treatment.
I had bad acne on my face, chest and back. It was bad :/
Skin is looking great still – NO SPOTS :D
I have scars on my back (some bad) although I think they are a million times better and certainly [...]

Five months later……..

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Hi guys, looking for a bit of advice.  I took a course of roaccutane from Sep o9 to Jan 10 and it worked an absolute treat.  My acne wasn’t severe but my GP referred me because nothing else helped on a long term basis and i was 24 at the time so i felt it [...]

2nd course day 10

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

hi everyone
first course of roaccutane 40mg worked a dream, enjoyed months of lovely clear skin with just the minor side effects.
But unfortunately acne starting coming back, nothing really bad but was persistent.
At the moment I am on 60mg daily and my lips are sooo dry, joints bit stiff and im really itchy ha! Skin began [...]

End of 2nd treatment…. scared about relapse!

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Hi there everyone
I’m 23 and took my first round of Roaccutane from Feb – June 2008. I had a short, aggressive course- 30 mg for the first month then 60 mg for the next 3 months (I weighed around 58kg at the time). Although I reached my cumulative dose, I got the impression my derm [...]

Week 6 or 7 – owwww

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Hi everyone!
I am on week 6 or 7 of my second cycle of roaccutane and i am finding it much worse than last time. I have had to pull out of a 1/2 marathon because my knees absolutely wreck after more than 30/40mins worth of running (also my leg muscles get tired really quickly and [...]

Week 2

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Hi everyone!
Have been on Roac for nearly 2 weeks now. I have 3 massive spots on my cheeks but apart from that it is v smooth!
Lips are hell, but I have Blistex med and that is making them better :)
Do you guys drink like normal on roaccutane?  I have been finding my hangovers are 10 [...]

Folliculitis!

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Hi, well since my last post i have been to my doc and he told me i have Folliculitis ( in the beard area) i was a bit relieved as I am into my 6th month on Roaccutane and i was doing great up to last week. so he precribed antibiotics, and an antibiotic ointment [...]

6 Months into third course of roaccuatane and facial rash!! HELP!

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Hi its been a while since i last posted , well im six months into my third course of roaccutane. My first course was on 2001 for 10 months on 60mg a day and cleared me up to Sept 2008 when my sin was uncontrolably oily and breaing out so then came my second course [...]

2nd time around

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Hi everyone!
I have just been prescribed roaccutane for the second time and have a few questions.
The first time I took it, I took it alongside Yasmin, and the treatment lasted for 4 months (October 2008 – Feb 2009). My skin was amazing until about May 2009, when it slowly started to get worse. This was [...]

Dave’s Roaccutane Story

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Having found your site and read some of the members diaries, I thought that maybe my story may help or encorage them.
I had been suffering with Acne since the age of 13. My doctor first proscribed minocycline, which was completely ineffective. After about 3 months of this I was then proscribed oxytetracycline, which did make [...]