So after 3 months on Minocycline and it not doing anything combined with salicylic acid and BP, my doctor decided to start me on Accutane. I'm a 20 year old male and weigh a little over 200 pounds at 6'1".
I havent started yet, they still have to look over my blood work and make sure everything's fine before starting. I've always had acne but recently it's gotten worse on my upper arms and back.
I was okay with starting it until reading more into it. He said I'll start at 2 pills a day, which I don't know what size yet. But my main concern is the sexual problems that some people get. This is not worth it to me for just getting my skin clear again, especially seeing that it lasts for most people forever even after stopping the accutane.
My mother has bad anxiety and depression issues as well, which worries me some about using it. I have some anxiety issues already but nothing bad. I was on a very strong steroid (Trenbolone) at a fairly high dose and it brought on very bad anxiety forcing me to stop, but it went away within a few days of stopping.
Does anyone one have any suggestions as to why this happens or if it's very common? The sexual dysfunction is my main concern at this point.
No, I will be ordering that this week. I was planning on getting the BP and AHA+ and continue using the 2% Salicylic Acid astringent I have been using.I've been using 10% BP on certain areas for a while now, and I've also been using a regular Salicylic Acid face wash for my body. Would this be okay or should I do it differently? I can't use BP twice a day, since it's such a huge part of my body that needs it. I plan on using it most days at night and rinsing it off in the morning, I'm afraid of bleaching my clothes like I did back in middle school.
I usually shower and use the SA astringent twice a day, and BP once a day or every other day.
Ahould i continue Minocycline 100mg twice a day for a couple more months?
I was also thinking of adding in Pantothenic Acid at 10g a day, just to try and hit it from every angle. I've used all of this before at some point, besides any of the regimen stuff. Would this be too much or do you think it's a good plan?