Jofo

The medication is still working as well as ever, over a year after I started taking it. 10mg every day, occasionally skipping a day. In the past few months, I ran into a situation multiple times where...

Sorry for the recent lack of updates, guys. There just hasn't been a whole lot to tell.   The effects from the Eratin wore off after a couple of weeks, thank God. I was starting to get worried th...

5 days ago I switched over to a new brand of isotretinoin called Eratin, because that was the randomly chosen brand that the pharmacy decided to send me. Ugh, I HATE this stuff. From what I've read on...

For nearly 6 months now, I've been applying peppermint oil to the left side of my nose every day as an experiment to test its alleged sebum-reducing effects. I'm able to gauge the effectiveness of thi...

Day 174 About two weeks ago I cut down my dosage to once every two days instead of once every day, except this time I did it out of necessity instead of the desire to experiment. I foolishly let my ...

I really appreciate your replies btw, obviously you can still empathise with this quest for regular oil levels for others. I feel my eye puffyness wont be as noticable if there wasnt a sudden change o...

I'll have to see what my derm wants honestly, do you have normal sized pores already then? or are they big? i feel my skin is puffy around my eyes and I think the accutane will tighten up my skin, but...

Would you say it was worth it overall so far? comparing it to what your oily skin was like before? I am finding oily skin unbearable after 4 years, i feel so uncomfortable after 3 hours and i'm going ...

Day 157 Things are pretty much the same as when I last updated. Not a whole lot to tell. My oil production is still low, so long as I stick to my regular dosage. Last month I tried lowering my dosag...

Hey guys. Just thought I'd chime in real quick talk about what seems to be helping me. I started taking low-dose isotretinoin almost 4 months ago. Before long I started to experience more pronounced...

Day 113 The redness in my cheeks seems to be subsiding. Taking a shower no longer causes my face to go bright red for 2 hours. It may just be a coincidence, but I didn't notice this happening until ...

Day 110 I'm down to my last 10-pill packet. I didn't notice I was running low until it was too late. I've already ordered another batch of pills, but it will take over 10 days to arrive so I'm force...

A lack of activity from me means things are generally going well. A month ago I started skipping one pill every 6 days. I think this actually has lead to a slight increase in oil, but it's not bad. I ...

Is there a reason you don't just take one 20mg pill every 3 days? I've seen people have success with taking one pill every few days. You probably don't have to physically split up the pill. You might ...

Yeah, don't get discouraged if you're not seeing results after just 11 days. It took me 3 weeks to start seeing a reduction in oil, and I was taking more than you are. By the way, how exactly are you ...

Day 74 Pretty much since the onset of my acne 6 years ago, my nose has had a splotchy redness to it, particularly in the creases on the sides. In the past I always assumed it was due to squeezing ac...

Great to hear your oil has reduced again. It's more than a bit suprising at what a difference lowering the dose for a few days made, live and learn i guess. Have you seen any initial breakout by the w...

Day 58 My oil levels have finally subsided to what they were 3 weeks ago. My advice to someone who has just started taking 10mg a day like me is DON'T try lowering the dosage, at least not in the fi...

Day 48 I FINALLY got my first blood test results back. I've been trying to get an appointment for the past 3 weeks but the office kept telling me to call back next week. Anyway, my doctor says every...

Day 39   Wow. It's only been 4 days since I cut my dosage down to 1 pill every 2 days, and my oiliness is already back with a vengeance. I'm going back to a once-a-day dosage right away.   ...

Just to be clear, I am NOT endorsing buying isotretinoin online. I know that sounds hypocritical, but I went down this path as a last resort, and only after spending many hours weighing the pros and c...

Wow, it does seem like it's making a difference already! I have questions though, and excuse me, I don't mean to hijack your thread but... I'm planning on obtaining accutane also, and I noticed you p...

Day 35   Now that my oil production has reduced, I'm cutting my dosage back down to one pill every 2 days. My ultimate goal is to see how little I can take while still enjoying the oil-free skin....

Day 29   It's been just over 4 weeks now and my oil production has significantly reduced. To illustrate the difference, I'll show you two pictures I took of the oil-blotting paper that I use to b...

Day 23   My oil production finally seems to be slowing down. I first noticed this yesterday when I blotted the oil off my nose after 2 hours and the amount of oil on the blotting sheet was equal ...