"​hello everyone,

i&#039;m your typical 18 year old lad and have never written on a forum before but i want to write something for the people that are worried about taking this (in my opinion) miracle drug. i am coming to the end of my 6 month course and i can honestly say it&#039;s been life changing. 

before i started roaccutane, i was fairly depressed and seriously lacking confidence due to my appearance. but after months of failed treatments on various antibiotics, i was referred to a dermatologist who instantly said there&#039;s only one way to fix my acne problem, roaccutane. at first i thought this is the worst case scenario and i&#039;m going to be even more depressed as a result of the possible mental health side affects. depression has run in my family so i was very worried. however, living like with acne wasn&#039;t something i was prepared to do, so i started the course on 40mg a day.

the first week i had a headache daily, but thankfully these die off after a week and paracetamol and ibuprofen will take all the pain away. almost immediately, my lips were cracking and from then on in, i never went anywhere without some carmex lip balm in my pocket.

as the first 3 months went by, i was still breaking out and was starting to think it isn&#039;t going to work. however, i&#039;m so glad i stuck with it because now i haven&#039;t got a single spot of my face and the scars have faded to the point where you can barely see them! after the third month, my derm upped my dose and i started to take 60mg a day. 

luckily for me i hadn&#039;t had any serious side affects. just your occasional nose bleed and dry skin, and sometimes my eyes were a bit blurry but it&#039;s not much of an issue.

anyway, i just want anyone reading this that is worried about starting this medication, that not everyone has a horror story about roaccutane and i couldn&#039;t be happier at how it&#039;s made me feel!!

don&#039;t let acne take over your life!:)"