Accutane is the best product out on the market and is worth getting.

Accutane changed my life. I had pretty severe acne that would cluster in groups on my face, as well as extremely oily skin. It was a really difficult time for me, so humiliating. I tried so many different things (including topical and oral antibiotics), and nothing worked for me. I felt hopeless until I got Accutane. It really started to work around month 3-4, after that my skin stayed clear until the end. I've been off it for a month and my skin is still clear, although it's oily again because I'm on Retin-A now. Although my skin is oily and I do still have a lot of red marks left, I'd gladly take this over acne anyday. Accutane saved my life!

HELLO EVERYONE, If you're reading this, you're most likely struggling with acne and on accutane or deciding whether you should go on it or not. Well I'm here to tell you that its an incredibly difficult choice (obviously) but it is so incredibly worth it. Anyways this is going to be long but I'd like to share my story so that I can help others make a choice that can change their life for the better. In the beginning of high school, I would get occasional break outs. Nothing too serious, it didn't bother me that much. Once I hit my junior year of high school, my skin seemed to get so much worse within a matter of months. My first semester of junior year was spent going on pointless antibiotics and topical gels in order to fix my increasing problem. My cheeks had tons of spots, it seemed like no place was spared. While my acne was not the scarring/cystic type, I could not leave home without a face of foundation at least. My skin would bring me to tears, and I didn't like close up eye contact because I felt that it was incredibly noticeable. I always knew about accutane, but I had stayed away from it because of the things I had heard. Once summer began after my junior year, my skin improved a little from the sun exposure. However, I vowed that I would seriously consider accutane my senior year if my skin got worse after the summer. Sure enough, about a month into senior year the condition of my skin began to worsen once again. Now, I was still debating accutane. As many of you know, you cant drink any alcohol while on it and the side effects listed are quite terrifying. As a senior in high school, i wont lie, I went to parties regularly on the weekends and drinking just happened to be a part of my social life. I know it shouldn't have been this way, but that was why it was such a hard decision for me. Basically I decided to forgo parties with friends in order to have the clear skin that I always wanted. SO I began the whole process, the month long wait and the first blood test and whatnot. I began on 30 mg for my first month. Im a 5'7'' girl and I weigh about 130 lbs. After about two weeks, I noticed that my face wasn't producing as much oil. IT WAS AWESOME. My hair stayed clean for days. It was super great. So I saw small improvement from there on. For my second month and then the rest of my course of 5.5 months, I was on 60 mg/day. I didn't notice a big difference in side effects with the dosage increase. My side effects were manageable- there were only two things that really bothered me (besides not drinking). First of all after like 3 months my eyes were F**KED UP. I would wake up with eye gunk and they would be red all the time. People always thought i was stoned. IT WAS AWFUL' And secondly, my finger tips got extremely dry (weird as hell I know) - but yeah they looked wrinkly and it was so awful. So by the fifth month, my skin hit a new level of clear. It was crazy. It took five months to get there and then I took the pills for two more weeks after that. I was worried about stopping, but its been about half a year and my skin is in the same wonderful condition! The oil returned but the acne didnt. I feel like a brand new person. I want to tell everyone to at least try this drug if you're struggling. Also to any girls- I suggest birth control. I started halfway through my course and I think it has also helped to keep my skin clear. My eyes are still dry sometimes before I fall asleep, but it isn't horrible. Either way I am willing to put up with it in order to have my acne gone. Please please let me know if you have any questions. This can change your life!

Very effective results. I have much clearer skin and see this continuing to be the case. I can see that some people complained about this stuff a lot but If you have a bombsite of a back like mine did due to acne then this medicine is a godsend. Feel much more confident and there isn't as much pain.

Yes, my skin is mainly clear now but my life has been ruined by the depression caused by taking roaccutane. I also developed anorexia nervosa and can no longer work as a physiotherapist. Be VERY careful with this drug, that's all I can say...

HOWEVER!! I look back at photos a year ago and could scream that I didn't go for it before. I have a very low body fat percentage and I think the dose was too high for me despite being correct for my weight. So if you are very sporty it's worth keepin to the lowed end of the dose scale. I have scarring but clear skin. Was terrified to go on this but heartily wish had done it sooner.

i broke out in acne eight months ago when i was on some sort of antibotics. It flared into a hellish nightmare and i took many sorts of things to get rid off it = antibotics, tretinion, differin, clendymicine, tazorac and alas nothing worked. Two and half months ago my dermo told me that the only thing that would work for me is accutane. As of now, i've been on it for 75 days, and i don't have one pimple on my face. However i still have scars, and red marks left over. About a couple of weeks ago i've noticed that a lot of my eyelashes are falling out - 9 per day! and my eyes are itchy and inflammed due to the accutane. i aslo have a hard time concentrating on certain things: i could sit and read for hours at a time but now it's near impossible for me to do that! bottom line = if you tried everything to help clear up your acne, definitely use accutane, since it does the job. Yeah there are side affects, but there's side affects to every drug and if your face really puts you down emotionally and physcologically then seriously give the 'tane a try.

After suffering with bad acne for over 2 years of antibiotics, creams and home remedies, the emotional effects of acne began to take their toll. At first I was very afraid of the side effects (especially hairloss), but after 6 months of Accutane I experienced none of these "scare stories". The hair loss is extremely scary for those who suffer it- but honestly you would be shocked how many hairs you lose daily anyway- and sadly i think many people stop despite purely normal hair shedding. I very nearly did, and 6 months down the line am SO glad I carried on. You cannot put a price on clear skin- i say if your acne is bothering you- don't let anyone stop you from sorting it out. There are side-effects, but all of these are nothing compared to the side effects of acne.

After trying many things that didn't work, I finally decided to do this my senior year of high school. I started over winter break which was good because I broke out HORRIBLY at first---cystic acne all over my jaw and forehead. My skin started getting nice at about 3 months. By the end of my 6 month round, my skin was flawless and glowing, and my formerly oily skin was actually pretty dry (a welcome change). My perfect skin lasted until halfway through my sophomore year of college. Now entering my junior year, my skin is almost as bad as it was before. I have tons of clogged pores and I'm starting to get cystic acne again. My side effects were mood swings, very dry skin and lips, depression (although I have a family history of it), and joint pain. I can't decide if I should go on a 2nd round of this because my side effects were so bad. I do recommend this because anyone with severe acne knows how it makes you less confident but be aware of the potential risks. It's up to you to decide if the clear skin is worth it.

I had been on a couple of different antibiotics for around three years and I never had any improvement. I was obviously self-conscious of my acne, but the main problem I had with it was very comfortable, especially when I had large spots of my back. Bumping into something on my shoulder would have been incredibly painful for me. I went on a five month course of Accutane, and I had no improvement until around three months in. My skin is now completely clear of acne (as of three months after stopping). My face looks very good, and while my back has quite bad scarring, it still looks a lot better than before. The Dry skin and lips were a chore to maintain - I had to moisturise my face every morning and I used a combination of Vaseline and Carmex for my lips. I also put Vaseline up my nose as recommended by my Dermatologist (disgusting, I know) to prevent nosebleeds. The side effects were not as bad as I expected after researching the drug, but of course it varies from person to person. I would definitely recommend trying it. Make sure you get a good moisturiser - the first one I used was fine until around half way through, when it only lasted a couple of hours. I used E45 lotion. I also found that Carmex was good for healing dry lips (eg. in the morning when you wake up) and Vaseline was useful throughout the day to maintain my lips. If you exercise a lot, you will experience aching muscles. I cut back on swimming, but when ever I did my muscles were aching after only one or two lengths, but as I kept going weren't as bad. Clearly, the side effects are annoying but in my opinion they are completely worth it. If my acne does come back in the future, I would go back on Accutane.