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2 Months on Accutane I must have entered some backwards universe, because now my left side (1st pic) is doing worse than my right side! A little after week 6 started, my left side shifted to having mo...

Antibiotics will work for the length of the period you take them. Only problem is the long term effects of continuously taking antibiotics, and the good bacteria they kill. But if you think you can ge...

If you end up getting insurance from your parents/guardians, check and see which doctors are in your network and whether you have an open access plan. If your insurance is not open access, then you ne...

Definitely check out their health center! I feel like I'm wasting my health center fees because I don't need anything from my school's pharmacy haha.   I'm currently on Accutane and it's pretty ...

Hey. First, you should have no problem getting prescribed Accutane by a derm. My acne was mild to moderate but persistent and Accutane was the first thing they suggested. Albeit, it was all over my fa...

Week 6:   As usual, everything is dry. The dryness has actually spread to my lower body, so some of the dry skin patchiness has appeared on my legs. I use CeraVe to combat this as well. Luckily,...

Week 4/Month 1:   Saw the dermatologist today for my one month check up and blood work. Everything is going great and right on track. From the pictures below, you can see that I am nowhere close...

Week 3:   My entire upper body is dry and a peeling in some areas like a minimal sunburn. Face is about the same. As acne goes away, some comes back in different places. I'm not expecting any dr...

Week 2:   Everything got 5x drier... My lips are so dry that I have to apply Aquaphor every 20 minutes or so. My whole body is still dry. On the plus side, I don't have to take as many showers a...

Thanks, you too! Read your post and I know what you mean by dry scalp...Hope you find a scalp product that works!

After suffering from mild to moderate acne on my face, neck, and back, I decided to go on Accutane. I started Accutane June 4, 2015 at 60mg/day. I weigh 110lbs (50kg) so I think my dose is a bit high ...

Update: Got prescribed Accutane today. We shall see how it goes!

Thanks for the reply! My PCP gave me clindamycin phosphate, adapalene, and benzoyl peroxide already with no success. I've also used various facial products like AcneFree, proactiv, neutrogena etc. A...

I am not quite sure what level of severity my acne would fall under. I believe I have mild but persistent acne. I am seeing a derm for the first time tomorrow, and I am really hoping to get prescribed...

Unfortunately, I don't really have much advice, but I am in the same boat as you. I have a derm appointment this week and I am actually HOPING to get on isotretinoin/Accutane. I also have mild but p...

I'm thinking that my derm might try topical prescriptions like Retin-A or antibiotics Honestly, really hoping he puts me on isotretinoin, though. But I will definitely ask about topicals that aren't E...

Hey all!   I started having moderate acne at 13 years old, and at 16 until now at 19 it has turned into mild but very persistent acne and bacne. I find a new pimple every day, get the occasional...