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TelephoneKiosk started following Accutane Dosage, 2 Months And Still Getting Acne, Scar Treatments and 1 other
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So I just finished my second month of Accuntane (I think I have 4 months left now) and I'm still getting some acne. Is this normal, or should I have stopped getting acne by now?
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Ah, well, then I just have hyperpigmentation. How long does it usually take for that to go away?
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How do I know whether it's scars or hyperpigmentation? Also, what kind of info do you need?
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My dermatologist suggested I start chemical-peel treatments for my scarring after I finish Accutane, but I'm not entirely sure I want to do that. So I want to know, from your guys' experiences, what the best way to treat scarring is. Are there any over-the-counter drugs that I could take to help fade my acne scars, or should I just wait for them to go away/fade naturally? I do plan on asking my dermatologist when I next see her, but I thought I'd do some research on my own prior to that. Also, I
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My dermatologist suggested I start chemical-peel treatments for my scarring after I finish Accutane, but I'm not entirely sure I want to do that. So I want to know, from your guys' experiences, what the best way to treat scarring is. Are there any over-the-counter drugs that I could take to help fade my acne scars, or should I just wait for them to go away/fade naturally? I do plan on asking my dermatologist when I next see her, but I thought I'd do some research on my own prior to that. EDIT
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How Long Does It Take For Scars To Fade
TelephoneKiosk replied to TelephoneKiosk's topic in Scar treatments
This may be a silly question, but what exactly is hyper pigmentation? -
I've had acne for awhile and I am now on accutane so hopefully that will get rid of that problem, but now I'm noticing that I have scarring from my acne. How long will it take for the scars to fade/go away? Also, is there anything I can do to speed up the process (I can't take vitamins because accutane)?
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She also may have misspoke, as my accutane packages clearly say take one per day (both the 20 and 40mg say this.) Not to mention I got four boxes of each, as opposed to four boxes on 20mg and eight boxes of 40mg.
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Odd that they'd prescribe 40mg to someone who weighs 160pds and 100mg to someone who weighs 158 :/
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I'm 17 and I weigh 158 pds. My dermatologist told me to take one 20mg of accutane during the day, and two 40mg at night (so 100mg in all) I thought this was too much, so I'm only taking one 20mg in the day and one 40mg at night. Is this too small a dosage for my age/weight? Should I take the dosage my doctor told me to?
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New Accutane Patient
TelephoneKiosk replied to TelephoneKiosk's topic in Prescription acne medications
Ok, so I manned up and took it today. I'm 17 and weigh 165 pds and my doctor told me to take one 20mg in the morning and two 40mgs at night. I thought to myself "WTF that's probably way too much" so I only took one 20mg and one 40mg. I want to do everything possible to avoid any severe, long-term side effects, so what all can I do to achieve this? -
I was recently prescribed Accutane after trying other medications for my acne and having them not work. I was excited about trying it because my acne is slightly severe and has been causing self-esteem issues for me. Not to mention the cystic acne on my back is painful. The Accutane is sitting in my bathroom right now. I haven't taken it yet, but I'm supposed to start today. I was gonna start this morning, but then I read some posts on here from people who experienced long-term side effects from