I am currently on Day 44 of my Accutane treatment of 30mg a day, once a day. I started on 20mg, 10mg twice a day for the first month. For the first week or so, I saw no differences in my skin. Everything seemed fine, my lips had begun to become slightly dry, but nothing major. Then progressively after Day 11, my skin condition started to worsen. Redness on my chin increased, as well as either...
I've finished first month on roaccutane with 20mg per day. My chest hurts everytime i breathe, but the pain is not constant. It feels very bad and I don't know what to do (it could be a side effect). I took some pills to reduce the pain, but i'm worried if this is something more serious than a side effect.
I would like to share my story. I took Accutane at the age of 16, because I had severe acnes on my cheeks and forehead. The side-effects that I experienced are the following: mouth dryness, skin dryness and both of my toenails got ingrown. Has anyone experienced the same? Otherwise, I had no other side-effects and my acnes are gone. I'm turning 22 this year and I don't have any remaining...
I'm wondering if there is feedback from those who have been there on how early in age to start?
I just have a question about accutane and hair loss. I'm 39 and happy with my hair but upset with my skin. I took accutane once before in my 20's with no hair loss. At my age,39, will a second round of Accutane cause permanent hair loss. Thank you.
I had deepfx 1 month after Accutane I wonder what will happen. My scars now do not look much worse and I can see some small holes on the area where there wasnt it seems I have more acne scar, but my downtime seems ok, only take 1 week how will the scars look like under this situation corrosive fluid burn or fire burn? Can these scars be improve afterwards?
I got terrible acne and used benzoyl peroxide for it. Unfortunately I used too much for too long. The skin was very very flake, but I didn't care. I stopped and used accutane. Now my face looks like it has burn damage. The skin looks damaged and terrible. A lot of pores have become large. If i moisturize, the top layer never takes the moisture in and it kinda just stays on top of the damaged...
I take a pill (20mg/day) at dinner everyday. I was wondering, can I drink a coca-cola at dinner??? Does it cut the effect of accutane?
Readings after 35days of treatment (40mg/day). cholesterol -266, hdl-50, vldl-28, ldl-188, triglyceride-142. LFT- sgpt-46, sgot-49. is this normal while on accutane? my derm has asked me to stop the med for 15days and get tested again. i have been eating a lot of meat and fat in my diet. do you think this would've affected my readings.
Accutane is rich in synthetic vitamin A, in regards to this, is it necessary to avoid carrots and any other vegetables high in vitamin A? Am i going to have vitamin A toxicity if I don't avoid these while on accutane?
I was hoping Accutane would be a one time fix all thing, but it has been a little over a year since I finished Accutane and now my acne is coming back. Should my acne stay gone after a second time using Accutane? How many times did you have to take it before your skin was permanently fixed? Am I going to have to keep getting on and off Accutane for the rest of my life?
In Nov started 20mg accutane for cystic acne. Month later during first check in Dr finds platelet counts have dropped significantly nuetrophils from 4000 to 3000. I stopped pills for the next 20 days went back up to 3700. Despite Dr suggests I start thinking about other treatment options since cases have been found where low WBC counts never return later (neutropenia). I've read a drop in WBC...
I was wondering how long the process would be to get Accutane, because I'm am dealing with extremely severe and painful acne and I want it gone as soon as possible. And is there anyway to get accutane if my doctor won'r prescribe it to me? And also is it covered by iehp? Because I have not a single penny to spare and I will be completely heart broken if I am not able to get a last resort acne...
I'm not sure if it's the hormones I'm my birth control ... The accutane... Or my inability to tolerate ignorance!!! People are pressing my buttons and don't get me wrong it would bother me to an extent on or off of accutane and birth control cry it feels way more prominent ... It may not be good to be alone because depression could kick on even though I have no prior history of depression I am...
Hello everybody,I'm a dark skin hispanic who has suffered with acne for 10 years already. I still have breakouts, and some scaring due to old acne..1) I have consulted a derm to start accutane. I'm still looking for an affordable lab to do the blod examination required. CBC and CMP. (derm office doesn't provide this lab service) I'm gonna start with 40 mg. If you guys know of any...
I'm about to try accutane but I don't know if I can wear foundation I'm scared of anyone seeing my bare face. But I also don't want to wear if it's going to affect the progress. Also does your acne worsen the first month of usage. Maybe that why I can ask off some days because I work in front of people and don't want to be seen with a worse fave than I al have?
Hi accutane users,Am on isotretinoin for the past few days and i wanted to know if any of you experienced any reduction in scars left by old pimples while using this drug?i find mixed information in the net.While some people say it does nothing to the scars,some say that it does get better whereas a minority say that scars got worse and look more prominent( i dont understand how thats possible...
Hi I am based in the UK - I suffer from long term persistent low grade Accutane - I am 38 years old - do any dermatologists prescribe PERMANENT low dose accutane (5/10 mg a day) for stubborn acne? Are you able to advise me of the costs involved? Kind regards
I really am having trouble coping to a life with Accutane. My lips are so dry as is my face. I am constantly peeling from all parts of my body and if I am in the sunlight for more than 10 min I turn more red than a tomato. The worst part is I don't have many friends and have no one to talk to about these hardships. I really needed the Accutane because as my highschool bully said "You're face...