u/Difficult_Question82

Hi! I’m meant to be starting accutane within the next 2 months, and am looking for a bit of guidance and advice from people who have been or are currently on it!
I’m going to be starting accutane very soon into my 2nd year of uni, and I’m just super scared it’s going to have a massive impact on my enjoyment and experience there. I’m not sure what dose I’m going to be having yet, and I’m going to be going on the pill soon so I won’t have to worry about any pregnancy stuff.
I’m mainly wondering about what drinkìng is like on it and whether you can really get away with it, with all the horror stories and harsh guidance online. I drink pretty heavily at uni and know I will 100% have to cut down when I’m on accutane(probably a good thing anyway), and I have been known to defo drìnk a lot too much quite a few times, and generally I can’t handle alchohol super well, so feel like it’s probably not a great idea, but I’m just scared my whole social life will be ruined. Does anyone have any guidance on this?
Also wondering is anyone has any advice using other substances when on it as a sort of alchohol substitute so I can still try and have a good time occasionally?
I’m also a bit worried about the dryness, does anyone have any recommendations for products to help with this so I can still wear makeup (can’t hack lectures without it 😔)?
Thanks for reading, would love some advice if possible :))