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[bennyb]

I am about to go on accutane 40mg a day for 6months. It is my second course and I am hoping that it goes smoothly because my first course went pretty good. However, I am somewhat clear right now due to retin-a. I am taking tane because I still get some zits but mainly because I am lazy and my derm prescribed it for me. Can I use the .01% retin-a (lowest dose) like every other night for the first month to help stem the IB. I know it's best not to, but is it do-able without destroying my face? I have heard of a couple of people doing this and I have heard of a lot of people using BP while on tane. To tell the truth BP dries my skin out a lot worse than retin-a does. The .01% retin-a doesn't even dry my skin out at all.

[editz]

its just what your skin can take

personally I used retin-a throughout my course.

Of course if your skin is really sensitive, flaky and dry then I wouldn't use retin-a ....but again its common sense.

Just see how it goes

[bennyb]

its just what your skin can take

personally I used retin-a throughout my course.

Of course if your skin is really sensitive, flaky and dry then I wouldn't use retin-a ....but again its common sense.

Just see how it goes

Yeah I remember in my first accutane course my skin didn't get dry at all. I didn't even moisturize through the entire treatment. The only side affect I had was dry lips. What % was the retin-a that you were using through your treatment? And how much mg of tane did u take? Also, did using the retin-a help you avoid and IB?

[-lxl-]

I suggest you do not use Retin-A while on acctuane. The skin is already irritated enough with accutane and retin-a is pretty harsh on your skin. Plus, there wouldn't be much reason to actually apply retin-a if you're taking accutane.

[Allen S]

I suggest you do not use Retin-A while on acctuane. The skin is already irritated enough with accutane and retin-a is pretty harsh on your skin. Plus, there wouldn't be much reason to actually apply retin-a if you're taking accutane.

To add to that, there comes a point when you're on accutane where the outermost layer of skin is completely stripped, hence why your skin is more prone to UVA and UVB rays

[depressingface]

I actually used the highest strength of tazorac the first month. My derm said it was okay.

[Allen S]

That's the first month though. Nothing really happens on the Accutane during the first month besides the initial flare up