Kim28

The last few days have arrived. My 7 month course somehow took about 8. This is because I missed a week once, and a few days another time, due to rescheduled appointments or having to order in my pres...

Glad to hear everything is going relatively well. Fear of acne is so hard to get rid of. I still fear it several times a day. I am also at the very end of my course, and this is the worst time for fea...

Stay calm! Month 2 breakouts are not rare. In fact, the majority of people clear up towards the end of month three, beginning of month four. Also you are on a conservative dose. I was a mess in month ...

I am doing a course at 40 mg/day like you. I am just finishing my 7th, and last, month. Cumulative dose around 135 mg/kg. Your course is not 'normal', but everyone is different, so your derm may have ...

There is no scientific evidence that correlates daily dose with relapse. Anyone who tells you different has not done their research, and is just assuming that more is better because people tend to do ...

Didn't help my acne (as above, didn't hurt it either), and caused me terrible breakthrough bleeding. So - not a fan over here. But, Diane is my fave pill and that didn't work for you, so you never kno...

What those weird blue Clean and Clear ones are made of is a mystery. You can usually find cheaper versions that have a more paper like consistency. If you're concerned about the ingredients, Sephora (...

I was clear for many years after a course of Accutane. I was on the pill the whole time, and when I came off it, things went slowly went nuts. In the end I decided for another course of Accutane, and ...

If you are seeing good results after just 3 weeks on a retinoid (epiduo) then that is a great sign! Try to remain calm! This is likely just a stress induced breakout, as it has not been going on for v...

There is no difference between generics like amnesteem, claravis, etc. Pharmacists will interchange them because they are all the same thing. The only one out there that may actually work better is Ab...

1. Some derms will call in scripts if they cannot see you. 2. As above, keep calling to ask for cancellations. 3. I have never gone 22 days, but I was off by 6 once due to a missed appt. I saw it comi...

Your side effects are so extreme because of the dose you are on. You could try getting a cream with cortisone in it from your derm, this helps some people with the lip rashes. The hand rash is common ...

Nice to know I'm not the only one who gets peely ears from this medication. And super glad to hear you are doing so well so quickly!

I don't think you can do much for individual spots. Accutane will push everything out so quick, you won't get a chance to anyway. You'll run a greater risk of scarring if you dry stuff out more than i...

Glad to hear you are doing well, and congrats on getting into school! Yay! Interesting about the moles. How long had you had them for?

It was my birthday yesterday! Unfortunately, I became another year older. THIRTY SIX!! What the hell happened there? Sheesh. Accutane makes me have little forehead wrinkles I didn't have before. I hop...

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...

Spironolactone is prescribed off-label for acne. Your dermatologist is right that it is not approved for this use, and so there are quite a lot of them who won't prescribe it. Depending on where you a...

I agree that it is likely folliculitis and not acne. I have been through Accutane, which cleared me up all over EXCEPT this pesky problem. I've struggled with it on and off for years. I eventually rea...

I am doing a 7 month course, 40 mg/day the whole time. I was clearing up by around day 45, and totally clear by around day 85. I'm at day 160 or something like that now. No zits in forever. Accutane i...

100 mg a day! Holy crapola! This high of a dose will come will more severe side effects for sure - but at least it also comes with a pretty short course. I hope this is the answer for you! Best of luc...

Cannot make it to Central park. Would love to. I've been there before and it was delightful. Unfortunately I live in Canada.

One thing I noticed is that inspecting my scarring potential causes me to notice my aging more. Thanks, life.

Accutane is awesome. Get every type of blistex they make - especially the intensive one and the medicated one, and prepare to develop a strange routine of layering different types to achieve maximum r...

Don't overwash and overtreat, you'll make it worse. Just wash a couple times a day. Use the clearasil if you like it, but a simpler wash would do. Add some BP to your routine, and a little moisturizer...