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[aje6890]

I have had mild and sometime sever acne since I was about 16 and I am 21 now. I have been going to a dermatologist back and forth for about 5 years. Nothing has worked so well for me. Off the top of my head I know that I have tried minocycline, doxycycline, soladyn, Eryththromycin, a sulfer based pill and now my dermatologist just prescribed me azithromycin. For topicals I have tried duac, epiduo, metronidazole, benzaclin, and now veltin. Nothing seems to work well for me. Over the past 2 months I have had a lot of cystic acne( 3-4 at a time) and I am not sure what my next step should be.

My dermatologist suggested that I go on accutane next, but I am a little worried about the side effects, initial breakout, and the fact that it requires a monthly blood test. I was thinking about going to a different dermatologist to get his opinion before I start on Accutuane.

Anyone have any thoughts on what I should next? Please help me out!

[kidego]

aje6890, on 05 December 2011 - 11:43 AM, said:

I have had mild and sometime sever acne since I was about 16 and I am 21 now. I have been going to a dermatologist back and forth for about 5 years. Nothing has worked so well for me. Off the top of my head I know that I have tried minocycline, doxycycline, soladyn, Eryththromycin, a sulfer based pill and now my dermatologist just prescribed me azithromycin. For topicals I have tried duac, epiduo, metronidazole, benzaclin, and now veltin. Nothing seems to work well for me. Over the past 2 months I have had a lot of cystic acne( 3-4 at a time) and I am not sure what my next step should be.

My dermatologist suggested that I go on accutane next, but I am a little worried about the side effects, initial breakout, and the fact that it requires a monthly blood test. I was thinking about going to a different dermatologist to get his opinion before I start on Accutuane.

Anyone have any thoughts on what I should next? Please help me out!

I NEVER thought I would say this but No to Accutane. Go get allergy tested for Soybean, wheat, milk, peanut, & egg whites/yolk. Tell the doctor you want IgG & IgE done on ALL of them. In the mean time avoid ALL food & drinks that contain Soy/Soybean. It is very hard to do and it's hard to change your whole eating habbit.

[blooper111]

I pretty much have the same resume as you. Got acne when I was 16 and 21 now, and I've cleared up, then broken out again several times. It seemed like an endless cycle and I just about tried every antibiotic out there. I just started accutane about 4 days ago (80mg daily) and so far I've had no real side effects, but I know its still very early.

Personally, I've heard too many success stories, and too few very negative side effects (and by negative I mean like depression, etc...) to wait any longer for accutane. Do what you feel is best, but my choice is accutane and I'm sticking with it.

Edited by blooper111, 05 December 2011 - 03:50 PM.