Into my first week on roaccutane ...

Hi Donna :-) nice to hear from another fellow sufferer! It was my 14th day yesterday on 70mg, I'm 32 and suffered with my skin since I was 13 and I finally see some improvement through the bright red sores post spot breakout. Can I ask..... Does the cracked lips get any better the longer you're on pills or pretty much stay same? I can cope with the nose bleeds and crusty nose which I'm getting but the lips are driving me insane, bought aquaphor which comes recommended from others but it hasn't come in post yet. x

No. the.more I talk i find the worse it is. I have different lip balms all around the house so I have one at hand. at night I use balm then a thick layer of Vaseline. after.brushing teeth I find they are drier so I put out on thick. I drink lots. r u making sure ur drinking plenty? I think that if my lips r dry what's my insides like, kidney/ liver etc. so I drink herbal tea/ weak squash and try to stay away from to much caffeine. Soz for poor predictive spelling.

My skin is looking lovely to b honest. I'm smiling more, my hair isn't so greasy. I had a terrible breakout within the first two weeks then It dried out quick. I do now and again have dry flaky skin on my face but now my face isn't shiny all the time, I can moisturise morning and night. I think that's helped tremendously. I have been onit for 2 months. have 2 more to go. the doc kept me on 40mg for this third month. My only complaint on this drug is the aches and pains , but I've always had back problems/ sciatica cous i have a

Soz about that.... I have a disabled child so lift and shifting all the time .

Donna

Hiya Sam, doing ok thanks, the eucerin and eucerin aquaphor are a god send for my lips, just need to apply as many times as possible, they got to a point of bleeding they were cracked so much, I do spend a lot of time outside tho as I have a horse and that doesn't help as I forget my lip salve and it's been v cold n windy so going to try have some in every coat/ bag etc my bright red raw blemishes seem to be going down but in turn my skins getting dryer, I must admit I did dab a bit of sudocream on the v sore spots which did help. Hope you're getting on ok? x

Yeah I'm getting on ok. Had a breakout but they're drying up pretty fast and my blackheads seem to feel like sand. Don't know if that's a good or bad thing ? Like the skin is really rough over the blackheads but I have noticed that my make up isn't sliding off my face through the middle of the day which I'm buzzing about x

Hi Charlie. I had my appointment then 20 mins later had my bloods done then picked my prescription up the next day! But I know it's different for different hospitals. Which hosp u at?

I'll be at the Royal Hallamshire in Sheffield, that sounds great so fingers crossed!  If you don't mind me asking, did they insist you were on a contraceptive pill?  I have had problems with migraines in the past and have never got on very well with the pills I've tried so hoping it won't be an issue.  Feel free to tell me to bugger off being nosy!

No don't be daft lol! Well I was on the pill Yasmin and came off it before my appointment about a month before because of headaches and when the dermatologist wanted to put me on roaccutane I just told her I was on the pill even though I wasn't so they will ask you x

lol that made me chuckle!  I'll have a think about it and devise a plan before I go.. Trying to resist the urge to go and buy loads of dry skin related stuff until I know I'll actually be on it.. Thanks for your help, it's much appreciated 

I'd recommend buying after so u know what to buy etc. No worries any questions feel free

Hiya , it took 3 months for me. I'm in south Wales. I had to say I was using two formsof contraception, but I don't take any pill. I lied to them because i get migraines often and the pill isn't good for them. So i lied lol.

Hi Charlie, it was 1/2 hr for me, I went to yorkshire clinic in bingley saw the derm, sent me for bloods and preg test, told me I wasn't pregnant, picked up pills and started them that eve :-) I have to say the worst parts for me ( day 17 on 70mg ) have been the dry lips and the red raw blemishes that broke out about 10 days in, I'd read about the possible nose bleeds but didn't realise that involved extreme dry, crispy, bloody bogies too ( apologies for being crude ) but positives, my pores have shrunk already, the multiple tiny pimples under my skin have mostly gone, blackheads clearing and I have dry skin for the first time in 32 years, not a greasy patch in site! As for the contraception part, I am on the pill but the doc didn't stress to double up ( ie barrier ) too, they just stress how harmful it is to the baby if you do get pregnant, hope you get on well with the appt and if you need anything just shout x