Xiomara 0 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Ok, so I went to my derm's office this week. And she told me she is going to start me on the lowest dose which will be 40 grams. I thought 20 was the lowest gram? Mind you i'm 5'0" tall and weigh 95 lbs. Is that too much for me to start on? Or maybe my Accutane comes from a different company? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thEneXtChaPter 1 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Ok, so I went to my derm's office this week. And she told me she is going to start me on the lowest dose which will be 40 grams. I thought 20 was the lowest gram? Mind you i'm 5'0" tall and weigh 95 lbs. Is that too much for me to start on? Or maybe my Accutane comes from a different company? thats a good dose for you. 20mg might be too low to keep ya acne away long term. I think 40mg is a good dose for you, and it sounds best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xiomara 0 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 Ok, so I went to my derm's office this week. And she told me she is going to start me on the lowest dose which will be 40 grams. I thought 20 was the lowest gram? Mind you i'm 5'0" tall and weigh 95 lbs. Is that too much for me to start on? Or maybe my Accutane comes from a different company? thats a good dose for you. 20mg might be too low to keep ya acne away long term. I think 40mg is a good dose for you, and it sounds best. Ok, thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ThereIsHope Share Posted September 23, 2006 Wow, that sounds just like me! I'm 5'1 and 101 lbs and just got prescribed 40mg of tane as well..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JR86 0 Share Posted September 23, 2006 she probably meant the lowest dose for your course. maybe she is planning to bump you up to a higher dose if things go well on 40mg. even if the isotretinoin comes from a different company the dosing is the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LastStraw 1 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I'm 5'7" and 135lbs. I was on 60, 60, 60, 80, 60. Worked pretty good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Charmed 1 1 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I also wondered the same as you. I'm 5' and weigh about 103 and my derm started me on 40mg's too.I've been on it so far 2 weeks and so far so good. Although i dont know what my next dosage might be for next month but if he does up my dose i hope i still look and feel the same. (yeah right )...I think i know what i'm in for ..... someone hold me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
answerme 0 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Ok, so I went to my derm's office this week. And she told me she is going to start me on the lowest dose which will be 40 grams. I thought 20 was the lowest gram? Mind you i'm 5'0" tall and weigh 95 lbs. Is that too much for me to start on? Or maybe my Accutane comes from a different company? that's strange. ive clarified with my derm the right dosage for me (im 5'2'' weighing from 92-100 lbs). she said 10mg is just the right one for me. im now on my fifth month and she never raised the dosage. so far, i never had terrible problems with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PimplesAndWrinkles 0 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Sometimes derms will start you on a lower dose and then bump you up after a few weeks. I started at 40 mg and I weigh 185 lbs. I was bumped up to 80 mg after two weeks and I was on 100 mg/day for a while also. A typical dosage is 1mg/kg per day. So if you weigh 95 lbs, that's about 43 kg. A 40 mg/day dose would be typical for you.P&W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xiomara 0 Author Share Posted September 25, 2006 Ok yeah, she told me that after a month she is going to dose it up more. I start this week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
