Ninergirl

The body is weird. I swear every person is affected differently. I was on spiro a few years ago at 100mg a day and had zero side effects and amazing results. Long story, but moved out of state and ...

I am 38 year old female. have been taking spiro for a few months. I started at 25 mg and now take 25 mg twice a day. I have seen it help with my acne, but definitely not cure it. My derm had me up t...

Hi there.  It seems accutane has a different affect on everyone from reading all the posts here.  I am definitely one of them.  I totally understand about avoiding ...

Oh no! I don't want to jinx the only side effects I have gotten is being tired, and I usually have sore joints around 4th month. That makes sense about the 30 mg being too expensive I am sure that i...

Just curious if anyone else has had their derm do this. I am on my second month of accutane and yes my fourth round of accutane spanning over 12 years or so. I was on 40mg my first month. For my seco...

My derm told me they use to prescribe low dose accutane to patients who have psoriasis, but the U.S. has gotten much more stricter, he said since the whole pregnancy issue with women he doesn't for se...

Hang in there. Your health is number one, but I totally understand your frustration. I am 36 years old and on my fourth yes fourth round of accutane over a span of 12 years. I know I am giving mysel...

I had a very light initial breakout nothing major. I noticed maybe a month into it and it didn't last long either. I know everyones skin is different. I have the weirdest skin. I would say no cystic ...

Everyone seems to have a much different reactions to accutane. Im half mexican half white. I did notice it helped with scarring. It definitely faded them, but the scars on my face are not deep pitted...

Oh wow I am so sorry that happened to you. I was on spiro about a year ago. I actually lost weight when I was on it. And had no other side effects other than having to urinate more frequently. It de...

Hang in there. It takes time. Everyone is different so try not to get discouraged even though I know its hard. I am 36 years old and have been on accutane 3 times and yes I am on a 4th round sad but...

Yes sadly we live in a world where looks is everything and we have to remind ourselves how everyone photoshops everything and the pictures they post online vs how they look in person is not the same t...

Hi there. I have been pretty lucky with the derms I have had over the years. And I have almost always been with Kaiser which I know a lot of people despise and hate. I lived in so cal for ten years a...

Yes I am always tired as well and just started my first month accutane but sadly my fourth course of accutane. I don't remember getting this tired so fast on the first month. I literally slept all we...

Hi there. I have always had moderate but persistent acne and severely oily skin since I was 13 and I am 36 now. Most of the derms I have had over the years have told me that moderate acne is actuall...

Thank you! I just bought some. I hope I can make it to 6 months I just can't believe how dry I am after barely a week into it. So weird!

I am slowly cutting gluten out of my diet hoping it helps, as I am on my fourth round of accutane at age 36 almost 37. Accutane always did wonders but never had any staying power. I actually asked my...

Well I can say for me it was the opposite. I was never medically diagnosed with anorexia, but I was eating around 500 to 600 calories a day when I first started college. I lost a ton of weight and st...

Hi there. I just started my fourth round of accutane. Sigh. I feel like I am giving myself false hope. Accutane is the only thing that has ever made a difference in my skin. We are talking complet...

Thank you so much for all the recs! Im curious why let it be dry? Normally I don't mind dry skin at all, but I never experience dry skin ever until accutane but the first three times I did not get d...

Hello there. Anyone have any good recommendations about a good moisturizer to use while on accutane? You would think I would be an expert by now since this is my 4th time going on it. I really don'...

yes everyone seems to vary on the side effects. I had super chapped lips, but not super chapped until the end of my course, but started getting chapped after just a few weeks starting accutane. I use...

Hey sorry your going through that right now. I am 36 and have dealt with acne since I was 13 and have been on accutane three times. It helped with keeping my cystic acne away, but bacne recently came...

Im 36. And I don't talk to it with family or friends in depth. I mean I have had since I was about 13 and have been going to the derm since then, but never spoke in depth to anyone about how self co...

Ugh yes. Through the years my confidence goes up and down, but I am always a steady self conscience about my face. Even when I am having a good skin day or months....its hard dating for me because I ...