My Accutane Journal

[16YearsOldLooking4TheCure]

DATE: 10/4/02 - 09:35 AM


Main Info:
Well I started my course of ACCUTANE a couple days ago on monday. Today is friday so it's been 5 days and 4 pills so far. (I only take 1 40 pill a day)

BIG EVENT This Entry:
I thought it was going good for the first few days, no initial breakout and besides a lil redness it looked better then it ever did months ago. But today I woke up with so manhy whiteheads all over, all different sizes

My Thoughts:
I hope this initial breakout doesnt last that long because it is pretty bad.... Also ACCUTANE'S intitial breakout could of teamed up with my 1&1/2 hour stressly arguement last night and made a really bad breakout..Thats what I'm hoping... Maybe if I don't get stressed throughout the weekend it wil be a little better at least for school on monday.

Side Effects Details:
Well so far just a little redness on the face, chapped to HELL lips, and I now tend to get really mad easily. I just have try and control myself. In the end this will ALL be worth it for clear skin. As for the lips, I put on chapstick and that helps ALOT. The face redness helps sometimes though.... It kinda helps to hide the old red spots left over from my other acne. And sometimes blends in with my current pimples and makes it look a little bit better. I noticed very little little muscle pains the first two days (tuesday and little bit of wednesday). Actuall I should be careful, they weren't "pains" because it didn't "hurt". I would just classify it as "Muscle Soarness". It doesnt hurt, you can just feel it a little. Anyways thats no big deal at all. But it was VERY LITTLE. Nothing you can't manage, I just forgot about it. All-N-All No big deal.... The only thing I HATE is the pretty bad breakout I'm having right now....

Side Effects Overview:
~Face Redness
~Chapped Lips
~Initial Breakout
~Get Mad Easily

Good Things This Entry:
Nothing other than the redness helps cover my freakin initial breakout! And I got to stay home from school today so maybe things will change on monday. I know I shouldn't stay home and runaway from something I will have to go to everyday (school). But I always go for whatevers the easy way out at the time.

Comment This Entry:
"I hate this initial breakout!"

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[This message has been edited by 16YearsOldLooking4TheCure (edited 10-04-2002).]

[This message has been edited by 16YearsOldLooking4TheCure (edited 10-04-2002).]

[This message has been edited by 16YearsOldLooking4TheCure (edited 10-04-2002).]

[20withacne]

How's it going 16?

[16YearsOldLooking4TheCure]

I'll update it with another entry on sunday night.... Maybe..... Don't worry I'll keep coming back to keep you guys up 2 date... Every few days or so.. Or whenver somthing BIG happens.. bad or good..

[16YearsOldLooking4TheCure]

DATE: 10/6/02 - 08:05 AM


Main Info:
Well I started my course of ACCUTANE a LAST monday. Today is sundau so it's been 7 days and 6 pills so far. (I only take one 40 pill a day)

BIG EVENT This Entry:
The initial breakout... I can't take it. I don't want to go to school. I have chapped lips, red face, and ACNE ALL OVER. In weird places too. All around lips and nose..... INCH UNDER MY EYES??? WHAT? I;m thinking of going on INDEPENDENT STUDY until I'm doen with the ACCUTANE course. It would be SO MUCH easier to get through it that way... I wouldn't worry about how I look EVERYDAY sicne I have to go to school EVERYDAY.

My Thoughts:
TOO LATE. Got stressed out again last night too. Cryed and all. I was beggin my mom to put me on independent study..... I think she will let me. We just need to get all the INFO. and get this done.. I just hope I won't fall behind in credits and have to make up some electives.. That would suck... I think either way stress or no stress the breakout will continue for a while... ACCUTANE is taking over.. BUT INT HE END.. it will all be worth it

Side Effects Details:
I had this wierd thign happen to me. I was at the comp.screen. Reached over to the left really far to put my glass of water back... And when I turned my head back to the screen, I felt a little light headed. (kinda like when you get up too fast). I tried to focus on the screen. Everythign started to get blurry and i thought we were having an earth quake or something I DONT KNOW, Because the whole room looked like it was slowy turning side ways..... I stood up and grabbed my bed.. And went to the bath room still feeling dizzy and put water on my face... Went to my room and laid on my bed for a lil bit... It was wierd..... Ive never passed out b4.. But it felt like how you feel b4 you pass out..... I dont know... Felt SOME back pains in the morning.. I just have to sit up straight... Other lil muscle feelings here and there.. Not realyl pain.. Just throbbing a lil lil... It's weird... And chapped lips still here, initials breakout taking over my existance.. LOL... I shouldnt laugh it's not funny at all. I was crying about it last night... Not because of "IT" itself.. Because knowing that I have to go to school on monday looking like that.. (that was before I talked to my mom about independent study).. But whatever...


Side Effects Overview:
~Face Redness
~Chapped Lips
~Initial Breakout
~Get Mad Easily
~Back Pain Once A Day
~Weird Feeling In Other Muscles Sometimes
~Weird problems with vision

Good Things This Entry:
NOTHING! Except I hope I can go on independent study to get this 5 month thing over with. Acutally the time I would go back to reg. school would be end of january.. So I would still finish up the last month of the course the first month I would go back to school. But my face has to be clear by then... People say all the time the BAD turns to GOOD drastically to where you can really tell around like 2 months into the ACCUTANE. Course

Comment This Entry:
(3 comments this entry)
"I hate this initial breakout!"
"I hate that I have to worry about going to school!"
"I hate that if I go on idependent study I might have to make up credits for my electives!"

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~~~~ I'm Probably ONLY Going To Update Every Sunday Now On THIS Post, It's TOO Much To Write Every Few Days..... You Know How Long The ACCUTNAE Course Is??? 5 Months Give Or Take. Thats Like 50 Entries if I Keep Doin Em This Fast.. So For Now On. Expect Updates On How I'ts Going Sometime During Every Sunday~~~~


[This message has been edited by 16YearsOldLooking4TheCure (edited 10-06-2002).]

[20withacne]

16-
How bad was your acne before starting accutane? I am so scared about the initial breakout- I am a senior in college and do not have the ind study option Right now all I have is one white head.