Roaccutane journey (25M)

Andrei11 · 2015-10-27T10:22:37Z

Hello everyone. Here I am, 5 years and 9 different dermatologists later. I started getting severe acne around 20y/o, avoided Accutane as much as I could andtried pretty much everything in the last 5 years. Doxycycline, Mynocycline, Brevoxyl, Skinoren, Zynerit, Mask Plus Gel and many other substances prepared inthe laboratory/pharmacies. I've also had a few peeling sessions. Everything worked wonders while I was on antibiotics, but the acne would always come back, even worse,Â after finishing the course. In the last year I've completely changed my diet, for 7 months I haven't ate (at all) sugar, dairy, chips, fast-food, oceanic fish,high glycemic index food, corn, eggs, bananas, grapes, nuts, almonds, soda, sweets, pasta, pizza, potatoes, foods rich in iodine etc. None, zero. The acne wasmanageable while on this diet. I would still get breakouts, but not severe acne. However, with each month it was getting worse, probably because the antibioticstook for 4Â months until April, weren't doing their job anymore. My dermatologist told me I have to keep this diet for my whole life, but I can't do this. He also told me I wasn't eligibleÂ for Laser Genesis and I should get Fraxel done for my scars, but I can't do it while having active acne.I started eating everything again in the last month and I still breakout, a little bit more than when I was on that strict diet. I went do a different dermatologist I've beenÂ prior to the last one and I decided to get on Roaccutane. I know about the possible (and permanent) side effects, I know they can bevery harmful, but so it was and still is my acne, even though is not as bad as it used to be. It has destroyed my youth and got me moderate scarring. I hope this is the last treatment I have to take for this horribleÂ disease. I will try to ignore the side effects as much as possible and be positive throughout this journey. I will update this thread (with pictures) weekly, but I have learned thatÂ acne is like a rollercoaster, so I won't be expecting results immediatly, I want to be cured when I finish the course. I will also workoutÂ 5 days a week. Hopefully Roaccutane will K.O. my acne for good so I could put aside this horrible period of my life.As you can see, my acne is not that bad right now, but the scarring/red marks suck. I have maybe 5 cysts and 15 pimples spread on my face, forehead, jawline, around the mouth. Much, much better than it used to beÂ a year ago, but then again, I can't fix my scars and it might get worse.I'm going to take 20mg/day of Roaccutane. My derm told me she doesn't want to up my dose too much and that I won't need to reach the cumulative dose of 120mg/kg, because my acne is not that bad. She said a cumulative dose of at leastÂ 66% of 120mg/kg will suffice, so hopefully I will be done in around 6 months.Good luck to all of us, feel free to ask me anything.

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Andrei 11

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Posted : 01/02/2021 1:38 am

Happy new year!

4 yearssince I finished the Accutane course, still no problems whatsoever! Good luck to all of you!

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Andrei 11

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Posted : 12/31/2021 6:23 pm

Happy new year! I hope you're doing well and 2022 will be your best year so far.

I'm back with my yearly update, 5 years now since I finished my Accutane treatment and still going strong, no problems at all.

Good luck!

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