Can I Take Creatine While I Am on Accutane?

Some people are slow to respond to Accutane, and this is unfortunate. Usually these types of patients, though, do not have good responses to any medications, and thus, they just need to be on Accutane longer and a bit higher dosage. Having a worse initial breakout at the beginning is very...

Accutane is a go-to medication for patients with recalcitrant cystic acne. It can reduce pore size and also reduce sebum production in your skin, making it less oily; and in turn, dryer. Accutane can be used to control acne, but patients receiving the medication should be carefully monitored. In...

Tanning in general is terrible for your skin and leads to premature aging, skin cancer, and wrinkles, but that point aside, you can stop taking Accutane and go back on it. Beware though that your skin will be more susceptible to burning even if you're not on the Accutane at the moment, but...

The best answer to this is to consult your prescribing physician. I would think just offhand that you won't start all over again, but it probably won't be the 3 month window you would have had left. You might be on it for like 4 months or so but it depends on how bad your acne has gotten...

Lo dose isotretinoin works very well for seborrhea and desultory acne breakouts. A 40mg/d dosing is more along the lines of the Full Court Press, where we are looking at a 5-7m course of treatment as a definitive therapy. Lo dose is adjusted by the patient as needed. I usually dose at 10mg...

This is a high dose of accutane. If you are not getting results, consider other factors for your acne. Dairy products, a high glycemic diet, hormonal imbalances, makeups - all can contribute to acne. Discuss these with your doctor.