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RareRevolution wrote:
When you say “extremely dry skin” what are we talking? Like is putting makeup on gonna be a bitch cause my skin just peels off? And how were your lips? My lips were a bitch before this, and I’m kinda afraid they’re gonna be so dry and cracked that I cannot kiss anyone 

moscato wrote:
i personally couldnt wear makeup bc my skin peeled around my nose and the corners of my mouth. i used a really thick and effective lip balm every day and still do, and havent had any problems with my lips 

RareRevolution wrote:
How many pills did you have to take a day? And what side effects are we talking about?

lamb wrote:
i think it was just one? i was on a 6 month cure

and uhh, essentially all of them except like liver failure
dryness everywhere, skin infections, pains all over the body, especially back,  anxiety/depression got real bad, woke up in a pool of my own blood every day bc of the nosebleeds, headaches, light sensitivity and horrible dark vision, my face got bright red. they came and went like i didnt have all of them the whole time (except the horrendously dry skin and nose bleeds) but i didnt have a good time at all

it was worth it tho teen me really didnt need to worry their ass off about acne on top of everything else

RareRevolution wrote:
How far into treatment, did it begin to have an effect on you?

moscato wrote:
dry skin started showing after probably three weeks to a month, but wasnt at its worst for another few months. as for my acne i started seeing improvement after around two-three months, but that was very minimal, it did however really start working in month four! your experience might be different to mine, i can see youre supposed to take two pills a day, i only took one for the entirety of my treatment

RareRevolution wrote:
Yeah I’m worried about that now. I have a need to actually call my dermatologist and make sure I’m supposed to take 2, cause now it seems like a lot

moscato wrote:

if you're unsure then call! i always recommend asking all the questions you have instead of staying quiet, just in case anything is amiss <33

RareRevolution wrote:
I haven’t prior had any problems with mental health at all, so I’m not really worried in that department. However I did use to have problems with nosebleeds. I’m supposed to take 1 pill every day for the first 14 days, then move it up to two. Are u sure you only took 1? Do u think it would’ve been a different experience if you hadn’t been a teen? I’m 21, almost 22..

lamb wrote:
yea ive had problems with nosebleeds too most of my life. from the meds its a result of all the dryness, the inside of the nose dries up and just cracks open every once in a while. my dr just told me to literally put vaseline on a qtip and shove it up my nose every morning and night and it helped a bit i think, ouf

pretty sure i did, but its been years, i cant even remember what the pills looked like at this point beyond "uncomfortably large"
but ive always been prone to getting sick and side effects and i was unluckier than most ofther ppl ive known who went on them so i wouldnt be that worried. and even if it does get that bad, id still do it again honestly. it was worth it

RareRevolution wrote:
Right? What kind of acne did you have? I have more of a cystic acne, and therefore not the common kind of acne people think about when they think about acne 

moscato wrote:
that might be why youre supposed to take two pills, i did not have cystic acne, but i know a friend who had, and also took the medication, she mightve done two pills, but i dont actually know. 

RareRevolution wrote:
Was your pills “uncomfortably large” also, or where they tiny capsules?

moscato wrote:
not that large, i would say like a pain killer size, they were like a deep red colour and shaped like a tiny american football

RareRevolution wrote:
Yup, those are the ones I’m taking too. I hope I can contact my dermatologist Monday and ask, but with all this Corona I have no idea if it’s possible for me to do