Please give accutane a chance (only if its safe for you and ur doctor approves)

ok guys i have been on accutane for exactly 3 months, I went from having moderate acne to mild acne, and everyday things seem to be getting better and better....I still have some mild breakouts here and there, but my jawline acne has completely disappeared. its an amazing product and i would recommned it to everyone...acne sucks and causes a major emotional drain, that only us acne sufferers can understand. its not worth dealing with the depression especially when accutane is available. please give it a shot, but DO NOT self medicate urself with drugs bought over the internet.

It has been a long journey for me, but im finally starting to see results, its fantastic. There have been very few side effects.....dry lips are the worst!!! but other than that, no vision problems, no muscle aches, nothing at all!!! and no depression, its the complete oppostie, im happier than ever...

My regiment:

40mg Sortret (accutane) twice a day, (totalling 80mg per day) once in the morning and once at night

Wash face with Cetaphil twice a day, morning and night

Apply Cetaphil 15 SPF Facial Moisturizer in the morning after washing face.

Use vaseline brand, lip therpay advanced formula (little tube, about $1.39, its basically jus petroleum jelly, but its very portable, like chapstick)

I find that chapstick and everything but vaseline and aquaphor, leave a white film on the lips and actually casuese more "chappedness"


And thats basically it.. and make sure u wear sunscreen all over ur body, ur face should be fine with the moisturizer cause it has SPF 15.

Klaron While on Accutane

i have jus taken my third sortret pill this morning. I take 1 20mg a day so far and im on day 3. I believe that i alreaedy am experiencing an IB, but maybe not. I have been gettin cysts on my cheeks and under my eye area, places that i have never gotten acne before, could this be an IB.

So to fight the "IB" i have continued using the klaron on night, im not sure if this is a good idea, especially cause the drying effects of accutane have not kicked in yet.......Will Klaron really dry me out and cause more problems then good, or will it help???

Thanx guys, I have to say everyone on here is truly helpful and your advice will definitely be used!

OFFICIALLY GETTING ACCUTANE TOMORROW

got my bloodwork back and the doctor called my prescription into the pharmacist today, but they didnt have the right dosage that i need so they are ordering it and will be ready by tomorrow afternoon!! im kinda angry cause it keeps getttin put off another day, starting to stress me alot..grrr

Well i was prescribed 20mg 1 time a day for two weeks and then 20mg 2 times a day for a month i think..

Has anyone had this dosage before, what was it like?? how was the initial Breakout?? The doctor said it shouldnt be that bad because its is a low dose to start with, he is trying to ease me into the stuff. is this dose effective according to you guys???????


Is it ok to take Zinc and Vitamin D while using accutane??

Just got back from Derm

ok i jus got back from the derm well actually the PA and he decided to put me on accutane cause i tried everything else. Im pretty happy but a lil aprehensive at the same time. I worry about the side effects and what not. He said ill be starting off with 20mg and then working up to 80mg for a 6 month course. I am getting my bloodwork tomorrow and i should be starting the course either monday tuesday or wednesday. I plan to keep a log for progress.

I just have a few questions for those that have used or are using accutane:

1) does ur body dry out and get itchy while on accutane???

2) what should i use to wash my face and my body??

3) does taking shorter and cooler showers help ease the side effects a lil bit??

4) are there any good supplements to take while on the drug???

5) does accutane cause facial flushin? I already get really flushed when doing activities so i dont think i can really be anymore flushed than i get know lol i get cherry red its pretty crazy.

6) What is the worst part about being on the drug??

I really look forward to ur responses thanx alot.

Dating and other things!

ok ive been reading alot of topics on here about acne and dating. Im 22 still have pretty bad acne and starting accutane soon and I have had two serious girlfriends and some hook ups all while i had acne, at some point it was severe. Believe it or not good girls dont care at all about it. they jus dont, my ex supported me and she understood how i felt and made me feel much better about myself. And even the girls i have hooked up wiht never mentioned it at all, if u can please a girl (mentally and physically) skin doesnt matter at all.

I have noticed i am the same way as well. I see many girls in college with acne, and it doesnt bother me at all that they have it. I kept looking at this one girl cause i thought she was gorgeous and she had reallllllllllly bad acne, but that didnt matter. people our age, anywhere from teens to early adulthood even into the 30's, understand that acne is a part of growing up, they jus know. Some people are asses about it and make fun, but only my freinds do that, jus to piss me off, so it really dont bother me. Actually the other day in class this one girl kept staring at me, i thought she was looking at my skin, but at the end of class she said i had really nice eyes, and we started talking! she may have noticed my acne, well of course she did, but it didnt matter. In class I try to be as confidant and funny as possible, people love it!!! they will look right passed ur skin if u show confidence. I have witnessed this myself as well, the people with acne that show confidence you dont even realize that they have bad skin, its a great thing!

And to those who dont look people in the eye that is the worst u can do. If u look into their eyes it gives them no reason to look anywhere else on your face. so keep ur heads up.

I know this sounds sooo easy to say, even to myself its hard to actually accept it, but its true!!!! its absolutely true......and the one thing good about acne is that it eventually goes away and never comes back, for most us!!! some adults especially women will have a break out here and there, but we all know its nothin as serious as the younger years. IT WILL LEAVE US EVENTUALLY!!! unlike other diseases that inflict sooo much pain on others worldwide.

We are human we have our faults, some of us are fat, skinny, wear glasses, missing limbs, we are all different, and everyone has their flaws.

My friends some have acne others dont, but the friends that dont have their own flaws and selfconciousness things. One friend is short, the other wears glasses (both hypochondriacs and scared of everything, I MEAN EVERYTHING), my other friend is just plain stupid and has his licence revoked for ten years.......we are all human and have our faults, and will continue to see problems in our selves until the day we die, like we start going bald, have to get glasses, wrinkly skin, and other such things.

But the thing wiith having acne, is that is temporary and once we overcome this other diseases may seem much easier to deal with. well not all. but if we get sick, we will say at least its not acne anymore, others that never had acne will have nothing to compare it too! we wont take it for granted.

For example i am in the army, and one night we slept outside and it was freaking freezing i couldnt sleep the whole night and felt miserable the next day, i seriously felt like crying im not kidding lol. but now if im ever cold while i sleep or uncomfortable in anyway i tell myself at least its not as bad as that one time, and i still tell myself this everytime!!!! i can even sleep on rocks and ill be fine, cause nothing sooo far was as bad as that day.

Well this is all i have to say for now!! leave ur comments, what dont kill you makes u stronger!