MaryC

@OP Have you read about accutane yourself? Do you know that accutane is a chemo-pill? Made to treat cancer in your brain? Have you read all the many horrifying stories from past accutane users on h...

I weigh 58 kg. I am nervous about the side effects when I will be taking 60 mg cause until now it has been so easy!! My lips are not cracking, they feel a little drier but that is more than bearable....

I'm on day 18. I'm on 30 mg/ day and I will be upped to 60 mg/day in 12 days. And a little nervous about it! Damn breakout! Is it really bad?

I'm reading! Happy to know it's starting to improve! I am still in the IB... I'm staying positive but I just feel so ugly! But I feel that I have been really lucky so far, since I have very minor si...

Accutane also has some nice side effects! I wash them just for the smell of the shampoo and also because I got some flaking scalp skin but I could probably go one week without washing! That's nice in ...

Hi Claire! I'm sorry to read that your acne is coming back. If your dosage was just 20 mg/day for 6 months it is very likely that it was not enough, so that may be why your acne relapses. Also, I thi...

Hi! First of all, good luck! I am on day 13 and I would say that my scalp got really dry and itchy a couple days ago. So I bought Head & Shoulders Dry Scalp Care and it really did calm down the it...

Could we have more details on your course(s)? You said you took it between 18 and 25... How many courses? How long were they? At what dosage? Have you experienced these side effects while on the drug?

Re life cycle of pimples, I got the effect that Mary describes when I was using the topical tretinoin (adapalene), but now no such luck, and I'm tempted to blame it on the moisturiser (but it may be t...

I really do understand! I am in the same situation right now. It's hard to know what to do. It's like having to deal with a new skin. I am under the impression that the ''life cycle'' of my pimples ha...

Hi Rhiannon! I am also on day 12! I am now on 30 mg/day and I will be upped to 60 mg/day when my first month is done. I weigh 58 kg. I have not really experienced any bad side effect for the the mome...

Thanks for the update. Happy to see everything is okay for the moment. I'm on day 11 and nothing to declare really. I was expecting to get dry and cracking lips but they are okay!! My nose skin and my...

Hi! It looks like we have very similar stories, except that I have been dealing with acne for the past 15 years and trust me, we never get used to it. First of all, take a deep breath, now that you ...

Don't give up, even if it's hard! Remember why you are doing this! When you say that you're breaking out, how many active pimples have you got and how many would you say you used to have during a regu...

Not everyone experiences the dreaded initial breakout on Accutane, so there is a chance you don't get it. But I think it is wiser to expect it, and expect it to be bad. That should not be what stops y...

Great! I will also upped my dosage to 1 mg/kg in a couple of weeks and I am stressed about it! So many here are doing a low dose on a long period course! Glad to see I am not the only one with a short...

Will you go from 45 mg to 90 mg a day? How much do you weigh if I may ask?

I would never ever again wear any concealer! Even if I had this small pimple everyone gets once in a lifetime. I could plan dates in advance instead of waiting to see if my skin is ok. I would go camp...

The other day I was just thinking about how bad my acne is, comparing with others who have acne too. I was like ''their acne does not look so bad, I am disgusting, etc., etc.'' and then I just realize...

Hi! I wish you the best of luck for your second round! What was your dosage and how long did you take it on your first course? Will you be staying on 40 mg for the whole 2nd course?

Hi Lizzie, I think it is very important to focus on the reason why you are doing this instead of what could happen, even if it is very hard. I am about to start the treatment as well and I will follo...