Isotretinoin (Accutane) Reviews

i think accutane is awesome so go for it and dunt worry
but i think it must be described frist from ur doctor!

I took Accutnae as a senior in high school at age 17. I started in January and finished in June with perfeclty clear skin. The first three months were really rough with the side effects but the last two were a breeze. Now one year after the treatment ended I am beginning to see signs that the acne is returning and want to go on Accutane again before it gets really bad. All other products have never worked for me and the minocyclin I am currently taking isn't working either. Does anyone have a clue for what I should do?

hi,
i had like the worst skin ever, since the age of 14. so embarrasing. i used anitbotics in high school which cleared my skin up for a year, but then my acne came back badly, as i started university (2004). i started roaccutane March 2005, it worked pretty well, (i still have one or two pimples here or there), i have the cracked lips etc. i also had very sore bones, a bit of depression but i didnt mind. i was very excited that THIS MIGHT WORK, yayyyy.. toward my 6th month, i'm llike WOOT finally my nightmare skin is over. and i was SO HAPPY but alas. two weeks ago i started getting sharp abdominal pain. i called my doctor and she said to stop immediately. i am certain to have an abdominal disease, be it Inflammatory Bowel Disease,

Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis ,Colitis, Colon Cancer, Abdominal Cancer
Regional Ileitis , Bowel Obstruction, Pancreatitis, Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis, Pancolitis, Sigmoiditis Liver Disease, Hepatitis, Hepatotoxicity Lupus
Which THE FRIGGEN hell ever, it hurts, and it is serious. i've stopped dead set in the miidle of my treatment, (even though i have a party on sat, and i might to be a pizza face!) its THAT scary!!!! i never thought i would be one of "those" ppl who get damaged by it.

by almeans try if if you want to, but please stop if you get the SLIGHTEST inclling of serious side effect!

been battling acne straight out for 5 years, year by year it got worse. Tried over counter..bloody waste of money. Doctor then prescribed me on minomycin. Fantastic for about a year but after that my body got used to it and my acne got worse. Differen made absoultly no difference. Went on the pill, that sucked and then went on retin a cream which was mildly effective. I have now been prescribed on roaccutane and wouldnt go back. already my skin is clear and the pimples are almost nothing. side effects you are bound to get but id prefer not to have permanent scars and "pits" in my face.

i was on accutane 2 years ago for a 4 month treatment. My skin was completely clear for about 6-7 months and then acne came back full scale. not as bad as before but still very bad. i have been on minocin and vitamin a acid since then with no progress.
accutane is NOT a miracle; it is temporary. it stays in your system for 6 months (which is why women shouldnt get pregnant 6 months after treatment is over)..after this time period it is out of your body which means your body is free to make pimples all over again.
good luck to those trying it, it works but like all good things in the world; it does not last 4ever.

Accutane is a miracle pill. I used to have a face like a pepperoni pizza, now my face is clear. CLEAR!!!!! If you have acne this is the pill for you. I love it. It changed my life forever, and it's worth every penny:)

OKay so I started accutane when I was in my junior year of high school. I don't have the worst kind of ance but if anyone suffers with ance knows that any kind of ance SUCKS. I was put on accutane 40mg twice a day everyday on a 5 month treatment. Yes, dry skin and lips do occure.. but after the 5 months I was so happy clear skin.. NOw it stayed clear for about 1 year and came back again went back on accutane for another 4 months... clear for about a year and then it came back again went back on cleared up for a year and now I am breaking out again.. No its not as bad as the first time when i went on accutane but I am going back on accutane no matter what.. I will never get results like accutane from over the counter products or the antibacterial medicines such as monocycline, tetracycline, or the all the other cyclines... they don't work... Only this time when i take accutane will be on it for a while taking 20 mgs for whenever the doctors recommend for me to stop for about a year i am guessing when testing of liver any liver damage... but i have no other side effects except for dry lips and skin... well worth it... and the money...

I had severe acne as a teen. I had tons of white heads on my face, back, neck, chest, shoulders, and the occasional ones on my butt, legs, arms, hips, and even genitals. I popped them as often as I found them, and I do have lots of scarring on my back and shoulders from it.

By the time I was 19, I still had severe acne and antibiotics and Retin-A did not help. My Doctor put me on 120mg/day (maximum does for my size) for a total of 9 months. They monitored my cholesterol to make sure it wasn't causing liver problems. Side effects were dry skin, dry eyes, dry mouth, chapped lips...and red skin. The red skin was from constant sun exposure, which you aren't supposed to be in the sun when on it, but my job required it. It didn't hurt, it was just always red wherever it was exposed. My acne went from a 10 out of 10 for severity to a 1/10.
Cost was an issue, my copy for it was $50/month. The actual price for the pills without insurance was $6/20mg, and at 120mg/day, thats about $1000 a month w/o insurance.

I am now 54 years young! I contracted cystic acne when I was 13 years old. It was a nightmare to say the least. I spent 15 horrible years trying everything on the market at the time. Even Tetracycline for years. It worked about 30 percent of the time. But my teeth brgan to turn brown. After I came back from VietNam and out of the service I started to play music professionally, so the acne was really up front in your face. I finally visited a Dermatologist here in Napa Ca. in 1978 and he prescribed Acutane for my problem. 90 days of chaped lips and no other side effects and I have been clear for 27 years. So if your heart is breaking give acutane a try.

Best Wishes: Michael

i just started taking accutane 2 days ago, and reading these comments i feel scared about the medication. But then again I tihnk any review on this site is skewed, becuase its mainly people who had bad effects and still go to acne.org. I mean after I'm done with my acne, i doubt i'll be frequenting acne.org much. I tihnk a lot of people take Accutane without all this trouble. anyway im not sure how accutane is gonna treat me but so far its all good and well.