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130 lbs and taking 40mg a day
would taking 60mg clear up my skin faster?
Hi, I would say thats a good starting point....I dont think there is one rule for all when it comes to dosage...I'm male, 194 lbs and taking 20mg a day (now on day 17) I would like to stay on the low dose but take it for a longer period (treating over active oil glands as I've had very oily skin for a long time).....recent studies have shown that a lower dose works just as well as the high dosage but low dose helps keep side effects alot milder.....chapped lips seem to be the norm on this treatment but a good lip balm helps to sort that out.....best wishes with treatment!
I weigh 160 pounds and I started at 20-40- and now the 3rd month I'm not sure what he's going to put me on. I'm hoping 60 or 80 so I can get this acne cleared but not sure since I won't comply with his request for me to do blue light while on accutane because I just personally don't feel comfortable doing that to my skin.
I'm pretty sure if Im nice and reasonable and request to be up to 60mg which makes sense he will, atleast I hope so.
I weigh 160 pounds and I started at 20-40- and now the 3rd month I'm not sure what he's going to put me on. I'm hoping 60 or 80 so I can get this acne cleared but not sure since I won't comply with his request for me to do blue light while on accutane because I just personally don't feel comfortable doing that to my skin.
I'm pretty sure if Im nice and reasonable and request to be up to 60mg which makes sense he will, atleast I hope so.
I was on 20 the 1st month, 60 the 2nd, 60 the 3rd, and not starting month 4 still on 60, my derm mentioned lowering it to 40 but my first thought was my acne flaring up again so I asked her if I could stay on 60..... Now I feel like it's too high and maybe that's why im still breaking out?!! Grrr. Over thinking kills me.
I weigh 160 pounds and I started at 20-40- and now the 3rd month I'm not sure what he's going to put me on. I'm hoping 60 or 80 so I can get this acne cleared but not sure since I won't comply with his request for me to do blue light while on accutane because I just personally don't feel comfortable doing that to my skin.
I'm pretty sure if Im nice and reasonable and request to be up to 60mg which makes sense he will, atleast I hope so.
I was on 20 the 1st month, 60 the 2nd, 60 the 3rd, and not starting month 4 still on 60, my derm mentioned lowering it to 40 but my first thought was my acne flaring up again so I asked her if I could stay on 60..... Now I feel like it's too high and maybe that's why im still breaking out?!! Grrr. Over thinking kills me.
I know I overthink everything as well. I'm super frustrated and stressed out with my doctor cause he started me off at 20mg, which is basically useless for a 160 pound male, I go up to 170 if I start working out. And now month 2 I'm on 40mg because I won't use his blue light and I haven't stopped breaking out. Almost no one stops breaking out after their first month especially on 20mg, I didn't even get worst.
Now he tried pushing blue light on me and actually gave me a wonderful deal and sounds like he cares but I just am not interested in doing any light therapy on my skin while it's on accutane and already sensitive, that's just a stress for me I don't need.
I'm praying and hoping that month 3 he will finally put me up to 60 or 80 and we can get some results cause right now i'm finishing week 1 of month 2 and am still breaking out.
I doubt it's too high, I think me and you are both probably ocding a little too much and adding stress to this. I think you're on the perfect dose to really eliminate your acne for good, which is what I want my doctor to do.
