Has anybody taken Roaccutane???

howididit_2

Hi mae, it was actually a clear fine spray, pretty much like water! You sprayed it on, left it for a minute or so to allow it to absorb and then just carried on as normally, it wasn't visible or anything.

As I say, the key ingrediant was definitely something to do with sharks, so I've just googled it "shark acne" (!) which led me to the compound being called Isolutrol and apparently a brand is Ketsugo which I'm pretty sure is the brand I used.

I'd definitely give this ago if I were you before going down the roaccutane route.

Dora_the_Explorer_5

Mae, just a thought - has your GP checked for polycystic ovary syndrome? It can cause acne.

mae

Dora_the_Explorer wrote:

Mae, just a thought - has your GP checked for polycystic ovary syndrome? It can cause acne.

Thanks for this suggestion and I have wondered but when I did some research about it I have no other symptoms apart from the bad skin so I don't think I have...?

Dora_the_Explorer_5

Apparenty 1 in10 women suffer from it, but I expect that many of them will be symptom free. Might be worth mentioning it to the dermatolgist?

mae

Just an update while I have been waiting for the dermatologist appointment I have been trying other methods.. I have been washing my back and chest with a body brush and neutrogena body wash specifically for bad skin and then applying panoxyl 2.5% gel all over and at the same time I'm taking erythromycin antibiotic tablets. I can honestly say this is the most improvement I have ever had my skin looks great I've only got the red marks and scars but hopefully they will start to fade.. Idon't know why this is working now because I've done similar things in the past.. I hope I'm not just being lucky and going to get another flare up but if things go on like this I could see me being very happy this summer..I'll still go and see the derm just in case and if things are still good maybe I could talk to him about dermabrasion or something to even out the scars which are mainly dark patches?? Thanks to all those who took the time to reply and give me info that they had..
Soory just in case anyone was wondering how long this has taken to take effect I started this regime after I saw the doc because I knew there would be a waiting list to see the derm and had to do something in the mean time so I started about the 25/02/06 only about 2 weeks ago but its amazing??