whatever21 1 Posted December 1, 2008 Hey everyone. I was put on 20mg of accutane for a month, followed by two months of 10mg of accutane a day. I weigh 54 kilos (119 pounds). Today I took my 16th 20mg accutane pill. My lips have been dry, and my nose has been a little dry as well. I thought that after two weeks, however, Id start seeing some results. At first I thought I was seeing results, and got really excited. The pimples I had seemed to be drying up, and I wasnt getting any new ones. Now, however, it seems like its just not getting better. I keep getting new ones, even if the old ones are disappearing. I feel like maybe my derm perscribed too low of a dose, and its not having an effect. Is it stupid of me to expect results after only two weeks? The thing is, Im only going to be on 20mg a day for a month, meaning Ive only got 2 weeks left of 20mg. Im guessing it was supposed to get better during this month so the other two months would be maintanence and the final touch...Thats really the only reason im worried. If i knew i had more months ahead of a similar or higher dose, i would think that i still had time to get better. but if the only thing im gonna be doing is decreasing the dose when this amount doesnt seem to be having an effect, am i ever going to see results? :/ What do you guys think? Is 2 weeks to see any results too soon? But what about the only being on 20mg for a month? Any advice-help-comments are appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paper mario 1 Posted December 1, 2008 Yes, that is too soon. Most people start seeing results after the second month, some people don't see results until after their course. Most people actually find their acne gets worse the first month, so at least that's not happening to you. It is weird that you're only on 3 months at such a low dose, though.. Is your acne fairly mild? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yo Adrienne! 5 Posted December 1, 2008 im in my 3rd month on 80mg/day and still havent seen results... its different for everyone. hang in there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djfunz 0 Posted December 2, 2008 OMG absolutely 2 weeks is too soon, lol. Patients is hard but imperitave with anything. 2 weeks at the gym will not yield results you will see either. Hell, I don't even know it I like a girl I date after 2 weeks. Wait until after the third month. I believe you will start to see improvement. And yes, I think you were started on a low dose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
