Into my first week on roaccutane ...

I started to see side effects after about a week and I have had dry eyes for a few days at the start but none since luckily. I have really dry peeling skin on my nose and at the side of my mouth and it's so annoying but I use Eucerin aquaphor sooyhinh balm and it's amazing. My lips are really dry too so I put that balm on my lips too. I have also come out in dermatitis on my hands which is painful and inflamed but I've been taking anti histamines and I also rub that balm on my hands and it's nearly gone now. I'm still on 20mg a day. I've got another follow up in 2 weeks so not sure if they are gunna increase my dosage or not. My skin is nearly clear tho. I'd say I have 2 spots on my face which have come today which is annoying but nout compared to a full face of acne! Good luck and any questions I'm here x

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Hey Ollie, I'm now 7 week in and have been on 70mg from day one, think my side effects kicked in about day 4 now 7 week in you kinda get used to them, if you scroll thru this thread there is a list of what myself and Sam have come across on our journey, I know you said your worried about dry eyes, to be honest mine haven't been that bad, I put drops in before bed and often on a morn but they only feel like very tired eyes, the worst bit for me has been lips, no one prepared me for how bad that side effect has been, if I can help at all just pm me or post on here :-) Emma

Hey Ollie ive just also started.

..now on my second day and no side effects so far

I think if you're off school for 3 wk that may be the worse of it over! I noticed a difference after 1-2 wk I had naturally oily skin too, you can say goodbye to that which shocked me, as I've never had a dry patch in my life! Like you say tho everyone is different, I found the first 2 wk hard as my face broke out and I had massive red dry patches but they soon pass and the creams Sams mentioned are a god send :-)

Almost near my second week on ruacatane, no dryness, no red patches, lips are fine but take into account I'm moisturising and using casaline and E45... Think I may be lucky....touch wood and have mild side effects

It sounds like you're having good results then Ollie, how do you feel in yourself? Have you noticed a difference yet? I'm 8 wk in today and had my check up this morning, all good, skin improved but still some room for progress, still on 70mg a day, crispy lips and sore inside my nose but other side effects seem to have dwindled away :-) just a point to think about ..... E45 is quite a greasy moisturiser to put on your face, my derm said to me to try avoid if possible as the idea is to get rid of oil and grease in your pores, cetaphil is a good one as it's non comedogenic ( ie doesn't block pores ) anyway, glad you're doing well :-)

Wow, why 70? I'm a heavy guy (90kg) and wouldn't expect to go to 70...? My only concern is that if I haven't have many side effects.... That the drug Isnt working as effectively as it should... My first week my 'scars/marks' came out into actual big red spots, which shows that they are working to some extent. Okay, thank you, I'll just clarify with my derm but I'll definatley keep cetaphil in mind almost 2 weeks in and I can't notice any results... I am moving up to 40mg now so maybe side effects will get worse. Has the transformation big hugely significant?

Hi there! Yeah your breakout will start to heal a lot more quicker now that you're on roaccutane! I'm going into my 4th month and I honestly can't wait to finish the course!! The dry lips are driving me insane but the dry skin is so bad that I'm suffering with. I've got all red itchy rashes All over and it burns it clears up then comes bk a few days later. I was hoping that I wouldn't get the dermatitis symptom but I have and it's the worst symptom I've had up to now. Hope you're ok x

Do you have any other symptoms?

And yeah my breakout cleared within a few days but everyone's different! My acne isn't cystic but it's persistent (well was) so depends really on your acne type and severity.

Thanks for your reply sam. As I said, being able to share and ask for advice on here has helped so much. Ive had dry skin and lips and a lovely crusty nose (sooo attractive!) but the worse so far is the break out. I havent been out of the house since friday night - I'm sure id scare children if i did. Im on a moderate dose of 30mg but my dermatoligist told me to drop to 20mg if break out contines this badly. I know I have to keep going but as you know - its ruddy hard isnt it?

Im sorry to hear your dry skin is painful. How long have you got until you stop taking this nasty little tablet? (though it will hopefully make us all happier and clearasil free forever!) Do you feel its been worth it? If you could go back in time would you choose to take it? M x

I'm on 20mg and have been through out. My derm told me that she can't increase my dose bcoz of the dermititus but I'm happy to stay on the 20mg anyway! I've got my follow up appointment on wed to get my 4th month prescribed but I'm not actually sure how long I'm on it. I'm assuming the normal 6 months tbh! I hope it's not longer than 6 months 😐. It's has definitely been worth it 1 million %. I don't miss the oily skin what so ever and applying make up is so much nicer and stays on all day but I do hate how bad the dry skin is so I can't win lol! I don't regret it what so ever but I can't wait to come off it just bcoz of the dry skin but I use the eucerin branded creams which are really good but quite expensive! I literally have 2 spots on my face and they're taking so long to go but I have just had my time of the worth so I blame it on that lol. What face moisturiser are u using for the dryness?

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