Accutane have completely destroyed my face by the end of the first month. Bleeding and exploding acne specially new my ears and under my jaw bone. They say it's different for everyone, so don't expect that it will be the same like mine. I am also taking 20mg/day, for 6 months. I am on day 16 of second month, and I am looking and feeling worse than the end of month one. Side effects, my lips and face are dry, I feel pain on my back, my nose bleeds, and this is not a side effect but I don't want people to look at me.

Good luck.

42 minutes ago, CaptainMaxwell7 said:

Accutane have completely destroyed my face by the end of the first month. Bleeding and exploding acne specially new my ears and under my jaw bone. They say it's different for everyone, so don't expect that it will be the same like mine. I am also taking 20mg/day, for 6 months. I am on day 16 of second month, and I am looking and feeling worse than the end of month one. Side effects, my lips and face are dry, I feel pain on my back, my nose bleeds, and this is not a side effect but I don't want people to look at me.

Good luck.

Oh wow, that sounds terrible. Hope things starts to get better soon!! I'm sure everything will get better in the end, guess we just have to stay positive. Can I ask when your initial breakout started? Like it's my third day today but nothing has really happened yet and I'm starting to freak out. But thank you for your input and good luck to you as well!

It happened slowly by the end of the first month, then it got worse in the beginning of the second month. It's just how Accutane works, makes all the bacteria that is hiding deep inside your face come out to the surface of your face, then it kills it all. I usually think of this reason to make me feel good again, because otherwise the bacteria would stay hidden and will just come out whenever it feels like but nothing will defeat it.

Hi, I can't believe you're only 14 and on accutane... Honestly you're too young in my opinion, are you aware of the possible side effects? You're right to be concerned, I would not have my child take this drug until at least 18 and if wed tried every other option.
what have you tried so far?

1 hour ago, snarkygirl said:

Hi, I can't believe you're only 14 and on accutane... Honestly you're too young in my opinion, are you aware of the possible side effects? You're right to be concerned, I would not have my child take this drug until at least 18 and if wed tried every other option.
what have you tried so far?

I'm extremely aware of the side effects, it's why I've being so hesitant on taking it... My dermatologist said the youngest to take it is usually 12, so she said I shouldn't worry about being too young. But I'm not so sure now.I've tried acticlate 75 mg tablets before and am currently using aczone dapsone gel 5% right now, but that's about it.

I went on accutane 2 years ago for 6 months, It will usually get worse before better but that is with all acne treatments! there is no overnight fix!. But trust me in 2-3 months you will be so happy you went on it, it changed my life. Do not read into all the bad things that can happen too much, just see how you react to it. My only side effects were dry mouth and chapped lips and the initial breakout which lasted maybe a week. 2 years later my skin is clear and I am so happy I went on it.

1 hour ago, quickstrike said:

I went on accutane 2 years ago for 6 months, It will usually get worse before better but that is with all acne treatments! there is no overnight fix!. But trust me in 2-3 months you will be so happy you went on it, it changed my life. Do not read into all the bad things that can happen too much, just see how you react to it. My only side effects were dry mouth and chapped lips and the initial breakout which lasted maybe a week. 2 years later my skin is clear and I am so happy I went on it.

that sounds amazing! I can only hope that my skin will be like that soon (': I really hope my initial breakout won't last that long. But thank you for your input and I hope that your skin will continue to look great!

3 hours ago, choigrace said:

4 hours ago, snarkygirl said:

Hi, I can't believe you're only 14 and on accutane... Honestly you're too young in my opinion, are you aware of the possible side effects? You're right to be concerned, I would not have my child take this drug until at least 18 and if wed tried every other option.
what have you tried so far?

I'm extremely aware of the side effects, it's why I've being so hesitant on taking it... My dermatologist said the youngest to take it is usually 12, so she said I shouldn't worry about being too young. But I'm not so sure now.I've tried acticlate 75 mg tablets before and am currently using aczone dapsone gel 5% right now, but that's about it.

If you're female could you try birth control? I think if you really want to take it, its your choice . If you do take it, at least you know what signs to look out for. I just worry about young teens taking it because you are more susceptible to the psychological effects. I hope you fund a solution one way or another