How many tablets do you take a day?

I recently started taking 70mg and unfortunately the pharmacists had to give me a mix of 20mg and 5mg tablets Today I took 10 tablets! - Nat...

End of month 6

I went back to my dermatologist today for a monthly checkup; I've been taking R for 6 months now (mostly at 50mg) and I'm still brea...

Start of month 4 (50mg)

The inside of my nose is all dry and bleeds whenever I blow it, my lip has been cracked at the side for about 3 months and often bleeds, the...

Eumovate

So I bought the Eumovate as recommended by the Dermatology nurse last week!m; If you read my post Rash on hands you will see the pictures of...

Start of month 3

I went back to my Dermatologist yesterday for my third prescription of R .  This time around I've been seeing my consultant on the NHS; ...

Rash on hands

Last Friday my hands started to feel really warm, then they suddenly started to sting/burn, when I looked at them they had a bright red rash...

6 weeks on Roaccutane

My face is itchy and dry, my lips keep splitting/bleeding, the tops of my hands are rough and cracked, my makeup peels off because of my fla...

Dry hands

My hands are starting to get dry; it feels like I have mild eczema on the top of my hands. The palms seem to be unaffected It's a lot re...

Spotty neck

I have been on Roaccutane for 1 month and 5 days and at the moment it seems to be affected the underneath of my chin/jaw and neck; I seem to...

Chapped/bleeding lips because of Roaccutane

This is the first day that They have bled; I woke up and my lips felt very dry and when I opened my mouth to brush my teeth they cracked and...

Month 1 on Roaccutane (pictures)

I have recently completed month 1 of my third course of Roaccutane! I find it's working a lot quicker than the previous times and in the...

Itchy scalp

I've only been on Roaccutane for 2 weeks and 1 day but already the itchy scalp is driving me crazy! R works by drying out the skin and m...

Day 1 of Roaccutane (round 3)

Today is my first day back on Roaccutane ! Hopefully this time it will work. I'm starting on 40mg; last time I took it for 6 months but ...

How to get rid of acne scars

I have suffered from acne for years and a particularly bad break out of cystic acne left me with scars across my cheeks. Years of various tr...

Does Roaccutane work?

Last week me and my mum went for a spa day at a hotel ; we had a massage, a manicure, and a facial and after that  we went up to the hotel r...

Skin after Roaccutane

I finished my second round of Roaccutane in March this year.  This is my skin now:   As you can see I still have spots, enlarged pores, oily...