Hello, Ive been on Accutane for over 5 months so far, I am currently over half way through my 6th month. The dosages were/are as follow: 40mg-80mg-80mg-80mg-120mg-120mg(currently). Ive also been on prednisone (20mgs) twice throughout my Accutane course, it was 3 pills for 5 days, 2 pills for 5 days, and finally one pill a day for 5 days during month 4/6. The prednisone basically cleared my acne both time, but it always comes back. I am a 19 year old male weighing around 185lbs at 64. Jawline/under chin and forehead acne mostly/back/chest/arms acne.
I am 23 years old 170lbs muscular & have been dealing with not even mild acne just maybe one or two persistsnt bumps that always appears on my cheeks but they blemish badly Along with oily skin / black heads. I am now on month 5 of accutane (absorica) 80mgs and have seen excellent results but I am really worried...my Dermatologist wants me on 7-8months but I feel I should be done on my 5th? She said I was 7000+ mgs so far but I know I'm not? I really want to stop on month 5 Total = 12,000mgs
My 17 year old son (weight 175) was prescribed Amnesteem, December 22, 2015, I just REALIZED he should be taking two pills daily (40mg x 2), instead of the 40mg. I will call our doctor tomorrow but realized this after the office had closed for the day. After reading some reviews, is it correct that he should remain on the 40 mg daily for 30 weeks instead of increasing to 80 mg (14 weeks complete)? he was supposed to take 80 mg daily for 20 weeks.
I have just started a course of accutane at 20mg a day (I'm an 85kg male). I've been incredibly anxious about my skin of late, as I'm coming off the back of 10 years of more or less 99% clear skin from antibiotics, which recently stopped working, so i don't have the coping mechanisms that I had when I was 17. I've been placed on Accutane and have felt a lump in my throat after taking the pill on two of the three days that i've taken it. Is this just anxiety or am I having an anaphylactic reaction?
Im 23 years old and have taken 3 full courses of Accutane. (19- 70mg- 5months, 21 40mg- 8months, 22 60mg, 6months) I weigh 180lb. After a month off my chin, mouth and jaw line breakout a ton every time. Should I go on a 4th course or is there other tests I should look into to see what is causing it? Im at a loss and its affecting my career at this point.
I'm 5ft 11, 175lbs. I'm 3 months in. I was also never asked my weight during the initial prescription so I wonder how he determined the dosage. I feel like this doc might be wasting my time. I'd rather not be on this for 8 months (if you follow the 1 mg per kg) if I can be done in 5. I'd also rather take a proper dosage and get the desired results. I've made an appointment to discuss upping my dosage, but as I've lost a little faith, I was looking for second opinions.