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Hi
I'm male, 23 years old and weigh 78kg. I started taking accutane in the beginning of august (I don't remember the exact date). So I'm currently in my fifth month. I started with 20mg / day, increased to 40mg and I'm currently taking 60mg. In total I took 270 pills (each 20mg) which makes it a subtotal of 5400 mg.
I'm struggling with the side effects, especially dry eyes. It's soooo annying, sometimes they hurt like hell. That's why I want to end the course as soon as possible. But I'm scared that the acne will come back. My doc wants me to go on with the course until beginning of march (then I would have taken it 7 months). My face is clear like never before, I don't have a simple pimple anymore. I've been clear for about 3-4 weeks now.
My question is: can I end the course earlier than march without the danger of relapse? I really don't want to do another course (kissing with chapped lips is just HORRIBLE). My doc gave me all the pills I need until the appointment in march (I have about 200 left). Can I inrease the dose to 80 mg or even 100 mg? Would it shorten the time that I have to take accutane?
Tanks for answers =)
Ideally you want to have taken at the end of your course 150 mg of accutane per killogram you weigh. The closer you can get to that point the better you chances are of permanent remission. You still have a ways to go. Try some run of the mill eye drops for dry eyes. Or better yet call your eye doctor. I had inflamation in my eyes that my eye doctor noticed during a routine check up and he just gave me normal eye drops and within a few days I was good to go. He knew all about accutane too i was quite impressed
If your derm recommends it for you...then take the accutane. I'm also on my 5th month, still breaking out, and I'm struggling to get my dosage up with my stubborn derm. If your side effects are just superficial like dryness in eyes/lips/etc...then stick with it and hold the pain in for a bit longer. That's what I'd do...I'm so jealous that your skin is clear by now...just remind yourself of the acne you had and how bad it was and how badly you don't want it to come back.