Accutane results before and after

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Avatar n tn You may be prescribed another course of Accutane, or a different oral or topical treatment, sooner than a year after Accutane failure/relapse. You must wait at least 8 weeks between courses of Accutane. Accutane results in failure or relapse when: i)The patient has not taken Accutane at a high enough dose, or not taken it for long enough. The recommended dose is 0.5 to 1mg X kg patients bodyweight per day for 16 to 24 weeks.
Avatar n tn Now every pimple or mark i get, i get a scar. Its white and slighly raised. My question is, is it possible that accutane could affect your healing and make you prone to scarring permanently? I've heard durning the treatment and a couple years after your skin is thin and sensitive but not permanently. I would appreciate an answer as I am really depressed over this.
Avatar m tn This means i did not complete the 6 month treatment. Right now i have been off accutane for 2 months and a half.Right now i have occasional pimples but nothing great like before. My face is getting back to its normal greasy self.I have many embarrassing scars on my face, My question is, is it okay to have laser treatment on my face or microdembrasion or do i suffer the possiblilty of having my acne scars worse than they are now?
Avatar n tn (1) Is it smart to start using retin a micro so soon after accutane? My dermatologist prescribed it over the phone and I have not seem him for 1.5 months. (2) Is a second course of accutane likely to do any good? I am amazed how quickly the acne returned. It didn't even work throughout the entire course. I don't obsess about acne but it does put a damper on my personal and professional life. I usually cope with it well, but occasionally it really gets me down.
Avatar f tn My acne just got worse so i was put on accutane for 2 months and it cleared my skin. By that time i was 17 years old . After two months i started getting pimples again . So for a month and a half i had antibiotics again but they were completely not responsive. My acne got worse than ever before. I did not have systic acne but it was pretty bad . I had big red stubborn pimples all over my cheeks . At 17 and a half i was put on accutane again and the course lasted for six months .
Avatar n tn I have been on 6 courses (6 months twice and 5 moths the other 4 times) of accutane over a 10 year period. Before accutane i used to work out and be physically fit and would run like 5 miles a day and lift weights as well. I am 5"4 and I weighed 130 pounds. I now 1 years later have put on a lot of weight. Exercise is too painful. I had 3 MRI's done a week ago and I am waiting to see a specialist on the 5th of August. The nurse said I had moderate arthritis and degeneration!
Avatar n tn I'm a guy, 20 years old, and took accutane back in 2008 for only 3 months. Stopped early because of thinning hair in mass amounts. Doctors and dermatologists don't want to attribute accutane as the cause to something like this because quite frankly, the accutane doesn't often do its damage in massive amounts as quickly to really show a "drastic difference" or whatever.
546892 tn?1214525401 In case a second treatment is required, a gap of eight weeks is given within first and second treatment. With accutane acne shows continues improvement even after the course of treatment has been completed, although the reason for this is not known presently. ref:http://www.hpv-genital-warts-pictures.com/accutane.html I suggest that you use standard treatments for acne -benzoyl peroxide- and hydroxyquinone for the scars.
Avatar m tn after that i had Shaking in my hand (for 3 month then it removed) and bad concentration (i did not know till now why i did not go dr may i was thinking that is not problem ) after 4 year i did a test for thyroid and the result was positive for hypothyroidism , i want to ask if there is connection between the medication (Isotretinoin and accutane) and hypothyroidism and if it reversible
Avatar f tn I don't know why you would have to stop taking it or why you couldn't after. Talk to your doctor about it and see what they say and if there's any certain route you have to take. If you're not on any, make sure you discuss birth control and such to prevent pregnancy until you're done with this medicine or you're ready for children.
Avatar m tn Accutane in some patients, can cause permanent erectile dysfunction and low libido even after the medication is discontinued. Accutane can also cause permanent depression and joint pain, along with many other side effects.
Avatar m tn and then i read the accutane warnings again and i noticed it says you should take birth control pills a month before going on accutane and of course i didn't do that cause i didn't know i was supposed to do that... am i likely to be pregnant? i'm 19 years old. and i think we had sex without a condom on october 13 and october 16. and i'm taking Minesse pills, they are combination pills..
8812528 tn?1400857632 I'm on Accutane and to use the medicine I have to get my blood work done every month. Since being on Accutane my triglycerides have been acting up. The first 3/4 months I was mid to high 200's, but this past month I was at 733.
Avatar n tn My 15 yo daughter stopped taking accutane after severe migraines and light sensitivity at school. The migraines have not stopped since being off accutane and she now is chronically having migraines that wont go away. I am convinced that Accutane has caused this.
Avatar f tn Accutane results in long-term remission rather than a permanent cure and a second or third course may be indicated for about 20% of patients. Please read my advice on the Acne Forum, and read my Roaccutane journal.
Avatar n tn thank you man. after ten months from taking isotretinoin which is roaccutane, I started to feel the tip of my penis sticking to my underwear. First I denied it but after two weeks I started to feel that, I really had a problem especially when I saw my urethral end is a little bit reddish. Then after two weeks also I saw blood staining on my under wear which was after a travel took ten hours. Then I saw a "fresh" female doctor in that city and told here about my story.
Avatar n tn Accutane begins to work after 8 to 12 weeks. However, after 5 weeks the medication you took will be out of your system. Eloise.
Avatar n tn I think that your best bet might be to to a search on the web for statistics, and of course make a Dr.'s appt. asap and let them know...... A friend of mine at work was taking tetracycline when she became pregant and all is well with her little guy....(The only example that I have...sorry)... Lots of luck!
Avatar m tn I can say, nothing has helped the way accutane has. I got a hair cut and made the mistake of getting my hair texturized. My cousin made a comment about my hair so, now I am concerned about it thinning. Upon further inspection, it feels thinner near the crown but, she did texturize my hair. Also, I was laying on it in a certain spot. I took a video with my phone for further inspection finding nothing but I will keep a close eye on it. Is rogain out of the question while on accutane?
Avatar f tn I have been diagnosed with Hashimoto disease and have been taking Levothyroxin (100 mcg/day) since 2006. Last year I started a course of Accutane for acne; after 3 months of treatment, I developed wrists and ankles tendinitis. I tried NSAID, PT, cast at the wrist and iontophoresis, but nothing helped. After 5 months of treatment I couldn’t move my arms anymore. Doctors were useless.
Avatar f tn Hello, Usually accutane shows response in the first month of usage only but sometimes 3-4 months may be required before it starts showing some results. There is no major difference between generics and you can use any of them . The money part is the only major difference. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your dermatologist.
Avatar f tn She has been through several antibiotics with no results. She is currently on Bactrim and due to go back to Dermatologist tomorrow with suggestion of starting Accutane. She woke up with this acne in mid-December and began taking Vyvanse a few weeks before. Could there be any correlation? I don't want to jump into Accutane if Vyvanse could be causing it but she is so self-conscious.
Avatar n tn Is there anyone that has experienced getting pregnant right after taking accutane and what were the results? Please help!!!!
Avatar n tn He recently had x rays and an MRI done on his right knee (which was an issue b4 the accutane) and then got relief for that knee when it was drained of excess fluid. He complains that he feels like an old man, something is always hurting. I took him off the MSM supplement I had been giving him for joint pain, because he felt that it may have contributed to the fluid on his knee.
Avatar m tn Please treat your acne, if you have it, by topical antibiotics. It will be temporary relief but much more safer than taking accutane. And 2 weeks after stopping accutane, my acne was back. Regarding floaters, Dr. Hagan III, as much as I respect him, is strictly against vitrectomies for floaters. But the paradigm is changing and more progressive eye specialists are agreeing to help patients whose life has been robbed by floaters. Best of luck.