Yesterday I started Accutane. I'm 19 years old and have moderate acne. My dermatologist recommended it because he's concerned about the scarring my acne causes.
I picked up my Clavaris yesterday. This month I will be on 20 mg once a day. I have been so excited to try it. But right before I took my first pill at 5:30 pm yesterday, I started reading about it online and got super scared! I have been intentionally avoiding reading all of the negative reports because I didn't want to scare myself spitless. But at that moment when I was about to take my first pill, I couldn't help but read a little bit about it!
Dang. I'm most worried about the reports of arthritis, bone pain, and joint damage. I love to run and I was planning on training for and running a half marathon in June and a marathon in September. I'm worried that Accutane is going to postpone those plans, and I'm especially worried about permanent joint damage and how that could affect my running future.
So before I could get myself to take the pill, I had to push aside all the negative things and read a bunch of positive reviews. I finally felt better enough to take the plunge and put that pill in my mouth.
For about 2 hours after taking it, I kept feeling little aches all over. Pretty sure it's all in my head. :)
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