Ive been on 4 months of 20mgs of Roaccutane, of a 12month course. I think the length of time is not realistic for me.
Have most of the nasty side effects.
Hair thinning.
Asthma.
Insomnia.
Joint/Back/Tendon issues.
Erectile problems.
IBS.
Mood Swings
Mild Depression.
Luckily my skin is pretty clear.
But i'm not sure i can do a 12 month course that my Derm wants me on.
Do you think that I could amp it up to 40mgs for 3 months?
Coming this March will be 6 months and i was going to say to my Derm "Dude i cant live with these side effects lets just up the dose and finish sooner"
Any suggestions?
Cheers
Ive been on 4 months of 20mgs of Roaccutane, of a 12month course. I think the length of time is not realistic for me.
Have most of the nasty side effects.
Hair thinning.
Asthma.
Insomnia.
Joint/Back/Tendon issues.
Erectile problems.
IBS.
Mood Swings
Mild Depression.
Luckily my skin is pretty clear.
But i'm not sure i can do a 12 month course that my Derm wants me on.
Do you think that I could amp it up to 40mgs for 3 months?
Coming this March will be 6 months and i was going to say to my Derm "Dude i cant live with these side effects lets just up the dose and finish sooner"
Any suggestions?
Cheers
Usually the low dose route is to help minimize the side effects, but it seems like that is not working for you Unfortunately if you up the dosage more to get off accutane sooner, the side effects may likely be worse, which is something you definitely do not want. I wonder if you can discuss with your doc taking a pill every other day?
Firstly, thank you for your response.
I can handle the current side effects but a whole year of it maybe not.
Im just being realistic.
My Doc did say 8-10 months ideally but 12 to really knock it on the head.
Maybe i'll do the 10 and be done with it and pray i clear up.
Thanks again
Same here. 20mg on 3 months and having side effects like you,IBS and hair thinning. Mine is suppose to be a 11 month course but due to side effects i am currently on 20mg every other day but to achieve the so call effective accumulated dosage the whole course might have to stretch to a longer duration. Sigh. I can take the IBS but hair thinning is really a headache issue to tackle.
I was on 30mg a day for a month and now my doc has asked me to take 20mg for the next 5 months. I guess i must be on a really really low dosage.
Nah, that's not a low dose at all compared to some.
Some people are on 10 mg a week. Others on 5mg/day, others on 10 mg every other day, etc. 20 mg a day is lower than usual but it's not that low.
I was on 30mg a day for a month and now my doc has asked me to take 20mg for the next 5 months. I guess i must be on a really really low dosage.
Nah, that's not a low dose at all compared to some.
Some people are on 10 mg a week. Others on 5mg/day, others on 10 mg every other day, etc. 20 mg a day is lower than usual but it's not that low.
Ohh really? Thanks for letting me know.. I was under the impression my dosage was low.. and because of that I have a higher chance of relapsing.