Roaccutane Course for Folliculitis is Complete

I have just completed my second course of Roaccutane this evening. It's hard to imagine 8 months has passed since I took the first tablet of my second course for the folliculitis occurring on my scalp.

My scalp is free of any fresh spots of folliculitis. There is just one very small spot on the front hairline that's drying up.

The greasiness of my scalp, face, neck and upper body is significantly reduced compared to 8 months ago. In particular, the skin on my face and neck would be immensely dry right now if I didn't follow the strict moisturising regime every morning and night, and through the day for my lips.

My scalp however still got a little greasy towards the end of the day even at completion of the course of Roaccutane. The itchiness in some areas as I'd mentioned in some recent posts have gone.

The dermatitis on the back of my hands are under control by applying Eucerin cream twice a day.

The nosebleeds from the left nostril are still happening, but have in the past week had it cauterised, which in itself has caused more frequent bleeding and general blockage in the nostril due to the healing process after cautery. My doctor said to expect the nosebleeds to happen still up to a month after cautery.

I don't seem to be feeling as depressed as I was when I posted about my self-diagnosis of moderate depression.

Whilst I have now completed my second course of Roaccutane, I think it will be valuable to continue writing about my condition to track the lasting effects of Roaccutane. My general feeling is that the folliculitis could return within a short period of time.

I recently did some brief research on the Internet about the potential causes of acne, and there were links drawn to candida overgrowth in the digestive system. This is very interesting, and will be seeking to start myself as soon as possible on either supplements of "good bacteria" for the digestive system or on what many have proclaimed in cyberspace as a superfood called Kefir.

Is Roaccutane Causing my Depression?

Ok so I've been feeling rather depressed particularly over the past couple of months or so. I'm of course self-diagnosing myself as experiencing depression based on a depression-related website beyondblue.com.au which assesses that I'm suffering from moderate-level depression. It's hard to say when exactly this feeling all started or whether it is in fact caused by Roaccutane, but I currently have a persisting moody undercurrent where I don't really have interest in anything and feel that many things require a lot of effort where previously they didn't such as making a phone call.

This feeling is also making me feel very uninspired and uninterested at work. The way I've been feeling about work and at work, has probably been the greatest trigger that prompted me to explore whether I am suffering from depression. It's now just so hard to concentrate on my work and everything at work just seems such an effort, constantly watching the clock to hit 5pm and thinking of resigning. It's like I've stopped caring about work. But then again, doesn't a lot of wage-slaves feel like this too? So is this really depression I'm feeling?

With only about two and a half weeks left of my Roaccutane course, I can't see the depression getting much worse. It'll be interesting to see whether this feeling alleviates itself after I finish the course. Sure hope it does.

On the topic of how my folliculitis is going, I recently got a small spot appear on the top of my scalp. The top of the scalp is also feeling itchy again. The spot is healing itself and no others have appeared, so I hope it is just a one off thing. It makes me nervous that with only a short time until the course finishes I've got an itchy scalp and a spot, so here's hoping everything goes well the next two and a half weeks or so.