Accutane: My Journey

This is a blog dedicated to my journey with accutane startedon 7/30/14 & Ended on 1/25/2015 (:

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4-year update (post Accutane)

Good morning loves! It’s been a while! It’s been 4 years since I’ve been off Accutane and I can say with assurance now, that I do not regret it. I am 21 years old now and was 16 years old when I got on Accutane for 5 1/2 months.

I tracked my journey all throughout the lows and highs of Accutane with this blog.

Although I still have minor scarring from years of cystic acne, I do have the option to undergo laser if I choose to. I have already done plenty of chemical peels and used several topicals but now stick to a very simple face regime.

Now, the only “acne” I suffer from are horomonal/small white heads that appear before or after my period (TMI, sorry lol).

My face regime goes like this:

-Cleanse with Pacifica Kale Detox Deep Cleansing Face Wash

-Tone with Thayer’s Alcohol-Free Witch Hazel Facial Toner

-Moisturize with Cerave Daily Moisturizing Lotion (currently searching for a vegan/cruelty free alternative that also has SPF)

Overall, I am beyond satisfied with my experience post Accutane despite the annoyances while I was enduring it. Cystic acne was a painful burden on my self esteem and Accutane helped eliviate some of that. I’m not saying, taking a pill for 6 months made me love myself but it really did help me start the path to that.

I hope all is well! Love you guys! xx -liz

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shoutout to people with acne

to people who have acne scars

people who get stressed whenever they get even the smallest pimple

those who think their spots make them any less perfect

people with acne on their face

people with acne anywhere less visible and the ones who are scared of intimacy because of this

people who pick at their spots

people who don’t mind them

people who apply creams and remedies and hate the fuck out of their acne

you’re all beautiful anyway

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Someone with small pores and good genes: getting clear skin is easy! Just wash your face and drink lots of water!!(:

Every person that's ever had severe acne: *looks into the camera like they're on the office*

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I fucking hate scarring

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UPDATE- POST ACCUTANE & BODY MODS

I am so thoroughly annoyed right now. If you guys dont already know, even before starting accutane, i have started stretching my ears. Being close to 3 months of being off accutane i have finally decided to start sizing up again. Unfortunately, my ears have been reacting horribly: my old healing time would be within the span of 2 to 4 days and now its been close to 2 weeks since my last stretch and my ears are still sore to the touch. I actually just had to downsize my right ear because it started bleeding when i began to clean it! I am so terrified to go in and get my tattoo and have my body reject it. If anyone else has had this experience post accutane please PLEASE message me and let me know what i can do about it. i’m so disappointed that i might not be able to do all the body modifications i want simply because of one stupid medication. Also, i still get white heads from time to time and my topical for my scarring (which i’ve stopped due to constant breakouts because of it) sucks. Ugh. I dont regret accutane but i definitely should’ve looked into other options.

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Hey ^-^ im started month 2 of accutane recently and its starting to get worse and I expected it, but im so scared to go to school because right now it looks like crap :S I have anxiety so im screwed arent I wow I suck thank you :|

oh girl I've been there but trust me you can only get better from here and you won't even realize how fast time flies. And even though I know it seems people at school are noticing and are "judging" or whatever, I can assure you that they're too concerned with themselves to notice so you're fine <3 Just stay positive ok hon, all this will be worth it in the end, I promise. xx

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started antibiotics for an infection and it got me broken out ugh 

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when did you start to notice progress?

end of month 4, start of month 5 definitely!

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any foods im not allowed to eat while im on it? also can i drink alcohol?

avoid foods high in vitamin A and I would say no to drinking but I mean, you can have low doses? at least that's what I did. but I would avoid it at all costs.

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im peeling and it looks horrible, when will this go away??

i never really peeled while I was on Accutane but I would suggest to just make sure you moisturize as much as possible. if u just started tho, it might go away in a month or so.

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were u on birth control during accutane?

You mean the pill? No. I used male condoms as my birth control.

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(IM SORRY I DIDNT UPDATE LAST WEEK) Week 8 Post Accutane. This scarring is definitely starting to annoy me. I went to my Derm this week and I only have to go see him in 3 months to update him about my scarring treatment but he did say if the topical didn’t work he would highly suggest laser (which I really really want to do) instead of chemical peels bc that irritates my skin to shit.

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Week 6 post Accutane. Starting my topical for the scarring today 😊

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don’t make fun of people with acne and hyper pigmentation. EVER. u will block ya blessings. not everyone has clear skin. having acne has nothing to do with hygiene or how many times a person washes their face. acne can be hormonal. acne can be genetic. ALSO! stop shaming people for covering up their acne scars and hyper pigmentation with makeup! not everyone was blessed with flawless blemish free skin! 

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this makes me feel soooooo good about my skin.

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Week 5 post Accutane (:

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You think the scars is fading faster now you off accutane?

I don't believe so. I haven't seen much difference.

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Week 4: still completely clearrrrr