Hi everybody going to start accutane happy about it. over the past 6 months my acnes been getting really bad lost my drive to go out with friends ,an working out. i also lost a really good girl friend over this acne. I also ended an the emergeny room because of the it was giving me was given antibiotic an Vicodin for the pain till I was prescribed accutane . I lost all confidence I don't go out side unless it is really important I do the stuff I need to do in the night time suck that I have to lurk in the night. I camt sleep at night some time because of the pain. Ive lost all hope this is the last thing that I am told will work. I've been on every antibiotic an creams gel for the past 6 years Ive had a really good diet nothing seemed to have worked. I drink water every day no juices. This is my last hope. I hope it works
Will post photos of we're I am right now before accutane an will update when I canand I Started clavaris 20 mg a day
I'm on day 8 skin has actually gotten better no more red spots an acne is drying up quickly. My back has been hurting an been feeling tired :/ . also I'm 6'1 187 so would you guys think it would take a while for it to start to kick in?
When does the bad break out happen ??
My derm said usually within the first month to month-and-half. But it varies for each person, some people don't even have an initial breakout.
I started off on 20mgs/day like you and I didn't get a crazy breakout, compared to what it could have been. That is half the benefit of starting on a lower dose.
Good luck with your course mate.
Cause to me the only place breaking out is my back an chest my face seen to be getting better compared to my back
Also did they up you dosage second month ?
Thanks for replying
No problem mate.
Funnily enough my body also brokeout with acne before my face did. What has resulted is my body has less acne than my face. Apparrently it's usually the other way around, face starts breaking out and healing first.
As for the dose getting upped, that happened on Monday (about three months on 20mgs/day). My derm did this because I'm about 23 years old, in 8 days, and he was concerned that with the type of acne I had, plus existing scarring, that a higher dose would cause extra/excessive scarring. So what I'm saying is you could easily go up to 40mg/day in a month. Most people who start on a low dose, like us, go to 40mgs/day after a month. I was meant to orginally, but my acne had not reached a level of calmness/healing that meet my derm's expectations.
Dude I wanna thank you you actually answer the question I been worried about thank again
Day 12 lips kinda dry
Face was getting clear for the week but now starting to get bad three new cyst on both sides of my neck they just healed an now getting bad again :/
Chest is doing ok new spots don't hurt like before
Back acne has exploded very painful
Day 20
Went to my dermatologist im going to be bumped to 60 mg a day next month
Acne on neck has seen a great reduction in size can sleep normal )
Face has 4 new ones an I feel one coming my right side of my nose hurts .
Chest is getting better
Back it really better can lay on my back
I was so happy because on Friday my skin was clear just a few red spots an was able to finally hang out with my friends that I been avoiding for a month now
I love accutane !!