Does everybody have an initial breakout on accutane?

External Since: Apr 08, 2004 Posts: 9

My skin isn't all that bad. Most of the time I don't even have
pimples. However, I do get blochy skin and redness on my face. I know
these symtoms sound more like rosacea than acne but the herbs I've
been taking and the amount of water I've been ingesting have kept my
breakouts to a minimum. However i do get infalmed skin on an
everyother day basis.
I want to go on accutane to get rid of this nusence for good. I
don't want to worry about whether my face is gonna be blochy at any
given time. I'm going to try to get on accutane but I'm worried about
what the initial breakout is gonna be like. If I hardly have any acne
on my face, will I be getting when I go on accutane? Does everybody's
hair start falling out when they go on it. What other symtoms are
associated with it besides really bad headheaches?
This skin problem that I have has been the most constant problem
that I've had in my life since having bad skin. I've tried everything
from continuously drinking water every chance I get to usintg
everykind of vitamin and herbs imaginable and nothing works. I was
hoping antibiotics would save me from this condition but even that
didn't help.

External Since: Jan 15, 2004 Posts: 43

I've been in Accutane a bunch of times over the last 19 years. During
my first two full Accutane courses (1985 and 1993), I experienced no
initial breakout and no hair loss. In fact, in both cases my skin
cleared almost immediately.

During a later Accutane course in 1998, my skin did not clear
immediately. I did not have an initial breakout per se, but instead I
experienced unfettered continuation of my bad skin. By week 8 my skin
was clear. In this course, I did experience some minor hair thinning
plus other side effects I had not experienced with earlier courses (in
particular, a red face).

Immediately following that course, I stayed on low-dose Accutane for
about 2.5 years. During that period my skin stayed clear, my facial
redness went away, and my hair returned mostly to normal.

peterlam1bm.RemoveThis@yahoo.com (petey) wrote in message news:<b3e91343.0404080949.54be955c.RemoveThis@posting.google.com>...
> My skin isn't all that bad. Most of the time I don't even have
> pimples. However, I do get blochy skin and redness on my face. I know
> these symtoms sound more like rosacea than acne but the herbs I've
> been taking and the amount of water I've been ingesting have kept my
> breakouts to a minimum. However i do get infalmed skin on an
> everyother day basis.
> I want to go on accutane to get rid of this nusence for good. I
> don't want to worry about whether my face is gonna be blochy at any
> given time. I'm going to try to get on accutane but I'm worried about
> what the initial breakout is gonna be like. If I hardly have any acne
> on my face, will I be getting when I go on accutane? Does everybody's
> hair start falling out when they go on it. What other symtoms are
> associated with it besides really bad headheaches?
> This skin problem that I have has been the most constant problem
> that I've had in my life since having bad skin. I've tried everything
> from continuously drinking water every chance I get to usintg
> everykind of vitamin and herbs imaginable and nothing works. I was
> hoping antibiotics would save me from this condition but even that
> didn't help.