my accutane journey so far | 9 tips for anyone considering starting in 2024

TIMESTAMPS AND PROGRESS PICTURES:
0:42 Background about my acne journey so far
1:05 why I didn't want to start accutane earlier
2:15 month 1 side effects
2:58 month 2 side effects
3:16 bloodwork for lipid panel and cholesterol levels
3:56 month 3 side effects
4:15 I am using alcohol
5:02: tips for anyone considering starting or are currently on accutane

0:15: 1 month before starting accutane
0:20: what my skin looks like now WITH makeup (middle of month 4)
0:25: what my skin looks like now WITHOUT makeup (middle of month 4)
2:13 beginning of month 1
2:55: beginning of month 2
3:55: beginning of month 3
5:01 beginning of month 4
0:20: middle of month 4 WITH makeup
0:25: middle of month 4 WITHOUT makeup

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ABOUT ME
Hi, my name is Kelly. I am 23 and live in NYC with my dog, Louis, and my boyfriend. I am a certified homebody (tm) and love to talk into the void. I hope you enjoy the video and thank you for being here :D

EQUIPMENT:

[PhaedraTucker]

2 week of accutane and it seems as though I have a new symptom everyday! Dry lips are my constant, then my face is peeling, now my ears. All in All I'm okay!!!😁

[heyayen]

I relate with you so much!! I’ve had acne ever since I was nine and now I’m 15. I’ve tried so many things and none seem to keep my skin clear in long term so I’m thinking about accurate.
Update: I still have a little acne but my skin is literally sooo clear now literally all I did was drink more water LMAO (80 oz)

[Rayanisno.okd]

I started taking accutane today, thanks for the video🙏

[CC-stob]

Wow 60mg per day sounds so major. I’m on my second cycle and my dermatologist only gavs me 20mg per day. Good luck on your journey!

[Yukioo_]

Im starting accutane at 13 years old, I've been struggling with acne since I was 7, I've always had a bad Self-esteem, many people on my school would question why I had so many black heads. I've tried everything, from expensive skincare to dermatologists prescripted products, but i never got a a result that It satisfied me. A few weeks back i went to a very recommended dermatologist here in Brazil, and I got so happy when I was prescribed accutane, my mom knew I would often cry because of how bad my skin looked, and she bought me accutane. It's been 1 week since I've started taking it and some side effects I got is dry lips, flaky skin some hair loss. I really don't mind these too much, I use vaseline on my lips and it helped me a lot too. Overall I'm very happy to be given this opportunity! I can't wait for the next few months!

[sourcandy]

Im 15 this year I've been struggling with acne since 10 my dermatologist suggested me to have accutane. Im starting my accutine journey wish me luck!! You inspired me so much girl!

[bnavas]

Thanks for the info. I'll begin Accutane since I've struggling with acne lately

[francesco]

hi, I'm on 7 months of acutane and definitely the dry lips is the biggest problem I'm having and also dry skin near the lips, but I know it will pay back :)

[Anna-obwe]

I’m on day 3 of accutane! I sure wish my derm had told me at the initial appt about how accutane raises cholesterol levels because I could have worked on that for the entire first month of waiting before I could start…. (Because I already have high cholesterol). Now we got my blood work done and she says I basically need to be vegan for the entire period and if my levels go up too much I will have to stop taking the medication. I’ve been working my ass off to eat a very high fiber diet and a very low saturated/trans fat and low cholesterol diet and walk more often. Just wish she would have told me earlier. She always seems to be in a rush and not care too much about me. Also, I have heard SO many people talking about taking accutane with a fat and so I asked my doctor about that and she said, “no. If you’re anorexic or not eating much, it might not absorb entirely, but that’s not true.” I’m like um okay

[anmolrai]

Your skin is so healthy wish I had the same.

[mightygdog]

I'm on month 8 rn and I'll write my experience here:
I took it in months

1. PURGE: Usually people say their face clears by month three. I got a pretty bad purge fase and skin cleared only by month 6🥲.

2. DRYNESS: My side effects were also pretty mild, during first months I had lip and body dryness, after that only dry lips, but often pretty bad. Also you don't have to wash your hair as often cause it just won't get oily!

3. OTHER SIDE EFFECTS: I've never heard anyone mention this but I experienced (still do) face flushing and sweating (in the face) a lot! Any kind of temperature change or crouching down would make my temperature suddenly go up and my face beet red, it made me very insecure so I wore makeup all the time.

4. SUN: usually it's an awful idea to go in the sun while on accutane so I always wore SPF! It's different for everybody tho. I had a surf trip on month 3, was still in my purge fase but nothing got particularly worse. So usually people stop taking the medication in the summer, but my doc said that it's quite okay if it didn't trigger anything on that surf trip.

5. ALCOHOL: I did drink at times, sometimes more, sometimes less, but rarely (for a uni student). At first I tried avoiding fermented drinks and drank mostly gin and vodka, now I've had beers and wine too. On days that I did drink I always missed the evening dosage because on my first time drinking (new years eve) I took a pill before drinking (shampagne🤦‍♀️) and it immediately reacted in my stomach and I threw up badly. So yeah I do recommend sticking to gin and vodka cocktails rather than fermented drinks.

[therandomactivist]

I had itchy scalp, dry flaking skin on my fingers and face, cracking lips and sensitivity to strenuous exercise ad side effects

[hiello]

looking forward to month 4 updates!!!<33💐

[matea]

Im on my 3rd I’m so excited to have clear skin😭

[wazeFPS]

im about to start, for 10 years i tried different things and nothing worked. on my face i dont have much nowadays cuz it was mainly hormonal but my back is really bad and its the main reason im taking it

[memoonasaeed]

Completely agree to nauseous part, I'm on 20mg day 8

[alxandra.a]

Your video is reaaaallyy helpful THANK YOU SOO MUCH <3
* Also, can I use vitamin C serum while I am on accutane?

[Jimbo]

I’m on my 19th pill 30mg haven’t noticed any changes yet I know it’s still early gotta be patient and pray it works side effects I’ve gotten have only been dry lips and bloody nose

[nataliami]

Thank u for Ur video ❤️ I'm considering to start soon :)

[mutthukuruchandu]

If your are in isotretinoin medication can take omega 3 ? Ex:- chai seeds plz clarify