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Skin discoloration can be a temporary side effect: redness when you start using it or discoloration when used in combination with PABA-containing sunscreens (but I think PABA's are removed from most s...

don't do it. I used the stuff for 3 months and it discolored my skin so bad that I had to quit. When I went off of it, my skin had become so addicted to the stuff that I had a horrible breakout. Nothi...

Update: Week 1 Well that's it for week 1. So far, I've seem minimal side effects. All I've had is a little bit of peeling around my nose and mouth. I haven't even had chapped lips. (probably because...

Been a couple of days, left my computer back home and for the life of me couldn't sign on with my Iphone to update... weird. Today marks day 7 and I can say the improvement on my skin has been nothing...

Hey sounds like you're doing well! I'm only on day 5 and I can notice my skin starting to peel a little. Other than that, I've had no other side effects, and I'm on 60 mg a day 0_o. I hope it keeps wo...

I regret not starting Accutane even like a year ago, I would've saved my skin from so much scarring. Good luck!   Hey thanks, good luck to you as well!

Yeah you look allright. You don't have any scarring. Doing it younger is a good idea. I thought I was going to grow out of it but never did. So now I have some light scarring. Nothing deep or anything...

sucks dog but then again you didn't have to wait a week for the blood work to go through. Today should be the lucky day then anyways...   Yea dude bloodwork sucks. Anyways, Week 1 Day 1 I took ...

I'm starting to get pissed because the pharmacy keeps telling me that they're going to have it in but then they don't. Now I have to wait until Monday because I guess there was some hoops they have to...

good luck im also a 17year old male and know how it is to deal with acne wish you the best hope to see pictures of progress because im also thinking of trying out accutane   Yea man still hav...

Hey everyone, I'm a 17 year old with moderate/severe acne. I started getting light acne in 7th grade and it became moderate in 9th grade. Just this past summer it became moderate/severe. So far, I've...

Been lurking on the boards for a while now. Been on the fence for years about taking accutane, never wanted to take it due to the side effects. Well after persistent acne after all the treatments and ...

Update: Well, I went to the derm today and I'm starting accutane. I know I know I should stick it out but to be honest, I just can't anymore. I'm going to start a new thread with before pictures. It'd...

Update: week 11. Well, bad news. My face is breaking out bad again and I think it's because I'm off of the antibiotics. I went off of them because I started flushing really bad. Now that I'm off of th...

Hey I just want to ask this question to anyone. Is the shedding and soreness of the retin a good sign it is working? I'm still in week 2 and it seems like the shedding is really starting to occur. It ...

hey dude, its great you stuck with it, it takes a while to get working with these retinoids. the red marks take a while to go but they will fade. keep going your doing real well   hey thanks, ...

Update: Week 9. Oops, I forgot to update last week. Anyways, my face is looking a whole lot better. In week 8 I somewhat had what might've been an initial breakout, but it's all cleared up now. Just 3...

Ok I will continue to stick it out. It is just odd that my skin was clearing up until this point and now I'm breaking out like mad. I am using the cream. I've heard that can cause breakouts also. I wo...

Hey there, what strength are you on? I have read that some people don't experience an IB at first but then all of a sudden, at like a month and a half or two months, they start breaking out. In the sc...

Hi, I am currently in week 7 of tretinoin creme + 50 mg minocycline. I've seen great results besides a little dryness but now I am starting to see what could be an initial breakout. I am wondering if ...

Update: Week 7. I think my skin is starting to get used to the stuff or "retinize." The last two days my skin hasn't been dry or flakey and has been really smooth. I don't think I've ever had this smo...

Well, this isn't an acne update, it's more of a personal update. I've had long flowy hair for 4 years now. Those 4 years are also the years I've had acne. Coincidence? Probably. Anyways, next Friday I...

Update: Week 6. The initial breakout didn't last long, and it seems like if I do have a breakout, it goes away a lot faster. My chin is about the only place that is not clear, that's always a battle z...

If you don't immediately want to go on accutane, just ask the derm to keep you on minocycline as long as you're seeing results. I was on Minocycline for about two years, and out of all the antibiotics...

If you don't immediately want to go on accutane, just ask the derm to keep you on minocycline as long as you're seeing results. I was on Minocycline for about two years, and out of all the antibiotics...