richardb

27 days left Sunday I went swimming on the beach and didn't wear any sun protection and got sun burned on my face, neck, and shoulders. It's tuesday, and I'm dry and peeling all over my face. Right...

For 3 months, that's great improvement!

37 Days Left! With only 37 days left, I'm looking forward to the end of acne. I still have some spots, but I'm concentrating on my regimen post-accutane. At night my doctor told me to use Tazorac, ...

Had another derm appointment today. 45 days left to go. Lots of dryness, pealing, still whiteheads. He says to use the desonide and moisturizer 2x/day, desonide first, then moisturizer. And, at nigh...

Month 5, Day 2 Today, a patient asked me if I had Chicken Pox... I told him, "No, it's acne", and he persisted and said I was too old to have acne. Then he went on to tell me about his shingles. But...

Month 5, Day 1 So, I've been taking the Keflex and putting the Mupirocin in my nose since saturday, and I've taken a couple bleach baths. The culture results are: FEW MIXED GRAM POSITIVE ORGANISMS ...

I just saw my derm today and got my 5th and final prescription for accutane. So I have almost 2 months worth of pills left. I've had a few large cysts, one on my arm, and one on my face under my eye....

Okay thanks Richard, i will definitely be trying accutane. I read your log, i hope everything goes well for you on your third course. Awesome, I think you'll be happy with it. With regards to antib...

Hey man Ive been following your log since the beginning. Wish you the best of luck hopefully this clears you for good. I just got a persription for my second course of Accutane yesterday. I took my fi...

If you've been battling acne and you're frustrated, do accutane, it's amazing! And the effects are long-lasting. Antibiotics will stop working. My new favorite acne antibiotic is Keflex, it works r...

Yeah, they tend to stick with a few antibiotics for acne like keflex, erythromycin, and tetracyclines. But, it still promotes resistance. If they work for a few years, go for it. I don't think you'...

Accutane can be around $500 per fill if your insurance doesn't cover it. Topical gels (tretinoin) is usually cheaper but still expensive. You can definitely find some cheap antibiotics though, most ...

A lot of doctors are comfortable prescribing them indefinitely. That said, it's not a great idea for society overall, because the overuse of antibiotics promotes antibiotic resistance.

Once you stop taking antibiotics, it will come back.

Acne isn't really caused by a virus, it's usually caused by bacteria and/or sebum buildup beneath the skin. Herpes simplex is a virus that causes bumps around the mouth for which they use Valtrex, wh...

I'm 1 month behind you and I'm frustrated too because people seem to be magically cured in 4 months. But looking at your first pics and when you had to take predisone, you are a million times better ...

Not so clear at the moment... one really HUGE pimple and 3 other large ones. The HUGE one is HUGE, like a cyst on my face... I thought after 4 months this was supposed to be easier!

I really like Keflex personally. Minocycline seems to work well too, but I can't take that while I'm on Accutane.

I'm glad you notice such a difference. I started my third course about the same time as you, and I feel like I've hit another plateau. I hope this is the only course you have to do!

Good luck with everything! I've always had extra accutane because even though my derm told me to start off taking 1 40mg capsule a day, he prescribed 2. Maybe if you do skip a day here and there you...

Definitely finish a full course or you have a higher chance of relapse.

My dermatologist did not increase my dose. I'd always taken 80mg/day, and I'm 73kg. I think the side effects become bothersome beyond that. In addition to the first 2 courses and the course I'm on ...

I'm also concerned he's not fully through puberty. I took Accutane first when I was 20 (I believe). My feeling is wait until he's done puberty and done growing. His joints and tendons are still dev...

Since so much of it is stored in fatty tissue, I think it's okay to take it once a day (I do), especially if you'll forget otherwise. Twice a day would keep it more even, but I'm not sure that's real...

Milk Thistle lowers liver enzymes. It comes as a tea.