MY NOSE HAS NOT STOPPED BLEEDING THESE PAST 3 DAYS.

I'm going to go back down to 40 mg, I don't think my body is handling 60 very well at all. :(

Click to view

Since my dose was upped to 60 mg/day (previously 40 mg/day), I've definitely noticed the side effects getting worse. First off, my skin almost immediately got WAY drier and flakier. Luckily, I've found my savior in Aveeno lotion. I tried a few other brands and Aveeno works the best by far. My skin still gets dry, but it's not as flaky as before ( Read more... )

http://tinyurl.com/nnsvht

HAHAHAHAHA why don't those last two pictures surprise me.

September 23 <3

Oh my god, my skin was soo dry tonight. The areas around and above my mouth were flaking like CRAZY! If that sounds gross-- it was. I washed my face with Cetaphil in the shower and applied like a pound of moisturizer after I got out. I'm seriously wondering if I should just stop wearing makeup during the day so I can just constantly moisturize. ( Read more... )

So I'm nearing the end of Month 1! It's actually gone surprisingly quickly. I had my first follow-up appointment with my doctor since starting Accutane, and my bloodwork was good and pregnancy test negative (duh). For the second month, my doctor put me on 60 mg per day instead of 40 and said at this rate I could be done in 4 months! So excited! I ( Read more... )

So it's been about a week and a half now! Not much to report, except my lips got REALLY chapped last week because I've been kind of bad about keeping them moisturized. I went home and somehow forgot to bring my Aquaphor or chapstick of any kind with me. So I used Vaseline while at home, which helped. They have still been very dry and have been ( Read more... )

It's Monday, which means I've been on Accutane for four days now. I take my medicine every day after eating lunch. So far, so good! I started noticing the effects almost immediately.. my skin feels drier, and my lips have become a little chapped but nothing I can't handle yet. I wonder if the side effects will get worse as time goes on. But ( Read more... )

I'm OFFICIALLY on Accutane starting today!! I just took my first 40mg dosage. Three hours from now, I'll be on a plane to Sacramento. YAY this weekend is off to a good start ( Read more... )

2 more days of school, 3 more finals, 4 more days til Italy!!!!!!!!

It couldn't come fast enough!

And now off to cram for Anthro......

SPOILERS if you haven't seen "Zebras" yet:

( me rambling about svu for a good while )