Ok so I've been off Accutane for like 4 months and I'm breakin out in tiny pimples all over... What do I do???

well I went to the derm oct 30 (been 24 days today) and was prescribed doxy, benzaclin and a cleanser called plexion, my derm said wait 2 months if this doesnt work i'll put you on accutane and I know damn well this stuff isnt working/isnt going to work (making me look worse). my face is tearing me apart to the point where I stopped going to school (college) cause of it and its sooooo hard to look people in the eyes knowing they see my acne. I basically just want to hide from everyone even my best friends... I want to make another derm appointment to sit down and tell her how acne is controling my life and how I want to hide from the world hoping she feels my pain and puts me on accutane. anyone ever do this? im a 22 year old guy and at times I just want to sit here and cry... yeah yeah I know men aren't suppose to cry but thats how much acne has taking over my life... at times I don't even wanna be in front of my own family members cause of this. any tips to get my derm to give me accutane and not wait the 2 months? thanks.

im going to call their office tomorrow and hopefully they're open otherwise I have to wait till monday. anyways happy thanksgiving everyone!

I am hopfully starting Roaccutane on Monday/Tuesday if I get my prescription on time. I am also on Minocycline at the moment. Should I stop taking it now? Or should I stop when I start roaccuatne?
Does Minocycline stay in your system for a few weeks and would it affect the drug? Hope i am makin sense! lol
Thanks xoxoxoxox

Alrighty, I've talked about this before on the board, I have Kaiser insurance which is an HMO. So my primary dermatologist is through them, and she agreed to accutane. The thing is that I guess since they are an HMO they have some sort of waiting list for accutane. My approximate timing of starting my course would probably be around January of Feb.

In the last few weeks I had some cysts that I wanted to get cortisone shots for, the dermatology dept. at Kaiser is so busy that they don't even do same day appointments and so I found another derm here in my town that would do the shots for me, only.

Well I've gone to them a few times, and everytime I dealt with the physician's assistant, which is fine..she was good and I had confidence in her for the cort. shots.

Last night I went in and the actual dermatologist whose practice it is came in and met me and wanted to take a look at my skin I guess. She asked what I was doing, I told her all about the Kaiser thing and how they're my primary and I'm starting accutane with them in a couple of months, obviously because it's my insurance and they will cover it.

She said that I shouldn't have to wait that long, and that she thinks I can still be covered for accutane through my insurance, but go through her. She was going to check on it and get back to me, so I can start accutane as soon as possible. She seems like a very nice woman, and I'm sure that she's a great dermatogist.
I'm just thinking of a bunch of different "what ifs" now. What if she just wants to do this because they get some sort of a commission off of prescribing accutane? Also, my derm at Kaiser seemed like a no-nonsense, get you in/get you out kind of derm. But I do think that she's a good derm and when I expressed to her that I wanted to do a low dosage to help prevent a bad IB, she said that's bull and she was going to start me on a higher dosage, the highest she could with me to wipe it out strong, and so that I wouldn't be on the drug for a long time. She also thinks that derms only do the low dose thing so that you have to go to them longer and they get paid more. (I dunno what to think about that)
This other dermatologist who's not through my insurance said that I was pretty tiny (I'm 5'1 and weigh about 97 lbs.) says that she'll have to start me on whatever dosage is good for my weight.

I'm just annoyed now that I might have to make this decision as to who to go with, and which one's the better derm who knows what they're talking about

Please help...

Im almost finished my first month of Accutane and I ran out of Accutane about a week before my appointment and when I get more so will I still be fine?? Like will th Accutane still be in my system and will I still be having the medicine helping me even if Im not taking it??

how long does accutane stay in ur blood and urine to be detected in a test? not for breast feeding or pregnancy, just to be no longer in blood nor uriine..

my mom duzn`t know i`m on it and she didn`t want me qoinq because she thought it was too dangerous. me being over 18 decided for myself and i dont want her to know bcuz she`ll get upset..

Last day of WEEK 3 being on Accutane and the IB is really bad. I have been breaking out since middle of WEEK 2 but today is just awful:



Please tell me the IB doesn't last the entire course...

I ALSO HAVE A FEW LARGE SPOTS AT THE SIDE OF MY FACE, ON THE NECK AREA, WHICH YOU CAN'T SEE

It´s okay to use tanning beds.
I go 1-2 a week and I take in Accutane, I´ve got tan and I´m not dead.

Who knows how this goes....I been reading a good amount and all I found is that the first course "cures" not remission about 60% of people but the second time it's a 90% cure. Is that really true? And just a few percent need 3+ courses so in other words rare cases.

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Hey everyone!

Here's a little about me: I am a 28 yr. old female w/o children, and I am due to begin accutane at the beginning of December.

I would like to know if anyone knows of someone who became sterile after using accutane

guys i have been on accutane for about 1.5 months and my PIMPLES are pretty much all gone maybe just a few left....BUT ....MY FACE IS FULL OF SCARS i dont even know what to do they are eveyrhwhere everywhere where there use to b a pimple there is a scar WHAT TO DO...if anything at all?

I have a really sore throat, I figure it must be an accutane side-effect. I'm on my 6th day, 40mg per day... Does this side-effect last throughout the treatment?... I don't want this much pain for the next 6 months.

Is this a rare side-effect I should tell my doctor about?

Feels really strange to me because I am the guy that never ever gets sick or feels pain... a healthy beast, I haven't had a sore throat in forever.

ok so i am on tane, and i had this one zit that bugged me on my chin anyway i put a TINY bit of retin a (left over retina) on it and it did nothing, so a day or two later (today) i put more on (quite a bit more but still not alot) and abou tan hour later i notic my skin where i put the retin-a on was drying so i rub on it it was like a dry coat over it, and when i do i RUBBED A LEYER OF SKIN OFF MY CHIN!!! it started bleedin bad and i ws scared as i was with about 20-30 of my peers and it was kinda embarrasing but i got it to stop bleeding and it was ok

but moral of the story DO NOT USE RETINA WHILE ON TANE!!!!!!!!!
NOT EVEN THE TINIEST BIT!!!! TRUST ME NEVER EVER EVER USE IT!!!!

this will definetally scar!!!!

Hello! I have been on Diane 35 for my acne for a few months now and it is working well in that aspect. But the hormones gives me melasma so my derm gave me accutane. Now I am on 20mg/day for about 1 week and wants to stop the bcp as soon as possible since my pigmenatation is getting worse. But when should I be off the diane35? I am afraid of the flare ups I might get from bcp withdrawal and also at the start of Accutane, which is now controlled by the bcp. Anyone with similar experiences? Thanks so much!!

I had to stop taking tane for a week coz i was really sick so i also had to cancell my derm appointment.....i called back when i was feeling better and now i gotta wait for another month!!!!!!

Would this affect my treatment...?
like my body was just getting used to the drug and now its like i gota start all over again

when i pop open the blister pack, i get a very odd chemical smell for about 5 seconds...

i only just noticed this the other day,
just wondering if its normal..

next time you pop out a tablet, put your nose next to it and see if you can smell anything.

i want to know if it's just mine...

:/

Okay, so as of now I don't have any active acne...it's about time...I've been on Accutane for 5 months now. Anyway, I want to start doing something about my scars and I saw this roller on eBay that had needles on it and it said that it stimulates collagen. I e-mailed the seller who is supposedly a doctor and she said that there would be no problem using it whilst on Accutane. Does everyone agree with this statement? I don't want to ask my derm. because he'll probably look at me like I'm crazy or something...responses would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Okay I have been on accutane for almost two months now. My first month I was on 40mg a day and now I am on 60mg a day. I have to say so far I have been fortunate with not having any horrible side effects. I get some bad headaches now and again. I still run 5 miles 4-5 days a week with no problems. However, my major side effect is extreme sleepiness. Its very frustrating. I literally go to bed at 8pm and I don't have to wake up til 8am for work. During my workouts Im fine, but after oh my gosh its like I took a couple of sleeping pills. I am constantly drowsy and no matter how much sleep I get its not enough. After a few weeks the first month my body started to get use to the accutane and I wasn't as tired, but now that im on 60mg im right back where I started. And Im worried that in two weeks my dosage will be increased again. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there anything I can do? Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks.

this is my 6th and final month of accutane, which i like to call the miracle worker. however, in recent days i have had the darkest eye circles accompanied by constant sugar cravings and low energy levels. i know this could be something hormonal or menstrual...sorry boys...but have any of you experienced this? my skin also has such a wierd texture...its kinda sticky sometimes and moist, not oily tho. help!

ok i have small pain in my joint, back, and sometimes muscle pain its not constant but like now after playing basketball i feel joint/muscle pain and this would be an ideal tiem to take it and laydonw for bed. i understand they have pain medicines like advil aleve tylenol etc etc and even darvocet vicodin morphine etc etc (although i would never accept any of those for pain management as i get reactions to pain medication for some reason) but i was wondering since advil/aleve/tylenol doesnt work or i have to take way to much and it puts stress on my kidneys/liver which are already overloaded by accutane would it be possible to

(and please i understand what im asking but please just help me i dont abuse/would use it repsonably mostly at night time to help em fall asleep (it is possible to use it without abusing it))

but could one use marijuana for pain management, and at what dose regual grade stuff (and this wouldnt be contaminated with ice or anything just regular marijuana) could i simply eat it at low doses maybe a pinch or two of ground up leaf material? before bed time? (this wouldnt be taken at work or during day time trust me!)

I've been on accutane for 10 days now, and my face is still slightly oily...not dry at all.

My question is, do I still need to be moisturising twice a day?

Thanks

Hi - I'm newly on Accutane/Claravis (day 6) and am starting to get dry. However, when I exercise (indoors or out), my face gets bright red, and doesn't sweat like it used to -- this seems to make the chapping even worse. Any suggestions? I'm assuming this will get much worse before it gets better.

I'm using Cetaphil lotion and jojoba oil on my skin to moisturize, but hesitate to put either on while I'm working out.

Thanks!

hey guys

I was just wondering if it is best to take accutane before a meal, or straight after a meal. I currently take mine after a meal, but just want to know what others do.

Thanks

hey iv ebeen on it for 7 days now 1 pill a day 40/mgs or w.e does anybody know when it usually kicks in, and does it get worse at first, mine look slike its flring up a bit i dont have any cists just little red bumps im 16 and got acne last year all antibiotics failed so my derm put me on this for 5 months just owndeirn when it will all clear up and is it better to take it with a big meal performance wise??? plz help m eoutt

I have been taking accutane for 4 months. I am a 40 yr old female on my first course of accutane. I noticed results almost instantly and the first 3 months just progressively improved, and the dryness started to improve. I started at (I think I'm remembering this correctly?) 30 mg, 2nd month 60mg, 3rd month 80mg and the 4th month the same (40, 2x per day). The first three months the generic brand was Claravis and this month it is Amnesteem. Towards the end of the third month I had one pimple and didn't think anything of it, but this month my acne seems to have returned. Does this mean that the accutane won't work for me?

Also, I have questions regarding side effects. I have the typical dry skin and chapped lips, dry eyes. My hair seems to have changed - it is dryer and the color isn't taking the same as when I usually dye it - is this normal and does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do? The muscle and joint aches I have seem to be getting worse. It started in my knees (I have bad knees) and I started wearing my knee brace again - that seems to have helped, but I have had severe neck and back pain (which I have had before also) mostly when I wake up in the morning. I've been seeing my chiropractor and getting massages which help, but it doesn't go away completely like before accutane. Is this normal?

I am hoping that the accutane will work for me. There is nothing else that I can do that I am aware of. I can not take antibiotics since I am allergic to so many. I have switched dermatologists 3 times in the last few years. The first one told me there was nothing that could be done, the 2nd one told me I had roscea and prescribed topical treatment which helped for awhile, but I still wasn't satisfied. I tried to go back to her, but she was on medical leave so I am seeing her associate and I really like him because he has been more aggressive, concerned and not pushing the antibiotics.

Thanks for your replies.

Here's my story, I took accutane for several months, but it looks like I'm relapsing and I might have to do round 2. But there is a problem. I had mild IBS for years but there was a 1 year period where it just dissappeared and thankfully it was during my accutane course. But when I was taking accutane; month 1 I had nausea and then it passed and month 3 when my dose was raised I got nausea again and plus other symptoms as well bloatings, heartburn, feeling of food going up and some mild abdominal pain which lasted until like month 5 or so and then it passed again. And yes accutane can cause gastrointestinal symptoms but only in 5% individuals.

Anyways, I have also developed Reflux problems lately and my usual symptoms are feeling of food going up and my mild IBS flared again with the usual symptoms, bloatings and mild abdominal pain. So since I'm getting those symptoms again, and accutane will definitely give me gastrointestinal symptoms again, it'll make it impossible to take accutane so what can I do? My derm can give me a low dose but he doesn't go by cumulative doses so it'll be shit and he won't do a lower dose but longer time. Plus I take meds for reflux now which give me some side effects of their own, making my bloatings worse and also gaseous although all is mild.

Ok so I started in the middle of Sept on 20 mgs/day with moderate acne (started after my skin improved alot over the summer then suddenly broke out slightly with cystic pimples on my cheeks and temple area)
well i broke out badly from 20 mgs on my forehead. then month 2 I went on 50 mgs and its gotten worse with acne and new small cystic pimples on my cheeks. Cysts have gone down tho, but they have become dark in color.

The question now is should i ask for an increase to 70 or 80 mg tomorrow and risk another IB or should I keep on 50 and hope things start to improve? I am 75 kgs, in college and having a terrible time. Studying is hard, everyone seems to think im an alien, my floormates treat me like a freak cause all of a sudden i have all this stuff on my face and im not talkin to anyone.

and in 2nd semester there will be courses with labs and group work...
I am bad at these situations with acne and depression

suggestions? will someone prone to IB's likely breakout for every increase in dose?

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I've been using retin-a since August, and my clogged pores are slowly coming back. So I'm thinking about asking my DR. if Accutane is the way to go... so does it get rid of clogged pores?

thanks in advance.

i powerlift and iknow that accutane users shouldnt go through rigorous training but i want to still lift weights!!! what can i do?? what will happen if i continue to lift??? my derm told me to lead my life as if nothing happened to continue wit my regular life...plz anyone shed sum lite on me