Day 21 on Accutane

Hi everyone!  Still not many changes to report.  I did unfortunately get a sunburn this last weekend!  I had sunscreen on but it was too sunny to matter.  Luckily it wasn't a bad sunburn.  I do continue to have the same symptoms as always.  Dry lips, headaches, dry scalp, dry eyes etc.  I have not had any more body aches but my nose is becoming increasingly more dry.  I am almost to my next monthly doctor's visit and I will be having my blood drawn this week in prep for that.  Hopefully my labs all still look good!  This month I won't have a bunch of trouble with my insurance company so it'll be so much easier. 

Until the next update!

Day 14 on Accutane

Hi everyone!  Same old symptoms today.  Although I have noticed that my nose is quite a bit drier today.  Also, my face was peeling again today....and I got a huge cystic zit on my left cheek. It hurts and it is ugly.  And of course, because my face is peeling I can't wear a lot of makeup.  The last couple of days I have been adding a pump of my foundation to a large pump of my face lotion.  This makes it more like tinted moisturizer rather than cakey foundation.  It's a nice tip for girls/women on this medicaiton. 

Bought more Aquaphor for my lips.  I have used up almost an entire small tube of it.  I bought two more travel sized tubes and the big tub of it as well.  I almost bought the Walgreens brand but at the last minute (after looking at all of the ingredients) decided that I would splurge and buy the real deal.  I am not going to scrimp on products that will help. 

This morning my face was peeling around my mouth.  Weird.  And it continues to peel around my nose and at my temples. 

So just a quick update today folks.  Talk to you soon!

Day 13 of Accutane

Hi everyone!  Still no major changes in my symptoms.  My nose is a little more dry on the inside than it has been lately.  No bloody nose though.  My family went and had portraits taken yesterday so I had to put on a full face of makeup.  It was a little painful to put it on, my face was burning.  But I got it on!  Up close it didn't look that great....but in the pictures it looked decent so that's what matters.

Same dry facial skin, dry scalp, etc.  So, short update again today.  I may not be blogging every day since my symptoms aren't really changing.  As always, please leave any questions/comments and I'll get back to you.

Talk soon!

Day 11 of Accutane

Hi everyone!  Sorry I didn't post yesterday, I was super busy and my symptoms haven't changed.  They still haven't really but I wanted to check in briefly.  Still the same old, same old.  Dry scalp, dry lips, dry hands etc.  Nothing major today.  I continue to be very sleepy while taking medicine and I have been sleeping like a rock, which is FANTASTIC!  I love it.

Talk to you all soon!

Day 9 of Accutane

Hi everyone!  Nothing major to report today.  I have a few small pimples today and my face wasn't peeling as much today!  So that is great.  I continued to have a few headaches today but no back ache.  Lips were a little more sore/dry today.  I continue to use the Aquaphor though. 

So today is a short update.  Hopefully I'll have something more soon!

Day 8 of Accutane- Minor Side effects

Hi everyone!  So today I had a couple more side effects and one of them I was happy about!  My usual continued happening....dry eyes, peeling face, red face, chapped lips but I also developed a slight back ache today.  It wasn't bad until the end of my work day.  My eyes were burning today and the previous eye drops I had bought burned more than my eyes themselves so I bought some artificial tears this time.  I noticed today that I have a few new pimples, so that sucks but it was expected.  The one side effect that I was actually happy about was I woke up with second day hair that didn't look like an oil spill!!!  The down side of that of course is dry scalp.  Yes, major dandruff but I will continue using my Head & Shoulders to help with that. 

So that's about it for today.  I bought some more body lotion, I'm trying several different kinds until I find the one that really works.  I am still using Aquaphor for my lips and it has kept my lips from peeling and cracking. 

Until next time!

Day 7 of Accutane

Hi everyone!  Nothing new to post today.  My face has continued to peel on my forehead, around my nose but has also started on my chin, cheeks and my ears!  I have noticed that I am in a bit of a foul mood today.  Easily irritated by little things.  Thank goodness my family recognizes that it is because of the iso.  My face still feels sun burnt and it looked like it all day too because I wasn't able to put makeup on the spots that were peeling.  It would just draw more attention to it! 

No other side effects to speak of today.  Eyes were fine, no joint ache, no major headache.  I'll report again tomorrow.