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Oral Retinoid
Efficacy
87%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
Note: Use with EXTREME CAUTION: Causes severe birth defects and fetal death.
Oral Retinoid
Acne.org’s Real World Take
The nuclear option. It works reliably and provides long-term remission of acne, and even severe acne, in about ⅔ of people who properly take an adequate dosage. However, it permanently and irreversibly changes the skin and the body forever and users may experience long-term side effects for the rest of their lives. It’ll nuke it, but there is no going back.
Oral Retinoid
How to Get It
Have a dermatologist? Make an appointment to get this medication. Don't have a dermatologist? See The American Academy of Dermatology Physician Database to find one.
Used Isotretinoin (Accutane®)? Rate It:
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February 25, 2008
Cons:
Dry lips but not too bad if you keep up with your chap stick :) I recommend Burts Beeswax everyday and at night before you go to bed!! If i forget it at night i wake up with really bad chapped lips.
I've been taking it for almost 3 months and its clearing up my skin wonderfully! i had really bad acne since i was about 11 so im finally happy to see my skin clearing up. i have some scars left on my face but im sure it'll go away by the end of my 5 month treatment. I cant wait!!!
February 20, 2008
Pros:
its great..
Cons:
dry skin, back pain
i've been on accutane for 2 months now...my lips are very dry but i dont mind...i heard ache worsen at one period during the treatment...i think it can't even be covered by makeup:( i hope it wont happen to me..but even if it will, i've seen other boys and girls results after the treatment and it was amazing!!!100% works
January 30, 2008
Pros:
I stopped breaking out after I stopped using it.
Cons:
I started getting breakouts 3 months later.
I was on it for 3 months and it made me break out incredibly bad. It was giving me more scars and bigger pimples. I gave up after 3 months in which my face cleared up for the next 3 months with no pimples. My only side affects were bloody noses and dry lips. I paid 25 a month for the rx. 25 for the monthly dr visit and 40 each month for the blood work. I went to the dermatolagis today to maybe get back on accutnne again and hopefully have a better outcome. Instead he gave me and rx for Spironolactone. Wish me luck!
January 10, 2008
Pros:
you people ar making me so excited to use this. Like George Michel said You Gotta Have Faith.And I do that this will work.Oh man I have to wait a month to get it because im on a waiting list or something.
Cons:
Im worried but my excitement over powers!
I ll be a pretty tall blonde if this works with flawless skin YaY Im excited to be attractive looking again.Although my acnes nt that bad its bad enough to make me feel fungly and want to hide from the world any my attrative boyfriend.Thank You for making me belive something will actually work!Ill record my resultss after a month of having this.Oh yah im 14!
December 28, 2007
Pros:
cleared up my moderate acne in the first two week butcontinued with the treatment for 16 weeks.
no acne at all any more. no side effects for me either really, no dry skin etc.
Cons:
dry lips and tiredness.
It is brilliant the few minor side effects I had are totally out weighed by the end results. If this medication agrees with you take it!!
December 20, 2007
Pros:
My skin has cleared up significantly. Even the overall texture of my skin has changed. Opposite of depression, elated about how much better my skin is looking.
Cons:
EXTREME EXTREME DRY LIPS. My lips have been dry since day 1 and have had minor nose bleeds almost every day. Basically severe dryness everywhere. Some soreness in joints.
I'm almost through with my fourth month and on 80 mg. a day. I can DEFINITELY see a huge difference. The first couple of months were ups and downs with breakouts coming and going, but now there is very rare pimples and breakouts. My biggest fear is that as soon as I finish the medicine, my acne will come back because I don't think I would go through 5 more months of this again. But WELL worth the dryness to clear up this much.
December 5, 2007
I HAVE USED SOTRET FOR 2 MONTHS AND WITH LITTLE RESULTS HOPING THE THIRD MONTH WILL HELP BETTER CYSTIC ACNE STILL NOTICEABLE NOT AS BIG STILL REALLY DEPRESSED I WAS WANTING INSTANT GRADAFACATION I HAVE NEVER HAD GREAT SKIN BUT WAS HOPING FOR MIRACLE DRUG BUT WOULD STILL RECOMMEND DRY LIPS VERY BAD BUT WANTING HOPING THIS IS WORTH IT TAMMY
October 22, 2007
Pros:
almost instantly stops oil. reduces breakouts. if any.
Cons:
dry lips, skin. dry flaky hands. minor joint aches
i have been on it for 3 months now. i have never got results like this taking anything else.all antibiotics or gels such as proactive dont stand a chance against accutane. It is a miracle drug. but must only be used as a last resort
September 27, 2007
Pros:
It cleared up my skin from the time i started. I been on it for 6months,got off of it August now its September and my skin is looking great.
Cons:
I still have the marks that my acne left behind but they are slowly fading. There are still times where i will wake up with a HUGE ZIT on my face...when i mean huge bigger than what i ever had, but it goes away with some BP in days.
It helps, but takes times.You might see a pimple here and there but nothing like the time u first started it. So thats a good thing.
September 15, 2007
Pros:
clears skin for a short period of time, makes it not oily, changes skin type (makes other treatments more effective - like the creams
Cons:
short term effects are very bad:
-worsening acne/dryness
-this is wierd, but just about everything tasted like sand
i am 22, i have been on acutane 3 times (starting a forth round today), i havent experienced any real disagreements with acutane (cept the dryness of everything you can imagine in the human body) last 3 treatments cleared my face right up, but the acne returned after a period of time (first time, it was 3 months, second time, it was 6, third, it took much longer (8mo) before my nasty breakout, which happend a week ago) my derm. told me about 1/10 patients need to redo accutane treatments, and 1/10 need to redo it again... (means im at 1/1000, going for 1/10000) - hope the odds are on my side this time~ also told me the pills are like $20 per, without insurance, so get that first~ its worth it to me (i just wish it could work better)~
Pros:
smoother skin
clearer skin
non-oily skin