I'm not sure why you think this is unusual. Have a look through some of the Accutane logs on this forum. Some start to clear straight away, some are still breaking out in the 5th/6th month of their course. But eventually it works for almost everyone.

You'll be over this breakout soon & things will continue to get better

I'm tired of waiting to be clear too... I'm a bit ahead (day 77) and last week I had another horrible breakout... had been clearing up in month 2 but I'm getting cysts again a half a month later (I hadn't had anything but small pustules that lasted 2-3 days for a month before this). My old spots had been clearing but they've stalled for now and even getting small breakouts on top of the old spots again. I've been researching online to find an answer to when this will all finally GO AWAY and saw where a lot of people get the cycle of breakout/clear/breakout/clear until the magic starts happening and it seems like everyone on here had it kick in at a different time, some (VERY lucky ones like my best friend) clear up completely in a month but that is not the norm. Most people it seems clear in 3-5 months, but true, like Rorius says, some don't clear up til the end or even AFTER they finish treatment. I hope we clear up sooner rather than later because I know it sucks, especially when the side effects are really kicking in, but stay positive because from what everyone else is saying there is no way to know and no point in worrying since there is nothing we can do to make it faster other than taking it with fatty foods as instructed... Good luck!

Thanks for the advice guys, its just a little disheartening seeing it get so good then so bad again aha, hopefully this one will clear soon enough though

-John

Its also just in one particular area which i found really strange.. any idea why this might be?