I took accutane for 6 months for minor chin acne. After a month of being off the drug I developed a red bumpy rash on my chest, thighs & legs. I had minor keratosis pilaris rubra on my face & arms since I was a child and am 28, it appears to be the same kind of small red bumps as KP but I have never had it anywhere else & have had clear soft skin. I have had the rash for 6 mths now & it appears to be getting worse. I have tried AHAs & differin 1% on my chest for almost 2 mths w no improvement.
I started isotretinoin 25 days ago. Day 4 I noticed I had 5-6 bruises on my legs. The next night I checked my legs and saw there were now 12 bruises. I called my dermatologist who said to stop the med until we got labs and could discuss the results at my 1 mo. f/up. I met with my derm 2 days ago & labs showed nothing wrong. He told me to start back on the medicine at the same dose. Two days in, I have 3 bruises on my legs again. What can cause this, is this normal, and what should I do?
Ive been on accutane for 2 months now (40mg a day) and I started to get itchy rashes on my lower legs, it has now spread to my wrists and upper legs aswell. What do I use to treat them? And also, is my 40mg dosage too low? I'm a 17 year old female with mild facial and back acne and I weigh about 65kg's
I'm a three sport athlete. Just finished 6 months of accutane. I held in there with all the side effects and am very pleased with the outcomes. I have a dance in three weeks and was wondering how long it takes for the side effect of dry, peeling lips to go away. Also, i have always been a very red person which has become even more frustrating because of accutane since it is now effecting my entire body (arms, legs, feet, hands, face, everywhere). How long until that side effect starts to fade?
I was prescribed Accutane 20mg for 2wks then increased to 40mg for a month and then 60mg. My skin began to get extremely itchy and I see dry red patches mostly below my butt and my legs. Hydrocortisone n lotion only help for 1-2hours before they itch again. Told my derm and she put me back on 40mg. Now (4mths in), the dry patches still itch n still there, and I'm also suffering from vaginal dryness. Should I stop Accutane?? If not, will all of these go away after I'm done with Accutane??