Isotretinoin (Accutane) Reviews

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Common brand names: Accutane, Ro-accutane, Sotret

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Monty, london, england
Oct 14th, 2004
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Cleared it big time. At bedtime smear loads of Vaseline over face and neck to combat dryness. Before taking product putting anything on my face would have made the acne worse. Well worth it.

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John, New York
Oct 9th, 2004
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Accutane rules. You just have to deal with the moisturizing of your face and lips. Take some Vitamin E, and you are all good. The dryness can be a hassle, but its worth it when you are finally free of Acne. My doctor ramped me up too, starting with 40mg a day, and then 80mg on day and 40mg the next, and now i am at 80mg everyday. Maybe that helped reduce the side effects everyone complains about. Im glad i started it.

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Sara, USA
Oct 6th, 2004
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Took it as a teen and again as a young adult.

Sadly, it did not help my acne at all.

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Anonymous, NC
Sep 30th, 2004
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It got the job done, but at the expense of my mental health. I became serverly depressed as well as suicidal. I have never before or after have ever been suicidal and it does not run the family. I will never take it again. And yes, I still have acne!

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Ray, Austra;ia, Sydney
Sep 29th, 2004
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Completly amazing, and life changing, hold nothing above it

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Obadiah, Hastings, NE
Sep 27th, 2004
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I thought this product worked great. This is the only thing that would clear my skin. Everything else I tried would irritate my skin and just make it worse. I would definitely recommend this to other people. The only side effects I had were dry skin and chapped lips which was well worth it for finally getting rid of my acne.

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Candice, Atlanta Ga
Sep 25th, 2004
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My acne actually got way worse before it got better with this medication. It did finally mostly clear up after a year. I will never go on this medication again.

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sarah, australia
Sep 24th, 2004
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Worked beautifully for ten years. Now I am off the pill and trying to conceive and guess what?? Acne has returned and in full force.

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JAMIE, WATERFORD, CT
Sep 14th, 2004
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ALTHOUGH THE RESULTS WERE AMAZING, I STILL HAVE SEVERLY DRY SKIN/LIPS, MY HAIR FELL OUT IN CLUMPS DURING TREATMENT AND REMAINS TO BE EXTREMELY DRY. THE POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS ARE DOWNRIGHT SCARY. MY ACNE RETURNED IN ONE YEAR BUT I WILL DEFINATELY NOT GO WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUTANE.

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Michelle Rees, grantham, uk
Sep 6th, 2004
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As a mother, my 16 yr old son took this drug for 3 months. A year later they are back... he we go again...

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