Isotretinoin (Accutane) Reviews

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Common brand names: Accutane, Ro-accutane, Sotret

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Sarah, London, UK
Aug 31st, 2004
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This is the only drug that has cleared me in the past and it is the only drug that I will keep coming back to if my acne returns. First time it cleared my severe acne 99% for 7 years. Since then my acne has only been mild (yet still annoying nonetheless). Roaccutane is the only thing that works and luckily I only suffered dry lips and mildly dry skin as side effects.

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Corey, sudbury
Aug 31st, 2004
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Accutane is a powerful pill but it does the job HARDCORE.

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Anonymous, Down Under
Aug 30th, 2004
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Used it twice, once for severe cysts on my chest and back. Got rid of them, but had light to mild annoying acne ever since. The second time I developed a raging staff infection on my face! Be careful with this one, its a powerful drug, with some annoying side effects. Knocks them down, but only for year a or two. Still get a tiny bit on my face.

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Sarah, San Francisco
Aug 30th, 2004
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It worked great, but the cystic acne came back. Mine seems to be hormonal at this point, with oral contraceptives (Estrostep) not helping any. Both my father and brother took Accutane as well and their skin seems to be much better off than mine, 6 years later.

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Robert, Maryland
Aug 28th, 2004
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Accutane works really well for me. it cleared up the cyst acne that I had and people think that my skin looks amazing. I am happy that I took it. as for the affordibility I have a really good health insurance so i only paid 15 bucks for the treatment a month.

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zocor_40, australia
Aug 24th, 2004
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only thing that has ever cleared me 100% )pity it didnt last). I had the usual sside effects dryness!! but nothuing else. Again for me in australia this product is supported by the government PBS so its quite cheap

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Shenmue0124, ClarksSummit, PA
Aug 24th, 2004
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only possible cure

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BIJO, ISRAEL
Aug 22nd, 2004
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why wasting time on other medication that arent doing a 100% job and usually irritaing and need a real big effort!?!?



this is the closest thing to a cure dont waste your time on antibiotocs and topicals they worth [censored]!!



keep bombing this acne [censored] with ROACCUTANE untill it goes to hell and stays there



side effects are nothing at all at least for me

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james, New York ,Ny
Aug 22nd, 2004
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The magyc bullet

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Craig, Leicester, England
Aug 22nd, 2004
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The only thing that has really worked for me.

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