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hi i am new to the community.
i used to have mild-severe acne, only on my faceFace pain, and i tried everything from topical (benza-clin/mycine, retina, differin...proactiv), and antibiotics(Doryx, tetracyclin), and even microdermabrasion. my derm never suggested accutane till a last resort bc absolutley nothing worked. I started my accutane in May of 2007 and it litererally changed my life. No lie my skin was completely clearClear by design Clear eyes Clear eyes acr Clear eyes clr Clear-atadine Clear-atadine children's after the first three weeks. I had no initial breakout or anything. My skin was absolutely perfect. I stayed on it for only four months bc i responded so well. I had no side effects at all and my skin did not even dry out. I took a very low dosage, only one tablet a day. My skin stayed very clear for about three-four months after but then i notice i got oily and i started getting small break outs again.
Now it has been a year off accutane. Although my skin is not nearly as bad as it used to be, nothing is helping clear it up. I have used proactiv, benza-clin, and differin religously too see if my skin would respond to it better after the accutane therapy. My derm will not suggest a second course because she thinks that my acne is only superficial. But i know my skin and it is only getting worse little by little. I had such a wondeful experience with accutane and feel i am a very good candidate for a second course. Please let me know what you think. right now i am looking for a new doctor and trying a birth control that is proven to help acne.. i think its trinessa.