Is accutane ruining my body's natural way of dealing with acne?

Question

I am now an 18 year old male. I first took accutane about a year ago for about 6 months when I had acne ranging from mild to medium-severe, and it had fantastic results. After i stopped taking it acne was not even an issue anymore. Then after about 5 months the acne slowly but surely started coming back. Now I am on it again and it is woking but taking a little longer than the quick results the first time. I was and am now taking 1 pill a day (40) mg i believe.

My questions are:
1. Is me taking accutane ruining my bodies natural way of dealing with acne? My brother had some mild acne issues in his teen years but his body naturally took care of it. Should I just wait out the embarrasing acne rather than taking accutane. Can accutane actually delay the acne stage for later years?

2. Are my symptoms/accutane history average for accutane users, and what can I expect for results?

3. Will accutane ever permanently rid my face of acne?

Thank you for your time reading my question.

Answer 1

Accutane only works while you are taking it.

I don't believe the body has a natural way of fighting acne. Your brother just had a mild case.
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Answer 2

1) No accutane isn't ruining your body's way of fighting acne. There are many reasons for acne and different types that accutane is prescribed for. Usually is it is severe acne and my dermatologist said throughout my life I will occasionally have break outs but nothing like I had before. However that being said, accutane will change some of your body chemistry because its a derivative of Vitamin A and a very powerful one.
2) I haven't taken it again, my acne isn't back but I occasionally have flare ups and I've been off it for 2 years. However my dermatologist did say that sometimes it takes another round to completely clear it up, which could be your case.
3) Depends on body chemistry, but still will get zits, pimples.
I had nodular acne which is very painful cysts on my face, back and neck. As a young teenage girl it was embarassing and painful. I knew the risks of accutane before going to the dermatologist, what it could do to my body and how it was trying to be banned. I did suffer from slight depression, had paper textured skin, and dry chapped lips. In a year it cleared up and I am happy with my results. I do not get those nodular cysts anymore just pimples but they are slight. Good luck with it, and God bless.

Answer 3

Dry and/or greasy skin due to poor oil composition of the skin. Thick greasy oils clog pores, lack of oil leads to dryness and irritation. You need thin oils to moisturize while dissolving and clearing gunk in your poors. Try fish oil or seafood. 2 tsp fish oil a day or 4 servings of seafood a week. Stick it out for at least 2 months; it will take a long time to replace all your oil. Any effect after 1-2 days is temporary or random; so even if it makes you break out a little at first, you haven't given it a full try yet.

In the short term you can wash and moisturize well, but that will only go so far. Plus excessive washing can be drying and excessive moisturizing can be clogging. Use a small amount of a light moisturizer, made with oil not jelly or grease. Often that means soybean oil or mineral oil. Mineral oil means mined from the ground. So soybean oil is usually better, though mineral oil won't cause too much harm. Clean with soap and water, not a harsh acne cleanser. Even then they only work so well. So you really need the seafood.

Antibiotics aren't really good for bacteria long term, they'll come back in force after. Short term they may help. After you get off them find some kefir with acidophilus listed first or 2nd to replace the friendly bacteria they destroyed. Studies show less illness when you have these bacteria, even outside the stomach in places such as the lungs and elsewhere. You want friendly bacteria to fill the void when the antibiotics stop, not harmful ones.

In the short term you might also try 100,000+ iu retinol vitamin A (a megadose, and too much for normal use) or one of the acne drugs that is similar to retinol vitamin A. It's some minor harm to your organs, but it helps against bacteria on your skin. At least it doesn't have the other long term drawbacks to your skin that antibiotics and many scrubs do.

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Answer 4

I think that accutane is for severe cases of acne.. You need a dermatologist to prescribe it to you. It seems that he/she would be best at explaining to you it's effects and if it stops your body's natural way of dealing with acne. Consult your dermatologist.