It’s been a week and a half since I took an Accutane pill, and the flare is the same as it ever was. I couldn’t sleep last night because of the burning. I’ve been taking at least 4 Ibuprofen a day to deal with the inflammation, but it really doesn’t do much. I haven’t left the house since Thanksgiving because of this.

My derm appointment is tomorrow, so I’m going to ask for 10mg pills, as I don’t want to go too long without Accutane and start breaking out on top of everything else. My Rosacea is 2x as bad as it’s ever been in my life now… I just don’t understand how it can go from relatively calm to flaring severely for two weeks straight. I really hope there’s something the derm can give me for the inflammation. The last thing I want to do is have to stop Accutane and start breaking out again. Things had been going so well.

Forgot to add: My hair has been shedding more than usual the past few days, which I read can be a side effect of taking Ibuprofen daily, so I’m going to have to stop taking it. :/

My Rosacea’s been flaring since the day before Thanksgiving… It looks and feels like I have a massive sunburn. This happened last month due to being on too high of an Accutane dose, so I went from taking 9 pills a week to only 2 pills. Thankfully, my skin has stayed clear, but the flare is still awful. I’m not taking any pills this week and am going to lower my dose further. Hopefully the Rosacea will calm down without any breakouts.

Because of the flare, I can’t really leave the house. I’m flying to Florida on the 12th, so I’m praaaaying that everything’s calmed down by then.

December has always been my favorite month, but I’m having a hard time getting into the spirit. >.<