tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85571362011-04-21T21:17:25.636-07:00I want to share my experience and hope to hear from others using this medicationMelanienoreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1128028268821544812005-09-29T14:08:00.000-07:002005-09-29T14:12:32.350-07:00

I’ve been done with treatment for over six months now. My oil production is still low, but I am a little shiny on my forehead and maybe nose, by the end of the day or when I wake up in the mornings. Nothing major and I’m not even using blotting sheets. Also back to washing my hair daily or the crown and sides are a little oily.My chest has been completely clear for months.I now reside in AZ and

Melanienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1115087304453193492005-05-02T19:24:00.000-07:002005-05-02T19:28:24.453-07:00

I’ve been off Accutane for about 9 weeks now. My hair is a little oily at the crown, but definitely manageable. I need to wash it every other day. This morning when I woke up, I noticed my forehead was slightly oily. Not visibly, but to the touch. However, I did wake up sweating in the night, say around 3AM.Today at work, my skin felt slightly oily (mainly around chin and Forehead). It's not

Melanienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1112835725699464832005-04-06T18:00:00.000-07:002005-05-02T19:23:55.280-07:00

March 28, 2005I have been off the medication for about 5 weeks.The rash on the back of my hands/wrists is gone. That cleared up a few weeks back. My lower back pain is much better. I still have a bit of aching, but I actually believe it’s just that I don’t exercise as much and my desk setup at work is not ergonomically correct. The skin on my chest and back is completely clear.My face is 99%

Melanienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1109447605120415542005-02-26T11:52:00.000-08:002005-02-26T11:53:25.123-08:00

On February 20, 2005 I finished taking all of my medication. It feels good to be done and look forward to letting my body get back to normal. My face, back and chest are clear. God willing, they will stay that way. I plan to post occasionally and please feel free to email.

Melanienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1109447535210046432005-02-26T11:50:00.000-08:002005-02-26T11:52:15.210-08:00

Nothing new with my skin over these three weeks. I continue to battle the rash or dry bumps on the backs of my hands. My elbow and shoulder joints are definitely tender. My low back still aches and is stiff. I hope this all goes away very soon.

Melanienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1107650178219658742005-02-05T16:30:00.000-08:002005-02-05T16:38:55.430-08:00

Well, a week or two ago while doing stretches, my left shoulder was hurting. I thought I must have slept on it wrong or something, but it still hurts. It's more aching than pain, but I definitely feel it. Then a couple days ago, I was resting my left elbow on a chair or something and it felt like it was bruised. Again, I really didn't think much about it. But, yesterday while at work I had

Melanienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1107024256408462722005-01-29T09:55:00.000-08:002005-01-30T14:17:02.226-08:00

I visited my dermatologist a couple days ago, and my blood work results were good. Although she agrees that my skin looks good, she recommends that I take a few more weeks of medication. She hopes that by taking the full course of treatment (5 months), the acne will be less likely to return. She has told me more than once that about 30-35% of people are cured after using Accutane. She claims

Melanienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1106087651948362072005-01-18T14:32:00.000-08:002005-01-18T14:36:13.370-08:00

I have completed 16 weeks of treatment as of today. I have no cysts on my body right now- great news! Even my jawline has cleared up. There are a few little bumps here and there, but I am not even sure they are pimples. Although a month ago, my doctor put me on 80 mg/day, I have not been taking that much. My face got so flaky, I couldn’t stand it. And my lips got more chapped. So, I take 80 mg

Melanienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1104375523183680032004-12-29T18:53:00.000-08:002004-12-29T19:02:44.690-08:00

I saw my doctor last Wednesday (12/22) and she increased my dose to 80 mg/day. That puts me over the 1mg/kg of body weight. My blood work came back great. My cholesterol was only 177, and my triglycerides, 60. Although my acne has greatly improved, there are some persistent cysts (small ones) along my jawline. My back pain is better. Maybe the aching was not from the medication after all.

Melanienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1102999862741621272004-12-13T20:42:00.000-08:002004-12-13T20:51:02.740-08:00

The last three weeks have been about the same, other than low back pain. I am surprised I didn't have the back pain sooner, if it's from the medicine. It started out just being stiff, but then it ached a lot. I continue to have small pimples at and around my jawline. Almost none on my forehead anymore, and just a few on my chest. My back is basically clear. The rash on my hands is

Melanienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1101594678978598542004-11-27T14:28:00.000-08:002004-12-13T20:41:41.470-08:00

The bumps on the back of my hands and wrists come and go. They don’t itch or hurt, so I am not bothered much by them. I went to see my derm a couple days ago. She said I am progressing fine and my bloodwork was all normal. Great! She wants me to continue taking 60 mg per day (40 one day and 80 the next). She thinks that 1mg of medicine per 1kg of body weight is ideal when someone is responding

Melanienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1099769056460897162004-11-06T11:21:00.000-08:002004-11-06T11:24:16.460-08:00

November 5, 2004 Well, I’ve been on the increased dose (60mg) for eight days. I have noticed some new pimples (not huge) on my cheeks and jawline/neck. I always have some on my forehead. When I do get new ones, they don’t surface like before either. They just seem to want to hang around- smaller, less painful, but there. My skin is not drier than at the lower dose and I notice no other

Melanienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1099158665053914312004-10-30T10:47:00.000-07:002004-10-30T10:51:05.053-07:00

I noticed what I thought was a rash on the back of my hands. Just a lot of little bumps that did not itch or hurt. They were red if I washed my hands a lot during the day. Then I put Curel lotion on heavy before going to bed, and then again in the morning after my showers. Within two days, the bumps were gone. Guess they were just really dried out. No problem! I saw my doctor on Wednesday

Melanienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1098499240283727272004-10-22T19:38:00.000-07:002004-10-24T20:35:20.723-07:00

I have been on Accutane for just over three weeks now. The amount of oil on my face has really decreased. I don’t have to use oil absorbent sheets at all. Previously, I was using about 2 each day, and when I got home from work I was still oily. All of the little blackheads on my nose are coming up to the surface. Although they look worse right now, I know they are going to be gone shortly. I

Melanienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1097942139619265212004-10-16T08:52:00.000-07:002004-10-16T08:55:39.620-07:00

Well, I have noticed one thing. My skin is more sensitive than before using this medicine. I know they warn about this in the paperwork. If there's any dead skin where a pimple used to be, and I rub or pick it off, the skin underneath is real red. Also, the other day to remove some dead, flaky skin, I rubbed gently with a wash cloth. My skin was tender in that area later on. It doesn't

Melanienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1097677391737797712004-10-13T07:18:00.000-07:002004-10-30T10:54:03.056-07:00

Yesterday I noticed a new large cyst forming on my forehead - oh great. You know, it feels like a bruise. My neck is about the same- many small pimples, but one larger one came up. I have one pimple on my chin which is no biggie, but normally I have none. My chest and shoulders are the same. The amount of oil on my face has decreased overall. I know because my hair is not oily around my face by

Melanienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1097124940929523162004-10-06T21:54:00.000-07:002004-10-30T10:54:54.913-07:00

I have taken Accutane (40 mg) with dinner for 9 days now. My lips have dried out a bit. Also, my face is a little flaky in areas, but lotion takes care of that. If anything, I have a few more pimples on my neck, and the forehead and jaw line are the same (unimproved). That is about what I expected considering one normally takes this medicine for 15-20 weeks. And I have read (not sure how valid

Melanienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557136.post-1096681047069450422004-10-01T18:29:00.000-07:002004-10-30T10:59:48.480-07:00

I didn't even have pimples in high school. I first got pimples in my 2nd year of college, but not bad. I never saw a derm for acne until probably my senior year of college and even then it was not a bad case. I continued to take The Pill off and on for years and it was in my late 20s that I realized when I wasn't taking it, I had acne. Although I was then told the acne was cystic, it was not all

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