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Accutane - 3 Weeks Left, Before And After!

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(@acneguitarist)

Posted : 05/12/2013 9:10 pm

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Before!

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I have three weeks left. I had no depression, suicidal thoughts, irritable bowels, or anything like that. I was/still get very tired sometimes, and I had a terrible initial breakout. I got very dehydrated and dry and I am still a little dry but I have adapted. Still have some acne on my neck that is on its way out but it is pretty much all gone on my back. My face is almost 100% clear, just have some scarring and hyperpigmentation. No painful cysts! Thought I had some hair thinning for awhile but I think it was mostly in my head, and even if it is thinner, I would definitely make this trade, especially since I believe any loss will grow back. My face finally doesn't hurt constantly. And physically, I just did my highest benchpress ever this morning, so I feel good. Lol overall, very pleased.

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(@cw24)

Posted : 05/12/2013 10:07 pm

Looking good!

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(@txngrl)

Posted : 05/12/2013 10:35 pm

Congratulations, you look great! Can I ask how bad it was on your back? My son has it bad on his back & he's on day 41. I'm concerned but I know (from what they tell me) the back is the last to clear. Do you have any before/after photos of your back?

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(@acneguitarist)

Posted : 05/12/2013 11:10 pm

 

Unfortunately, I didn't take a before picture of my back. But I'd say it was moderate cystic acne. I didn't have a ton of cysts everywhere, but I would have about 4 to 5 big, painful ones on my back and shoulders. It got to a point where I would be really ashamed to wear tank tops or go swimming. But now, there are just a couple red spots, no pain, and acne is almost nonexistent.

 

 

It seemed to me like my back was the first to clear, but it's different for everybody. My initial breakout was terrible, including on my back. I would say that I probably started recovering from the IB around 2 or 3 months and have been actually clearing since then.

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Posted : 05/13/2013 12:40 am

I should also mention that I started at 80 mg a day, bumped up to 100 for a few weeks but am now bak on 80

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