I'm about to go on this medication. (i dont have that much acne but enough to use this)

i was wondering if anyone has gone on it and what are some results/symptoms/ect.. that you experienced.

I already talked to my dermatologist. i was just wondering if it was good in the people who have used it's eyes.

Thanks :)

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It's a godsend, I started breaking out at 8 and never had a clear day since. I started on Christmas Eve and my face is absolutely clear except for one or two spots. My body is taking a little longer but it too is starting to clear up. My Dr started me on 40 and then the second month upped it to 60 and now for the third I'm on 80 and will stay at this for the rest of the treatment (and I hope you have GOOD insurance, my last Rx was $2000). As for side effects, get some Carmex lip balm, you'll need it, my lips started to dry out on the second day, before I found the carmex, even using Aquphor and medicated blistex 10 times a day they were so bad they started cracking and bleeding. Carmex stopped that. Also, if you’ve ANY soaps or face products that have any sort of acne medication, toss them as soon as you begin, your skin won't be able to handle that and the accutane.

To be honest, once I swtiched to a organic herbal soap I haven't really had dry skin problems (on my face at least). For the first month and a half my body skin dried out really bad and I would get small rashes if I scratched too much, but that's stopped. Now there's just a little dryness near my elbows. At first I started getting a tiny bit of depression but after a few minutes I remebered it was just the pills and while I still felt depressed it didn't bother me because I knew it wasn't me. But that only lasted a couple of weeks. The other weird thing is I have had a little joint pain, but only in one finger and only at one knuckle and it's not even on my right hand (I'm a righty so I use it the most). It's been pretty constant for the last month and it hurts but not bad enough to really bother me. My Dr couldn't figure out why it was just that one but she said as long as I could deal with it it was fine. And my appititate has increased a tiny.

DO NOT take ANY multivitimian, most of them contain vitimin A which since Accutane is a vitimin A deritive can cause liver failuer and other really bad problems. When in doubt ask your Dr. No waxing either (this part sucks the most for me). No drinking (my Dr only apporoved me for 1 beer a WEEK and that's just because my liver function hasn't changed at all, you may not be as lucky).

It's a pain in the *** to get approved for, what with all the hoops and **** the government makes you jump though (you can buy a handgun easier than accutane).

But yeah, that's about it, make sure you ask your Dr about anything and everything, it's such a powerful drug and can interact with so many different things, it's superior safe than sorry. Hopefully you'll be like me and have few side effects and the treament will be simple.

Yes it will cause horrible birth defects….if you're stupid enough to get knocked up while taking it (no offense meant but anyone who takes a drug like this and knows what it can do to a baby and ignores safety precautuions and gets preggers is an idoit). Just be careful, take your birth control CORRECTLY and you'll be fine.

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Oh gosh, my boyfriend had to use it (he has severe cystic acne)
He was super moody, and even had a reaction to it a couple months after starting it.
(He was in the sun for a couple days and it caused a HORRIBLE rash that spread all over his body, and the rash started peeling a couple weeks later…)
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DON'T DO IT GIRL!!!!! It is linked to MAJOR birth defects! There’s a product that you can get at most dermatologists and plastic surgeons offices called Clensiderm which is made by Obagi. It is prescription strength and works miracles. Please don't take the accutane!
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hmmm
you havent stated whta your medication is called.
is it retena a?
if so it's really good at clearing up spots.
but some side effects are your face beng very rash-like red.

this is all i know about it, hope i helped x

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One of my friends used Accutane. For the first tiny while, his skin was SO dry, it was driving him crazy. Flaking, itchy skin all over his body, especially his face. His acne did disappear, but I don't know if it was worth dealing with the extremely dry skin.