week 5- very unimpressed!

rach
 

rach

Friday 19 September, 2008

Posted in Roaccutane Diaries

So, I have know been on Roacc for 5 weeks and I am so so disappointed, the acne is actually worse than ever, every morning I wake up to find 2/3 new spots!!!

I thought it was bad before but this is something new all together…

 I feel hugely disheartened, should it get so much worse before better? I have read of the ‘breakout’ but this is more than that, this is just horrible.

I start uni in 2 days, and I was so hoping it would show signs of improvement, this has made me really doubt roaccutane and I could really do with some reassurance???

I did go shopping for make-up today, and found a good foundation- Estee Lauder, maximum coverage is soooo good- gives full coverage without looking like you are caked in make-up!

sorry for such a whine and depressive post but I really feel at the end of my tether!

 

comments- hugely appreciated :)

Rach

5 Responses to “week 5- very unimpressed!”

#1 Will says...

Hi Rachel, 5 weeks is still early in your treatment. Maybe you were expecting too much to see an improvement before uni starts. I know It can be frustrating when you read posts of people who are clear after 1/2 weeks but everyone is different. Hang in there as i’m sure you start seeing a signifcant improvemnt by end sept/oct. :)

September 19th, 2008 at 7:02 pm

#2 Loula says...

Hi Rachel,

Stick with it !! I sit here typing with clear skin (well on my face, still a few on my back) at the end of month four with one more month to go. Im on the extra month cos my back isn’t completely clear yet-but nearly!! Anyway I had AWFUL and I mean truly awful skin until around the two month mark When I started roaccutane my skin was pretty bad, but it flared up into loads and loads of huge boils and cysts on my face and neck- I looked just awful, and wanted to hide away. My dose increased at the two month mark from 40 to 60mg and it was just on the up once that happened and my face cleared up much more quickly. Everyone is different, but seriously you could not have flared up much more than I did and by the end of month three I just had smallish ones which covered quite easily.

Stick with it- I look a million times better and my confidence is coming back, roaccutane is a miracle worker, it will do the same for you!!

Hope you feel better soon, I know what its like, and can understand how you feel with starting uni, but honestly it WILL get better!! :) x

Loula

September 19th, 2008 at 8:05 pm

#3 Andy says...

Hey Rach,

I actually found my skin improved a little bit in the first 4 weeks, then relapsed between weeks 5-7.. when i experienced a huge breakout! As I come to the end of week 10 tomorrow, I am almost clear (the occasional red scabs). Stick with it. it gets better.

Good Luck with uni. - remember: you are beautiful if you are confident!

Andy x

September 20th, 2008 at 1:24 pm

#4 rach says...

thank you for all the support guys, it really does help!!!
wish me luck, starting uni tomorrow!
Rach x

September 20th, 2008 at 1:50 pm

#5 HugoBoss-2008 says...

I start roaccutane in 3 weeks and from the Diaries poested in this its not improving my confidence in it very much.. hows ur skin now??? How did the Uni thing go? :D

September 25th, 2008 at 5:21 pm

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