I know I already made a thread a while back but now I have different questions.

I've done 5 antibiotics courses so far. Each lasted about 6 to 7 months during which my actual acne (infections and red pimples and such) did clear up but my skin remained unclear, lots of blackheads and clogged pores etc... And then after the 6 or 7 months I had to take a break from them (you're not supposed to keep on taking them throughout. you need to stop with them for 3 to 4 months because it's not healthy).
Every time I stopped my acne came back and I had to go on antibiotics again... Of course that's not good because you become resistant to it.

Any way. Now 8 days ago I started my break (I took Minocyclin for 6 months) and I already see some new (still tiny but you know...) red zits (whitehead like but very small) appearing, more bumps etc....
Wnet to the dermatologist and she said if it does get worse in a couple weeks and the acne does come back I'll be starting a low dose of accutane. I realize most people wouldn't think my skin is bad enough for accutane (even at it's worst) but the derm says that if it does come back it's just clear that antibiotics aren't working for me so accutane is basically the only thing let for me to try.

She said with low dose accutane the side effects are minimal. Does anyone have any experience with this?.

I'm also interested in long-term effects: have any of you used accutane and then had a baby because I'm worried about fertility.

Hai. I got psychosis on accutane. Bad too. And I was seriously depressed. And I got suicidal impulses. I'm normally a really happy person, so this really fucked with me. But I stuck with it because I was so tired of having shitty skin and now my skin is wonderful.

Other less serious side effects were dry skin/lips and trouble sleeping.

were you on a high or low dose?


I'm afraid of the depression thing... I've heard things about this before, but other dey that it's true...

I'm a little worried because I am already having some mental/emotional problems.... I don't want to kill myself!

I was on it for 6 months when I was 14/15. Not sure what dosage though.
Best thing I ever did!
Its kind of wearing off recently. They told me it would alst for 10 years!

And I don't think it makes you infertile, it causes birth defects if you get pregnant whilst on it so be careful.

They'll start you on a low dose, and then work up to a higher dose usually.
I was on like a medium dosage.

I mean, as long as you tell your doctor about your emotional status and keep him/her updated, you should be okay.