I have taken 2 courses of accutane- both with 30mg for 2 months, then 60mg for 6 months. The second course was mainly to address oily skin, but it came back. I want to do 20mg weekly indefinitely for my oily skin. The only issue I had during both courses was hair thinning at 60mg daily towards the last 4 months. Is this a cumulative effect or a higher dose effect? If I do 20mg weekly for my oily skin, will I experience hair thinning? Please help!
I first started this May and just stop this October. Starting from 10mg a day for a month, then 20mg a day for second, 30mg for next month, and last 2 months i took 40mg a day. Overall, my acne is improved much better from 10-20 active inflammatory acne to none in last 2 months of course. However, it is been a month since i stop. Some acne starting to comeback. 2-3 that I found, and also oily face too. The scar is the same maybe even noticeable than before. Should I continue? Btw, I am 60kg.
Ive had acne for 7 years im now 18. I have extremely oily skin and I do wear makeup. my acne will still be just as bad when I do not apply makeup for months at a time. I've tried every medication the doctor could prescribe me and tried tons of skin care products. Nothing has worked and my acne has made me extremely self conscious and depressed. Would it be worth it to get into a dermatologist for accutane?
I've been placed on 20mg isotretinoin daily for 2 weeks now. People have told me that my skin will become very dry and I'll need to moisturize it.. though I'm finding that whenever I came home or wake up in the morning and feel my face, I can still see heavy amounts of oil on it, and so moisturizing it is surely counterproductive as a result? My lips however are getting a bit dryer, but nothing major, and my acne has actually worsened over the past 15 days. Should I be worried? Is my dose too low?
I'm currently using roaccutane for like nearly 2 weeks but my doctor has asked me to use a moisturiser and I don't won't to use because my face is oily and I got a moisturiser lotion and I use it during nigh only cause during day time I've been using sunscreen is this a gd. Idea or?
hello! i am a 14 yr old female, and i have had acne since i was about 12. my acne is moderate... i have had some flare ups which have resulted in my skin being covered with scars everywhere: my cheeks, chin, forehead, mouth area. in addition, my skin is very very oily, and my pores are bigger than normal. i have tried 2 acne medications and about 8 topical creams.
My doctor said I don't really need it but eventually perscribed me accutane because of my mild back acne for 3 months on 30mg a day. I was using biacna topical gel before for my face and it did help but I'm sick of having to use Topicals after years of it. My facial acne is pretty mild, I have oily skin and almost always have tiny zits on my nose if I squeeze them. Anyways my point is my acne is pretty mild, so I'm fine with my low dosage but is 3 months enough to keep it away forever?
But derm put me on face wash for dry skin but i have oily skin. The day cream with the SPF is making me darker as well. My pimples have spread even more. But I am using Roaccutane now for 5 days. Please advise. Desperate
Age 30, have mild but constant acne which causes scarring. I want to talk to my doctor about doing a 10mg accutane regime for around 6 months. Is this a reasonable plan to discuss with my doctor. Im basing this off New Zealand studies linked below. My other main concern is extreme oily skin and body acne. I do not want to go on a high dose because of side effects and this would be the only way I would take Accutane. https://bpac.org.nz/BPJ/2013/November/docs/BPJ56-acne.pdf
I have been consuming accutane for about 1 and a half year now but my skin is still kind of oily at night. Is this normal? I have been wanting to stop the medication but are advised against by my doctor and my skin becomes oily after not consuming.