Accutane: Stories
Write a ReviewAccutane treatment months 1-4 - New York, NY
- Bee1989
- posted 3 months ago
- updated 9 days ago
- Worth It
- Cost: $10
- New York, NY
I'm 23 years old and about a year and a half ago I...
- 27 Feb 2013
I'm 23 years old and about a year and a half ago I started breaking out considerably more than what I used to. My acne isn't super severe but its enough to be seen even with makeup on. My dermatologist has had me try doxycycline (150 mcg), various topical gels, and birth control. None of it even remotely has cleared it up.
After really debating Accutane I decided to start and have been on it for a week. I'm on 30 mcg once daily. My skin has already started breaking out a little, which I'm perfectly fine with because in this long trial of too many "acne clearing" products, the ones that have helped the most have caused a breakout first. I'm looking forward to seeing further results and am already stocked up on plenty of euraphor!
I'm on month 2 now and just started 40 mg/day...
- 24 Mar 2013
I've been through 3 full months now. At the...
- 11 May 2013
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I'm on accutane now for about 3 weeks. I don't have horrible acne. I just break out bad with cystic acne. I'm 15 I've had it since I was 11. Really young age! I see results already but I am on 60 mg a day. Is that alot? I've been having side effects with my eyes hurting. Also my back and neck. Sleeping alot,depression.And dry mouth. I won't to continue to take it but I don't want these symptoms to get worse.
My daughter was on accutane for one year due to severe acne and boils that appeared suddenly in her early 30s, causing awful scarring on her face. She stayed in close contact with her doctor and followed all advice and instructions. The accutane did work but I do remember it taking awhile (2 months) before the results were very visible. She did not suffer any side effects and after a year on accutane, the acne stopped and has not returned in the three years since. Her recommendation is to start Accutane as soon as possible, before you end up spending hundreds (thousands?) of dollars repairing the damage/scars from the acne and boils. She did not have insurance nor the funds for doctor visits when her acne spiraled out of control and by the time we were able to get the money that was necessary for treatment, the damage was already done. And now, almost 3 years later, we have just been able to get the funds necessary to begin scar treatment. As her mother, it has been so sad to watch her become more and more reclusive as society in general is not very nice nor accepting to those who suffer from this horrible skin condition. My heart goes out to all of you who are fighting this and I hope you will give the accutane a try and give the medicine time to work. Remember, I really didn't see any visible difference for at least a couple of months and it was stopped in its tracks at one year. Good luck to all of you.
I'm also getting married in 2 months , started taking accutane 3 weeks ago I got my cystic acne about 2 months ago my forehead is a mess , I hope this stuff is gonna work !
Yeah, you are right - it does seem that every treatment that works makes things worse at first. How are things looking now that you are about 2 weeks in?
Good, glad its been easy to remedy!
Keep us posted - hoping for you to start seeing some nice clearing soon!! :)