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[gtturbo2]

Heres what im planning to do -
stop taking tane in january see how things go for six months if it starts coming back big time then take it again because it obviously works (ill have some laying around anyway). After six months i can start working on my scarring and that. Then ill prob end up back on it i should imagine low dose. If it wasn't for that 6 month wait id just stay on really low dose.
Oh well least i found something that works

In response to your question about the scarring it has made no difference to anything like that at this dosage - it hasnt made any that i did get scar any worse than they would of done. Any that i do get now are very very small nothing like before (touch wood)

[Timehealsall]

im very happy for you mate.

[Timehealsall]

also mate, did you ever take oral antibiotics before?

[gtturbo2]

well i had my six month follow up appointment with the derm today. I still think my skin still looks bad but he was astounded with the progress.

He doesnt want me to come off accutane and i dont want to either to be honest. He said i could be on it for 3 years or more if i wanted at this doseage.

I asked about a higher doseage and he said i can have whatever i want up to 140mg a day (im 6;3 17 stone). I asked for his opinion and he said to stay on 20mg per day with the differin as it obviously working with minimal side effects. The first thing he said to me is you look really well and were is this acne were talking about lol.

ive still got indented scarring and red marks but im gonna let differin and time carry on with those.

Can anyone recommend any treatment for red marks / scarring while on a low dose regimen like this?

My skin doesnt feel fragile like it did just hardly any new zits lol.

In the last few months ive had a handful of tiny papules which go away fast - thats it!

[Kat001]

you are so lucky to be able to take a low dose long term. As a woman, at some point I will have to stop the drug if I want to try and have kids, and I worry about the side effects it could have even after i stop. I dont trust what the drug companies say about drug safety.

Also your low dose is my DAILY dose... being a small build female, I dont think there is a super low dose I could take..

Best of luck with your journey!

[gtturbo2]

Kat001, on 22 December 2011 - 06:25 PM, said:

you are so lucky to be able to take a low dose long term. As a woman, at some point I will have to stop the drug if I want to try and have kids, and I worry about the side effects it could have even after i stop. I dont trust what the drug companies say about drug safety.

Also your low dose is my DAILY dose... being a small build female, I dont think there is a super low dose I could take..

Best of luck with your journey!

Hey thanks for the support.

Yeah I guess I am lucky having a supportive derm on the nhs. The first time i went in he was a complete ass but this time completely different.

Maybe you could taper down to 10mg a few times a week or something.

Had my first breakout in a while today i could feel what i thought was a cyst brewing for weeks next to my nose. Well i was poking it the other night like crazy while watching a film - stupid thing to do.
Anyway its just coming out as a small whitehead with some redness - way better than a cyst!

Bit down in the dumps tonight as i have my 3yr daughter staying over for xmas just pointed to my forehead and was like what are those, are they spots?
thing is i haven't had any there for a while and think its one of the best parts of my face. Must of been the scarring in the lighting