Accutane permanent cure?

[titi7454]

I used to have very bad acne (not from steroids, just lost to the genetic lottery) Nothing helped removed my acne that the dermatologists suggested. It only calmed it a bit. I had acne on my face, back, chest. Sometimes lower back and my ass. I even had some on my head and it hurt when I was getting a haircut.

This was from 14->20 when I finally started using accutane with a medical prescription. The dermatologist saw me and said I needed to take 40mg per day for 14 months (I was 80kg at that time).

I did bloods before and after and my liver was fine. I didn't experience any side effects while on it apart from dry lips and dry skin on my hands.

2 years later and I couldn't be happier with my decision. I get around 2 pimples a month which are gone in like a day or two. I've heard using lower doses just keeps your skin clean while you are on it, whereas higher ones keep you clean for life. (But I suppose side effects are stronger)

The first two pictures are before accutane and the third picture is after accutane

 

[prher]

what is the ideal starting dose for isotretinoin?

 

[Psy-chonaut]

19g total, what’s your weight?

Back then, somewhere around 90 kg approx ... Dose was a total of 19200mg, around 215 mg pr kg ' ish

 

[imthankful]

Back then, somewhere around 90 kg approx ... Dose was a total of 19200mg, around 215 mg pr kg ' ish

Interesting. I honestly do not know how doing a second course and cumulative dose is supposed to go. Perhaps someone else does?

At any rate you can throw the kitchen sink at it till you do another; clindamyacine, adapalene, BP/Hibiclens etc.

Hoping you have a quick turnaround with it

 

[titi7454]

I've run 19000mg - and apparently it wasn't a cure for me, thinking of taking/starting a 2 course but this time only around 12 -14 grams....

- A bit scared, cuz the first round just k!lled me, in all sorts of ways and aspects...

Do you think it could be because it's not about the total dose but about the duration.

Example: 100mg a day for 40 days vs 40mg a day for 100 days. (I'm just guessing)

 

[AllbrandNew]

what is the ideal starting dose for isotretinoin?

No such thing, read the thread form the beginning and you can get a lot of anecdotal info.

 

[Psy-chonaut]

Do you think it could be because it's not about the total dose but about the duration.

Example: 100mg a day for 40 days vs 40mg a day for 100 days. (I'm just guessing)

Just a hypothesis - but there could definitely be some kind of individual response of duration/mg/pr. kg.

We need Mr. @Ghoul for this question!!

Just 2 ridiculous outliers in my head that I think would be a Waste, and duration would play in both cases:

20 mg pr. Week, reaching 20gram = Way to Long duration..

1gram pr. day ( if you somehow could handle the dose and suffering) for 20 days = to short of a duration


(Have read about people trying to micro-dose down to 10 mg. Pr week -> I am a non believer in this approach.)