Roaccutane/Oratane

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Firstly roaccutane is still available. Secondly you should be fine if the dose is half your body weight. Other than the dryness. Just listen to the Dr/derm and let people at the pharmacy know you on isotretinoin when you buying OTC meds its very important. Thirdly do not worry about generic orginal, its not and antibiotic or flagged as a non substitutable drug. There are enough people on the generic and it works just as well.
 
KevRSA said:
My face is so dry right now I'm gonna die :cry:
Although I know it is going to worth it.

I never in my life thought that I would have needed to take such extreme meds for my skin, and here I am. E45 Cream is my new best friend and I put that stuff on like 4-5 times daily and then not to mention lip-ice (but I will go out and get some of that stuff that was mentioned earlier in the thread).
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You seem to have ignored the question regarding your dairy intake. Do you know if you suffer from allergies because that is the main cause of acne.
 
Sorry about that killadoob,

I don't really eat dairy as it is, the most I have is probably a dash of milk in Tea once every two days, so I doubt that could be the issue :)
 
I went on it 3 times when I was younger, I had bad acne at one stage but I can say this, it was long term, a bad mistake.
This **** destroys your sebaceous glands....PERMANENTLY !!
 
marine1 said:
I went on it 3 times when I was younger, I had bad acne at one stage but I can say this, it was long term, a bad mistake.
This **** destroys your sebaceous glands....PERMANENTLY !!
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thats why the dose has been revised. Yes it does decrease the sebaceous glands secretion permanetly but it does not destroy them. If you were the first wave of patients that took 1-2mg/kg/day instead of 0.25-0.5mg/kg/day then you would have taken a serious knock.

This is why I always tell people never rush for a brand new drug unless your life depends on it.

I still get small pimples even though I was on it for long
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Its meant for severe acne. Those pimple will keeping coming depending on your hormone levels and hygiene. For the small pimples you can do what is called a cyst opening at a dermatologist .... mind you it is painful
 
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Was on roaccutane for 3 months, dry skin cracked lips, but oh so worthwhile, 2 years later I am still very glad I did it.

Doctor that prescribed it had me do liver test every 3 weeks while on this,no idea if it was a waste or not.
 
marine1 said:
I went on it 3 times when I was younger, I had bad acne at one stage but I can say this, it was long term, a bad mistake.
This **** destroys your sebaceous glands....PERMANENTLY !!
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Yes..but look at what a sexy heksie you are today. I can rub some cream on for you to compensate for your destroyed sebaceous glands grrrrrrrrrrrr.

lol......oh I just could not resist marine. trek net jou been :-)
 
I was on it. Big improvement. I had terrible skin well into my twenties and it stopped that. It in essence permanently decreases the size of your oil glands so it should be carefully considered but I have no regrets.
 
Do you think your skin ages faster once you've been on roaccutane?
 
biena said:
Was on roaccutane for 3 months, dry skin cracked lips, but oh so worthwhile, 2 years later I am still very glad I did it.

Doctor that prescribed it had me do liver test every 3 weeks while on this,no idea if it was a waste or not.
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isotretinoin is very taxing on the liver (and the body as a whole which is shown through liver enzymes) so its necessary

Do you think your skin ages faster once you've been on roaccutane?
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no. "aging" of skin is due to poor general health, diet and low oxygen supply. Hence why smoking "ages" the skin.

Certain conditions for unknown reasons, like vitiligo, can slow down the "aging" process.

If you mean can isotret damage the skin and make it appear to be aged, I do not think so I havent seen it in practice and when its a drug related issue with it the drug is usually stopped before any permanent damage is done. Hence why they do so many tests to monitor you.

Isotret must also always be started and managed by a dermatologist, a GP can do it but its not advisable as they do not have the equipment, knowledge and experience to really look at the skin. Its S5 for a reason
 
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Be very carefull with that *****,it works but besides the dry skin there are some other more serious side effects that could result in cutting your face up even.

What I mean by this is I had an issue with it where it caused a calcium blockage in my submandibular gland which is located quite deep in your jaw and I could not eat for 3 days due to the pain,doctor ended up giving me pretty strong painkillers normally only given to cancer patients and said there is no real cure for such blockages and if it did not clear they would have to remove the entire gland which entails cutting half your face open,after a week of torment of not being able to eat or drink,feeling like a crack addict on heavy drugs and in pain and the prospect of loosing my gland I had enough and I decided to take matters into my own hands with my brother who is dental surgeon.

We managed to suck one mother of a calcium stone out of the gland by inserting a suction tube into the duct,it was painful and unconventional but I was not going to let my gland be removed or my face be cut up and thankfully it worked and a week later i was back to normal but your dentist is sure as hell is not going to attempt that with you so just be very careful,if you don't drink enough water(i.e 10 liters per day) you may find yourself in a situation you might not like when on this treatment.Mine is just one case Ive heard many other horror stories with people on roaccutane.

It did clear my pimples though until today several years later i rarely get any even though I only took it for 2 months rather than the doctors initial estimate of 6 months.
 
I was on roaccutane when I was a teenager. I had really bad acne.
I was prescribed different antibiotics etc as a first attempt, but they only showed mild improvement.
Initially I was on roaccutane for 3 months and the results were amazing. - did another 2-3 months course afterwards.
The side effects were very carefully explained at the time and I knew what I was in for.
Fortunately I didn't suffer too much from overly dry skin or lips. My lips felt a bit numb though......my eyes suffered the most...they felt very dry all the time and I had the occasional nose bleed.
Apparently depression is a side effect, but I didn't have that problem, nor did any one else I know who used it.
Also it's a no no if you are pregnant ?
 
justplain said:
Also it's a no no if you are pregnant ?
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Correct. Woman needs to sign a document promising they are not pregnent...nor will they become pregnant while on treatment. Not sure if this is still the case. Birth defects are basically guaranteed and are severe on this drug.
 
RiaX said:
isotretinoin is very taxing on the liver (and the body as a whole which is shown through liver enzymes) so its necessary



no. "aging" of skin is due to poor general health, diet and low oxygen supply. Hence why smoking "ages" the skin.

Certain conditions for unknown reasons, like vitiligo, can slow down the "aging" process.

If you mean can isotret damage the skin and make it appear to be aged, I do not think so I havent seen it in practice and when its a drug related issue with it the drug is usually stopped before any permanent damage is done. Hence why they do so many tests to monitor you.

Isotret must also always be started and managed by a dermatologist, a GP can do it but its not advisable as they do not have the equipment, knowledge and experience to really look at the skin. Its S5 for a reason
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What I mean is that oily skin ages better than dry skin. If isotretinoin permanently reduces oil production then your skin may age faster (more wrinkles).
 
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