Nibs 0 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Ok i started accutane in september of last year. I did a course of 40mg 1 day and 60 the next.The whole journey through accutane has been peachey and perfect.Ok so now, my derm prescribed me differin (he was going to prescribe me Tazorac first, but i about pulled my gun out!! That stuff screwed up my face and made me look like a shrivveled up dryed tomatoe ). So i waited a week after accutane. My skin started to lose the minor redness it had (im assuming its from accutane) and everything was fine. But the second the differin touched my face it stung like hellll. And so i waited in pain till it dried to add moisturizer, and when i put the moisturizer on it stung again! (same moisturizer that i was using on accutane, without any problems).So im thinking that maybe i should wait the full 4 weeks for accutane to get out of my system? But the only thing is i dont want my skin to get horrible again Btw, if anyone is deciding whether or not to do accutane, DO IT! Seriously! Its amazing!!! Don't let the sideeffects scare you! All i had was [minor] dryness on my hands and arms! Thanks in advance for any help Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aimee_lou_uk 0 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I would wait a while.... not worth making your skin fragiler is it????? Maybes give it a week at a time, and thn try a little latch and see how you get on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timmytim 0 Share Posted March 8, 2008 why do you need differin or any other drug if the accutane has worked?have you considered a maintenance dose of accutane?tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cherry609 0 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I would let your skin heal first. Right now your skin is way to sensitive. Stay away from anything with medicine in it until at least a month has past since your last pill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nibs 0 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 I would let your skin heal first. Right now your skin is way to sensitive. Stay away from anything with medicine in it until at least a month has past since your last pill. Aha, and youd think my derm would tell me something like this! :doh: Thanks alot guys. Im going to wait it out and see what happens :boohoo: Quote Link to post Share on other sites