Hey all, Ive nearly finished my 7th week on 40mg per day of Roacc, and now have some new symptoms. I just wanted to see if anyone else has had similiar side effects? I’m seeing my Nurse next week so Ill mention it to her then too.
I currently have quite a sore back pain whenever I lie down, it hurts to lie on my back and side at times. I have a red rash with tiny spots in it on both of my hands (the back of my hands), my left hand is more painful, sore and itchy. I also have small rashes that itch on my arms (dont know if this is a type of eczema maybe?). Thats all really, everything else is still what id expect i.e. REALLY dry lips (I have Carmez constantly), a very dry face, am getting some light eczema looking patches on my cheeks, and my nose and forehead are really flaky too.
Anyway, felt a bit down with it but I feel so much better when ive moisturised my face and covered my arms with e45 cream.
Hope everyones journeys are going well 
Aimee x
Tags: 40mg, carmex, dry skin, lips, Moisturiser, roaccuatane, side effects, Week 7
Hi aimeem,
During my course on roaccutane I had the back pain problem when trying to lie straight in bed, the rashes on both my hands… (which I think I got from being out in the cold :/ but I dunno lol), the bits of dry skin on my arms – like wee blotches in just random areas lol.
So hopefully them side effects are just normal
- akerr123 on January 21, 2013 at 3:10 pm
Oh that sounds very much like what I have! Ill stop being a stresshead now haha.
Thanks.x
- aimeem on January 21, 2013 at 3:11 pm
hi, im on my 5th week (6 weeks this Friday) on 30mg a day and I just came on here to ask about rashes on the hands!! I have just had a shower and after moisturising my hands I noticed the back of one of them has a red rash spread across it. I thought it might have been the heat from the shower but my hand feels a bit stingy too so maybe its just another symptom of R.
- carolineh on January 21, 2013 at 9:38 pm
hello,
I got the itchy red rash on my hands when I was on roaccutane, I have noticed quite a few people on here seem to have had it too. Get some steroid cream like hydrocortisone on it and it should settle
- sarah1979 on January 21, 2013 at 10:09 pm
Thanks everyone!
Carolineh, that sounds very similiar to what I have, as of tonight ive developed a couple more patches on my arms actually. Really not liking these but will be worth it in the end!
- aimeem on January 21, 2013 at 10:43 pm
Hi Aimee,
Yep I am having the same side effects as you although I haven’t really had the back ache. My derm nurse prescribed me 50mgs (from 35mgs) for my 3rd month but I couldn’t hack it so I’ve just gone to 40mgs & I can’t believe the difference just 5mgs has made! She was happy for me to take what I was comfortable with as long as I let her know x
- Bettyeva on January 22, 2013 at 9:23 am
Hey!
I definitely had the exact same hand rashes and found Norweigan Formula: Dermatological Cream really good at dealing with it.
It disappeared for a few weeks and came back around week 20 / 21 – no idea why!
Hope the rest of your course goes well x
- Becky on January 22, 2013 at 1:09 pm