Can anyone give me more information about Accutane or Roaccutane? Are they the same thing?
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I know you have to do it for a month or two and that you have to prove that you are using 2 forms of birth control and take a pregnancy test often (since the drug causes birth defects). My co-worker took it and she was able to rid her face of cystic acne, but she still gets little tiny pimples. It definitely does work.
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Vitamin A derivatives such as retionic (Retina A) Brand is one of the best topical treatments and it is oral brand (Roaccutane) has remarkable results in ACNE VULAGRIS treatment but you should consult a dermatologist to check liver functions before treatment to avoid adverse effect.
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you could go to a dermatologist or you could try the pro-activ solution, you can buy from TV shop in almost any country. i am 28 and still have spots and i am going to order the order the products. they contain salyic acid and retinal which are ingredients found in all anti-acne products. even jessica simpson, alicia keys and sean coombs use it. it must be worth a try.\ngood luck to both you and me.
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Here's an article on naturally preventing and treating acne: http://acne.fanaticshome.com/Articles/Home_Treatment_for_Acne_-_a_non-chemical_approach.php\n\nAnd on using products: http://acne.fanaticshome.com/Articles/Finding_Acne_Skin_Care_Products_That_Work_For_You.php\n\nIt kind of depends on how severe your acne is and what kind of approach you want to take with it.
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Hi Sagatairian\n\nIm a Scorpio and I tell it like it is. Here are some answers on the real issue of acne.\n\n\n1. Blood Purifying: If we are just beginning a cleansing and healing program, we experience problems. Very common is acne, which is most often a manifestation of an unclean bloodstream. Red clover tea is an excellent blood-cleanser, with a very mild taste. Burdock root tea works fast and well to cleanse the bloodstream. Carrot juice, very pleasant to the taste, cleanses and builds good cell structure. Many families drink green drink, consisting of fresh greens, such as comfrey, parsley, mint, lambs quarters, marshmallow (that is, common mallow), your dandelion and other local greens, blended into a base of pineapple juice in a blender. At first you may wish to strain out the pulp, but it is good for you too, and soon you should become accustomed to it. Some people make a green drink by simply blending the wildings into water, straining out the pulp and sweetening a bit with pure maple syrup or honey. This green drink supplies vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and healing factors in a fresh, assimilable form. \n\n2. Soap and Astringents: If you want to treat your acne externally, be aware that it's not an external problem. I would recommend very sparing use of soaps, which is contrary to most advice on acne. Soap removes the protective oil from the skin and upsets the acid-alkaline balance. Only use soap if your skin is really dirty; otherwise, wash with water. Instead of using thick makeup, which must be soaped off, let your natural healthy glow illuminate your skin. There are mineral-based blush powders which have no chemicals in them; they can be used as blush and as eyeshadow; just make sure when you purchase them that they really have no chemicals, as some cosmetic companies are mimicking the idea but including additives. \n\nSome people recommend astringents to control large pores on oily skin. First of all, your skin won't produce excess oil if you follow the mucusless diet. Although you will be taking adequate oils in your diet, they are in a form assimilable by the body. Probably the worst "junk food" anyone can take is hydrogenated oil--margarine, hydrogenated peanut butter, shortening. These oils have undergone a chemical change which makes their structures unusable by the body. They clog up the digestive tract and bloodstream and cause many problems, including that oily skin that troubles you! Eliminate them from your diet, replacing them with natural oils (olive, safflower, almond, sesame--there are many choices). You'll see a real difference in just about a week. \n\nAs for the large pores, astringents only help for a little while, as they fill the pores with moisture, seeming to close them. But after a short time, the pores return to their normal size. A good diet, plenty of steam-distilled water, exercise, and the consistent use of the blood cleansing herbs mentioned above, will help tighten those pores. In the meantime (and perhaps just for fun) you can make some astringent lotions to apply to your face. Rub some strawberries on your skin and splash them away with water! Squeeze the juice from a cucumber and do the same. Tomatoes, raspberries, and zucchini all gently tone the skin. You can make a "green drink" for the complexion, blending comfrey, fennel, geranium, lavender, marigold, nettles, peppermint, sage or yarrow (any one or combination of these) with pineapple juice to make a thick, thick mush. Put them on the face, containing them with a piece of gauze if necessary, and lie down for a half-hour or so. Rinse off and notice a glowing skin. \n\nGood old-fashioned witch hazel (the distilled herb preserved with some alcohol), which you can still purchase at most pharmacies, is known for its skin-toning abilities. You can combine it with fresh or bottled (unsweetened) apple juice, adding a little rubbing alcohol to preserve. This fresh-smelling astringent is cheap enough f
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Accutane is the most potent of all acne medications and also boasts a success rate above 90%. Pregnant women or women who may become pregnant should not use this drug.\n\nI have used Accutane in the past and found this...\n\nIt causes dry skin and chapped lips. It reduced acne on me and eliminated it completely on one of my friends, who has not had another breakout since he finished using it.
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also known as retin-a -treatment of acne vulgaris-facial keratoses-and yes even fine wrinkles. but i  ask would  the doctor for more info.-or the pharmacist. in my drug guide there were alot of warnings
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Yeah, sorry, dermatologist is pretty much all you've got left.  I've had acne since I was about 13 (now 28).  I started with your basic skin care that you can get at the drug store then moved on to Pro-Active.  Nothing seemed to help.  I did see my dermatologist at the on campus clinic (I'm in college too) and he prescribed Clyndamycin (an anti bacterial) and Retin-A to be used in conjunction with Oil of Olay or Dove cleansers.  There is a HUGE difference now. \n\nIf your school has a clinic check with them.  They may be able to help and give you options for health insurance too.  Or at least maybe treat the basics.
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Adapalene.  No there are no similar products OTC, you could try salacylic acid to dry bumps up though.
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Fellow 27/f here...I have a couple suggestions for you. I have struggle with this problem since my teen years and have literally tried everything!!  I finally went on Accutane at 18 and it was so horrible, but I stuck it out and it got rid of my acne, minus a break out here or there. At 26, my acne came back in Full force! I am determined never to harm my body with horrible drugs like I did when I was 18, so I am trying a more natural approach. \n\n1) Use hydrogen peroxide as an astringent after you wash your face. It will help kill off the bacteria on your face and eat away at some of that nasty stuff.\n2) I haven't tried this, but I read today that you could dab honey on a pimple and put a bandaid over it...overnight. Apparently, honey has something in it that produces hydrogen peroxide, so putting it on the pimple will basically release this stuff over night on your pimple. Interesting I thought!\n3) If you are looking for a great face line that will help you get that stuff cleared up, get rid of fine lines and other blotches in the skin, I know of a great one. So good in fact, that I signed up this month to be able to buy the products at wholesale, because they are that good. Probably on here, this comes across as a weird sales pitch, but I'm 100% honest when I say that this product line changed the way I looked at the cosmetics and health and beauty industry.\n\nDid you know that cosmetic products virtually aren't regulated at all? They can basically put whatever they want in the products, and they do. This includes animal byproducts...you said you eat organic foods, but what are you putting on your skin?  I just realized about a month ago, through research, that before I have taken 1 bite of food in the morning, I have put large quantities of dead animals on my skin. GROSS! So I made a switch.\n\nThe products I am talking about are by Arbonne International. You can look them up online. If you email me, I would love to give you more info and see if they might work for you too. I am not in this to make money, but I will "sell" you the products for the wholesale cost I get if you are interested in trying them. No pressure whatsoever, but it is worth looking in to. Best of luck.\n\n*******************************\nLisa, if you consider this "regulation" then you need to get your head checked.\n\n"Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act, cosmetics and their ingredients are not required to undergo approval before they are sold to the public. Generally, FDA regulates these products after they have been released to the marketplace. This means that manufacturers may use any ingredient or raw material, except for color additives and a few prohibited substances, to market a product without a government review or approval."\n\nThis is a DIRECT quote from the FDAs webpage. Source posted below. \n\nAs to having to go to a "Professional", I am and have been going to a dermatologist for years. NEVER to have my acne cleared up EXCEPT when on accutane. And if you read the testamonies AGAINST that, including my own, you will NEVER touch the stuff. My dermatologist, with all his medications, can't take care of my acne apparently...or doesn't want to, because it isn't in his best interest. Neither could the other 3 dermatologists I've been to in my life. So, I took it upon myself to research and research and research. I am providing what I have found...and miraculously, IT IS WORKING! So Lisa, keep you nose out of it, because obviously YOU haven't been through this. For all your KNOWLEDGE, you know nothing.\n\n*******************************\nI've also posted a link to a list of cosmetic "ingredients" that are or may be derived from animals. Now, you may not think too much about animal cruelty, or that may not be a huge factor for you, but think of it this way. Animals that are grown and bred for specific purposes are treated with antibiotics,
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Personally, I don't care for Dove products....I don't like any of them!  (My mom swore by them, however)  I can't say how well clean and clear works, since I've never used that product line, but I love Acne Free!  It's available at Wal Mart, is comparable to Proactiv, and costs less.
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I actually just got the smoothbeam treatment and it worked pretty well.  I just started going to the dermatologist in upstate new york, where i live, and they put me on Keflex(an oral antibiotic), gave me Clindamycin pads, Gylcolic Acid pads for many body, and just recently, RetinA cream.  It all is starting to work, and my acne is really clearing up.  I just had the smoothbeam laser thingy, and it was pretty painless.  I saw some improvement from it a couple days after, and i still have a few more to go.  The V-Beam laser thing isn't approved by insurance, because its considered a "cosmetic" surgery, and i think im getting that done in late summer.  I guess it gets rid of all the redness on my face.  I suggest going to a better dermatologist, because I also struggle with acne.  But now that I'm seeing a dermatologist, my skin is starting to clear.  I heard accutane is really bad, because it dries out your whole body.  OH, i forgot, i also use a soap that is fragrance-free,dye-free, and free of anything else but gentle cleanser. That's what i use on my face when i wash it.  When you go to a GOOD dermatologist, make sure you follow EVERYTHING they tell you, don't skip anything.  Make sure you speak up and say that NOTHING has worked and be honest about it.  They'll know what to do, because acne doesn't last forever.  What you may have are acne scars, according to my dermatologist, and they'll stay red like that for a long time, unless you get some V-Beam treatments, which you should ask about.  The only problem is that, although the Smoothbeam treatments are payed for by insurance, the V-Beam treatments are not.  It's going to cost me about $200 per session,and ill need 2 sessions.  My dermatologist said that people usually see a 50-80 percent difference after the treatment, so it works really well.\n\nI hope this all helps, just try and go find a good dermatologist!!
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CRAZEE,\n\nWhen I was a teenager I took the same med.  It worked GREAT!  Originally TCN was developed for venereal disease, but the side effect was that it helped clear up acne.  with my kids I'm concerned that they may have similar issues as they get older, but my wife  (Dr.) has told me many times that there are so many different meds available today for this condition.  What you can do is go to the ER and tell them that his acne is causing severe pain.  They may give him a scrip. for it, they may not.  It doesn't matter if you have insurance or not.  Or you can contact the original Doc that wrote the TCN scrip.  tell him whats going on with you now.  He/She may be able to set you up on a no interest payment plan and give you some sample meds for his condition?  It's worth a try.
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It looks like treatment is aimed at relieving the symptoms.\n\nSurgery to remove the lesions may be accomplished with excellent cosmetic results when the number of lesions is few. However, in many cases the number and location of lesions may preclude surgical excision. Draining the lesions with a large needle is also temporarily effective. Oral antibiotics in the tetracycline family have been tried with limited success. Accutane has also been tried with mixed results. Improvement was seen in some patients while in other patients the condition actually worsened.
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yes azithromycin is a drug of choice for the pus acne u r having right now, 500 mg is the max daily dose prescribed with safety and efficacy....i would say once u get hold on this current problem start with doxycycline again as this is a compaeitively lighter medi than azithro.and for sure u must be using any good anti acne soap, it works!\ngod bless!
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ISOTRETINOIN (Systemic)\n\nSome commonly used brand names are:\n\nIn the U.S.-\n\nAccutane \n\nIn Canada-\n\nAccutane Roche
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ya i highly recommend it.  First couple weeks will be hell.  It gets worse before it gets better by using accutane.  But it  is the onlyt hing that actually works.