Roaccutane not working

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Sam91

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After trying many antibiotics and creams i finally saw a dermatologist who put me onto roaccutane. He believed that one long treatment is better than shorter treatments so i started on 20mg a day then moved to my maximum 80mg a day during the middle of my treatment. At first nothing happened then about 2 months in it started to work wonders. By 5 months i had perfect skin and this continued until last deceraber. Whether it was exam stress or summer heat i dont know but i was on 40mg and had a massive breakout, the first one in 8 months! I thought it would go away but it was almost a month and nothing had improved, i continually got breakouts on my face. I saw my dermotologist and he said dont worry just "ride it out" and increased my dose to 80mg again. There is still no difference.

Have i now got a resistance to accutane? Will my skin get worse when i stop my medication or will it improve? If it doesn't improve does anyone have something that is just as effective as roaccutane that i can move onto instead?

P.S sorry for the long post
 
sorry to tell ya but you do have to wait it out. Some people take one course of accutane and never have acne again others need multiple courses. I took one course of it and it cleared my skin while I was on it and for about 6 months after I stopped and then my acne came back. Its a very individual thing people react differently to it. As for other things that work. I have been clear for some time now using spiro. I don't know if men generally use this drug because it is a testosterone blocker.
 
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