Hello, I have been on Accutane for around 12 weeks now. Accutane was primarily for my chest and back not as much for my face. When I began to get the breakout everyone seems to get while on accutane, my jawline broke out quite badly and has never seemed to heal. My jawline is quite red and has been since around week 3. Also My back and chest have gotten little improvements... The first month was 40mg/day and then then next two months have been 80mg/day. I am 17 years old and weigh about 155 lb
I am a 28 year old woman, and I have had mild acne since I was 14. It tends to focus around my cheeks and jawline, but it is not uncommon to get it on my chest and back from time to time. Am I a good candidate for Accutane? Ive had mixed answers from derms in the past where one has said I would be a good candidate and another has said it only impacts cystic acne whereas mine is hormonal (which I believe cystic is also hormonal?) and smaller?
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 started with 40mg a day on my first month and got an IB even though I was eating healthy. It then went away, but when I started eating worse, my skin still didnt breakout as bad. Im into my fifth day in the second month and I have painful breakouts in the bottom of my chin and pimples all along my jawline. I had a breakout on my cheek thats kind of going away, but its leaving discoloration. Can anyone explain why or give me foods to eat to get rid of the pimples and discoloration?
I started to notice the facial swelling the 2nd month in of my course. My cheeks were puffy, and my jawline had no definition. Lymph nodes in my neck and below my jaw line also swelled and glands in my face. Three months post and my face is still quite puffy. Is this all caused by the medication and will resolve over time?