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24 Jul Into week 13

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Hi all just thought I would update on my progress.  I found my face was really flaky for the first month or so but has settled down a lot with just a Read more »

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23 Jul Week 3, day 1

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Not such a great week: The big painful spots seem to be returning (is this the initial breakout?) and I’ve got some really irritating dry patches on various parts of my face. Read more »

23 Jul day 16…is it worth all this???

Published by Carol | 2 Comments »

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 Read more »

23 Jul End of week 1 for the old duck down unde…

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hello everyone, Well, what a week. By day 2 my skin was really dry and my lips were sore. (I am on 20mg) I had a huge breakout by day 4, my nose Read more »

23 Jul Jessica’s Roaccutane Diary ‘…

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Hi Im 22 nearly 23, I dont have the worst acne in the world but its enough to weaken my confidence and stop me from doing things I’d love to do like Read more »

22 Jul Sweet Revenge

Published by Farn | 2 Comments »

hehehe Guys, this has no real relevance but I thought I’d share this. I saw my ex-bf today he is the one who probably caused my massive outbreak of spots because he stressed Read more »

22 Jul Kris’s Roaccutane diary - Week 9

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Haven’t written anything since week 3! My skin has been great since about week 4, dryness isn’t a huge problem - only my lips. Eyes have been getting a bit sore lately, been Read more »

21 Jul First day on roaccutane

Published by lloyd8485 | 1 Comment »

hi just a little back ground im male 18 years old, and started today after getting my blood tests back, but i was prescribed a lower dose than usual for my weight Read more »

21 Jul The Very End!

Published by Amy | 5 Comments »

OK…. last week i finished my 4 month course of the dreaded roaccutane. am i allowed to swear on these things? anyway.. my skin looks F**KING AMAZING. i can’t believe it. anyone who Read more »

21 Jul Dose doubled and more!!!

Published by Katie | 4 Comments »

Hey everyone, Well I am delighted to tell you that I have moved from 30 mg - 65 mg today!!! I weigh 61 so its quite a jump but this 1st 5 weeks Read more »

21 Jul Products - my list of the elite!

Published by Abi | 7 Comments »

Hi all! During all my courses of Roaccutane I have tried countless products, some good and some not so good. I have decided to compile a list of products I feel to be ”elite”. Read more »

21 Jul Week 14 - could time go any slower??

Published by Laura_ | No Comments »

Well, in week 14 now.  First week at 40mg.  The dose increase seems to have had some effect.  It has brought a whitehead to the surface that has been around forever.  I Read more »

21 Jul Early Days

Published by Andrea | 3 Comments »

Hi all Am only a few days away (I hope) from starting my first course of Roaccutane, need to get the all clear from my blood tests. I’m a 24 year old female Read more »

21 Jul Blackheads

Published by Farn | 2 Comments »

oh…and I forgot to mention ever since the blackheads on my nose disappeared around the one month mark they have never ever come back! I am so surprised because I used Read more »

21 Jul Week 11

Published by Farn | No Comments »

Hey Guys, Week 11 already! I remember when I first started writing this diary..I thought I would never get to this point..and I used to read other peoples entries and they would Read more »

21 Jul Roaccutane week ONE complete & some…

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Hi all, my name is Andy and I have just completed the first 7 days of the dreaded Roaccutane (RA) course. I weigh 66kg, so have been put on 70mg per day. After Read more »

21 Jul Week 1 on Roaccutane

Published by Clarabell1984 | 1 Comment »

Ok so….iv been on Roaccutane for a mere 5 days and the side effects are very much showing. My second day on the treatment my skin felt like it was burning and Read more »

21 Jul day 8

Published by nabootheenigma | No Comments »

after 20years of dianette/antibiotics/creams and potions i have finally allowed my derm to put me on roac.  my acne isn’t SO bad really in the grand scale of things i suppose, mainly on Read more »

21 Jul Scars :(

Published by Jessica | 7 Comments »

I’ve been on roaccutane for nearly 3months now and i am pleased with the results so far as i hardly get any big spots and if i do they go quickly. now im Read more »

20 Jul The End.

Published by Nikki | 5 Comments »

So as you know I have now finished my course of roaccutane. Just to report the breakout type thing I had seems to have disappeared. One thing I guess helped was to Read more »

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