I've been on dianette for acne for a very long time but due to my age my GP has said I've got less than a year left on it. I still get cystic acne but it's not too bad. Every time I've tried coming off it my skin has been terrible with cystic acne and I've had some bad scarring as a result. I think I'll have to give in and take accutane but as I've spend 1000s on treatments for my indented scars I really don't want to purge. Would a very low dose over a long period of time eliminate the risk?.
As a teenager, I had severe breakouts and went on Accutane with success. Seven years later, occasional breakouts became more severe and I went back on Accutane. Initially, my skin cleared up, but around the fourth month I started developing cystic acne again. My mom has also struggled with acne and has taken Accutane twice with mixed results. The first time it went well for her, but the second time she saw no results. Is this a normal course of events during treatment? Male 145 lbs 80mg / day
I've been on Accutane for 3 months and my acne completely cleared in the first few weeks and hasn't come back at all. I am struggling with some of the side effects and was wondering if its possible for it to have cleared more quickly and that I could possibly stop taking it early since its worked so well? Are the chances it comes back high? I had minor to moderate cystic acne to begin with.
Im 165 pound male and I have received a rx for low dose 20mg accutane/day for occasional lower face cystic acne (maybe 1-2 small cysts/month) but when I do get them they can leave scars and take a week to resolve hence why I asked for accutane. How long must I remain on accutane? I would like to take the lowest possible dose which will still give long term results. Btw I was already on accutane regular dose when I was 15. I was acne-free for 15 years. Thank you!
i am coming near the end of my accutane treatment. i weigh 51kg (roughly 112 lbs) and am on 50mg. my course is complete in 2 weeks. i am still breaking out in cysts, and my chin is covered in white heads that are deep in the skin. is accutane just not working for me? or can i expect it to clear even after my course is done?
I started acutane and my cystic acne is extremely severe. As soon as I started the med my acne is popping like crazy I go to sleep and there is pus and blood all over the towel I lay on the pillow and I had to stop working school because itll continuously push pus, blood and the acne itself. Is this normal and how can I clean my face when its extremly painful and itchy.
I took Accutane 20mg/6months at 17 for cystic acne my skin was good for a year and then it came back 100 times worse. At 24 I took another 20mg 6 months again. My skin cleared up. Now I'm 29 and the cystic acne is coming back all over my neck. Why is this happening? Am I out of options now?
My skin is perfectly clear at this point and i'm mostly just focused on spotting on my back.I've been taking 20mg for 1 month,40 for 2,and 80 for 1 month.I'm 5'0 and 103 pounds with mostly just cystic acne on my back from time to time... but other than that i just get blackheads and bumps from facial hair. Anyways my skin is clear right now but i wonder if when i stop because its 2 months early will my skin just go back to the way it was?
I've been on accutane for 2 months and a half now with moderate reoccuring cystic acne, but i see no difference, my skin is not dry at all and just less oily. I weigh 125lbs and i'm 178cm I took 30mg for the first month then 40mg and now started 60mg as my dermatologist was concerned i wasn't dry and i am still getting new pimples maybe 5 times a week, like before. . I'm wondering if Accutane may not be working for me and whether i should continue as its very costly for me.
I have suffered the last 5 years of cystic acne which has caused my skin other than the scars to build cysts which are impossible to break even with facials. It seems that extract is in the deepest layer making it impossible to come to the surface. My dermatologist advised there is a chance the cysts will not dissapear. I am in desperate need for advise.