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27-year-old, (Hopefully) Defeated Acne for Good! - Mississauga, ON
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I had originally taken Accutane when I was 16...
kalena23September 22, 2014
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I had originally taken Accutane when I was 16 years old. It was working, however, I was at a stage in my life where the situations around me were detrimental to my emotional and mental well-being. Accutane is known to cause (or even potentially surface) depression so unfortunately, I was extremely sensitive to that side effect and had to stop.
11 years later, with lots of acne to still battle, I decided to go back on it. I was fearful of my depression coming back, but after trying EVERYTHING once again (birth control, topicals, tetracycline), I felt that I was in a better stage and state where I could discern whether or not I would be (too) affected by Accutane's side effects.
I started mid-January and finished the program end of July. I was extremely fatigue and irritable all the time, and I did have joint and muscle pains. As well, dry hands and lips are a given. If you are able to really remember what the side effects are, then you will be able to catch yourself and not let the emotions and feelings get the best of you. (It really is a mental challenge during this program).
So it has been about two months since I have finished and my skin has gotten back to being oily (definitely enjoyed not having shiny skin and scalp during the program), but I will only break out occasionally (small little pimples but it is mainly during my girl time when that happens).
I do recommend Accutane to people, but with discretion. Do it when you feel you are in a good place where people will support and encourage you. I know that sounds super cheesy but trust me, after 7 months of crankiness, tiredness, fatigue and dry lips (which bothered me all the time) is a constant, you need that good support system or program (good foods, exercise, relaxation) to help you get through. If you are already stressed, Accutane might just make it worse and you will just feel shytty all the time.
This may not happen to all but this is just my personal experience. I am happy with the results (I know I will probably not get the perfect skin I want but I am still happier with it than I was before). Below is a picture I took about 2 weeks ago. There is some makeup (powder not foundation) but, again, WAY BETTER THAN 7 MONTH AGO.
Hope this helped!
11 years later, with lots of acne to still battle, I decided to go back on it. I was fearful of my depression coming back, but after trying EVERYTHING once again (birth control, topicals, tetracycline), I felt that I was in a better stage and state where I could discern whether or not I would be (too) affected by Accutane's side effects.
I started mid-January and finished the program end of July. I was extremely fatigue and irritable all the time, and I did have joint and muscle pains. As well, dry hands and lips are a given. If you are able to really remember what the side effects are, then you will be able to catch yourself and not let the emotions and feelings get the best of you. (It really is a mental challenge during this program).
So it has been about two months since I have finished and my skin has gotten back to being oily (definitely enjoyed not having shiny skin and scalp during the program), but I will only break out occasionally (small little pimples but it is mainly during my girl time when that happens).
I do recommend Accutane to people, but with discretion. Do it when you feel you are in a good place where people will support and encourage you. I know that sounds super cheesy but trust me, after 7 months of crankiness, tiredness, fatigue and dry lips (which bothered me all the time) is a constant, you need that good support system or program (good foods, exercise, relaxation) to help you get through. If you are already stressed, Accutane might just make it worse and you will just feel shytty all the time.
This may not happen to all but this is just my personal experience. I am happy with the results (I know I will probably not get the perfect skin I want but I am still happier with it than I was before). Below is a picture I took about 2 weeks ago. There is some makeup (powder not foundation) but, again, WAY BETTER THAN 7 MONTH AGO.
Hope this helped!
Replies (7)
June 22, 2015
You look great, i'm in downtown Toronto ;) i hate Accutane's side effect, i battled my acne with natural ways and organic fruits. For female, acne will actually goes away after the you have the first baby, that when you hornmor and blood changes, it's fine if you take accutane but it will affect your baby in the future, most of chemicals will stay in your body for the next 25 years and will hurt your pregnancy and might lead the pregnant to difficult birth or birth defects, trust me i have chemical safety licence. The accutane also causes kidney failure liver damage you can Google and read, it's not gonna happen to everyone but it's not gonna happen right away. It's not hard to control acne, all you gotta do is change your eating style, no Dairy products no Coffee NO SUGAR no smoking no Drinking, the acne will stop. Fraxel (Fraction Laser Resurfacing) also clear up your acne too, the laser beam kills germs and acne disease in the skin pores and reduce your oily skin too.
June 23, 2015
Are you sure just by changing eating habit will make our acne go away? I have tried..... No dairy, no coffee, no sugar, little carb., no greasy food, never drink nor smoke in my life, have had 2 children, had Fraxel , smoothbeam, etc... Some acne are not as simple as what you think!
June 23, 2015
how long have you tried ? you have to be patient though, it may takes 2-3 years depend on your body and immune system, my breakfast is All Berries (strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, cranberry, rasberry and Cherry) can you breakfast like me ? my lunch is Original Brown Rice with meat but no fries beside Fresh tomato and cucumber ! my Dinner is Brown Rice + vegetable soup + fresh vegetable like spinach mixed that sold in Walmart, i don't eat anything else, no cheese no milk no junk food no hamburger no pizza no FAST FOOD No Coke no Coca Cola only boil water, stay clean wash my hands all the times wash my face twice a day with Cleanser. always smile and happy eventhough i know my skin isn't good, i asked 10 peoples non will do like me. If you have acne prone skin, bread is not good for ya, hmm why don't you have Salmon fish and veggie meal ? i eat a lot of Salmon because the Omega 3-6 really help with oily skin, may i know how old are you ? age matter too.
June 23, 2015
PS: i forgot to mention, the hornmorn change is kinda opposite you will get acne or clear acne and you don't always get clear acne, most of my friend did and some got acne after the first baby.
June 24, 2015
Acne is a tricky - there is no one reason people develop acne, and there is no one treatment cures all. I do however feel very strongly that there is a close relationship between what we eat and acne - as I cured my cystic acne by diet, and manage my kids acne by diet as well. I thought that you would find this video helpful as it speaks to diet and acne: http://www.realself.com/video/dr-whitney-bowe-disc...: <rs-video-player video='{"id":"416","external_id":"3405640858001","uri":"video\/dr-whitney-bowe-discusses-diet-and-acne-dr-whitney-bowe"}'></rs-video-player>
June 24, 2015
sometimes, acne goes away after you reach 40 Eva G. Diet does influence acne at least for myself but like i said, depend on your body immune system too and mostly its successful, natural healing will take longer time most people don't have the patience and diet is way of speed up healing process. Look it's good for your body and health at the end right ? accutane effect your health at the end. Organic fruits and vegetable helps anti-aging helps fight cancer too, even if they don't help to remove acne but they will help extend your life. Thats the reason i recommend people to use to natural way.
Great tips! I don't think they are cheesy at all, makes perfect sense. You look so confident and happy in your photo, congrats on a successful treatment.