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(@dog03)

Posted : 07/12/2013 11:32 pm

I am on day 15 of accutane and ny face looks horrible!!! And I mean really horrible. It looks like I have some kind of desease. I have been taking 20mg in the morning and 30mg at night every day. My face really hurts! And huge cysts cover up both sides of my face and they hurt like heck! I can't even sleep on my side it hurts so bad. Has anyone else expereinced this on accutane? The cysts kind of look purple too. And they're really big and swelled. It looks so bad I don't want to leave my house. My question is how long will this last!?!?!? It's killing me. And is there anything I can do to make the swelling go down and make my face stop hurting so much? Also is this normal? Any answers would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

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(@like-moonlight)

Posted : 07/12/2013 11:38 pm

Ice the cysts for the inflammation to go down. Take a aspirin for the pain.

 

The IB is completely normal. The severity is diffrent with people too. If you keep getting cystic acne I would ask your derm for a steroid for the pain and swelling. They work magic when taken short term! As far as how long this can last. Days weeks or months. There no way to guess. Wishing you the bestest of luck :)

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(@dog03)

Posted : 07/12/2013 11:46 pm

Thanks for the reply! I will give the ice and asprin a shot

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