ok, i need some help… am only on day 16…soooo many days to go!!….and am only on 30mg a day but i’m on the verge of quitting already…i don’t think i can hack months of this.
have had very dry skin and lips since about day 5 and although it was uncomfortable and annoying, had it under control with various lip balms moisturisers etc. Well for the last two days although my lips are settling down, my face has been bright red, i mean totally scarlet, and hot, and flaky and scaly all over but especially on my chin and round the bottom of my nose. so bad everyone thought i’d been sunburned…and i’ve been following the advice religiously and avoided the sun 
but also yesterday i started getting a bit of back ache. today however its gone into overdrive and i can barely walk, can’t lie on my sides, left or right, and even sitting still is painful…if i catch it wrong i go into somekind of spasm. i can’t remember injuring it and haven’t done any lifting so can only imagine it’s down to the roaccutane…reading the info sheet is this what myalgia is???
i only ever had mild acne but it was persistent, lasting 15 years or more. that’s why, after careful consideration, i decided that having tried everything else, i’d give roaccutane a go. i was expecting the side effects but at the same time hoping i would get off lightly…fat chance! i know it’s the same for everyone but i just can’t face seeing anyone or going into work as i look like so horrendous. it leaves me longing for the days when i just had to worry about spots…now i have to worry about spots (yup, they’re still there), dandruff, scales, pain, weight gain (although think that’s the pil rather than the roacc) and a beetroot face!!
please tell me this will pass SOON!!