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AltaGuy · 05-31-2013, 09:18 AM

Like many people in this thread, I'm a little torn:

- I did a course of accutane (two or three months, I forget) in high school and it cleared up my acne permanently and immediately. I noticed no side-effects, not even dry lips. For myself, I am really glad I did it.

- I could never really recommend anyone else take it. The side-effects are potentially so severe in some people that it's scary to think what could have happened, and I would never want to feel responsible for that.

The only over the counter medication that ever worked slightly for me was the active ingredient in ProActiv, benzoyl peroxide. It worked for me a little bit, and could be found at the time in Oxy-5 or something like that. I tried a course of antibiotics, but they did nothing for me, and are probably almost as poor a solution as accutane given the high likelihood the acne will come back after treatment is finished.

05-31-2013, 09:18 AM	#41
AltaGuy AltaGuy has a magnetic personality and exudes positive energy, which is infectious to those around him. He has an unparalleled ability to communicate with people, whether he is speaking to a room of three or an arena of 30,000. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: At le pub... Exp:	Like many people in this thread, I'm a little torn: - I did a course of accutane (two or three months, I forget) in high school and it cleared up my acne permanently and immediately. I noticed no side-effects, not even dry lips. For myself, I am really glad I did it. - I could never really recommend anyone else take it. The side-effects are potentially so severe in some people that it's scary to think what could have happened, and I would never want to feel responsible for that. The only over the counter medication that ever worked slightly for me was the active ingredient in ProActiv, benzoyl peroxide. It worked for me a little bit, and could be found at the time in Oxy-5 or something like that. I tried a course of antibiotics, but they did nothing for me, and are probably almost as poor a solution as accutane given the high likelihood the acne will come back after treatment is finished.