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Accutane Or Diet Causing Excessive Gas?

All that fruit can do it. Try to keep your diet more balanced. Bananas are good for you but too much of anything isn't good.

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12 years ago
Accutane And Toothpaste

Yes, don't put anything like that on your face while on accutane. It's actually counter-productive to try to treat individual pimples while on accutane, because all you're really doing is holding them...

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12 years ago
Done With My Accutane Journey! (Pics)

Awesome news man. I too just finished my five month course of accutane. The purging was tough, but neccessary. My pores are all emptied out now and my skin is completely clear. I'm ten years older tha...

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12 years ago
No Monthly Blood Tests With Accutane?

I had an initial blood test, and one a month after starting accutance to compare. Everything was fine so I never had to get another one.

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12 years ago
Considering Accutane

I finished my five month course of 60mg per day about 2 months ago and it was the best decision I've ever made. I had moderate acne for 10 years and nothing ever worked. Even when it seemed like my sk...

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12 years ago
Ice Pick Scars

My ice pick scars pretty much go away on their own after a while. Takes a long time though.

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13 years ago
Why Isn't Accutane( Claravis) Working For Me?

Dr. Hyman research on how dairy and sugar create acne Also if your acne is hormonal, Accutane won't cure you   All acne is hormonal.

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13 years ago
Ib For 4 Months

As long as your oil production has stopped, it's working and you will be clear. It just takes a while for all of the crap in your pores to come out. You could have had hundreds of clogged pores before...

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13 years ago
Thousands Of Clogged Pores Week 2

Accutane doesn't give you clogged pores. No matter how much dead skin there is, it's not going to clog without sebum. If accutane gave you clogged pores it wouldn't work, since acne is the result of c...

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13 years ago
What Do You Do With Left Over Accutane?

A lot of poeple seem to have good results taking one 20mg pill once a week, after they finish their full course of accutane, to keep the acne from coming back.

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13 years ago
How Much Worse Does It Get?

I'm on day 39 and am basically in the same boat as you. After about 2 weeks I had a really bad initial breakout, it went away mostly, came back a little, went away, now it's back pretty bad, but seems...

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13 years ago
Does It Really Bring Everything To The Surface Or Is This A Myth ?

The only reason it could be considered a myth is because there is no scientific proof as to why it happens. That being said, there is also so scientific proof as to why accutane works. But the fact is...

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13 years ago
What Moisturizer Has The Least Shine?

So the CeraVe burns and I noticed it has alcohol in it? Wtf? Did I get the wrong kind?

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13 years ago
I'm A Male College Student And I'm Putting Makeup On - Help!

Using foundation all over will be noticable. Even if you aren't right in someone's face, you'll look "made up". Spot conceal, and then lightly go over your face with powder that has light coverage, us...

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13 years ago
What Moisturizer Has The Least Shine?

Thanks for the help. I used CeraVe cream for the first time today and it's 100% better. My face isn't shiny at all. It definitely absorbs more thouroughly than the cetaphil, which is probably why the ...

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13 years ago
What Moisturizer Has The Least Shine?

Is that the cream or the lotion?

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13 years ago
What Moisturizer Has The Least Shine?

I've been on accutane for a month and now that my skin is no longer producing copious amounts of sebum, I can tell that my cetaphil lotion leaves my face shiny. What moisturizer/cream/lotion is better...

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13 years ago
Very Dry, Itchy Scalp Causing Dandruff While On Accutane

I'm on accutane and I had the same problem, even though I was using head and shoulders. I switched to head and shoulders for dry scalp, which has almond oil in it, and it completely got rid of the fla...

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13 years ago
Still Not Seeing Many Results (Pics)

Your derm said 30mg for 168lbs is the max? Push him to increase your dosage or consider getting a new derm. I really don't think 30mg is nearly strong enough for you. I weigh 135 and am taking 60mg pe...

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13 years ago
Accutane Success (Proof In Pics!)

Whoaa you look great. I'm so glad you posted this, it gives me a lot of hope.

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13 years ago
Masturbation-Acne Experiement 20102015

if sex doesnt break you out masturbation also doesnt [dark dragoon] its ejaculation, not masturbation or sex Nope, I completely disagree. I used to believe exactly this as well, but after a coupl...

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13 years ago
Masturbation-Acne Experiement 20102015

Day 90. Sex is fine because it's natural. You shouldn't break out from sex because it's relaxed and not 'forced' unlike masturbation. I remember a guy here posted explaining why sex is okay but mastur...

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13 years ago
Low Dose Accutane - Abolish The Acne!

I'm totally with you about the low dose thing. I just started 30mg/day of accutane a week ago and I'm doing it for 6 months. I've had acne for 10 years and have always been against taking accutane bec...

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13 years ago
Hormone Induced Acne

I've never understood the "is my breakout hormonal?" question. All acne is caused by hormones, unless you literally dump grease and bacteria on your skin.

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14 years ago
Sulfur for acne

I'm now deciding between the NuCream and the AR Cream.

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20 years ago