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This is my first review of Accutane even though...
This is my first review of Accutane even though I've been on it since March 1st. So I'm sorry for the essay of a review.
A little bit about myself, I've had mild - bad cystic acne since I was about 14, but it didn't begin to get worse until I was about 15. Like a lot of people that has acne, it has always brought down my confidence and made me slightly anxious/shy around meeting other people (and still does) as it was very noticeable covering my face, back and chest.
Since then I have probably tried a lot of common acne treatment drugs, lotions and creams trying each for at least a 4 month period minimum.
The list of prescribed drugs that I've tried is; Bactrim DS, Doxycycline & Tetracycline.
Creams & lotions; Differin, Retin A, Benzoyl Peroxide (2.5, 5 & 10%), salicylic acid (prescription) and pretty much every single brand face cleanser available (Nivea & neutrogena to name a couple). All of these would be used in combination, with most of the creams being used in the morning & at night time.
In December of 2014 I decided I had enough (after some scarring starting to appear across my back) and got some courage to go see a Dermatologist, it took 3 months to get an appointment to actually see her...
Once I got into see Dr.Seith she had a quick look and immediately decided on Accutane. All though I did my research beforehand she probably gave me about a 30 minute consultation and alleviate all concerns + laying down contingency plans for every side effect which could be possibly occur.
The treatment plan that she devised was: •20mg Isotretinoin (Accutane) per day,
•trimethoprim 300mg per day and
•prednisolone 25mg per day (halving the dosage every 2 weeks for 6 weeks).
Furthermore she recommended cleaning my face, neck and chest twice a day with Cetaphil cleanser and moisturiser which has prevented my skin from drying out completely!
After the six weeks on the 12th of April the dosage was upped to
•40mg per day of isotretinoin, with
•trimethoprim 300mg per day and
•prednisolone 25mg per day (halving the dosage every week for 3 weeks) again.
This is with the cetaphil cleanser and moisturiser.
The side effects haven't been to severe me as I've been on the two complementary drugs. But I still get sunburnt pretty easy now, I get the usual dry lips which I use lip balm for and I'm always tired no matter how much I sleep (which isn't good with university and work).
The bottom line in my opinion after trying every resource available to me, I wish I started accutane sooner. Feel free to ask me questions and I might have an answer for you, but so far accutane has worked out very well for me. :)
A little bit about myself, I've had mild - bad cystic acne since I was about 14, but it didn't begin to get worse until I was about 15. Like a lot of people that has acne, it has always brought down my confidence and made me slightly anxious/shy around meeting other people (and still does) as it was very noticeable covering my face, back and chest.
Since then I have probably tried a lot of common acne treatment drugs, lotions and creams trying each for at least a 4 month period minimum.
The list of prescribed drugs that I've tried is; Bactrim DS, Doxycycline & Tetracycline.
Creams & lotions; Differin, Retin A, Benzoyl Peroxide (2.5, 5 & 10%), salicylic acid (prescription) and pretty much every single brand face cleanser available (Nivea & neutrogena to name a couple). All of these would be used in combination, with most of the creams being used in the morning & at night time.
In December of 2014 I decided I had enough (after some scarring starting to appear across my back) and got some courage to go see a Dermatologist, it took 3 months to get an appointment to actually see her...
Once I got into see Dr.Seith she had a quick look and immediately decided on Accutane. All though I did my research beforehand she probably gave me about a 30 minute consultation and alleviate all concerns + laying down contingency plans for every side effect which could be possibly occur.
The treatment plan that she devised was: •20mg Isotretinoin (Accutane) per day,
•trimethoprim 300mg per day and
•prednisolone 25mg per day (halving the dosage every 2 weeks for 6 weeks).
Furthermore she recommended cleaning my face, neck and chest twice a day with Cetaphil cleanser and moisturiser which has prevented my skin from drying out completely!
After the six weeks on the 12th of April the dosage was upped to
•40mg per day of isotretinoin, with
•trimethoprim 300mg per day and
•prednisolone 25mg per day (halving the dosage every week for 3 weeks) again.
This is with the cetaphil cleanser and moisturiser.
The side effects haven't been to severe me as I've been on the two complementary drugs. But I still get sunburnt pretty easy now, I get the usual dry lips which I use lip balm for and I'm always tired no matter how much I sleep (which isn't good with university and work).
The bottom line in my opinion after trying every resource available to me, I wish I started accutane sooner. Feel free to ask me questions and I might have an answer for you, but so far accutane has worked out very well for me. :)
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Dr. Marguerite Seith