Comments for Accutane Effects http://www.accutaneeffects.com My Accutane Journal Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:02:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 Comment on 2 Weeks off Accutane! by A Broneal http://www.accutaneeffects.com/2-weeks-off-accutane/#comment-526 A Broneal Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:01:23 +0000 http://www.accutaneeffects.com/2-weeks-off-accutane/#comment-526 I have just started using accutane today and I'm a bit nervous about the side effects. I'm praying I only get the minor effects or none at all. I have just started using accutane today and I’m a bit nervous about the side effects. I’m praying I only get the minor effects or none at all.

]]> Comment on I LOVE MY FACE. by jenn http://www.accutaneeffects.com/i-love-my-face/#comment-464 jenn Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:56:44 +0000 http://www.accutaneeffects.com/i-love-my-face/#comment-464 thanks so much for your story. sad to see it end tho, felt like you were a friend of mine and soooooooooo funny! im thinking of getting on accutane too. i must be a late bloomer, almost 26 and have always been the pretty girl but for the past 2 years my face has started out with a few pimples in select areas to all over and disgusting. sad really. anywho, thanks for sharing. i pray my go at it will be as successful as yours. ive heard some bad ones but wonder if its really the medicine, or just that individual's circumstances that would have happend with or with accutane? e.g. suicide, manic behavior, ulcerative collitis, bowel removal, colostomes, etc etc. thanks so much for your story. sad to see it end tho, felt like you were a friend of mine and soooooooooo funny! im thinking of getting on accutane too. i must be a late bloomer, almost 26 and have always been the pretty girl but for the past 2 years my face has started out with a few pimples in select areas to all over and disgusting. sad really. anywho, thanks for sharing. i pray my go at it will be as successful as yours. ive heard some bad ones but wonder if its really the medicine, or just that individual’s circumstances that would have happend with or with accutane? e.g. suicide, manic behavior, ulcerative collitis, bowel removal, colostomes, etc etc.

]]> Comment on I LOVE MY FACE. by Another collge student http://www.accutaneeffects.com/i-love-my-face/#comment-399 Another collge student Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:39:00 +0000 http://www.accutaneeffects.com/i-love-my-face/#comment-399 Hey I am thinking about getting on accutane and I am going to be a junior in college. I was wondering if I could have your e-mail or anything and maybe I could ask you a few questions? This has been a terrible journey for me too so it would be great to have someone that could answer my questions Hey I am thinking about getting on accutane and I am going to be a junior in college. I was wondering if I could have your e-mail or anything and maybe I could ask you a few questions? This has been a terrible journey for me too so it would be great to have someone that could answer my questions

]]> Comment on I LOVE MY FACE. by Spanky http://www.accutaneeffects.com/i-love-my-face/#comment-397 Spanky Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:08:17 +0000 http://www.accutaneeffects.com/i-love-my-face/#comment-397 Face still dry or getting oily at all? Face still dry or getting oily at all?

]]> Comment on 4 Months and 3 Weeks, Ey Yoooooo by aqua phor http://www.accutaneeffects.com/4-months-and-3-weeks-ey-yoooooo/#comment-395 aqua phor Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:37:07 +0000 http://www.accutaneeffects.com/4-months-and-3-weeks-ey-yoooooo/#comment-395 [...] believe but I have been on this shiznizzle for nearly 5 months, wow. Trooper? I think so. (more?? […] believe but I have been on this shiznizzle for nearly 5 months, wow. Trooper? I think so. (more??

]]> Comment on Lips Too Dry To Handle (Accutane, Week 9) by Paul http://www.accutaneeffects.com/lips-too-dry-to-handle-accutane-week-9/#comment-388 Paul Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:44:55 +0000 http://www.accutaneeffects.com/lips-too-dry-to-handle-accutane-week-9/#comment-388 My favorite day time lip balm was the Natural Ice brand of SPF 15. But like you, I used Aquaphor the rest of the time and at night. My favorite day time lip balm was the Natural Ice brand of SPF 15.

But like you, I used Aquaphor the rest of the time and at night.

]]> Comment on 4 Months and 3 Weeks, Ey Yoooooo by Pro Active Acne Treatment http://www.accutaneeffects.com/4-months-and-3-weeks-ey-yoooooo/#comment-387 Pro Active Acne Treatment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:20:34 +0000 http://www.accutaneeffects.com/4-months-and-3-weeks-ey-yoooooo/#comment-387 <strong>Pro Active Acne Treatment...</strong> comment2... Pro Active Acne Treatment…

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]]> Comment on 2 Weeks off Accutane! by Paul's Accutane Journal http://www.accutaneeffects.com/2-weeks-off-accutane/#comment-386 Paul's Accutane Journal Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:13:10 +0000 http://www.accutaneeffects.com/2-weeks-off-accutane/#comment-386 Don't worry about the acne coming back. The side effects of the drug go away but the clear skin stays. I've been clear since my last pill in mid 2004. If you do see any scars, use the Mederma "skin care for scars" cream. It stinks like onions but works well. Don’t worry about the acne coming back. The side effects of the drug go away but the clear skin stays. I’ve been clear since my last pill in mid 2004.

If you do see any scars, use the Mederma “skin care for scars” cream. It stinks like onions but works well.

]]> Comment on 4 Glorious Wonderful Horrible Amazing Delicious Months Are Over! by Paul's Accutane Journal http://www.accutaneeffects.com/4-glorious-wonderful-horrible-amazing-delicious-months-are-over/#comment-385 Paul's Accutane Journal Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:09:59 +0000 http://www.accutaneeffects.com/4-glorious-wonderful-horrible-amazing-delicious-months-are-over/#comment-385 Congrats on the clear skin! That's so awesome that you schooled your derm. I like the Vaseline intensive lip therapy too, but have you tried Aquaphor healing ointment. It's very thick and greasy so I only use it at night Congrats on the clear skin! That’s so awesome that you schooled your derm.

I like the Vaseline intensive lip therapy too, but have you tried Aquaphor healing ointment. It’s very thick and greasy so I only use it at night

]]> Comment on 2 Weeks off Accutane! by Tom Hartman http://www.accutaneeffects.com/2-weeks-off-accutane/#comment-383 Tom Hartman Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:16:44 +0000 http://www.accutaneeffects.com/2-weeks-off-accutane/#comment-383 Just found this web site while doing a search on Accutane. Thought I'd share my story. I got acne late in life. I somehow got through my teens without it, but it hit me hard in my mid twenties, and on into my early 30s. I went to dermatologists, first with them using various benzoyl peroxide gels, tetracylcine, etc, until finally Retin A came out. I used it for about six months. Just made things worse. Finally, I went into the doctor for a checkup and a refill of my normal scripts and the dermatologist said "If you can get a thousand dollars together, I can put you on something new called Accutane, and you won't need me anymore." This was about 1986 I think. Now of course, as you know, it costs more than that;) Well I got the money together and went on it. My lips dried out, but other than that, I had no side effects. By about a week in, my face had really dried out (I have oily skin). I had breakouts on my back and shoulders. They started clearing up too. By six weeks in, I was completely clear. He took me off of it, and said if it came back, I might need one more six week course. OK, that was in the mid-80s. It is now 2008. I have never broken out again. If there was ever a miracle drug, it was Accutane for me. I have read of others who were not as successful, but don't let anyone tell you that this is not serious medicine. It DOES change your skin. To this day, my pores are different...I don't know...maybe smaller or something. But I don't break out. And it literally changed my life. I was always an OK looking guy, but whatever decent looks I had were ruined by this. Once it was gone, it was like getting a second chance at life. So good luck, I hope you have the same success I did! Tom H Just found this web site while doing a search on Accutane. Thought I’d share my story.

I got acne late in life. I somehow got through my teens without it, but it hit me hard in my mid twenties, and on into my early 30s. I went to dermatologists, first with them using various benzoyl peroxide gels, tetracylcine, etc, until finally Retin A came out. I used it for about six months. Just made things worse.

Finally, I went into the doctor for a checkup and a refill of my normal scripts and the dermatologist said “If you can get a thousand dollars together, I can put you on something new called Accutane, and you won’t need me anymore.” This was about 1986 I think. Now of course, as you know, it costs more than that;)

Well I got the money together and went on it. My lips dried out, but other than that, I had no side effects. By about a week in, my face had really dried out (I have oily skin). I had breakouts on my back and shoulders. They started clearing up too. By six weeks in, I was completely clear. He took me off of it, and said if it came back, I might need one more six week course.

OK, that was in the mid-80s.

It is now 2008.

I have never broken out again.

If there was ever a miracle drug, it was Accutane for me. I have read of others who were not as successful, but don’t let anyone tell you that this is not serious medicine. It DOES change your skin. To this day, my pores are different…I don’t know…maybe smaller or something. But I don’t break out. And it literally changed my life. I was always an OK looking guy, but whatever decent looks I had were ruined by this. Once it was gone, it was like getting a second chance at life.

So good luck, I hope you have the same success I did!

Tom H

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