- Sodium Laureth/Lauric Sulfate - Comedogenic 23rd January 2003
... know what to do anymore. Seriously thinking about accutane , cause seems like OTC's and Rx are just making this...
- Cleanser Survey 23rd January 2003
... but my dermatologist is getting ready to put me on accutane ....
- anybody find Amnesteem(generic accutane) for sale in us yet? 23rd January 2003
... at is in the us we now finally have a generic for accutane which is called Amnesteem.
So for example accutane...
- For anyone who knows anything aboout peels 23rd January 2003
... Hi all,
I am on day 103 of accutane and it finally (with fingers crossed!) seems to be ... other day but it is gone. So my question is- after the accutane then what? Onto peels and such? My skin is full of...
... sounds awful! I'm sure that it is just temporary. Since accutane is a form of vit A, it makes your skin a little goofy ... .
I've heard that your skin looks its worst on Accutane , but really good afterwards.
I doubt you're aging ... anything invasive done for at least 6 mos. after stopping accutane .
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May you have enough happiness...
... say you need a real hydrating moisturiser because Accutane really dries you out and when your skin stop being...
- Often really bad long term side effects from accutane? 22nd January 2003
... I have used accutane twice. First time, in my early 20's and then last...
- How many of u guyz r on accutane? 22nd January 2003
... Me...day 13 on accutane . I take 40mg in the am and 20 in the pm. I am early ... .I can deal with it.
Are you considering going on accutane ?
I'd love if some folks who are on 'tane and farther...
... dosage over the course of your treatment. Check out accutane on yahoo and there is a support group there that is...
... I'm also on accutane . I just finished my first month. I hope to do one ... during dinner. I have Cystic acne, and since going on accutane , my face has cleared up so much. It got to the point...
... how much accutane are you supposed to have over the course of your treatment...
... I have been on accutane before but i can't remember much about it because ... do they occur. I am thinking about getting back on accutane but am a little nervous....
... Dumb question...but is Accutane a form of antibiotics?...
... Dumb question...but is Accutane a form of antibiotics?
no, it is a vitamin A derivative...
- Microdermabrasion...should I do it? 21st January 2003
... which is $4400 for all the treatments!!! I've been on accutane , antibiotics etc etc but nothing seems to help so...
- read heartsicle or anyone else on yasmin for while 21st January 2003
... along with 50 mg of spiro both daily,and 40 mg of accutane 3 times per week and I also thought I was clearing...
- Just got my derm appointment................. 21st January 2003
... been a long time coming. Im goin to ask him/her about accutane or is it called something else in the UK? I have moderate ... confidence was amazing. He is super confident and I'd love accutane to do the same for me. I know I'd be a good looking...
- Am I going crazy?? 21st January 2003
... I find my self blaming "god". And as far as this accutane , I don't think I can wait another 3 months. You're...
... weeks after using a transdermal steroid. Will the accutane still work for me?...
- acne 20th January 2003
... am close to your age, and have tried everything but accutane . Antibiotics severely damaged my health.
If they...
- Hey Grrrl30 20th January 2003
... you still have the ringing even though you stopped accutane . I hope it stops and I also hope your derm has some...
- Vaseline in combination with accutane? 20th January 2003
... can make acne worse if used on the face. A lot of accutane patients use it on their lips, though. There is a...
- the cause of acne 20th January 2003
... I agree, however, Accutane is the ONLY thing that cured my acne. But then again...
... Yes Accutane has be proven to work on many people. But what is...
... anyone was concerned much about the side-effects of Accutane . I am a 24 yr F, and my doctor refused to put me on ... Accutane for fear of potential adverse effects such as birth...
... with you about the hormones. The side effects of Accutane are many so thats why people take it as a last resort...
- Moisturizers 20th January 2003
... has done amazing things for my skin - even while on Accutane . HTH!...
- New to the board 20th January 2003
... a 26-year old female - I am in the fifth month on Accutane - I tried everything else before the Accutane though ... but it seems to work really well for some people.
Accutane is definitely not for everyone but my skin is the...
- Why can't you use topicals while on Accutane???? 19th January 2003
... well you're only on day 5 on accutane . it will take a little while to kick in. but once...
... not convinced why you can't use topicals while on accutane !...
... Do not use topicals while on Accutane . My dermotologist told me not to either and to just ... allow Accutane to heal my face by itself. I did not listen and for ... insistence to use topicals...said they counteract Accutane 's long term effects....
- cortisone cream? 19th January 2003
... peroxide on mine...but I'm not supposed to now, stupid accutane (hehe i'll be really grateful when it's over though...
- Ortho Tri-Cyclen - THAT bad? 19th January 2003
... people don't like ProActive, but I was on two cycles of Accutane , then b5 for 11 months (both were absolutely wonderful...
... seems to have the same problem. I said ! wanted to try accutane and she heard, "so you want me to switch you to a...
- Accutane and tinnitus?? Please help 19th January 2003
... Yes, this is a side effect of Accutane , though a less common one. If you are experiencing ... call your doctor. You may have to discontinue the Accutane , and see if it stops. I have heard that it can (but ... doesn't always) persist even after you stop Accutane . I would reccomend skipping your next dosage and...
... best of luck. I guess I just wasn't meant to be on accutane .
Hey Sparkle...yes, I will call my derm on tuesday...
- 21withacne 18th January 2003
... Hi!!! I was just reading your accutane journal, and was wondering how your progress is coming ... . Are you still on Accutane or did you switch to spiro?...
... progress? none! ha!
still on accutane and very hopeful......
- Unbelievably annoying!! Trapped bumps 18th January 2003
... regular pimples and then cysts and now i have to go on accutane b/c my face is a wreck. i hope this does not happen...
... ausstarlet...i'm going on accutane for my major acne problems but I was previously on...
... breakout with a lot of the products out there, retin a, accutane , minocycline, spiro, ect...
i know exactly the...
- is accutane a pill?? 18th January 2003
... yes accutane is a pill, there are forms of it which aren#t obviously...
- Accutane diaries 18th January 2003
... healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] I am on day 10 of accutane . I am taking Vitamin E (400 IU's daily) because I...
... I am in my 2nd week of Accutane , at 40 mg a day. This medication is one of the surest ... ltivitamin, which contains Vitamin A. Vit. A is related to Accutane and would make your side effects worse. Good luck...
... thanks for your input. I'm a little nervous about accutane because of the ample amounts of literature regarding...
... losing your hair you should try taking Biotin while on accutane . I went through one course and had my hair start to ... on it. I think the key is do take biotin WHILE on accutane not after. Accutane somehow decreases the amount of...
... Vitamin A is not related to Accutane. Accutane IS synthetic vitamin A very concentrated, there fore ... do not take more Vitamin A when taking Accutane . You can overdose on Vitamin A....
... Just about to pop the 3rd and final accutane pill of my first day! I'm feeling very optmistic about...
... seen it happen. lol! Eat healthily, though, because Accutane can send your cholesterol levels up up up! And avoid ... to overwork your liver.
openseason is right about Accutane being a synthetic derivative of Vitamin A. I just ... hair loss occurs in less than 10% of people while on Accutane . I suggest using a deep conditioner (I've heard from ... some Accutane patients that VO5 Hot Oil Treatment is the way to...
... results with it.. plus if u do have hairloss from Accutane it is just that from accutane not anything herditary ... Also the thing that would cause your hairloss from accutane is the way it affects the follicles.. Your hair gets ... t stress.. this can cause it too. Other than that accutane has done a wonderful job for me. I am alittle red...
... my 2nd day on accutane !..so far so good, no changes yet and i've about to ... questions. i did read all the literature i got with accutane but the derm didn't explain sh*t to me! Update on...
... are also a lot of websites with rantings about how Accutane is terrible. Good luck!...
... Ok, here i am on my 3rd day on accutane ...nothing's change except 2 new gigantic zits have ... the bottom of this...does anyone use topicals with accutane and if so, which kind? ...
... advice on a good and cheap moisturizer?
Well day 3 on accutane is just about over. I've got 2 new friends on my cheek...
... I have been on Accutane for 7 weeks now however my derm has put me on very ... is that a lower dose and a longer period of taking Accutane means less side effects. At this rate I expect to...
... Thanks for all the updates. As for me, it's day 4 on accutane and my face is acting up again..booooo. I'm wondering ... see me and I'd rather not look like I'm advertising Accutane R Us. Geeez,I wish I had control over this, sigh....
... Just started accutane yesterday at 3 x 20mg/day. About the hair loss: I ... risk that you will keep losing hair even after your accutane -treatment?...
- backne sucks. 18th January 2003
... i have it too and cant get rid of it... but im on accutane so hopefully it will go away.... how did the egg work...
... Only Accutane can truly get rid of acne that's not on the face....
... I'm on Accutane now, so finally my back and chest are totally clear ... back/chest, I think, Thank you, God!) But before the Accutane , I was using a BP wash and Clinac BP on my face and ... really cleared up my back (but not face, hence the Accutane ). It's a pain putting cream on your back and the...
- Doxycycline for mild acne?? 17th January 2003
... I took it before my accutane ...I used to get those big horrible mutant pimples...
- New here, Help! 17th January 2003
... ask your derm about accutane ....
... emotionally exhausting and HELLAexpensive! I just started accutane today as my last resort. i heard it works wonders...
... 2.5 months on accutane .
So far I am in my initial breakout. And it's totally...
- I'm baaack to tell you... accutane has saved my life and skin.. please read 17th January 2003
... It's so nice to read a positive story! I am new to accutane ...9 days to date...but I wish I would have done this...
... right now, but i try to stay positive. How much did accutane cost you? ...
... moisturisers all these things had mixed success.
Accutane has given me quite a few side effects though, i've ... annoying that's the worst of it!
So babygrl how did accutane work with you? what affects did you get?
Chris....
... loved the dryness because i was always so oily before accutane . The side effects were nothing big. The thing that ... like very painful pimples. I was so upset and cursed accutane at the time. But i realized that those were the pimples ... that i would have had eventually anyway. Accutane ust speeded up the process of them coming out all ... having fun with friends, dating.. and when i was on accutane was at the end of my senior year, which was horrible ... going out last january, just a month before i started accutane . I felt horrible because i never wanted to see him ... covers the redness great though. See the thing with accutane is that you are going to go through hell while on...
... Beware... accutane is not a permanent solution....i have been on it twice...
... Babygrl, you mentioned you've been off Accutane for 6 months and previously had oily skin. Has the ... oil returned in full for you since you've stopped accutane ? Is your hair/skin really oily again? Thanks in advance...
... hey glock!
Okay well before accutane my face was extremely oily. I mean i could feel it ... clear oil sheets but it would help much. Now after accutane my skin has oil but its not even clse to how bad it...
...
My case was a sad case. I did a 5 month accutane course 80 mg a day and in less than 4 months after ... said after I finish the course she might put me on Accutane 40 mg 3 times a week to keep the oil from coming back ... good idea! Anyway. Like everyone in this board said, Accutane is not a cure. I am on my second course. I am 21 yo...
... seems like your skin was a complete disaster while on Accutane and that it was only after you stopped taking the ... Accutane that your face cleared up. [img]http://www.healthboards...
... did your vision improve after you stoped taking accutane ?...
... Im really tinking about accutane becaue all these creams, lotions potions bullsh!!t ... if I take acutane and never got a "pit" and this accutane is supposdly gonna make you breakout big time will...
... Something Creative,
Accutane MIGHT make your skin worse it might not, MINE did ... also a good point, does your sight get better after accutane because mine has worsened a little I think. I still...
... now 20/30... it didn't have anything to do with the accutane tho.
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Gina...
... due to your skin. You seem like you know a lot about accutane , so my question is... is it possible for me to be...
- What is hydro cortisone cream? 16th January 2003
... is good for me because my skin is really dry due to accutane .
Chris M....
- which "total effects" product works best? 15th January 2003
... are any of you who are using the product also on accutane ? my skin has improved considerably while on accutane ... know if this is a good product for dry skin while on accutane . thank you very much everyone!...
- my results from aloe vera gel...take a look 15th January 2003
... .but the bad thing is here in holland we dont get accutane ....but i really wanna try it but i dont know where...
... t sound like you have acne to me. And don't go on accutane !!! You say yourself you don't have acne! If all you...
- Good news fellows. 12th January 2003
... s been now 4 months or so since I popped the last Accutane pill. Everything is just great. I get some small little ... face. Pretty boy with even prettier face, thx for the Accutane . [img]http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/biggrin.gif...
... thank you so much.. im on day 5 of accutane , and really hopeing it will clear me.
[Please read...
- Any suggestions for cystic acne and/or shaving acne 11th January 2003
... be treated internally...either through antibiotics, accutane , etc...
For my ingrown hairs, my derm recommended...
... Yes cysts need accutane . As far as shaving do not use any lotion that irritates...
... for them
i think i am going to ask my dermo about accutane since that seems to working for alot of people...
... Cysts dont need accutane I agree. And since there can be such bad side effects ... with accutane , it should be considered very risky....
- Oil of Olay total effects moisturizer 10th January 2003
... fragrance free) for about a week now. I'm going on accutane b/c my skin looks like poo but i can say that the...
- Starting Yasmin 8th January 2003
... on every acne medication you can think of including accutane . I started using Ortho-Tricyclen with me regime but...
- Benzaclin & another question 6th January 2003
... of my acne getting so bad that I had to be put on Accutane . I had mild to moderated acne when used Benzaclin...
... of my acne getting so bad that I had to be put on Accutane . I had mild to moderated acne when used Benzaclin...
- I need help =( ... anyone? 28th December 2002
... suppose, a course of antibiotics should help you or accutane if you think it's serious enough. I had to show my...
- I just went to a chinese herbalist 19th December 2002
... in Toronto?
My doctor has mentioned putting me on Accutane and I would like to try an herbalist before taking...
... acne, the type that requires multiple attempts at Accutane (i didnt go for it a second round because i got a...
- AZELEX-New User 8th December 2002
... it does tingle a little. I've tried everything... Accutane , Differin, Retin-A, Tetra, Doxy, and Minocyclines...
- I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!!!!!#@$@#!# 23rd November 2002
... Have you tried accutane ? In retrospect, I wish I would have pressured my ... dermatologist more into prescribing accutane to me when I was your age, because I definitely was ... ll definitely make sure that they'll have access to accutane (or whatever drug is available) to ensure that they...
... yea im my acne is bad, and my derm wouldnt give me accutane that idiot.. im thinking of trying b5? but dunno WTF...
... you guys mean. My skin is messed up. I have been off Accutane for a couple of months and now its coming back. My...
... minocycline, so I don't know what to do. Generic accutane was approved like 2 weeks ago, so I can finnally afford ... are having a ****fit about how the sideeffects of accutane are way to severe and blah blah blah. But seriously ... gif[/img] For me, I am going to walk tight rope of accutane and see where it gets me.
Happy thanksgiving guys...
... hey Dammit... try another derm if he wont give you accutane ... and if you exhausted all possibilities.. then buy ... ACCUTANE online.... just so long as you know the consequences...
... posts that maybe you should switch derms to get on accutane , it is 5 months of hell but you always know that at...
- Acne finally gone! 5th September 2002
... you on?
That could be my case. Not even 6 months of accutane helped....
... problem and nothing showed up. What should I do? Did accutane not work for you?...
... get any side effects and work my way up slowly. No, Accutane did not work. I would suggest you find a dr. in your...
... things are in the meds you are now taking? do you think accutane did not work for you because you had a thyroid problem...
... from cows (I think it's cows!)---I don't know if the Accutane didn't work because of the thyroid condition. Previously...
- c5 serum 15th August 2002
... So I take it that I can not use this stuff while on accutane ? ...
- MY SKIN COMPLEXION and LIGHTING - PLEASE RESPOND AND HELP 11th August 2002
... Yes there are a lot you can do: Get Accutane and get rid of this pain....
- pHisoderm...go! 7th August 2002
... skin- do you have acne too? I am going to be starting Accutane tomorrow, and I will need a good, gentle cleanser...
- Does sun makr red marks darker or blend them into face? 4th August 2002
... I'm on accutane and sun mess everything up. After a little while bein...
... sun is actually great for red marks. When I ended Accutane I had many many red marks all over. Within weeks...
- I am an obsessive picker...SOMEone Help Me! 5th July 2002
... Haptical,
It might be a good idea for you to start accutane so u will have nothing to pick at....
... solution is definetely seeing a dermatologist. I'm on accutane now and it's worked wonders. I'm sure there are other...
- !!On My WaY tO cLeAr SkIn.*.*!! 9th June 2002
... that egg yolk contains the same things as Retin A or Accutane does, so really it's just like putting these things...
... that egg yolk contains the same things as Retin A or Accutane does
Umm... no.
But im glad its working for you...
... is transformed into 13-cis-retinoic acid, which is Accutane . (Wierd, huh? Your body produces Accutane naturally ... aside, I discovered that the reason you can't get your Accutane pills too hot or exposed to too much light is because ... is kind of like putting a cocktail of Retin A and Accutane right on your face! It is also possible that eating...
... a nutshell, eggs do contain vitamin A.
Retin-A and Accutane are *derivatives* of vitamin A
Retin-A and Accutane...
... is kind of like putting a cocktail of Retin A and Accutane right on your face!
^THAT is in the article...and...
... moderate acne, try retin-a
If you have sever acne try accutane .
...
... that egg yolk contains the same things as Retin A or Accutane does, so really it's just like putting these things...
- Looking for success stories with acne scars (ice pick) 8th March 2002
... I would wait at least a full year after accutane (that's what they used to say - maybe now it is two ... to risk having long-term healing problems. My last Accutane treatment (of three total) was 5yrs prior, but I'm ... dermabrasion as well. the only problem is that i finished accutane 2 mos. ago ... i think im supposed to wait another...
- Any success with Spiro ? 23rd January 2002
... you take Spiro because you failed on antibiotics and Accutane ? I have taken Accutane 3 times with clearing for...
... the side effects are anything compared to those of Accutane .
I tried it, 25 mg/day for the first 2 weeks and...
... always use alot of oil free moisturizer. I've tried accutane twice, once for about
3 months and then a few years...
