accutane and bcp

[babygurl77]

hi everyone...i was wondering if anyone is on diane35 and accutane? i read on another board that the combination of the two wasnt good cuz it doesnt have the full effect...i dunno
also, is it ok to spot treat on accutane? if so, what would be the best spot treatment? hydrocortisone cream? bye bye blemish? any suggestions?

[tiramasu]

hey!

i think you'll find most dermotologists insist you are on the pill whilst on accutane, due to the birth defect complications.

i just finished accutane whilst on yasmin bcp and it's worked great. i'm sure there'll be other readers who've been on diane 35 at the same time also.

i didnt spot treat whilst on accutane. i just left everything well alone and let accutane do its job. i just used a mild cleanser and moisturizer.

also don't freak too much if you start to break out when you come off accutane. i've been off 3 weeks now, in the first week i got some large pimples. now i'm 3 weeks off they've settled loads so fingers crossed. i think my skin may just be adjusting to the sudden lack if accutane i dont know.

good luck in your jouney anyhow!

[babygurl77]

thanks for the response...how did your treatment go? what mg were you on? did u get an initial breakout? did your red marks fade? i really enjoy hearing other peoples experiences...since im so scared!
i am 5'5 weigh 105 and im on 40mg once per day...does that sound ok?

[tiramasu]

hi again, i weigh about the same as you and am about the same height, i was on 40mg a day for 4 months. to tell you the truth my acne was only mild but my skin was super oily, i took it because i was 23 and had had this problem since i was 11, had tried everything under the sun (diet, over the counter products, antibiotics, the lot!) and had just about had enough!

i got a really really minor break out in the 2nd week on accutane. but i had just stopped minocycline antibiotic so im not sure if it was down to that. either way i was just glad to be on accutane so i didnt care too much. i was then pretty much clear from week 3 onwards, every week was different though, one week id be totally clear, the next 2-3 spots would appear. by the end i was totally clear. don't get disheartened if you're still breaking out months into treatment, for some people it doesn't work til after treatment.

side effects wise, the usual ridiculously dry lips/arms (lip balm and eucerin/baby oil helped that) i got bad body aches in the 1st month, but i think my job contributed to a lot of that- i have to sit all day leaning over my patients so by the evening it got bad! ibuprofen was a god send for that. other than that it was fine.

any more questions let me know.

[babygurl77]

hey

thats awesome that your treatment went so well....not like all the horror stories ive heard...lol! its only my fourth day and i have a couple small zits, but nothing major..and im praying that this will be all...i only breakout on my chin area so im really worried that my entire face will explode! same story here...my acne isnt too bad, but ive been dealing with it since 11 also and nothing has worked and im fed up...being 21 years old with acne isnt fun!
did your redmarks/scars fade while on accutane? everyone says that accutane slows healing, but i dunno about that...when ive looked at pictures from other peoples journals it looks like it speeds healing...also people say that their zits go away faster than normal so i dnnno if it slows healings...