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Isotretinoin three months

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(@ato)

Posted : 07/12/2020 2:28 pm

Hi everyone, probably it was a mistake to start to use Isotretinoin in March... Yes, because I decided to do it three months ago and I thought to stop it at the end of June. I know that the complete therapyshould last about six months but I stoppedbecause of Summer.

Well, immediately after I stopped to take Isotretinoin I had a big worsening, (even much worser than before to start it!). Why? It's like I never started the therapy, nothing has worked until now? And the situation is even worse than before?!

 

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(@numberone)

Posted : 07/14/2020 12:59 pm

Was that your own idea, to stop using it or did the doctor who prescribed it told you to do so?

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(@ato)

Posted : 07/14/2020 1:21 pm

My own idea. I thougt it was better to stop cause of summer

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(@numberone)

Posted : 07/15/2020 11:37 am

All I can really say is that you should have not stopped it without consulting your doctor

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(@ato)

Posted : 07/15/2020 5:35 pm

What do you think about using Isotretinoin in summer? It could be dangerous?

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(@numberone)

Posted : 07/23/2020 3:48 pm

No it's not dangerous. Only thing that I can think of is that your skin might burn easier under the sun and maybe take a bit longer to heal under the drug

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(@elainea)

Posted : 07/27/2020 3:36 pm

Did the doctor do any tests to diagnose the cause of the acne before prescribing istretinoin?

Did they identify the specific cause as being bacterial, fungal, microscopic demodex skin mites or hormonal? They can do diagnostic tests to nail down the cause of the problem. Unfortunately, many doctors don't bother to test. They do visual exams and basically guess.

Isotretinoin reduces the skin's oil output. The first 3 causes feed off of the skin oil. So it doesn't directly attack the cause, it just reduces what's feeding the cause of the skin issues. If starvation hasn't killed off the microbes causing the acne, it can rebound when isotretinoin is stopped. Rebounds seemto happen to quite a few people.

 

 

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(@dan)

Posted : 08/20/2020 10:28 am

I agree that it is important not to stop on your own, and you should do everything under close supervision of a doctor when it comes to isotretinoin.

Please let us know what's up at this point if you get back to this thread.

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