Why am I barely making progress on accutane?

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I've been on 20mg of accutane for a while now, wearing sunscreen everyday protecting me from uva aswell as uvb rays but I barely seem to make any progress when it comes to my skin. My doctor wouldn't prescribe me accutane so I got it somewhere else but it is not pharma and likely underdosed. But even though its underdosed I should be seeing some progress right? Is there anything I should add or change to my routine because I'm sick of making slim to no progress. Or should I just wait and stop whining?
 
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Just eat raw meat, you don't need accutane
 
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I've been on 20mg of accutane for a while now, wearing sunscreen everyday protecting me from uva aswell as uvb rays but I barely seem to make any progress when it comes to my skin. My doctor wouldn't prescribe me accutane so I got it somewhere else but it is not pharma and likely underdosed. But even though its underdosed I should be seeing some progress right? Is there anything I should add or change to my routine because I'm sick of making slim to no progress. Or should I just wait and stop whining?
20mg needs consistency, it's a moderate dose and works gradually. try clindamycin along with the accutane, and try getting back on 20mgs. mark as solution (y)
 
Just eat raw meat, you don't need accutane
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because 20mg is a pretty low dose. usually when people wanna nuke their acne they take upwards of 80, if not even more.
 
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20mg needs consistency, it's a moderate dose and works gradually. try clindamycin along with the accutane, and try getting back on 20mgs. mark as solution (y)
I've never gone off of 20mg but thought about upping the dose. I have some upcoming events and want my skin to be clear by then but upping the dose would also cause a breakout so I'll take your advice and just keep doing this for a little while, thanks.
 
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because 20mg is a pretty low dose. usually when people wanna nuke their acne they take upwards of 80, if not even more.
I would not do 80mg personally, I have to pay for my accutane since I won't get is prescribed and I'd have to take 8 pills of 10mg each day. That'd be so expensive.
 
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because 20mg is a pretty low dose. usually when people wanna nuke their acne they take upwards of 80, if not even more.
bro if u take from 20 to 80 ur mind and liver will be fucking destroyed
 
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I've never gone off of 20mg but thought about upping the dose. I have some upcoming events and want my skin to be clear by then but upping the dose would also cause a breakout so I'll take your advice and just keep doing this for a little while, thanks.
with Clindamycin, make sure it's topical, then try getting your hands on fusidic acid lotion for better recovery too. an antibiotic by the name of cefuroxime is also beneficial, however try getting a dermatologist consultation before trying any of these beforehand, you're welcome. mark me as solution with the button on the right
 
with Clindamycin, make sure it's topical, then try getting your hands on fusidic acid lotion for better recovery too. an antibiotic by the name of cefuroxime is also beneficial, however try getting a dermatologist consultation before trying any of these beforehand, you're welcome. mark me as solution with the button on the right
I won't even get accutane prescribed, doctors and dermatoligists don't give a single shit and will never give me anything.
 
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I won't even get accutane prescribed, doctors and dermatoligists don't give a single shit and will never give me anything.
alright, then I suppose what I've mentioned will be able to help, I'm in the same situation too and my acne has been drastically cleared up, all I have to improve is the inflammation and the marks
 
alright, then I suppose what I've mentioned will be able to help, I'm in the same situation too and my acne has been drastically cleared up, all I have to improve is the inflammation and the marks
Did you get clindamycin?
 
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I've been on 20mg of accutane for a while now, wearing sunscreen everyday protecting me from uva aswell as uvb rays but I barely seem to make any progress when it comes to my skin. My doctor wouldn't prescribe me accutane so I got it somewhere else but it is not pharma and likely underdosed. But even though its underdosed I should be seeing some progress right? Is there anything I should add or change to my routine because I'm sick of making slim to no progress. Or should I just wait and stop whining?

What's your weight lol
 
bro if u take from 20 to 80 ur mind and liver will be fucking destroyed
You are a stupid fucking retarded grey talking on something you don't fucking know about, genuinely kill yourself.

I hate retards for some reason, especially when they talk on things they have zero fucking knowledge on. KILL yourself genuinely.

If accutane fucking rapes your liver it won't be a prescribed drug you fucking retard. Out of 16 million patients prescribed accutane in the last 2 decades, there were only 66 complications.

These were all genetically prone to the complications and these complications were mainly SJS.
 
I've been on 20mg of accutane for a while now, wearing sunscreen everyday protecting me from uva aswell as uvb rays but I barely seem to make any progress when it comes to my skin. My doctor wouldn't prescribe me accutane so I got it somewhere else but it is not pharma and likely underdosed. But even though its underdosed I should be seeing some progress right? Is there anything I should add or change to my routine because I'm sick of making slim to no progress. Or should I just wait and stop whining?
up the dose and eating clean will def be beneficial, also make sure you dont have inflamations in your gut
 
I've been on 20mg of accutane for a while now, wearing sunscreen everyday protecting me from uva aswell as uvb rays but I barely seem to make any progress when it comes to my skin. My doctor wouldn't prescribe me accutane so I got it somewhere else but it is not pharma and likely underdosed. But even though its underdosed I should be seeing some progress right? Is there anything I should add or change to my routine because I'm sick of making slim to no progress. Or should I just wait and stop whining?
Double your dose. 20mg isnt enough but you will sure see improvement after a month on 40. then up your dose to 60-80 after a month of 40
 
6'4 187lbs or 85kg
Well yeah that's why you aren't making progress, 20mg at 85kg is a laughable dose lmfao that's more than 1/4th of your weight.

You need to be at 0.5mg/kgbw to really get results in a shorter amount of time.

Consider upping to 40mg. it won't affect your growth as it's a moderate dose, growth affect obviously scales with dose-weight ratio.
 
I've been on 20mg of accutane for a while now, wearing sunscreen everyday protecting me from uva aswell as uvb rays but I barely seem to make any progress when it comes to my skin. My doctor wouldn't prescribe me accutane so I got it somewhere else but it is not pharma and likely underdosed. But even though its underdosed I should be seeing some progress right? Is there anything I should add or change to my routine because I'm sick of making slim to no progress. Or should I just wait and stop whining?
patience
 
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Well yeah that's why you aren't making progress, 20mg at 85kg is a laughable dose lmfao that's more than 1/4th of your weight.

You need to be at 0.5mg/kgbw to really get results in a shorter amount of time.

Consider upping to 40mg. it won't affect your growth as it's a moderate dose, growth affect obviously scales with dose-weight ratio.
I won't grow anymore anyway so thanks for your advice
 
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ur right looksmaxing works over night
Well that's a false dilemma, never said looksmaxxing works over night but there is 0 reason for him to be at 1/4th his dose, also aligns with the fact he's asking why he has no progress :forcedsmile:
 
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Run up to 80mg then if you can handle it, (only if you have severe acne, not sure if this is your case)
Would not say severe acne, it was gone a while ago but I hopped on and off because I was sick and forgot to take it so I broke out crazy again. I won't do 80mg but I might aswell up the dose.
 
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Would not say severe acne, it was gone a while ago but I hopped on and off because I was sick and forgot to take it so I broke out crazy again. I won't do 80mg but I might aswell up the dose.
No problem, just letting you know that 80mg will still be within a moderate safe dosage that doctors prescribe just incase you're fear mongered by it.

(Your weight is 85kg which makes your dose a little under 1mg per kgbw).
 
Well that's a false dilemma, never said looksmaxxing works over night but there is 0 reason for him to be at 1/4th his dose, also aligns with the fact he's asking why he has no progress :forcedsmile:
i dnr his post i just seen "accutane" and "not work" assumed patience
 
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