Accutane is 10mg enough.

[jh35663]

I started Accutane 10 days ago roughly.
Dermatologist put me on 10mg.
I have pretty good skin to begin with, which is why she only put on 10mg I guess.
I’m 54kg, 19 y/o.

I did already notice improvements only 10 days in, which makes sense as it’s a low dose + good base, so it’s not rare for purging stage to be skipped altogether.

Regardless of improvements being made in < 2 weeks, is this is a pointlessly low dosage?

 

[hunter-]

yes at your weight and if you already have pretty good skin it should be enough, you should be all cleared up in about 4 maybe 5 months i think depends on how much acne u already have

 

[Giorgio]

no, accutane is a very strong drug, I'm on 30mg a week, and it helps to curb my steroid acne

 

[mohito]

Daily dose doesn’t matter, what matters is reaching the cumulative dose of 150 mg/kg

 

[jh35663]

no, accutane is a very strong drug, I'm on 30mg a week, and it helps to curb my steroid acne

i’m not following you said no (as in no it’s not enough) followed by ‘accutane is a very strong drug’

 

[Giorgio]

i’m not following you said no (as in no it’s not enough) followed by ‘accutane is a very strong drug’

oh, I guess I meant to say "yes" instead of "no"

 

[jh35663]

Daily dose doesn’t matter, what matters is reaching the cumulative dose of 150 mg/kg

yes I was reading about this just before I made the thread actually.

but is that rule consistent for an acne ridden piece of shit starting point and for a near clear skin person

 

[jh35663]

oh, I guess I meant to say "yes" instead of "no"

aha all good thanks bro

 

[mohito]

yes I was reading about this just before I made the thread actually.

but is that rule consistent for an acne ridden piece of shit starting point and for a near clear skin person

It's more of a general guideline. For someone who has already clear ski, they might use a lower cumulative dose

 

[jh35663]

It's more of a general guideline. For someone who has already clear ski, they might use a lower cumulative dose

thanks. but would it be a huge drop (like as low as 50/kg), or just a moderate deviation from the 150 we said

 

[mohito]

thanks. but would it be a huge drop (like as low as 50/kg), or just a moderate deviation from the 150 we said

No, maybe 120

 

[Giorgio]

Daily dose doesn’t matter, what matters is reaching the cumulative dose of 150 mg/kg

no, it definitely matters, the philosophy of "cumulative dose" is to saturate the body with such levels that it permanently leaves the sebaceous glands shrunk.

but this classic, old school approach can have tons of side effects, and you can destroy more than just glands in the skin, for example like glands in the eyes
or shrink the glands so much, that they wont produce any oil anymore, and that is far worse than having some acne

if you take 10mg a day until you reach 150mg/kg, then you will never achieve the permanent effects, and permanent side effects

 

[itsallg3netics]

I started Accutane 10 days ago roughly.
Dermatologist put me on 10mg.
I have pretty good skin to begin with, which is why she only put on 10mg I guess.
I’m 54kg, 19 y/o.

I did already notice improvements only 10 days in, which makes sense as it’s a low dose + good base, so it’s not rare for purging stage to be skipped altogether.

Regardless of improvements being made in < 2 weeks, is this is a pointlessly low dosage?

How can u be 54kg and 19 nigga a fucking skeleton

 

[jh35663]

How can u be 54kg and 19 nigga a fucking skeleton

most likely i mog you and smv mog u so idc

 

[itsallg3netics]

most likely i mog you and smv mog u so idc

Not tryna insult you retard im being fr go and eat something

 

[mohito]

no, it definitely matters, the philosophy of "cumulative dose" is to saturate the body with such levels that it permanently leaves the sebaceous glands shrunk.

but this classic, old school approach can have tons of side effects, and you can destroy more than just glands in the skin, for example like glands in the eyes
or shrink the glands so much, that they wont produce any oil anymore, and that is far worse than having some acne

if you take 10mg a day until you reach 150mg/kg, then you will never achieve the permanent effects, and permanent side effects

Dose does matter for relapse risk but all studies show that low dose and standard dose acc can both be effective long term. 120-150 is just a guideline for probability, not some magic number for permanent change

 

[jh35663]

Not tryna insult you retard im being fr go and eat something

ok thats my bad. either way lean is law. and im not anorex looking or anything

 

[jh35663]

Dose does matter for relapse risk but all studies show that low dose and standard dose acc can both be effective long term. 120-150 is just a guideline for probability, not some magic number for permanent change

yes I was also reading those, but if I stay on low dose do I then need to stay on it such a long term such that it cumulates still to 150mg/kg, cause for me thats close to 2 years, seems a long time

 

[mohito]

yes I was also reading those, but if I stay on low dose do I then need to stay on it such a long term such that it cumulates still to 150mg/kg, cause for me thats close to 2 years, seems a long time

Yeah u gotta stay on it til u reach the cumulative dose otherwise it can relapse

 

[itsallg3netics]

ok thats my bad. either way lean is law. and im not anorex looking or anything

If ur not anorex looking that’s fine but im also skinny af which I hate because I’m constantly getting frame mogged so I think it would be nice to hit that fuckass gym even if I don’t wanna do it