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sparklypickle: Day two…

April 16th, 2009

So after 10 years of Acne I finally got referred to a dermatologist, YAY!  I wish I’d pushed for it sooner, I guess I thought I would grow out of the problem!

I must admit I was quite shocked when the first option given to me for treatment was Roaccutane, because I only have moderate acne, ugly nonetheless, but certainly not severe…so I think I may have been a bit rude to the derm when he told me about the need for two forms of contreception, the lack of alcohol drinking and the lack of sun exposure….not to mention the possibility of hair loss, digestive disorders and liver damage…needless to say I thought it over very carfeully, cos to me, this does not sound like the most fun way to spend 6 months.

I decided to take the plunge, 6 months of moderate living and minor inconveniences, then the rest of my life without acne…seems like a fair trade-off. I was started on 20 mg per day because I have a history of depression (still on antidepressants) and so far the only thing I’ve noticed is that my hypochondria (constantly fighting off a panic attack) is in full swing for the couple of hours after taking it!!

If I feel brave I my post pictures.

Pickle x

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7 responses to “Day two…”

  1. helen s

    17th Apr, 09

    good luck with your treatment.xx

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  2. sharky

    17th Apr, 09

    Hope it all goes well, I am in week 3 now and also started off on 20mg although on 40mg…it’s scary to start with but hopefully will be worth it for us in the end.

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  3. CLAIRE72

    17th Apr, 09

    hi
    Good luck, i too wished i had pushed more to get refered to the derm, instead of it taking nearly 20 years, even when i went to my doc last year, he said no, it’s only when i went to see a difffernt doc in jan, and got upset that he refered me, and a few weeks later got my roaccutane, but the main thing is we got the roaccutane in the end. roll on clear skin
    claire
    xx

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  4. sparklypickle

    18th Apr, 09

    thanks guys…fingers crossed for all of us!!

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  5. Rachel Hennessy

    19th Apr, 09

    Welcome to the world of Roaccutane!
    I have had acne for arounf 3-4 years now and i was very happy with being put on Roaccutane.
    I thought that the side effects are nothing compared to how i feel when i have acne.
    Many people say that Roaccutane can make you feel depressed, but i think having acne does that to you anyway.
    I have been on Roacc. for around 4 weeks now, 40mg a day, and it’s all going quite well so far.
    I will warn you now, the 2nd week is just awful, it’s when you start to feel the side effects and you get an enormous break out of spots, the “worse before it gets better” phase.
    I had this week off my studies because i couldn’t face people seeing me in that state, not like they cared about the way i looked, i was still me, but it didn’t help my confidence.
    I am back to studying on Monday, i have had 3 weeks off on holiday, as i’ve been hibernating for this time.
    Now, i feel better than i did and my skin has started to clear up :)
    Good things come to those who wait!

    Good Luck with the rest of the treatment and try not to freak out about the side effects much :)

    Rach x

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  6. trappedwithacne

    13th May, 10

    Was reading your last post and thought i would pop back and see how you started, i’m starting the treament in just under a week. To be quite honest i’m really scared of the side effects, i already feel the need to stay away and hide from people because of my skin which i know is stupid as there is a lot worse than a couple of spots. My main concern is that i have scabby spots on my face.. will this medication make these worse? Or will it just dry them out and make them go? C x

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  7. sparklypickle

    13th May, 10

    Hi trappedwithacne,

    if the spots you have are already crusted over they should not be made any worse, but spots from deeper skin layers will be rushing to the surface (over a course of weeks not hours), your skin in general should start to dry up so I expect your spots to do so also. Don’t worry too much about the initial breakout, it is a necesary evil for most people. It is a hsame that you feel so controlled by your acne, and hopefully you wont get a nasty breakout from the pills, but evenif you do, it should be short-lived and after that your skin can really start to cut out the oil and heal up. :) You say that your spots are scabby? I hope that you aren’t picking them….

    Sparks x

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