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Hey guys, I may be going on accutane soon since I've been on tretinoin for 8 months and I'm still getting new pimples. Was wondering if me being on the retinoid for a significant amount of time affect whether or not I'll be getting an initial breakout? Or would it possibly be less severe as compared to if I didn't already use a retinoid prior. Thanks!
Honestly I'm glad you brought this up. I was on Differin for 8 months, came off it in Feb and went on another retinoid (Isotrex) for 3 months, came off it in May, face was a MESS. Started differin again in June for 2 months which made my skin no worse or better really THEN I started Accutane in August!
I still broke out at the beginning of my Accutane course but not hugely at all. I have STILL been using my Differin every second night alongside being on accutane and in way I do feel its helped prevent a significant outbreak. I know your meant to not use harsh products on your face whilst on Accutane but I have had absolutely NO adverse reactions or anything and now I only use Differin every 3rd or 4th evening but I have 4 month left of my accutane course and right now I can say its the best thing Ive done.
Good luck man.
1 hour ago, MissSac17 said:Honestly I'm glad you brought this up. I was on Differin for 8 months, came off it in Feb and went on another retinoid (Isotrex) for 3 months, came off it in May, face was a MESS. Started differin again in June for 2 months which made my skin no worse or better really THEN I started Accutane in August!
I still broke out at the beginning of my Accutane course but not hugely at all. I have STILL been using my Differin every second night alongside being on accutane and in way I do feel its helped prevent a significant outbreak. I know your meant to not use harsh products on your face whilst on Accutane but I have had absolutely NO adverse reactions or anything and now I only use Differin every 3rd or 4th evening but I have 4 month left of my accutane course and right now I can say its the best thing Ive done.
Good luck man.
Appreciate it MissSac. I've been instructed by my derm to keep using tretinoin while on accutane, oh well guess i gotta deal with double redness
Btw hows your course going?
On Friday, September 09, 2016 at 2:23 PM, Tretinoin said:Appreciate it MissSac. I've been instructed by my derm to keep using tretinoin while on accutane, oh well guess i gotta deal with double rednessBtw hows your course going?
Its going so well honestly. I have had very little side effects and mainly just extremely dry lips, so far so good and I hope it stays that way. My skin seriously is beautiful in some areas, like perfectly smooth. I'd say my closed comedones (which was my MAIN issue to begin with last year) have decreased by 50%.
I'd recommend Accutane in a heartbeat. Oh and I started with 30mg first month and now 50mg until I finish. Check out my blog, I document everything at least once per week.
In my experience, retinoids always make me purge every time I restart using them, the worst breakouts have been with tretinoin gel. I've seen people on Accutane with severe breakouts like I had with just the topical. Some people are lucky and don't have severe breakouts on these meds and others are covered with cystic zits, one on top of another and then scar after healing.