Isotretinoin (Accutane) Reviews
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Prescription summary (1,111 votes) |
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Common brand names:
Accutane,
Ro-accutane,
Sotret |
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coolkid, Austin, TX
May 20th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | clear skin for life |
| Cons: | chapped lips is probably the worst of them all. dry skin, rashes sometimes on your hands when your dose is raised, joint pains but not so severe that tylenol or advil can't take care of it and that's about it. |
| Bottom Line: | For about 4 years I struggled with terrible acne. It worsened as the years went on and I literally tried EVERYTHING. Nothing worked. I would even cry sometimes because i'd get so frusterated. My dermatologist prescribed Accutane to me and it was the greatest decision of my life. It isn't going to severely harm you. All the people saying its terrible blah blah blah, DON'T LISTEN TO THEM. It's awesome and will turn out wonderful and plus... it lasts a lifetime! Just follow the rules and everything will turn out great. Those who are complaining about it "not working" probably skipped their doses a couple of times or didn't have a high enough amount, etc. Just get a good dermatologist that knows what he/she is talking about and you'll be good to go. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | coolkid has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 20.00 |
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Stacie, Mississippi, USA
May 20th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Dried up my oily face and scalp, don't have to wash my hair every day, acne is getting better but still not where I want it to be. But doctor said it would get worse before it gets better |
| Cons: | Blood work, pregnancy tests, dry lips, dry face and scalp, back aches, and nose bleeds |
| Bottom Line: | I've been on it for about 6 weeks and I've noticed some improvement but not as much as I'd like. The side effects aren't fun but they are worth it for clear skin! Aquaphor has helped my lips and Cetaphil cream is great on my face! Still haven't solved the dry flaky scalp problem. Doc said acne would get worse before it gets better so I'm trying to be patient. I have friends and family members who took it and never had skin problems again! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Stacie has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 5.00 |
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Carol, Dublin IE
May 20th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | clear your skin when you are taken it. |
| Cons: | Dry eyes,lips, mucosas, back pain,anemie... |
| Bottom Line: | Just work when you are taking it, after all problems came back again. I tried twice and felt all bads things like dry eyes, lips, pain... |
| Recommended: | No |
| Price Paid: | 300.00 |
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0 of 1 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Angelica, California girl, in Germany
May 20th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | cleared up acne. clear for 2 months after stopping pills, then it came back a few pimples at a time. finally 6 months after treatment, my face was back to normal, horrible way. |
| Cons: | your face does not stay clear forever. trust me it will come back just when you stop the pills and you think it's gone for good. i was anemic and had high cholestrol from the pills. you have to have blood tests and pregnancy tests every month |
| Bottom Line: | it works for while then comes back when you stop using it. go ahead and try it. if you don't mind the frequent blood and pregnancy tests, bloody noses, hair falling out, dry skin, chapped bleeding lips. if you are female must use birth control pills while on accutane. after discontinuing, i went only 2 months before it started coming back. 6 months later i went back on accutane, and it didn't work anymore. darn. i believe it is not worth the beauty it gave me for a short time, then the damage it did. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 50.00 |
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1 of 7 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Kristine, Riga, Latvia
May 20th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | you will think it works, but.... |
| Cons: | VERY DANGEROUS! CAUSES BACTERIA DISBALANCE IN YOUR DIGESTION, YOU RUN HIGH RISK OF HAVING CANDIDOSIS AFTER USING IT!!! CANDIDOSIS CAUSES ACNE!!! STOP AS SOON AS YOU CAN! ACNE WILL COME BACK |
| Bottom Line: | it is absolutely clear that this medication is highly dangerous and has not cured anyone in long term! You will end up treating your candida for the rest of your life! Please read: Accutane - Dangerous Answer For Severe Acne ([link removed]>Accutane and alike, provoke an overgrowth of fungus called candida- WHICH CAUSES ACNE!!! Yeast infection is almost impossible to treat! you will be on a strict diet for the rest of your life or will end up not knowing what has actually happened to you, blaming it on different external treatments. Please investigate before using it! be more careful! doctors who write prescriptions for it make huge mistake and they know it! |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Kristine has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 70.00 |
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Anonymous, UT
May 19th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Clears skin. |
| Cons: | Dry skin, dry eyes, dry everything... |
| Bottom Line: | I took accutane when I was 17- I'm now 25. I don't think my skin ever cleared entirely after the first course, but I was so tired of the dryness etc. I stopped taking it. Both my mom and sister took two courses and it cleared their skin permanently aside from minor breakouts here and there, so I have hope that it will do the same for me this time. I'm on my 4th day and noticed that my scalp was pretty dry and itchy today... I may not need to wash my hair so much while I'm on it... Facial skin is becoming dry :( Lips are doing great-- I've been applying aquaphor religiously. My derm also recommended using the cetaphil cream as opposed to the moisturizing lotion, so hopefully that will work. Also, I tried pretty much all of the other treatments first both times and nothing else seemed to work as well. Good luck to everyone, thanks for the posts. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a week. |
| Price Paid: | 166.00 |
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lena, marysville wa
May 19th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Cleared my skin within the first week! |
| Cons: | Dry lips an eyes but when u see it workin like that u forget about the effects. |
| Bottom Line: | I never had acne untill i turned 17.It was the worst thing that happened to me.I tryed everything from Proactive to thousands of dollars to docter appotmants. NOTHIN WORKED! I was so frustrated that i lost all selfestem. Then one day i was reading a magasine an found how a treatment named accutane helped them get thire clear faces back.So i went an asked my doctor if i should go on it.HE agreed. The first week i saw major results the started dissapiring one by one each day it got better an better.By the 5 month my whole face was clear an under control. I have know been off it for 3 months an i feel great! I go out more an people complomns my face all the time. So dont wast any more time IF U HAVE ACNE GO ON ACCUTANE! its that simple. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | lena has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 80.00 |
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toni, dallas
May 17th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | I took Accutane about 15 years ago for the first time and had no problems whatsoever with it. I have since had a booster dosage about 8 years ago and my skin is great now. I had horrible cystic acne growing up and still have scars on my face from tho |
| Cons: | None--It worked. I'll take any side effects for a product that rid me of acne. |
| Bottom Line: | Accutane is the ONLY cure for cystic acne. All other medications will manage the acne, but as soon as you go off the medicine, the acne comes back. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | toni has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 100.00 |
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Clear Skin, Ontario Canada
May 17th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Very Effective, cleared skin and back in 2 weeks. Easy just take with food, combats resistant acne, unlike antibiotics no tolerance is built up |
| Cons: | Plenty, but, not all are expreienced. I experience dry skin and lips, however, both are taken care of by moisturizer and lip chap. Expensive! And, must avoid alcoholic beverages. |
| Bottom Line: | After trying OTC acne treaments, many kinds, Retin-A, Clindamycin, and Differin XP (adapalene), eventually minocin (antibiotic) and then to breakout with acne on the back, it is necessary to turn to Accutane. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Clear Skin has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Price Paid: | 150.00 |
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Andy, USA
May 14th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | NO ACNE! Clear skin, no bumps, really smooth, much smaller pores, not oily, less wrinkles, no redness, clear skin over whole body |
| Cons: | dry lips, dry eyes |
| Bottom Line: | if you have acne, TAKE ACCUTANE!!!!!!!! Do it! I'm 23 and used dozens and dozens of over-the-counter stuff, and many perscription pills and creams-- I finally took accutane, and I wish I would have done it when I was 15- It is the best acne treatment ever mande! I've been on it 3 months, and it is AMAZING! I really can't believe how much it has changed my appearance, confidence, and everything- I've wasted SO much time, effort, and money on stupid acne products that don't work! Over time I've spent probably $200 on proactive, $500 on perscriptions, and literally thousands on face washes and creams and lotions that have NEVER worked! And now it costs me $20 a month, for like 5 months and I don't have to use all that other junk, or spend any time applying stuff or worrying. Basically, you take 2 pills a day, and that's it. No more trying to make all those other products and regiments work.....PLEASE, if you have acne, TAKE ACCUTANE!!!! in my experience, it's the only thing that works!!!! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Andy has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 20.00 |
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