Today was another check up with my Doctor and the first I've had since my dose was upped to 80 a day. My dermatologist had all good things to say about my results. My dermatologist Tara said that my results are not typical, by this mouth most people would still be experiencing the initial breakout. The initial breakout can sometimes cause the acne to be worse than before you started Accutane. I was lucky enough to only experience a mild initial breakout (compared to others). I am wishful thinking in saying maybe it was just because my acne was so bad to start with. I am starting my third month and this is the month almost everyone reports seeing the most results from Accutane so I am extremely excited to see what the future holds for me. I asked my Derm. what kind of makeup is best for my skin and she said hypoallergenic makeups like Almay, and Bareminerals. Now lets talk about my side effects or as I like to call them the bad news. Currently the worst side effect is my chap lips, and it remains the worst side effect. The pain is horrible and I find it hard to focus on anything else throughout my day except the pain. My lips crack a lot and people of course feel the need to tell me about how chap my lips are. (I am starting to think know matter what people will always point out your flaws) I also experience a lot of nose bleeds, and this is because I have a lot of dryness inside my nose. Rubbing Aquaphor inside your nose is suppose to help reduce the nosebleeds, but I cannot seem to bring myself to do it. It is important to avoid allergy medications if you experience nosebleeds on Accutane because it can actually worsen your them. I also have joint pain this is normal although I am not sure the reasons why. I have a rash that is covering my arms, it has gone away a lot after switching soaps, but I now need to take more drastic actions and change my laundry soap to something that is not scented. I swear the only downside to Accutane is all the money it is costing me, between Doctors appointments and switching products, refills, gas to get to the doctors it has become excessive. I am not done yet either I started saving because pretty soon my insurance will crap out and I will start having to pay out of pocket for my appointments that adds up to $110 every doctor visit and I have a doctor visit once a month. My dermatologist is almost sure I will be one of the lucky ones to only need a five month treatment so I will only need to pay a few appointments out of pocket.
