I've been on Roaccutane for 3 and a half months now. I weigh 60kg(ish) and have been on 60mg daily for most of my treatment. I cannot understand why my skin has shown no improvement whatsoever, and needless to say I am very worried about whether I will be one of those few unlucky people who show no response to it. My acne was only moderate-occasionally severe when I started so I would have thought it should be ok by now. Advice and thoughts please!
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This is a rare side effect from Accutane. You can always move back down to the 20mg a day, but you'll be on the medication longer. Or you can just take Advil or Motrin or Aleve daily too with the 40mg. But if you find you're taking a lot of that for muscle pains, it's probably best...
Almost all patients who take Accutane experience worse outbreaks as they are first on the medication because the pores are changing. This is a necessary step in the eventual improvement of the skin. 5 months is a bit long for this to last, unless you are taking an extremely low dose and it's...
While on Accutane or isotretinoin, your liver enzymes my elevate. Many meds can do this.Infections such as viral hepatitis can do this as well. If you consume excessive or chronic alcohol your liver may also become inflamed and your liver enzymes my subsequently elevate...