Is there anyone accutane did not work for?

Accutane hasn't worked for me... I'm now on my 4th month of 60mg and there has only been a slight improvement, though I've been affected quite badly by the side effects; joint pain, dry eyes, nose bleeds, eczema on my arms etc

I have been on Accutane for abput 5 month now, Everyone is telling me that my face looks clean and clear, but I just don't see or feel it.
I still get cysts and redness all over my face, I'm not as Confident as I used to be, I'm pretty frustrated and hope it works better for you.

Same here....8months later it came back. On my second treatment....this time stretching it out (2 pills per week vs day) ...we'll see!

Hi just wondering if your sons acne cleared up... My son is on med too, and I'm seeing that his acne is getting worse! I'm very worried too!!
Thx

My son has been on Accutane for about seven weeks his acne is getting worse on his face ...his chest and his back did clear up but his face is severe!! I'm extremely worried about him and hope it clears up soon!!
Best of luck to you

Yes my daughter. When she was 14 she was started on Accutane. It worked for about 7 months then acne returned with a vengeance. She completed a second course of Accutane at 16. She is now 18 and takes a 40mg dose of Accutane once a month and has the most porcelain of skin. We did go through about 6 dermatologists until we moved to CA and this derm there agreed to put her on the second course and provide her a maintenance dose prescription. It saved her life - literally. Her personality also changed tremendously - she's so confident.

Some people need to go on it for a second round to fully get rid of it

I'm a 45 acne has tortured me since I was around 18, it was in 1999 when I enrolled in roaccutane, mind u it was awesome besides the side effects, my skin was fresh glowing and my confidence was boosted,the oil pot in my body ran dry and I felt loved, after about six months the horrible acne came in full force damaging my skin with long bumpy lesions, I enrolled in accurate again for five months, without any success, side effects were so severe,doctor adviced me to stop treatment, right now, I'm no longer bothered about what people say about my nasty face, severe acne stole my youth and I'm still having severe burst on weekly basis and what I'm left with is blurry eyesight, pains on every joint and disgust, if accurate helped u, that s good but I think it just makes acne to come in full force later on

I was on accutane for a year and it did wonders! However, it was about 8-9 months after finishing my treatment that it stopped working. I have extremely bad acne so it may be better for you and the side effects were very minor. (Ex. Dry lips, dry skin, bloody nose) definitely worth the try!

I have now been on accutane three times and I am still struggling with acne. My first was when I was 20. It cleared me up for a year or two but came back. My second was when I was 33. That last about a year too. I tried one last time a year ago and it cleared me up while on it, but came back immediately a month after I got off. I am at my wits end at this point.

My son did 6 months of amnesteen (accutane). At first we were hopefully when it FINALLY worked after about 5 months. After ending the meds, acne returned after a few months as bad as ever. So disappointing. Doubt we'd do it again. If anyone knows of anything that actually works, I'd love to hear about it.

Mine too. I'm worried too. Did it get better for him?

I know this is a year ago but has it cleared up by now? Have been on it for about the same time and my acne has gotten worse... do you reckon its worth it?

I wish I had read these posts before taking this garbage. This drug has failed for me on every level. My derm told me he has a 98% success rate with this drug. 98% Imagine that...I actually beat the ods. I am his 2%. This trip has been the worst experience of my life. I never thought I would say this but I wish I had my old fface back. I have had servre, painful, scarring cystic acne for more than 10 years. I remeber it well, my first cyst hit me like a bee sting in 2009. I still have the scar from that lesion. It got worse from there.
From 2009 to May of 2017, I was greeted daily by a painful reminder that God hates me. I did everything. Change my diet, gave up smoking, gave up drinking, used oil free washes and salvs. It got worse.
It got so bad a confused teenage once asked me how long I had been positive. Yes, he thought the lesion I was sporting that week was a KS lesion. I ran through every treatment and they all failed. Finally, I asked about this drug. I went through the steps and on April 21 of 2017 I started my pills. Things started to imporve for the first week. By imporve, I mean that the existing lesions seemed to shrink and retreat. Then, the side effects came. Blurred vision, dry lips, pain in the joints, and depression. However, I was seeing improvement. I began to think that it was going work. I was excited, my heart swelled with hope. Fianlly, I was going to be able to go out of the house without being ashamed.
On May 1st of 2017 I awoke to a great shock. My face was dry. Not just dry but it looked ike the moisture had been sucked out it. I was a corpse. The only comparison I can think of to which all might be able to relate (or if you can't, just google it) would be Emperor Palpatine. Remember his face in Return of the Jedi? Scarred as well as aged. That was what I looked like. I left work early becuase people were concerned. On student suggested I go to the ER.
I called my derm and as I waited four hours for him to get back to me I went online. It was then that I first heard about something called IB--the Initial Breakout. Over the next four weeks I exploded. Daily cysts, pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, and dryness. What was worse, I noticed my skin getting red. Really, really red.
Every day was Hell. I called my derm and said I want to stop treatment. My husband, friends, parents, all suggested I stop before I did permanent damage. My Primary Care Doctor said I that this is normal, and even called me daily to encourage me. My derm said to take it every other day for a few weeks.
Stupidly, I listened. I should have quite then and there. I got worse. I broke out for a month. Things slowed by the first week of June, but the redness remained. In fact, it seemed to get even more red. I noticed fewer breakouts but my face was going through all the spectrums of the color red. You know how a face looks when it has endured a terrible sunburn? That was it. The skin around my eyes was normal, but everywhere else eventually settled to the current shade of fire engine red. It has gotten much worse since then.
In addition to the redness, I have thousands of small bumps all over my face. They remind me of Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon of the Island of Le Grand Jatte" Pointalism! I look like the thosands of tiny dots used in the expression of pointalism. It got worse from there.
In addition to the constant fire engine red face, dry bleeing lips, blurred vision, dry skin, pain, sadness, breakouts, hurting bones, sleepyness, and whatever these bumps are, I am now flaking like the top of Coconut Cake. As I pat dry my blistered, craggy, scarred face I immediately see the formation of shreds and pills of dead skin. I am quite sure it will get worse from here.
For the first time in my life, I hope for death. I want to throw these stupd pills into the trash compactor. A few cysts every week was nothing compared to the monster I am now At least the rest of my face was even toned, moist, and smooth. A little Dermablend mouse foundation and some blending and you would have to be almost nose to nose to notice. Now, I am very sure my face is so red it is at present that t can be seen from space. What is worse is, my derm says this is all normal. Based on the dozens of similar sites and thousdands of stories I have read I highly doubt that is the case. I have been lied to and like an id**t, I feel for it. I have to wear a face that terrifies the world now and pains me to wear it. Maybe that will be my purpose. To warn peope to take into considerations side effects. I'd much rather just not wake up in the morning. Nothingness is much better than seeing the horror I wear every day.
Foe those of you who have experienced success, congratulations. For the tiny few of us who have not been succesful, I know what it feels like. If anyone has been hideously scarred by this drug, please let me know. I want to find out just how much of a loser I am.

Jeff
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I have just finished my 3rd round of accutane in less than 3 years. All 3 rounds were for 9 months which is the longest recommended and each time I ended at the max dose which is 120 mg. I am 114 lbs. that dosage is for someone that is a rather heavy person. It has never worked for me. Got my hormones checked twice and everything came back normal. I hope it works for everyone else on here. I know I wish it worked for me...