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<div class="quote_poster">Karma Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Dude, I have on and off acne as well (its mostly on during the summer, off in the winter), although it's under control for the most part now, but you're on accutane? It will probably end up curing your acne for good (it's usually known as a last resort) but I don't know man, I've heard about it's numerous side effects and that was bad enough. Plus, if you only have moderate acne, I don't think you need accutane. Try an antibiotic topical and it'll work, although you need to keep switching topicals once in a while or you'll get immune to it. But then I'm assuming you've already tried other treatments and they didn't work or something. Best of luck with it though, hope it cures you for good.</div>
Yeah, well I went and saw the dermatologist, and he perscribed it for me.
I have had a acne since I was like 14 years old (so about 6 years now), it was worse back then, but I only had it on my face, now over the last year or so, I've started getting it on my back and chest now too. It's not bad on my face, these days I only get like 1-2 pimples flare up then and again, but it's still there, it just wont leave, so I'm guessing that is why he perscribed it for me. My I saw my Doctor about it first time 3 years ago, and he put my on antibiotics, which worked a treat at first, cleared my face right up, but then about a year ago when I started getting it on my back and chest (it was pretty bad too) he put me on a stronger, different antibiotic, but they failed to work, the acne remained, and infact got even worse as time progressed.
I've tried everything else under the sun to cure acne, clearasil, proactiv, disinfectant, every single line of face wash you can imagine, benzal peroxide, eating nothing but healthy food etc. etc. none of it has worked, so this has sort of fallen as a last resort I guess, which my doctor told me, if the last batch of antibiotics he perscribed wernt doing the job, then to book me into to see the dermatologist to get me put on roaccutane.
I have heard it has some pretty nasty side effects, but that doesnt mean I will get them, I've heard alot of positive stories about the drug too.
Yeah, well I went and saw the dermatologist, and he perscribed it for me.
I have had a acne since I was like 14 years old (so about 6 years now), it was worse back then, but I only had it on my face, now over the last year or so, I've started getting it on my back and chest now too. It's not bad on my face, these days I only get like 1-2 pimples flare up then and again, but it's still there, it just wont leave, so I'm guessing that is why he perscribed it for me. My I saw my Doctor about it first time 3 years ago, and he put my on antibiotics, which worked a treat at first, cleared my face right up, but then about a year ago when I started getting it on my back and chest (it was pretty bad too) he put me on a stronger, different antibiotic, but they failed to work, the acne remained, and infact got even worse as time progressed.
I've tried everything else under the sun to cure acne, clearasil, proactiv, disinfectant, every single line of face wash you can imagine, benzal peroxide, eating nothing but healthy food etc. etc. none of it has worked, so this has sort of fallen as a last resort I guess, which my doctor told me, if the last batch of antibiotics he perscribed wernt doing the job, then to book me into to see the dermatologist to get me put on roaccutane.
I have heard it has some pretty nasty side effects, but that doesnt mean I will get them, I've heard alot of positive stories about the drug too.