Best Acne Alternative to Accutane

[Oblix]

After 3months on accutane again I give up. It has made my tendons weak and injury prone. I tried to lift less and train smarter while on the accutane but stil got minor injuries on only 40mg a day.

Does anybody know of a alternative to accutane that really works?

 

[thebigguy84]

:banghead: ACNE SUCKS

 

[thebigguy84]

I would not touch accutane it is so freaking harsh on you it is rediculous but my thoughts is that if accutane dont work then you got some really bad acne. Have you been to the dermatologist? Maybe a mild anti biotic even though I don't like to take them due to you build up anti bodies to them and they become non effective over time- lots of showers body soap that is hypo allergenic also non fragrance laundry detergent watch your Diet stay away from oily greasy foods Pro active supposidly works well. and lots of tanning bed.Tons of water consumption. Good luck

 

[Tinyshrek]

Best three things in this order for me. First benzoyl peroxide face wash 10% mixed with my body wash and take minimum2-3 showers a day. 2, tan at least 2-3 times a week dries out the skin. 3, acnedren from black lion research

 

[dannyd]

I use to battle acne as a teen, did all the rounds of everything nothing worked till accutane but it was a shit ride the whole time. I was acne free for years until I started aas then. Orals bring out the worst in me, oils still do some damage but I tried the usual, face washes, benzoyls, pro active and none of it did much of anything and I was anal about washing and medicating. Went back to antis and doxy did nothing...Never did use Bactrim, for whatever reason doc never prescribed it back in the day but its otc here in thailand and just self medicated for the first time tonight, see how it goes over the next few. Supposedly this stuff works but your best bet may be just to stay on the accutane if youve already made it that far.

 

[ROCKEDUP]

After 3months on accutane again I give up. It has made my tendons weak and injury prone. I tried to lift less and train smarter while on the accutane but stil got minor injuries on only 40mg a day.

Does anybody know of a alternative to accutane that really works?

If you absolutely cannot tough it out, which I recommend but understand why people wouldn't want to, I would try retin a micro gel. Best product I have used next to acc. And hands down best topical. Hope it helps!

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[SOUR DIESEL]

some other things that have helped myself & others

B5, low carbs, estrogen control

 

[matt1164]

If you absolutely cannot tough it out, which I recommend but understand why people wouldn't want to, I would try retin a micro gel. Best product I have used next to acc. And hands down best topical. Hope it helps!

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hey rocked up,

how long did it take to see result from retin a

 

[supernova]

40 mgs. a day seems like an awful lot. Low doses and ultra low doses of about 10 mgs once a day to every other day seem to work well without a whole lot of the harsh side effects. I'm 4 months in a 10 mgs a day and I am gradually improving without all the negative sides that generally come with accutane.

 

[Oblix]

Tendons..

My ance isnt too bad but it wont totally go away no matter what I try except folr accutane which totally cures me while on, then after stopping it ill stay clear for a long long time.

But during the last 3mnths on 40mg a day I have got tendontitis in both biceps both achilles and strained my left knee and now my left bicep. The tendonitis in both achilles still hasnt gone away.

Last time I tried accutane about 3years ago I didnt have this many problems but I did have a serious quad strain that I didnt know what was caused by, but now am sure the accutane contributed too.

Anybody else has bad injurys while on accutane?

 

[Oblix]

Other non-topical treatments?

Does anybody know of a another treatment like acuutane, ie something that works form the inside, other than antibiotix??????

You would think by know there must be something better than accutane??

Going back to my dermatoligist ASAP, she basically told me accutane was the only thing that works.

 

[NPCS FINEST]

What about pro active? Works for Justin Bieber!! If your lucky enough he will even deliver it to your door :headbang::headbang:


No but really..they sell tons of that shit...has to work some I would think?

 

[Indifference126]

If you have very very oily skin that causes your acne (me), you can try megadosing vitamin A. I know huge doses are toxic etc etc however it will slow down your oil production big time. I currently take in about 15K-25K IU of vitamin A daily and it helps my skin big time. Oh, and ive been on 5 or 6 rounds of accutane in the past, it is the only other thing that works for me. My skin is just super oily, and there's not much else I can do about it.

 

[J.Blaze]

I hated the sides from accutane. My doc recommended that I take it EOD or E3D. Seemed to work without the sides. Retin A topical is also very good. It works for stretch marks as well. I hope this helps.

 

[Oblix]

Side effects of Vitimin A

If you have very very oily skin that causes your acne (me), you can try megadosing vitamin A. I know huge doses are toxic etc etc however it will slow down your oil production big time. I currently take in about 15K-25K IU of vitamin A daily and it helps my skin big time. Oh, and ive been on 5 or 6 rounds of accutane in the past, it is the only other thing that works for me. My skin is just super oily, and there's not much else I can do about it.

Do you get any side effects from 25,000IU of Vitamin A? Isnt accutane a derivitive of Vitamin A.

Any sore joints? Liver Values?

 

[aardwolf]

The vitamin A megadose is dangerous, if you're gonna do it I'd monitor bloods closely

B5 is commonly used, not nearly as effective as accutane but I'd give it a go if you're dead set against tane

there have been some studies on low dose accutane use (20mg) that proved to work... look into that

truthfully nothing gets close to accutane.. if your prescribed that nothing else is gonna clear you up

 

[BigDaddyBone]

What about pro active? Works for Justin Bieber!! If your lucky enough he will even deliver it to your door :headbang::headbang:


No but really..they sell tons of that shit...has to work some I would think?

I've heard that it really works if you follow the protocol to the 'T', but there's so many lotions & cremes to apply, it's too much of a hassle for most.

 

[Indifference126]

Do you get any side effects from 25,000IU of Vitamin A? Isnt accutane a derivitive of Vitamin A.

Any sore joints? Liver Values?

Never had any issues with joints, liver values etc. However I do not believe that means what I am doing is safe. If it means anything I've always had better than perfect liver/cholesterol panels every time I've gotten bloods for accutane, and and after 5 or 6 runs, getting panels every month, let me tell you that is a LOT of blood drawn.

If you are interested in trying it you may not need nearly as much Vitamin A, as everyone is different. Also important to take in mind that what I listed was a sum total of what I expect from various vitamins and pills, so with absorption being what it is, im sure the value is much lower than what the listed number would be.

 

[Ashop]

We like the platinum labz acne annihilator (bottom page) while its no alternative to accutane it does help a tremendous amount.

 

[MichiganHater]

I did 4-5 months of accutane from 80-120mg and stopped. I will never do that shit again. I bought some stuff off amazon works great. Cystic ance was cleared up from accutane and hasn't came back. I'm going to wait one more month til I start tanning. Then finally donate some blood. You had to wait 3 months after stopping it.