Acne — Still Breaking Out — Accutane?
It’s been about 5 months you could say. I don’t really keep track, I find it easier just to take the pills and wait for the day when my acne’s gone. Ha-ha. <- That was a fake laugh because I'm actually very depressed ATM.
I'm 15 and just started 10th grade. (Male) So yeah, in 8th grade my skin got REALLY bad and I went to a dermatologist and went on accutane for 3 months. (Went from 10mg to 20mg)
My skin was perfect so I stopped. I didn't have any negative side effects with the exceptions of MINOR dry lips and occasionally a slightly dry face.
In the beginning of 9th grade CYSTS were coming back hardcore. Supposedly my biological father had really bad acne when he was a teen and it's all over my mom's side. But none of my cousins seem to have it. Ugh……why me?. Fellow classmates would say things like "Omg how'd you get that bruise?" or stupid things like "Dang you broke out!"
I already have depression (NOT from accutane) and being around people just added to it. I couldn't handle it anymore so I switched to online school (which I'm still doing) and isolated myself from the everything. I know I shouldn't do this but you just have to understand………
Anyway, I order my accutane online because I hate going out in public it's humiliating. So yeah, I'm on month 5 (60mg, not counting the 3 months in 7th grade (can I still count those?! would it be 8 months?!?!)
I KNOW it did SOMETHING this time around because I developed really bad backpains (like where my back arches) and a weird-*** rash on the back of my hands and arms, like hives around month 2/3. Also, my lips chapped so bad I was literally pulling the top layers of my lips off and they were bleeding and yeah it was disgusting. And also, around that time, my face dried out it was like a lizard.
It was a completely different experice from the previous 3 months in 8th grade. Anyways, my skin isn't dry anymore nor are my lips but I'm still on accutane (again; month 5 / 60mg (3 twenty mg's a day))
I am STILL breaking out. Not as bad I guess and these pimples are weird. They're not cysts because they don't have any pressure. They don't form whiteheads they're just like bumps of skin. Some are big and some are small. And if I try to pop them, the skin around them just gets REALLY red (even if I be really gentle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and no pus or VERY LITTLE comes outm but usuall nothing, and also they sometimes bruise! I have about a month or two's worth of pills left but my effing face should be clear by now!! Am I waisting my time?
Please…someone help
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I was in the same boat as you. First time around, cleared up quickly and the second time was sheer torture waiting. I started clearing up in my last week of month five and stayed on it for six months. It just takes a long time because it’s pushing EVERYTHING out. Just try not to pop them because it can cause more damage because your skin gets really thinned out while on accutane.
Going on accutane a 2nd time is a really bad idea. I was on a 4 month prescription and my doctor told me that 1 dose would do because another could potentially damage my internal organ systems. You better be careful.