Erised 0 Share Posted April 3, 2005 well, I'm not too happy right now.My skin is still oily on day 9 of accutane. I;ve read several journals here and everyone there had dry and flaky skin by day 9... of not flaky than just dryer than normal!I'm on 80 mg! So, when have you guys started get dry? What if it won't dry me up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LadyLane 1 Share Posted April 3, 2005 my skin started flaking maybe around week 6...but my skin was definitly less oily by the end of week 3...and im only on 40 mgs...so just hang in there ur oily skin will dry up in no time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karen2906 2 Share Posted April 3, 2005 i'm on week 5. skin isn't dry or flakey. it's still a little oily but not as much as before. i didn't see much of a difference until the end of week 2/week 3.hang in there, it's only been 9 days! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
person222 0 Share Posted April 3, 2005 god by day 3 my lips where dry, its now day 9 for my and the whole of my cheeks and chin r white with dry peely skin! i have to moisurize constanly ! and my lips r peeling too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karen2906 2 Share Posted April 3, 2005 i think side effects and how quickly and how hard they hit depends on the dosage. my derm put me on 40mg for the first month (which is roughly .7mg/kg) to see how I would react to Accutane. Since I've been doing well, he increased my dose for the rest of my treatment to 60mg. Accutane dosage ranges from .5mg to 2mg per kg, so I started relatively mildly. The only consistent and slightly bothersome effect I've had is dry lips. Everything else (dry skin on body and nose bleeds) came and went after the 3rd week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
person222 0 Share Posted April 3, 2005 im on 60mg a day from the start and im 11stone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
berry 0 Share Posted April 4, 2005 I started breaking out on Day 2, but wasn't dry (skin or lips) until the thirds week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snowshoe 0 Share Posted April 4, 2005 well, I'm not too happy right now.My skin is still oily on day 9 of accutane. I;ve read several journals here and everyone there had dry and flaky skin by day 9... of not flaky than just dryer than normal!I'm on 80 mg! So, when have you guys started get dry? What if it won't dry me up?← Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Erised 0 Author Share Posted April 4, 2005 heh.. thanks all!Sounds like I'm not alone. I can't wash my hair in the evening now because the roots become greasy by morning! So I guess I'm one of those people that get oily before they get dry.Anyone know what I can put on this cyst to make it smaller by the morning? Can I BP spot treat it? It's just a spot, it won't damage anything, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
december 1 Share Posted April 4, 2005 i noticed that my skin was dry after 2 months into the course. I was on 40 mg. I weigh 150lb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
