Yesterday was my first checkup with my Dermatologist since starting Accutane. I noticed a big flaw in the Ipledge system, it told me to get my blood work taken entirely to early. So now I have to get my blood work redone. My Dermatologist says just to wait till after I see her to get my blood work done. She also told me to wait to fill out my ipledge questions till after her office calls to verify that they have updated the system. My dose on Accutane is being bumped up to 80 a day (one 40 pill twice daily). This is apparently normal, Doctors like to start Accutane patients off on a low dose to try to alleviate some of the side effect (or make it so they do not all hit you at once). I also have officially begun the "IB" (Initial Breakout) process. I was informed that patients who do not breakout during the first month are more likely to breakout during the second. The IB is much different from any breakout I have ever had. This break out is all over my face and it happens completely over night, lucky for me a night I was on vacation. I also noticed little patches of dry skin all over my arms, and they are red patches. I have been told the first few months are the hardest because of all the changes you start to go through, I just hope I am not going through all this for nothing.
