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First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

January 10, 2015: IM BALDING. At the crown of my head, I am losing hair and I have a bald spot the size of a quarter!!! I'm totally freaking out. I need to schedule an appointment with my dermatologis...

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8 years ago
First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

December 21,2015 (Day 130): Hey guys, hope everyone's having a merry Christmas. I've been meaning to update you all, but I keep forgetting. I've been clear for about two months now, but I still have a...

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8 years ago
First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

October 31,2015 (Day...I don't know...): I know it's been a while, I've been super busy with school... I've been free of acne for two weeks now (but before that, I broke out kind of bad). I still cont...

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9 years ago
First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

September 27,2015 (Day 62): Friday, Spetember 25 at my doctors appointment, my dermatologist told me I no longer need accutane and he discontinued my prescription. Although I still break out, it is no...

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9 years ago
First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

September 14,2015 (Day 49): My extremely dry skin has been resolved since last time I complained about it, and I still get super dry lips, but I still use Vaseline and it helps. I haven't seen any of...

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9 years ago
First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

I find Vaseline totally rubbish, not a fan of eucerin aquaphore either. What has helped my dry BP'd skin is eucerin atocontrol face care cream with 12 percent omega and licorice. It has reduced my ext...

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9 years ago
First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

September 6, 2015 (Day 41): Sorry I havent posted in a while! I've been so busy with school work. So anyway, I still have severe dyness, but I control it by using vaseline on my face (which is non com...

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9 years ago
First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

August 26,2015 (Day 30): My face is SO dry. It's so ridiculous. The right side of my mouth, where my lips connect is a bloody mess. The skin was so dry that even after using amlactin, the skin cracked...

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9 years ago
First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

August 25,2015 (Day 29): I just left the dermatologists office. He says I'll only need 2 months of accutane total! Not 4 ! He said I'm already at 80% clearance so we can cut my treatment to 2 months....

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9 years ago
First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

August 19, 2015 (Day 23): Yeah @pdf97 , I agree, I'll start doing it once a week, but while I'm here, I may as well "log" what went on today.I broke out really bad, on both cheeks and on my forehead. ...

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9 years ago
First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

Day 22 (August 18,2015): sorry, I know I'm late. My computer somehow has a virus and is not operational right now. I'm debating whether I should record my skin condition everyday, or every other day, ...

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9 years ago
Ketosis And Accutane

Ketones are produced using enzymes that are not involved in the conversion of isotretinoin to retinoid derivatives. Also, people generally enter ketosis every night while sleeping. You should be just ...

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9 years ago
Just Got My Derm Referral Appointment, How Long After That Will Accutane Begin?

It took 11 days for me.The thing that took the longest, was them mailing me the iPledge username and pasword(almost a week).

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9 years ago
First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

Day 21 (August 17, 2015): When I woke up this morning, I had four whiteheads. One was on my lip unfortunately. It hurts too much to remove, so I left it alone. I'm going tomorrow to get my cholesterol...

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9 years ago
Ketosis And Accutane

  I recently started Isotretinoin (80mg/day) and i was recently made aware that I could hurt my liver by doing a combination of taking the meds, and being in the state of ketosis (since the liv...

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9 years ago
First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

Day 20 (August 16,2015): I woke up with no white heads at all. It's quite a relief.My face is pretty red though, and the area where the acne was is slightly puffy.The skin is not smooth there yet eith...

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9 years ago
Ketosis And Accutane

whats ketosis? I'm debating explaining,or simply just waiting until someone comes around who knows an answer lol.   whats ketosis?   Ketosis is a state in which the body uses ketone b...

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9 years ago
First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

Never mind about that ^^^^ I posted my concern in the correct forum. Oh, and I forgot to mention, since I've started taking the accutane, I've had severe insomnia, and If I don't take Benadryl, then I...

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9 years ago
2 Year Scar Update

If that is your only problem, i have no comment I thought the exact same thing and I was laughing so hard at your comment.   I think it has gotten much better. At first i couldn't find a diffe...

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9 years ago
Carbs/sugars Cause My Acne, When In Ketosis Low Carb/high Fat I Have No Acne At All - Insulin Response

U can try a cyclical Keto diet. Ketosis for longer than 7 days is not healthy anyway. Your hormones start to down regulate after that point. That's probably why u got skinny as a rail. No hormones for...

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9 years ago
Ketosis And Its Effects On Acne

Wow I wish I had been as successful as you! I've been doing ketosis for a year now (for weight loss and my gluten,sugar,and carb intolerance) but I discovered it did help acne! Only to a certain exten...

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9 years ago
Ketosis And Accutane

I recently started Isotretinoin (80mg/day) and i was recently made aware that I could hurt my liver by doing a combination of taking the meds, and being in the state of ketosis (since the liver has to...

In forum Diet & holistic health

9 years ago
Suspect Leaky Gut, What Snacks Can I Have, Low Carbs? Strict Diet Results

I've been doing a low carb "diet" for almost a year now (Where you stay in ketosis). I don't tolerate sugar, carbs, or gluten well so I have to stay away from it. I do notice thought that when I consu...

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9 years ago
Starting On 80Mg Of Zenatane As A 126 Pound 19 Yr Old Guy

I'm on 80mg/day as well. I'm the same height as you, but I weigh 165 pounds, so I think I was dosed according to my weight, not severity of my acne (which is only moderate). The first three days I was...

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9 years ago
First Time Using Isotretinoin(80Mg/day)17 Y/o Male Mild Acne Log

I don't know how this will impact me (until I get my next cholesterol test), but I have to stay in nutritional ketosis because I do not tolerate sugar,gluten, or excess carbs well ( I eat about 20 or ...

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9 years ago