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Starting My Accutane Journey!

Half way there? Awesome! I hope your IB is starting to fade away. Have the breakouts started to be less frequent recently?? Stay strong and know that these breakouts will go away soon!! I'm almost @ m...

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12 years ago
Music Festival On Accutane

I've had experience with long sun exposure (over the weekend), but wearing high SPF sunscreen and a hat worked okay for me. You really have to be careful since you would burn much worse than if you we...

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13 years ago
Accutane + Advil Cold/sinus

Hey everyone, Currently on accutane and have a cold (nasal congestion is preventing any breathing through my nose). I know I'm not supposed to take anything with acetaminophen (nyquil, dayquil, some...

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13 years ago
People Who've Taken 2Nd Course: How Bad Was It?

I'm unfortunately on my 3rd round as we speak...but to respond to your questions: 1) When/why did you give in to the 2nd round? - I gave in to the 2nd round because I hadn't really experienced horri...

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13 years ago
Starting My Accutane Journey!

It's unfortunately my 3rd time...the first couple were in high school (which worked wonders, really)...but its been ~7 years since my last dose and they're thinking that I might be able to knock it ou...

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13 years ago
Starting My Accutane Journey!

Hey Courtney! Glad to hear your course is going okay so far. I've found luck w/ Curel healing lotion (comes in the big pump bottles usually) works well for dry/red patches (I had some on my hands in...

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13 years ago
New To Forum . Have Questions About Accutane Ib

My son has been on accutane 10 days now and has broken out rather bad with about 20 active acne, he's never had more than about 5 at one time, on both sides of his face. It seems that this is happenin...

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13 years ago
26 Y/o Female On 3Rd Round

Hey Lindsey, your results are awesome!! I'm also glad that you took the plunge into your 3rd course of Accutane. I am going to the derm this Friday with my decision to go on my 3rd round as well (I m...

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13 years ago
Fourth Course?

I am on my 3rd course and i am not getting as quick of a result as i had on my previous courses. With that said, i do think accutane can clear you but whether or not you stay clear is another issue. ...

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13 years ago
Fourth Course?

  **I posted this in the Adult Acne section until I realized there was an entirely different board for accutane!* Hey everyone! I've had cystic acne for the past ~10 years or so (I am almost...

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13 years ago
Eye Styes

She said to put warm compresses on it 4 times a day for 10 minutes. I don't think that does anything. I go in next week so I'll bring it up again.   Warm compresses are definitely what will hel...

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13 years ago
7 Years Since I Took Accutane, Promised Myself Never Again But Now Considering It 🙁

Hey Chrissy, I just want to chime in as someone who has taken accutane multiple times. When I was on each course I also had joint pain, specifically lower back pain. I also played baseball (pitcher...

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13 years ago
Accutane Again?

the reason you probably still have acne is because of mino How long were u on it for?   Hm, why do you say that Mino is the reason I still have acne? I was on it for the recommended 8+ weeks o...

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13 years ago
Accutane Again?

Hey everyone! I've had cystic acne for the past ~10 years or so (I am almost 24 years old now). I've been on accutane 2.5 times (2 full courses and 1 half course), and while my acne is nowhere near...

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13 years ago