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Accutane damaged my skin

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(@dontcrybaby)

Posted : 08/21/2016 10:11 am

Hi guys,help me please!

Maybe you will have any ideas what hadhappened to me. Check mythread out please. CLICK HERE.I described my whole situatioin there.

  • weight - about 50kg
  • 40mg during 3,5 months
  • 60mg during 1,5 months
  • total dosage: 7200 mg
  • 138mg/1kg

My doctor put me on Accutane after my hormonal "breakout". However I should have never been on isotretinoin. My derm is an idiot. I had only a few pimples before it. During "treatment" my face became a mess.
I had huge cysts (I never had cystc till acutanne actually) which left me with scars. Also, my skin texture had changed dramatically. I've got plenty of ice pick scars on my forehead and open pores on both my forehead and cheeks and random scaring. My cheeks are burning also when I touch them! I cannot even wear my glasses because it hurts. What's more - my face is swelling a lot. It's really embarrassing. Iwonder if my skin texture will improve by the time? Will it get back to normal or it's irreversible?

I've got 2 ideas:
1) Maybe my skins look like that because it's just dehydrated? I hope it is not pernament.
2) Is it possible that either Accutane or Retin-A (retinoids in general) causes rosacea disease? Because I think I might haverosacea symptoms, including red and irritated skin.

I'm on antibiotic (azithromycin) since I started 60mg/per day. Which is about 3 moths. I stopped taking Accutane almost 2 months ago. Year ago my skin was flawless.And I look disgusting now. Withoutantibiotics I am still getting new pimples. What the hell has happened with my face?

My doctor allowed me to take 60mg per day because I didn't even havechapped lips (only dry eyes) and I wanted to stop this nightmare ealier. He recommend me not to stop the treatment. The biggest mistake of my life.

I'm going to theuniversity hospital next week but I doubt if they can help me and figure out why I look like a shit after treatment.
Accutane is supposed to shrink pores and get rid of acne. How is it even possible that I have exactly opposite effects and zero benefits from taking it?

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(@dontcrybaby)

Posted : 08/22/2016 3:20 pm

anyone?

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(@brokenporecelain)

Posted : 09/23/2016 12:21 am

Accutane didn't do that do me but tazorac, a retin a did, I used it only twice and stopped, it's been over three week and no sign of improvement, I'm freaking out, did you ever figure out what was happening to you?
My skin is littered with visible pores, dis colored, things that look like scars out of nowhere, wrinkles in my once smooth forehead, burning and skin that is sucked dry, I'm going to lose it if it doesn't reverse itself,

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(@worriedscared1)

Posted : 01/20/2017 5:52 pm

I can second the burning feeling in sections of the face!

My cheeks burn and the forehead feels numb.

I would say rosacea is a possibility or symptoms like that. It is annoying that dermatologists go for the nuclear option before trying other stuff.

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(@brokenporecelain)

Posted : 01/25/2017 7:25 pm

Hey has this gotten any better for you..also wanted to ask..if you look closely at the skin and touch it, is it Mushy and does that shiny layer mover and crinkle?

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