Post-Roaccutane: week 6

I’ve made it to six weeks and my skin still looks and feels great! I can’t tell you how happy this makes me feel, as I was so worried that my acne would quickly relapse as soon as I stopped taking my Roaccutane.

right cheek.

left cheek.

I have now stopped taking the birth control pill Dianette. I’ve heard that coming off of the pill can cause a breakout as you adjusts to the hormonal changes in your body, which makes sense to me. I just hope that if my spots do come back it will only be a few and won’t last too long.

Has anyone here stopped using Dianette and wish to share their experience? I only stopped taking it a few days ago (well, a week and a half ago if I take the ‘break’ into account), and I’m concerned that I’m going to wake up one morning looking exactly how I did before I started Roaccutane. I had taken the pill since the beginning of the year, so just over nine months. I just couldn’t stand it any longer because it made me feel so sick!

Other than these concerns, I’ve been trying to eat healthily and exercising regularly, as well as keeping up a trusted skincare regime to make sure I can get my skin looking as best as possible. My scars seem to have faded quite a bit too!