Isotretinoin (Accutane) Reviews
I’m a 20 year old guy who first started getting acne at 17. It never got that bad during high school, but once I got to college it escalated drastically. I’ve been using minocycline/doxycyline for about a year and a half. They tapered the acne at best. When my derm put me on the tane last month, it was only about 70% of the worst it has been (still pretty bad).
I’m on day 30 of accutane at 60mg/day, and I’m about to start an 80mg/day regimen. I know some people go higher, but I have a phenomenal derm who highly recommends not going above 1mg/kg, and I’m 6ft 170lbs. I convinced her that I should go to the elevated dose b/c I’m trying to complete a cycle in 15 weeks (I want to be off the tane when I return to college –> I like to drink heavily 
but i do care about spiked triglycerides and liver failure).
So it’s been a month now, and I’m already looking better than I have in years. Most people don’t seem to get results this quickly; maybe I’m just lucky. The initial flare-up lasted from about day 7-14 with a couple nasty cysts, but nothing apocalyptic happened. Then, all of a sudden, everything sort of faded. Sidebar: my moderate back acne got zapped even more effectively.
Okay, so negative aspects. The chapped lips are killer. Aquaphor is great for it, but it’s not very portable. I gotta re-apply chapstick at least several times a day. Another bad side effect is joint pain, specifically the back. I ‘ve never had problems like this before. If I’m not very active it’s fine, but working out can be really excruciating. I’m also working at a paper mill doing manufacturing work this summer [read: I'm doing heavy lifting and various other manual labor --> my back aches constantly]. Also the whole dry face thing can be taken care of with aquaphor; it makes your face look AOK. Oh, and the dry skin thing isn’t a bid deal for me, but then again I have eczema (something the rest of you should be thanking god you don’t have; it’s just as
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