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I took my first dose of accutane this morning. After reading a few of the threads on here I am worried my doctor put me on too high of a dose. I weigh 125 lbs and take 60 mgs a day (3 20 mg pills). Sh...

I'm on day 44 of accutane and my skin has been so dry for really long now, even though I had really really oily skin before accutane. But this week, the oil seems to be coming back, mainly in my T-zon...

Hi you! I am on low dose tane, but I don't have any healing piercings, yet I'm still experiencing something similar to you, but milder. I have a nose piercing (couple of years old) and 4 piercings in ...

Has anyone on Accutane with still healing piercings gotten weird bumps like hypergranulation tissue? Both of my cartilage piercings were 7 months old and about 70% healed and weren't causing any troub...

My derm recommended Dr. Dan's Cortibalm, it's made especially for accutane patients!

Hey, I started Accutane over a month ago and am currently taking 60mg daily for what appears to be papular acne. Lately I have been getting extremely dry skin around my mouth and chin. I mean this is ...

I'd think low dose accutane would take longer to start working since it would have to build up in your system enough, plus the onset of side effects seems to be much later, which might indicate that i...

Anyone get clogged pores that look like little things are coming out in the first month of Accutane or so? I started out with a million blackheads and now it's just this white hard-ish stuff coming ou...

I've been on accutane for almost a month and I've noticed my skin drying out but another weird thing is that I'm getting a huge amount of scabs... Every little bump that appears on my skin turns into ...

From this pic I would say no. Doesnt look like bald spots. Ive been on accutane for 2.5 months and my hair has been thinning over the last 2 weeks. Nobody else has noticed, but to me, if I part my hai...

Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I've noticed my hair falling out slightly more than before and I've been on Accutane for almost 3 weeks. I never took pictures of my scalp before so I don't have anything ...

Thank you Binga. I'm curious, have you ever been on Accutane? And do you have any thoughts about dosage? I've had derms tell me they want to put me on 60mg - 80 mg, but I'm not sure. I don't feel saf...

I bought some sensodyne and it seems to have helped a lot! Still slight bleeding when brushing my teeth, but at least my gums don't look like they're bleeding all the time.

Just so you know, antibiotics do tend to make acne worse once you stop so keep that in mind. It also messes with your guy so i wouldn't recommend it as a first line of defense, especially if your acn...

Just so you know, antibiotics do tend to make acne worse once you stop so keep that in mind. It also messes with your guy so i wouldn't recommend it as a first line of defense, especially if your acn...

I've noticed that ever since starting Accutane, my teeth have become really sensitive and my gums bleed and hurt really badly whenever I try to brush my teeth. I was thinking I would have to switch to...

I use Aquaphor "Lip Repair". I just dab a little onto my fingers and then smear it on my lips and it makes the peeling stop almost instantaneously

Well today is Day 8 and my skin is finally catching up a bit Still oily at the end of the day, but nothing like it was before. I'm thinking it'll be pretty dry by the end of the first month or so.

It seems like a lot of people are not happy with the topicals dermatologists prescribe. I was assuming they have to be ALOT better than benzol peroxide. I hope I get something that just works. Thanks ...

Oh ok thanks for the reply. How did that work out for you? Did it get worse first? (that's what I'm really afraid of) I don't think I got an initlal breakout from the actual antibiotic... but my acn...

The first time I went to a derm I was prescribed an antibiotic (solodyn (aka minocycline)) along with a topical ... i think it was ziana... I think most derms just prescribe an antibiotic and a topica...

I'm on day 5 of accutane, 60 mg/day. So far my lips have dried out and my hair is starting to dry, but my face is as oily as ever (maybe even more oily than before accutane). Has this happened to anyo...

I was prescribed 30 mg 2x a day and I'm really confused as to when exactly I should take the pills. I've been taking one at around noon, which is when I eat lunch and one at night around 6-7, when I e...

A lower initial dosage would be wise as it will minimize the severity of the initial breakout. I would ask your derm if you can start on 10 mg a day and slowly work your way up to a higher dosage. ...

My doctor put me on 60 mg of accutane for the first month... and is it too high for my weight? I'm about 115 pounds 5'4"... And she said if everything goes smoothly, she may bump me up to a higher dos...