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MrWarden88: Yea my derm gave me my hospital prescription for roaccutane on my first appointment. I had bloods taken that day too. She said not to take the roaccutane until my blood results were back. ...

I'm currently on Accutane. I'm almost at 3.5months. It got worse for the initial 4weeks. Then it got better for 2 weeks. Then a 'blip' where it decided to get worse again for another 2. Since about we...

Hi Tmccoy. I'm in a similar situation and feel for you. I'm halfway through my accutane course. I've been experiencing facial redness to varying degrees throughout my course. It's not just dry skin a...

Hi AndrewUK I'm currently almost 3 months into my Roaccutane course. My acne initially got worse during month one. At the beginning of month two it seemed to be starting to clear up. Then about 6 week...

It is also possible just to wait for a NHS derm. I only had to wait 6 weeks from GP appointment to seeing the derm. It was annoying waiting but at least I've spent £0 on roaccutane

I had this too. When it appeared I moisturized, moisturized, moisturized and in a few days it went away. I now regularly moisturize my hands a few times a day. A common side effect and nothing to worr...

Hi Acne.org, I started Amnesteem (Isotretinoin) on December 14, 2013 and have had dramatic clearing in my skin. I barely had an initial breakout since starting and that's great, however I am red all t...

I'm just back from the NHS dermatologist and I've been prescribed Roaccutane. She didn't have any problem at all prescribing me it, as even though my acne could be alot worse, I've basically tried eve...

Hello Katie. I am in a similar situation to you. I'm 24/m/uk. I'm going to see an NHS derm in 2 weeks. Although my acne is relatively mild its sooo persistent and like you I have tried everything. I'm...

So I didn't have to wait until March to get a dermatology appointment, I think my GP was just preparing me for the worst possible scenario. I have an appointment with a dermatologist on the 17th Decem...

I'd consider paying those prices if necessary in the future. Thanks for the info. I work in the medical profession and I've read quite a bit in the medical literature about Isotretinoin and it's side ...

Hi, I am from the UK as well. I was only able to isotretinoin privately, but have had good results so far. If you don't get anywhere with NHS treatment (which is all too real a possibility, unfortunta...

Thanks for all your replies. I went to see my GP (family doctor) . I said I had tried everything for my acne and I wanted a dermatology referral. He did infer that my acne isn't that bad but seeing t...

I'm a 24 year old male living in the UK. I've been struggling with acne for almost 10 years now. I've tried: benzoyl peroxide (prescribed) differin (adapalene cream) tetracycline the acne.org regimen...