Accutane question + first cycle

[dr0832]

I have had acne for 8 years. I am now 21. On my face it was bad when I was young, but I did some accutane and it got better, and then came back and worsened again. When I was about 18 it got better and I only get a few zits here and there but sometimes I also get painful cystic acne. Also for past 8 years I have had pretty bad cystic acne on my back, and occasionally I get it on my chest. The back acne really never has gotten any better. I have tried ever antibiotic, like doxy, tetra, minocin, and retinoids like reint-a, and tazorac, among almost every other acne med. Nothing completely gets rid of the acne and most don't even do anything for it. I want to do a cycle on accutane again at a high dose for 6 months to see if it will make the acne go away for good, however at the same time I want to do a first cycle of low dose var? Would it be better to do a cycle of var and then start the accutane a few weeks after, after finishing pct, or would it be better to do the accutane cycle first and then a month or two later start a var cycle? Reason I ask is because I would not like to go through the accutane cycle and then find out the var just makes the accutane come right back reversing the poor shrink effects of the accutane. Also what dose is recommended for 175-180 lb person. I don't want to do a low dose because I know that it probably won't have permenant effects at clearing my acne.

 

[supervegitto]

Take the accutane after your cycle.....you can even take it with your pct. It won't hurt. I am on accutane right now and taking clomid for my pct. If i didn't have the accutane i would have a pizza face

ps i hope you got your accutane for a doctor since he prescibes what dose you need. I am taking 1 "40mg" capsule/day and thats a fairly high dose.
I would suggest trying 40mg/day and see how that goes, if you need something stronger alternate days 40mg/day then next day 80mg....etc

 

[tiger88]

even think of laser treatment for acne?
80 percent effective even those with cystic...

 

[dr0832]

well I don't have acne that bad to probably even constitue a doctor prescribing accutane. Luckily my dads a doc and he can monitor me. I would not use laser treatment because its very expensive, probably painful, and not even guarenteed to work.

As for dose, I don't know if 40mg would work for me. I know my sisters boyfriend was on a 60mg cycle for 8 months. Hes 16 and probably 140 lbs, maybe less. His acnes is now coming back a year later, but thats expected since hes still in his teens. My dad can prescribe what is recommended but I don't like all this clinical bulshit. I like real world advice from others with same problems as me.

 

[dr0832]

Also I am planning to take 10gs of b5 during the cycle. Would this be a bad thing to go right into the accutane after the b5 megadosing?

On another note what liver supps should I take other then milk thistle during the accutane cycle? I already know I am gonna take a bunch during the var cycle even though its low dose and a short cycle.

 

[slat1]

How long would you guys take Accutain for? I was thinking about 3 months at 40mg's a day. I am about 228 8 to 9% bf. Should I run it longer? at a higher dose?

 

[supervegitto]

I take if off and on only when i start breaking out. My dermatologist recommends taking it straight for 5-6 months.