flossy 0 Posted December 21, 2007 i am a few days into month 7 on 40 mg. it isnt working. my skin looks awful. underground white bumps, peeling is ridiculous. i look like shit. is anyone in the same boat? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lulu0321 1 Posted December 21, 2007 i am a few days into month 7 on 40 mg. it isnt working. my skin looks awful. underground white bumps, peeling is ridiculous. i look like shit. is anyone in the same boat? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flossy 0 Posted December 21, 2007 i am a few days into month 7 on 40 mg. it isnt working. my skin looks awful. underground white bumps, peeling is ridiculous. i look like shit. is anyone in the same boat? Hey, I would talk to your docter about increasing your dosage. My docter said it is much more effective to take higher dosages at a shorter amount of time. Probably your dosage is just not high enough. Hang in there. Acne sucks, but look how many people are members of this site...and we ALL have it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indiegod 1 Posted December 21, 2007 i am a few days into month 7 on 40 mg. it isnt working. my skin looks awful. underground white bumps, peeling is ridiculous. i look like shit. is anyone in the same boat? Hey, I would talk to your docter about increasing your dosage. My docter said it is much more effective to take higher dosages at a shorter amount of time. Probably your dosage is just not high enough. Hang in there. Acne sucks, but look how many people are members of this site...and we ALL have it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tizer 0 Posted December 21, 2007 7 months and NO progress something cant be right. I would defo talk to your derm if your still not seeing improvement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flossy 0 Posted December 22, 2007 i am a few days into month 7 on 40 mg. it isnt working. my skin looks awful. underground white bumps, peeling is ridiculous. i look like shit. is anyone in the same boat? Hey, I would talk to your docter about increasing your dosage. My docter said it is much more effective to take higher dosages at a shorter amount of time. Probably your dosage is just not high enough. Hang in there. Acne sucks, but look how many people are members of this site...and we ALL have it! thanks for the reply. my doc did say we should up my dose next month if i am still looking fugly. to 60, i think. woulda done it this time, but my bday is coming up and i know i will have a breakout with increase. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m00sie 1 Posted December 22, 2007 Hrmm if you are already treating the hormonal aspect of your acne and accutane still isnt working id say you must have a really severe case of acne Definitely talk to your derm about it because you may need to try birth control as well as the spiro and accutane (if youre not already). You are already taking as much accutane as you should based on your weight and a derm probably wouldnt increase your accutane dosage anymore because it could be too much for your body to handle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aQuArIaN 1 Posted December 22, 2007 Geez that is weird. I've never heard of anyone's acne not getting better taking accutane. Atleast the excessive peeling is normal as it is one of the side effects of the medicine. But the oiliness and breakouts on the 7th month use is what I don't understand. The only thing I could think of is maybe your birth control might be causing these breakouts? Maybe try a different brand like ortho-lo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flossy 0 Posted December 22, 2007 Geez that is weird. I've never heard of anyone's acne not getting better taking accutane. Atleast the excessive peeling is normal as it is one of the side effects of the medicine. But the oiliness and breakouts on the 7th month use is what I don't understand. The only thing I could think of is maybe your birth control might be causing these breakouts? Maybe try a different brand like ortho-lo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lamarr1986 14 Posted December 22, 2007 Look into whether your acne isn't actually a form of folliculitus... ask for a culture and sensitivity test. I was in a similar boat, derm kept bumping the dose up and it just wouldn't clear, turns out s.aures was the culprit so tane was just drying me out and making it worse!! To add to that due to the increase in dose i now have some nasty long term side effects... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flossy 0 Posted December 24, 2007 i have little whiteheads under my skin. they dont seem to surface, just sit there. they arent even bulging out. my nose is full of sebum filled pores. if you stretch the skin, you can see the white stuff in there. press them out into those gross little squiggles. yes, i know its gross, but this CANT be normal. where is all this sebum coming from? thought it was suppose to be gone, or in the least, lessened. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flossy 0 Posted January 4, 2008 please help. i just dont seem to be getting the results i think i should. the bumps on my chin are too many to count. no whiteheads, just bumpy, white-ish bumps all over. sebum still on my nose, too. oil comes out after washing my face. i am peeling, but i think its mostly from topicals. where is the complexion i was told i would get from accutane????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaythis 0 Posted January 4, 2008 Im sorry to tell you this but perhaps you are one of the 20% of individuals where accutane has no effect. man, if accutane can't help what else to do? im on my 4rth day and NOTHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flossy 0 Posted January 4, 2008 Im sorry to tell you this but perhaps you are one of the 20% of individuals where accutane has no effect. man, if accutane can't help what else to do? im on my 4rth day and NOTHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
