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Thought I'd do a quick update: I'm now three months post-Accutane. My body aches and pains have finally subsided, and my excessive hair shedding has stopped. Eyes no longer red and itchy, but my dista...

Congratulations! You look fabulous! Looking forward to your post-'tane updates!

Hi Life in Faith: my back pain—and general aches and pains over all—started at the end of the first three months of my course. I'm six weeks off Accutane now, and still not ache-free. Slightly better,...

Great news! Keep us informed!

It's different for everyone, I think, based on dosage and severity of acne. Both of my courses, I saw full clearing at about two-month mark.

Hah! My dermo said something similar to me. When she suggested we stop at 5 months and not go into a 6th (because of my hair shedding and all around craptacular side effects), I said, "What if the acn...

Life in Faith, that was me: I did a course at age 25 and was fully clear—not so much as a tiny blackhead—for 15 years. Since there tends to be a genetic component to acne, there is a high possibility ...

That's at least the upside to most peoples' IB: the breakouts are big and painful, but they tend to go away quickly. The first time I took Accutane, there was no such thing as low dose treatment, LOL...

Yup, still here. Just posted an update on my log. Basically, still clear, with the exception of two tiny whiteheads that came and went in a flash last week. Hope you're doing well. Still achy? I am, a...

Glad to hear you won't have insurance problems. I've done a bit of research on side effects, and there are several compelling studies that found that other than dryness, the severity of side effects d...

Hi Kim, I think low dose over a long period has been proven to be effective, because it's the cumulative dose that's important (about 150mg per kg.), not the daily dose. If you're on 40mg per day, yo...

Hi Kim, Welcome! Yup, I stayed on 40mg for five full months. That surprised me—I thought for sure I'd be bumped up to 60mg and then 80mg, but three months into my course, when I asked her why I was ...

Two weeks-ish, post-'tane: Lips pretty much back to normal. My skin is about the same—it was never really all that dry to begin with—and I haven't noticed any oil at all. With the exception of two ve...

Doc suggests a topical retinoid. Which would be Tazorac, since I filled my last script for it before my new insurance hit (it doesn't cover prescriptions). Script is always for two tubes, so I should ...

I'm six days off a five-month course of 40mg per day, cumulative dose of 6000mg. My doc informed me that since this was my second course, cumulative dose is half of what the first course was. "Even th...

I will definitely post about my progress. It's now been five days since I took my last pill . . . lips still a little dry and I'm still really achy just about everywhere on my body. My eyes, however,...

Day 152: Well, I had my last appointment on Tuesday and, to my surprise, my doctor decided to end my treatment. I've been completely clear for over two months, so she feels like we can stop at five m...

Just checking in to see how you're doing. You have about another month to go, is that correct?

That's great news! Hopefully that will do the trick.

Darn it! Your doc may be fine with extending to 7 months, though. Since this is your first course of Accutane, and given that you were on a relatively low dose for four full months, extending to 7 mo...

Day 132: Not much to report. Have been completely clear for nearly a month now. Skin looks fantastic. Most days I don't wear makeup, just dot some concealer and powder on the pigmented spots and leav...

You look lovely! What wonderful news. Thanks for the update!

No breakouts in over a month? WOOT, PROGRESS! I'm so happy for you!

I haven't experienced facial flushing. Facial sweating, yes, when I do even the smallest amount of exercise. but no flushing, except a redness of the skin on my upper chest, the part that would be exp...

Nope, I don't think these numbers are cause for worry, especially with only a couple months left. HOWEVER, if you don't reach your cumulative dose and/or don't see clearing for two months, kindly requ...