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Yeah, about 4 weeks into accutane was pretty much the worst my skin had ever been in my life. But after week 5, it started to ease up a little and by the end of month 4 I was clear, so hang in there!!

I had acne for almost 15 years before I went on accutane. When I finally had the courage to go on it, the results were miraculous. For 4 months, nothing, then BOOM. I was clear. For three months after...

5 hours ago, Rrtlem said: Hello, I felt like the benzoyl peroxyde was not working on my skin because everybody experienced redness and peeling skin and I did not and also because the acne w...

20 minutes ago, davidctino said: Benzoyl peroxide has been linked to skin cancer. Over time your skin will get thinner and thinner, it ruins your skins natural barrier. It may kill all bacteria...

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Is it possible you started too fast? At the beginning, you should only use BP once a day, and you should only use a small amount. If you're moisturizing correctly and your skin is still unbearably dry...

As clearly unbiased poster 'hatetane' has reminded us - Accutane is a very serious drug and it can have very serious consequences. Use as a last resort. However, I'll just add that majority of people ...

Accutane was completely manageable for me. My only side effects were dry lips, hands, and face. The initial breakout wasn't horrible, but I did have one around week 3. It only lasted two weeks. Around...

Accutane is different for everyone but I will share my experience. I have tried everything under the sun for acne, and never really experienced much of an initial breakout. I got an inital breakout ab...

I was on a terribly restrictive diet for about a year. Mainly meat and vegetables. It caused terrible anxiety for me. Social interactions tend to center around food, so they became a constant source o...

I apologize for doing a terrible job updating this. After a few weeks, I realized it was easier to get through the treatment if I didn't think about it, so that's what I did. (To clarify - it wasn't t...

Hi Sarah, ryanjsfx is right - accutane effects everyone differently. I just finished month 4 and finally saw significance clearance last week. Up until that, I had very few results and no side effect...

Do NOT stop the minocycline a week before your wedding. You will most likely break out, and who wants that on your wedding day? I think if you don't take minocycline on the day of your wedding, that ...

Is it possible you're reacting to gluten, not merely carbohydrates? Your examples (pizza, hamburger bun) have gluten, and it's a definite cause for some people. I agree with cristie - insulin could be...

Congratulations on starting your path to clearer skin! I know what it's like to be depressed over your skin. I'm 3 months in and seeing definite improvement. Good luck and Best wishes!!

From my experience and what I've heard from many others, the initial breakout usually only lasts through week 4. Don't expect to be clear on week 5 - but you probably won't be seeing quite so much the...

Week 12 My skin was almost completely clear for an entire month, so I finally did it - I stopped using benzoyl peroxide. Within 2 days, I had some bumps, one of which was large and painful. This of co...

Day 65 - How time flies! I haven't updated in a while because not much has changed. Facial skin still hasn't gotten particularly dry, so I am still using benoyl peroxide at 1/2-2/3 dose. Skin looks g...

From everything I've heard and from personal experience, don't even look for improvement in the first month. It's very unlikely that you will see it. Everyone is different, but one month, 6 weeks, 3 m...

CNA7 - Thanks for your wisdom and advice!! I have been on bc for about 4 years. It helps a little, but not a lot. I'd love to stop taking it but I'm scared of stopping after accutane, too. I tried spi...

Thanks for everyone's support last week! Week 5 I am slowly recovering from my massive breakout from week 3-4. One by one, the pimples have been coming to heads and I have been carefully popping them....

Day 25 The last couple of days I have been breaking out like crazy. Lots of big, red pimples with no head that don't seem like they're going to go away. I don't know if it's the worst breakout I've ev...

Week 3 Still persisting with the BP - though I'm down to half the dosage, and I had to skip the evening application twice this week because I was too dry. I had another mild breakout, but my skin is s...

On 6/2/2016 at 9:14 AM, iizdaniela said: Thank you! And good luck to you as well! What type of acne do you have? Persistent, moderate acne - frequent large white heads, occasional cysts on ch...

I'm about 10 days ahead of you! Good luck!!