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[clearmayne]

it also didnt really clear up a lot of my blackheads. some acne came back, but not many cysts. overall, my skin just feels too dry for that kind of stuff to return.

[c'est la vigne]

Moved to the Accutane Posts board.

Also, please realize that this thread was started in 2005 and that the OP hasn't logged in in three years.

[immy]

hi, last year november i took accutane it was a low dose gradualy goin up doses upto june, the first month everyfin cleared from my back acne,chest acne,face acne. well now its october an guess what my acne comes back on my face an some on my scalp an ive hardly had em on my scalp so this is new to me does any one no why? my back an chest have cleared perfectly an not come back at all an iv got moderate acne on face an scalp. looks like im on accutane again

[a7med]

Hello all,

I have been on Accutane for the past 10 months. My Dr. started me off with 20mg and then increased it to 40mg until month 10. I finished accutane on the 19th January 2010. A month later, I broke out. It was mainly around my nose and around it. I then went to my dermatologist and he prescribed me some antibiotics and Fucicort cream. He did not want to put me on another cycle of accutane as he said its to early to decide since i was only 1 month off accutane. So I used Fucicort day and night for 3 days and voila my skin cleared.

However, a week later, I am starting to get small pimples on my forehead and some around my nose. Is this completely normal? I read online that it is completely normal to get pimples every now and then, but they wont be as bad as before.

My second question is, can i use this Fucicort cream on my pimples? Or are they used for acne only?

Thanks!
Ahmed

[MCBORIS]

I was on accutane for about 8 months. During this time my face got terrible about halfway in then cured to virtually no pimples and smooth skin. For the next 6 months my skin remained clear. I woke up one day with a few pimples and I thought it was just a one off - but I was wrong... The acne has almost completely returned (I don't have severe acne just moderate and spread all over my face). This only happened really recently and I'm hoping it will fuck off, but I'm not so sure. It's like a nightmare all over again. I thought I'd never come to this website again, or look in the mirror like fifty times a day. It's fucking annoying, but at least the body acne is still gone. Does anyone have any suggestions... I'm not sure what to do now that it has returned.

[Bilotra8]

I took accutane for 6 months and ive been completly free of acne ever since! Mine was really bad too, and like most people have gears that it would come back. Well to all those people you really shouldn't worry about it! Sure accutane may not work as well for some as it did for me but I guarantee you that your acne will not be anywhere near as bad as it was before you started taking the medicine. :] Id recomend accutane over any product, to anyone anyday!

[Siava]

It's been 1 year and 8 months. I still get the occassional hormonal pimple (maybe one every couple of months), but other than that I've been acne free.

[tv_viewer]

Chances are if people were cleared permanently or long term they're no longer hanging out on these boards. My dad and uncle both took Accutane 27 years ago and have never had more than minor pimples since.

I took Accutane in 2005 for 6 months at a high dose and my acne came back about 3 years later. It only came back to the left half of my face and is usually moderate but sometimes severe. The rest of my face and body is still 100% clear.

[nyankeefan]

I finished my Accutane course in June of 2009, was TOTALLY clear with 0 pimples from June 2009 till about 2 weeks ago.

Now im breaking out a lot it sucks big time. I dont have the same insurance as before and accutane is going to cost me a lot more then it did the first time if I decide to go back on it...dont know what to do.

Is the 2nd time on accutane as harsh as the first with side effects / IB etc?

Im thinking of starting on the Acne.org Regimen to see if that helps. Has anyone had success with that post-accutane?

Edited by nyankeefan, 04 April 2010 - 12:52 PM.

[maggiecool]

my acne started coming back after about 2 months after finishing. It was gradual at first, but ended up coming back actually worse or the same as it was before. However, I was on a very low dose (10mg) so that may have been the reason. I'm now on it again for the 2nd time, so hopefully it will work now!

Edited by maggiecool, 04 April 2010 - 04:34 PM.

[RetroJeff]

Had medium acne before accutane. During accutane I broke out horribly and then for the last two months was completely clear. Now I'm off for about 2 weeks and noticing very small white heads on my forehead and I'm buggin. Like if I have the occasional pimple I'm cool. But praying it doesn't come back.

[Joshu]

lol, after I did accutane the zits came back with force 3 weeks later.

But, my bacne never did, it was completely cleared for 4 years. My face, was another story- but a more manageable story.

That is until recently, like the last month. I'm going on the tane again, so hoping for some more permanent results.

[ThoughtItWasGone]

I was on Accutane in 1999 for 9 months at age 19. It was amazing, completely cleared up my red, swollen, pimple haven. I had no confidence. girls liked me, but didn't want to date the kid with such bad acne. A year ago I went back to the derm for pimples around my neck line. I have been on minocycline and tritinoin creme for the past year and it keeps getting worse.

I doubt its bad enough to get back on Accutane, but my confidence is going down, I'm getting stressed out about it, and I fear it will keep getting worse!! In florescent lighting, bathrooms/offices, my face looks inflamed and spotty with redness.

So yea, i was a success story for a solid 10 years, and now I'm back looking for the fix

[WishEater]

I took accutane for a YEAR

first few months 20mg, then like half a year of 40mg, and then half a year of 60mg.


All the way through and for a month orso after: perfect skin... the red pigments from previous acne still there but fading slowly.
Now over the last month and a half I have slowly started getting more and more. Less than I used to, but still significant.

So I have been through hell for the past 12 months (although everyone is being treated only 5 months....) and acne is returning. The dry skin is still there.



It's Netherlands so I can't see him until over 4 months....

Edited by WishEater, 06 April 2010 - 09:58 AM.

[deanar]

Came back for me. My acne has been always on again/off again. I follow a proper lifestyle like everyone else. Accutane is completely useless as I still get acne at age 38. There is no wonder medication for acne at all. Some people are lucky and some are not.

[gallatea82]

I have been on Accutane 4 months from 15th of Feb 2010 to 15th of June 2010.
Whilst on accutane my skin was looking fantastic and I did not care about the side effects I had from it.

I was so happ that I did not wanted to get of it!!!!

3-4 weeks after my last day on the drug my F*%$!ng acne!!! came back, strange spots, they are different now, you cant even squiz them like the old ones.

I have to go back to my GP and ask her to reffer me to hospital to dermatology ward.


I'm so dissapointed, I thought my skin will last acne free for longer period of time than a month.

[nivexus]

Im 18 and have just finished my THIRD round of roaccutane with very long periods.

First round - 9 months
Second round - 11 months
Third round - 12 months

The doses were around average for my weight (73kg, was on 40-60mg/day). My dad is on a low dosage for life because of his cystic acne and it keeps it his under control. My acne was not terrible, just very persistent and each one lasted for weeks at a time. Everytime my skin has been perfect at the end of the cycle and was usually fine for a few months but then sloooowlly creeped back.

I hope the last round lasted long enough to ride out most of my hormonal fluxes haha =)
Good luck to everyone, but this has just been my experience.

[gallatea82]

Hi

Ijust called my Dermatologist and booked an apt for this Friday 8:30 am.

I won't let my acne ruin my life again!!!!

I also too some photos on my acne face on my mobile just to show her. Because they are getting worse and better so i wan't to show her the bad ones I had last week ago.

I hope she will put me back on the drug....

[gallatea82]

Hi Guys,

Just to let you know that I've just seen my dermatologist and she has put me back on Accutane. This time on 20 mg instead 60mg.

I will be on it for 6 months. I'm so happy. I don't care about the side effects; I doubt that there will be a strong ones as I am on the lowed dosage now. Anyway Hooray!!! :

[ncst8]

I was on it back in 2006-2007. And it worked wonders!!.....I had beautiful skin..all for about 2.5 years. I ended March of 2007..and now my acne is back..almost just as bad as before. I first noticed it to resurface a few months -- maybe in June 2010. So basically accutane is great while it lasts. You pay thousands upon thousands for this treatmeant thinking you ar emagically cured forever...when in reality it is just an extended version of other products.

The only side effect from that long list I saw was increased dry skin. I already have eczema, so the medicine aggravated those areas while I was on it. Once I came off the effects weren't as bad. However, I do have milde dandruff. In all 18 years I had NEVER had dandruff. NOW, after takin gthis medicine I can't get rid of it no matter what I do! And I find myself glued to a bottle of moisturizer probably for the rest of my life. SO yes -- watch out for dry skin on this medication!!

All in all if your acne is severe enough that it is affecting your self esteem then I would say go for it. Just be aware that it doe not last "forever" like most dermatologists make you believe.

Hope this helps!!