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18 year old on accutane

by JS2882, Jan 03, 2009 12:28PM

So i've been taking accutane for two months now, and all i've gotten is a big flare-up on my chest, back and neck. I'm taking 40 mg a day, but am being upped to 60 than 80 before the 6 months is up. When will the medicine finally start to work?

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by loiloi

, Jan 06, 2009 05:39AM

To: JS2882

Hi. It is not unusual to experience a temporary worsening of acne ("initial flare-up") at the start of Accutane treatment.
A course of Accutane usually lasts between 16 and 24 weeks. The patient virtually always has clear skin after this time, and a long term remission from acne is achieved in 80% of cases after one course. 20% of patients, including myself, need a second or third course.
Eloise.

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