Hi ^.^
I'm Georgia and I'm 14, I've been on Roaccutane for about 2 and a bit months and its my second time trying the drug. I'm 5ft1 and about 63kg, and I have had acne since I was 8 due to an extreme amount of sebum in my body :s
I am currently on a dosage of 60mg, and my dermotologist said that if my current treatment isn't working she will put me onto 80mg. I'm a bit concerned, as surely that's really high? Should I be worried?
I currently get very dry skin, back and muscle pain and minor nosebleeds as side effects and its rather painful, I don't want to experience more! But I wish to have lovely clear skin:( So would 80mg be too much, or am I overreacting?
My dermotologist did say that is very unusual for a girl of my age to have to re take roaccutane
Thanks!
A daily dose of 0.5-1.0 mg/kg/day is typical, but sometimes Derms go higher, particularly for severe and/or body and/or lower-dose-resistant acne.
If you took 80mg/day, that would be about 1.3mg/kg/day. If the side effects you have now are burdensome, I would be wary of increasing your dose.