Acne, Roaccutane and Spironolactone
Back in May, I had a long overdue check-up with my dermatologist and started taking a new medication – Spironolactone. For anyone new around here,…
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The end of the HRT patches
I’ve been on HRT for over four years and, for most of that time, I’ve been using HRT patches. But the HRT patches are now…
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Acne, Roaccutane and skin worries
My acne has been going downhill since around the time lockdown started. It may have even been just before. To cut a really long story…
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Back on Roaccutane – and side effects
I haven’t actually been off Roaccutane, the strongest acne drug there is, since summer 2014 (apart from a brief period in 2015). But for a…
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Roaccutane round three…
So, not long after I posted about my son not being on Roaccutane yet, the inevitable happened. Yes, my younger son is now on Roaccutane,…
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No Roaccutane – YET
A few months ago, I wrote about my younger son’s skin, which was starting to go downhill. In a ‘normal’ family, it wouldn’t have been…
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Roaccutane – here we go again?
After my son and I suffered so dramatically with our skin a while back, the dermatologist asked the billion dollar question: Have you got any…
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Roaccutane – Where are we now?
Regular readers will know that my eldest and I have fought a long, hard battle with our skin in recent years. I went on Roaccutane, the…
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Skin warriors
In recent years, I’ve put myself up as a bit of a poster child/ poster old woman for skin stuff. Acne, rosacea, eczema, I’ve been…
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Project 365 2017 Week 11
It’s been a busy and fun week here. Here’s our week in pictures… Day 71 – Sunday 12th March – does anyone else really dislike…
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Acne and Roaccutane – ‘Have you got any more children?’
As mother and son bonding experiences go, sitting in the hospital pharmacy, both waiting for our own Roaccutane prescriptions, is an unusual one. But, when…
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Roaccutane – the next generation
There can’t be many families with two generations on Roaccutane – the strongest acne drug there is. But that’s the reality for our family. My…
