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Into month 10 now. I haven't had a medium sized zit for over 2 weeks now or a largish one for over 5 weeks. I'm getting a couple of new zits most days ATM but they are typically small or tiny, not ver...

Typical dose is 0.5 - 1mg/kg but you can go higher or lower. I'm only on 30mg and I weigh 75kg which is 0.4mg/kg. at your weight 80mg/day is 1.6mg/kg which is high but definitely within a safe dosage ...

Hi Kim Thanks for the pic. You look great. I don't really want to post a recognisable pic on here, but if you want to see what I look like I can PM you or give you my facebook privately. I've just b...

Hi Kim Thanks for the update. Glad to know you are still going well. I like your attitude too - I need to readjust mine because perfect skin I neither have nor will have. My skin hasn't been perfect ...

Good luck at the derm, hope they have some positive things to recommend. Sorry things are not going well. I am so miserable right now! So fed up with trying to control everything acne wise. So y...

Hi Kim What is your skincare routine now you are off the tane? Sending good vibes your way that you stay 100% clear. Also I am curious you mentioned about day 75 of your course that you had some smal...

The small pustule on my right cheek came and went as did the one on my left cheekbone. The inflamed spots under my lip died but the clogged pores that spored them remain. I'm guessing it might inflame...

Hi leelowe I'm not sure about doing a regular course, I'm not sure if it would work better than a low dose course. The research I did seemed to indicate that it worked as well as traditional higher d...

BDD is classified as being an over the top response to what is considered a minor flaw I guess. So even though you have acne and dry skin, people don't think it's a major flaw and worth getting depres...

Hi Sankofa, I can relate, have anxiety, BDD regarding my acne. I am currently on Accutane and have been for 8 months so you can be on it with these conditions. It might depend on who your dermatologi...

Into month 9 now. Had my derm review, I've been bumped up slightly to 30mg/day for the next few months. I'm breaking out a little bit again which I find confusing. A couple of small inflamed ones unde...

Fingers crossed you stay clear Kim!

Sorry to hear it's not going so well. You've still got spiro up your sleeve to try, I think it's worth a shot girls seem to have good results with it.

Have you finished your course yet Kim?

Day 238 Almost 8 months down now. Skin has been doing pretty well, but then bang today I woke up with a new, medium sized inflamed spot on my right jawline. Other than that I have no real inflammator...

I hate those ones on the side of the mouth. Overall, things sound better, though, no? Yesterday was my birthday and I got proposed to! Nice to not be thinking about acne at the time, lol. It was a lon...

Day 216 Saturday 31st May   Still breaking out. I gotta say my patience and optimism is wearing extremely thin. I'm now into month 8 so if I don't stop breaking out very soon, I'm afraid it simp...

Got another new inflamed zit that has sprung up at the corner of my mouth on the left hand side. Meh. Face please stop breaking out!!!!

Day 208 Almost at the 7 month mark. I have 20mg tablets so I've been taking 20mg/day 5 days of the week and 40mg/day 2 days of the week. My skin has been better and it seems like I've almost stopped ...

Day 191 (I think) New zit popped up today left side of my mouth. Other stuff healing. No end to breakouts in sight it would seem. Was feeling a bit more positive but seeing yet another new zit pop up...

Hey guys. Thanks for the suggestions. I emailed my derm and he said to bump it up slightly. I will now be taking 20mg/day 4 days out of the week and 30mg/day 3 days out of the week. My skin is dry on ...

Hi Kim, Thanks for the reply. I started on 60mg/week for the first 8 weeks, then 100mg/week for the next 3 months and now 20mg/day for almost 6 weeks. Admittedly the doses are low but 6 months is a l...

Thanks for the update. So it's keeping the acne away but not the oil? Maybe you should try going back up to 10mg/day.

Day 186   A couple of days into month seven and just over 26 weeks down. Still not clear. Very frustrated and disheartened. Got around 7 actives/healing on my left jawline, 2 on my right. They'r...

Day 171 Skin still about the same. Decent enough but not completely clear and still breaking out. Pimples above lip have almost healed up as has the stuff on the left side of my chin. New breakouts a...