The fights may be hard if you just started the game. My tips would be to move around and jump a lot and avoid being hit too much.
Move potions and special skills to the action bar at the bottom of the screen. Press F to pause, and then click the empty / filled buttons in the action bar to assign skills / foods /potions. If you are having trouble drinking potions, use F to pause and then drink it. Otherwise use the hotkeys.
Also, check some topics in the forum for how to build a character for starters, if you find the game too difficult.
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(Sorry, Raze. Stole your line!

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