Day 1

09/05/2002

I went to the dermatologist today to request Accutane. He asked me a few questions and I told him about the other drugs I have tried. He agreed that Accutane would be good for me. He then gave me a couple brochures about the drug and explained to me the side effects and risks (You can read about those on my Accutane Info page). I also had to sign a patient consent form to start taking the drug. He set me up on 40mg a day for 1 week then 80mg a day there after. He informed me that taking the smaller amount for the first week would help reduce the chance of an initial breakout. No special diet was recommended so I'll just go on eating what I normally do which tends to be fairly healthy anyway. As for now, my daily regime is to wash my face once in the morning and evening with Cetaphil cleansing bar and take 40mg of Accutane with dinner. I just swallowed my first pill tonight!

Bellow are some pictures of my face on the day of the 1^st pill. I will make an update for the end of the 1^st week as well.