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JustinM

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hey guys, i know this should be on the grooming board but that board gets like 3 posts a day at the most so i figured i put it here..

right now i am 17 (a senior in high school), and i have pimples...its not that bad but its really really stubborn. i probably have about 5-10 at a time...i have used every topical cream, and also docycyline, a oral thing, and they have not worked. i am sick of having pimples and i want to use acutane..i am going to see my dermo on monday and im going to ask him...when do you guys think im going to be able to start it?? also has anyone had any stories from it?? my friends said their faces cleared up in under a month on the stuff?? anyone??

thanks a lot
peace
JustinM
 
Well Accutane does work .. almost too good. My skin dryed up in about a month, but I got some chapped lips as well.
 
yea thats what all my friends said, so your face was almost 100% better by one month??

thanks
peace

anyone else?
 
Warik said:
www.proactiv.com
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I'm the biggest fan of this stuff in the world...and eveyone laughes at me for it...

Besides, I like Judith Light and I'd follow her anywhere.....

No, I don't work for Proactiv but it does work if you use it twice a day and don't blow it off.

Shit's not cheap though...Luckily Judith is awesome.
 
I used to have fairly bad acne and my doc only put me on Accutane after we had tried practically everything else under the sun....

I would get these nasty, painful cyst-like breakouts (I know it's gross!!) but my condition was considered "severe" enough to warrant Accutane....at least according to my doctor....

...but eventually I more or less insisted - so we went for it....I weighed the risks and what not and decided I was sick and tired of my breakouts - and DAMN they were painful....

Not only that - but this was when I was 23 - so it's not like it was just puberty running its course or anything - and no, it wasn't from the gear either....

Anyway - I don't have any bad things to report about my experience on Accutane - very dry skin is all....but that was nothing compared to breaking out all the time....that shit even helps get rid of blackheads (which come back eventually) - and I stilll get the occasional zit - but no more big-ass cysts or anything...and nothing like it ever used to be....

I guess I've been rambling - hope this helps anyway....
 
thanks a lot Stryc-9, i think the benefits definatly ouweighted the sides...btw most are only temporary..

anyone else??

peace
 
JustinM said:
thanks warik, but everyone said it didnt work for them, plus i tried www.no-acne.com and it is similar shit and didnt do anything



thanks though

peace
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Welp... worked for me and it's cheap, so I recommend it to all who have an acne problem. www.no-acne.com a) has an ugly website and b) does not have a super eleet infomercial on the showcase network. Surprised you bought it. =)

-Warik
 
Used the stuff 13 years ago when I was 16. After a 3 month course the doctor had a look and said that the acne hadn't completely gone away so I went on for another 3 months. After the last course I took I have never had any acne. The stuff is excellent but it does dry up your skin. I also felt in made my hair more curly as it was straighter before. Anyway, I would take it again if I had to. It's the only fast and effective way.
 
I USED IT WHEN I WAS ABOUT 18. I DIDNT HAVE BAD ACNE BUT I DIDNT WANT ANY AT ALL (I'M A PRETTY BOY SOMETIMES...LOL)!!! DRIED THE HELL OUT OF MY LIPS. SKIN WAS KINDA DRY TO. TAKE SOME VITAMIN E WHILE ON IT. FOR THE LIPS GO GET SOME AQUAPHORE (I THINK THATS IT). IT HELPS BIG TYME!!!

KAYNE
 
KAYNE said:
I USED IT WHEN I WAS ABOUT 18. I DIDNT HAVE BAD ACNE BUT I DIDNT WANT ANY AT ALL (I'M A PRETTY BOY SOMETIMES...LOL)!!! DRIED THE HELL OUT OF MY LIPS. SKIN WAS KINDA DRY TO. TAKE SOME VITAMIN E WHILE ON IT. FOR THE LIPS GO GET SOME AQUAPHORE (I THINK THATS IT). IT HELPS BIG TYME!!!

KAYNE
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thanks a lot, i use aquaphor now, so im just going to carry some on me at all times..and im going to drink a TON of water, thanks bro

peace
 
I used Accutane in my 20's. My story is similar to Stryc-9's - I had the big painful cysts not just pimples. It worked wonders, but it really does dry out all your skin - even inside my nose! You have to get your blood tested monthly to check your liver, cholesterol, etc. You take it for 5 months.

If your acne is more like pimples rather than cysts (cysts are the big hard knotty ones that REALLY hurt), give Pantothenic Acid (vitamin B5) a try. It really works if you get your dosage high enough - anywhere between 5-10 grams (not milligrams). Read this post for more info:
http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=11795&highlight=Pantothenic
 
thanks fit, i just got my first blood work done today...i just want to not have to worry about pimples all the time and worry about flare ups and shit, thanks

peace
 
That's cool. Accutane definitely does the job. Don't worry if your zits get worse before getting better. Normally it takes a while for a pimple to form. They sit below the skin awhile before coming out as a zit. The Accutane speeds up this process, pushing those zits-in-waiting out all at once. After a month or so, things should really be looking good.
 
FitFossil said:
That's cool. Accutane definitely does the job. Don't worry if your zits get worse before getting better. Normally it takes a while for a pimple to form. They sit below the skin awhile before coming out as a zit. The Accutane speeds up this process, pushing those zits-in-waiting out all at once. After a month or so, things should really be looking good.
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thanks a lot man, do you think ill get a lot of flare ups after like 4-6 weeks??

thanks

peace
 
JustinM said:
thanks a lot man, do you think ill get a lot of flare ups after like 4-6 weeks??

thanks

peace
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Things should be looking pretty good by then. I think by the third month I was completely clear, not even any redness from old zits. I went in for my checkup and the nurse asked "What are you seeing the doctor about?" I said "Acne" and she said "Where?" :D

Even if your face completely clears, stay on for the whole cycle to fully purge acne from your system.
 
thanks a lot FIT, i have just 2 more questions for you...1 how bad was your acne when you had it before accutane, and 2, did your joints ache at all??

thanks a lot, youve been a great help

peace
 
It was bad but not oozing pizza face bad like they show in the before and after brochure. I usually had 4 or 5 cysts going at a time, and those suckers hurt like hell. I'd tried all the other stuff, and it was only getting worse.

Yes, my joints did ache, but I think this was only at the beginning. Maybe it went away or I got used to it, because I don't remember it being a problem. Another annoying side effect at first was I felt really itchy all over my body. Thankfully that only lasted a few days.

The worst part of the whole treatment, other than the monthly blood tests, was having the corners of my mouth crack and getting nosebleeds from the extreme skin dryness. A & D Ointment helped in both places. I wasn't into drinking much water back then like I am now, so maybe increasing your water intake would help too.
 
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