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I don't like to push Accutane but I don't like to tell people to run from it either. The people with long term side effects are the exception and not the rule in the Accutane game. I'm not downplaying...

This was really helpful, thank you! I have been having a dramatic increase in sweating and fatigue. Its so strange, frustrating and annoying! I hope it all goes away for both of us!

^ What they said. Ask the pharmacist, tell them your on accutane and they will find you a good one and tell you how to use it.   I have it too. Mostly because even my laundry detergent etc is ir...

I'm kind of in the same boat as you. I'm almost 3 months in. The things that are really killer are the fatigue, irritability, and memory/concentration issues. Its like I am thinking of something but I...

Mine was horrible. I remember sitting inside my sun porch to watch a 30 minute show. It was DVR'd, so it was about 23 minutes in all actuality. I didn't think to put on sunscreen because I was inside,...

I'm at 2.5 months and I can see results on my back but not really my face. Hoping soon though.

I'm kind of in the same boat as you. I'm almost 3 months in. The things that are really killer are the fatigue, irritability, and memory/concentration issues. Its like I am thinking of something but I...

I am definitely sun sensitive. I always wore sunscreen, usually SPF 15 or 30 before Accutane as I am pretty protective of my skin. Now on a 40/80mg alternating dose I am VERY sun sensitive. I burn aft...

I've heard of fatigue and lip irritation being common side effects of accutane so I wouldn't worry too much about it. Swollen lips sounds more like an allergic reaction though. Definitely let your doc...

bump     Now I think I have some other random skin thing. I'm way over paranoid.

Hello! Looking for some advice. I'm on Accutane altering between 80 and 40mg/day. Yesterday I noticed my lips were numb, swollen, and sore. I thought it was an allergic reaction to my different flav...

I had as best as luck as I could get with Diane 35. Helped my face quite a bit but it never completely cleared it up and didn't help at all with my back/shoulders/chest. On Yasmin now. However it was ...

I saw somewhat of some results at the beginning of month two, but now its back to crap again around the middle of month two.

Super common. Most people are very tired for the first month or two. I was very tired my first month and it got better month by month and then at the end the medicatation kicked me in the butt again a...

I am not pro accutane, but I am not going to try and make you quit either! Do a search on the board! Yes it can cause fatigue, but also a lot of the side effects that can happen and are listed with Ac...

So I'm on my second month of Accutane. The first month I was taking 40mg, now on the second month (2 weeks in) I am alternating days with 40mg and 80mg. For two weeks or longer now I have been extreme...

Hey, first of all, you sound like an awesome parent. Your son is lucky to have you. Second of all, I totally get that relationship. I used to get in fights with my parents all the time over my skin, o...

My mom had a brief hormonal acne stage from about 18-20 and my dad suffered from severe acne almost his whole life until he took accutane in his 40s. My sister and I both developed acne around age 10/...

Hi! We are the same age with pretty much the same situation! My back was a horrible mess of cysts and all kinds of awful stuff, where my face was more moderate. I don't now if I can help too much but ...

Definitely do NOT bite them in half. They won't be absorbed properly and will not work. Also it'll damage your esophagus. I just straight up woulnd't do it. Go see a derm!

I get cystic acne on my jaw/chin, between my shoulder blades, and also in my armpits. So painful to sleep on your back when they flare up and also horrible to wear a bra because the wires or material ...

Clindamycin did cause me to break out at first but it wasn't purging. It was just because it was irritating that area of my skin, making the acne worse there. Is your skin more sensitive in that area?...

I'm sorry I can't help with the make up issue, I am having the same problem with accutane and foundation :\ Never thought I would ever have dry skin but man, as soon as I put on my regular foundation ...

If you are looking for all over red mark coverage, a BB cream is great. Nice & sheer and is moisturizing and evens skin tone. You can get ones for antiaging, oil free, etc. Or if there are some ba...

Hello! I feel ya on a lot of what you just described. I started getting acne around age 11ish and it just never stopped. My face was never severe, but definitely moderate. I do have some severe acne, ...