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Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:16 pm  |
| make sensitive? just your skin in light? or can you still go outside? |
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Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:12 pm |
My brother took accutane. It's harsh.
It makes you extremely sensitive to light. You must wear an SPF daily..and we're not talking spf 15, I mean like 30+.
It will dry your skin and lips out making you a nasty peeling RED mess.
It can harm your liver and kidneys. My brother went on it a 2nd time because the acne came back and had some serious health problems from it.
Basically, unless your face resembles the moon or a pizza don't use it. It's terribly expensive too. See a dermatologist and try other methods first, Accutane should be a last resort. |
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Combination - dehyrdated, acne, sensitive, late 20's. |
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Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:34 pm |
| Birth defects are extremely high in women who get pregnant while taking Accutane. They used to strongly recommend BCPs. Now, I see that you are a guy, and probably aren't going to get pregnant, but my point is this seriously strong stuff. You should consider all the other options first. |
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46 yrs old, I live at the beach and love being out in the sun. |
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Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:07 pm |
im a male, lol.
Yeah i might try clearlight first. |
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Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:12 pm |
| google5 wrote: |
im a male, lol.
Yeah i might try clearlight first. |
I know you're a male!!! But if Accutane is rough on women and fetuses, its got to mess with your stuff too!! |
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46 yrs old, I live at the beach and love being out in the sun. |
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Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:13 pm |
nope, lol.
doc said that my package should be OK.  |
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Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:14 pm |
| google5 wrote: |
nope, lol.
doc said that my package should be OK. |
as Beavis and Butthead would say... "you said package" |
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46 yrs old, I live at the beach and love being out in the sun. |
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Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:46 pm |
don't get that desperate. I think it's silly to risk so much health to get rid of severe acne.
truthfully, acne is prevented and can be cleared naturally. Don't fall for the crap of paying loads of money for things that will magically take acne away. Take Omega 3 supplements, zinc, and other things that may be good for acne. teenagers, like myself, go through stress, hormones, and we like to eat not so well (i've seen my friends live off of a POP for lunch. and their acne is buzzing everywhere).
Please, just eat right. Drink up well, and in a few months it'll clear down. Get a few products maybe, but don't go blowing away your money on something that is going to ruin you for the long term.
Just cause the doctor says it's going to be okay, doesn't mean that it is.
Doctors make money, too, and unfortunately in this world it's money first, not your longterm health. |
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Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:36 pm |
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| google5 wrote: |
nope, lol.
doc said that my package should be OK. |
as Beavis and Butthead would say... "you said package" |
lol good one..
Well my face isnt insanely broken out, nor do i have gaping holes
maybe 3 or 4 small ones... (not gaping O_O) |
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Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:53 pm |
I agree with Everyone here. I took accutane and it's very HARSH. Plus, my acne came back after the accutane wore off.
And Ditto what Tia said. |
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Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:35 am |
Doctors here prescribe the stuff like antibiotics.. I spent a fortune on a supposedly great derm and all he did was take a 2sec look at my face and prescribe me Roaccutane.
I don't even have anything close to what everyday people think acne looks like... and I was already terrified of the stuff from just reading the pamphlets.
I have read a lot of acne sufferers lack a lot of zinc in their blood, so perhaps a boost in zinc and vit b complex will be good.. |
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Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:00 am |
| I took it 25 years ago and it was harsh then. I WOULD NOT let my son take it when he was in high school. If you don't have it that bad, don't mess with it. |
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Joined the 50 club several years back, blonde w/ fair/sensitive skin, Texas humidity and prone to rosacea, light breakouts and sunburns, combo skin type, starting to see sundamage and fine lines |
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Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:02 pm |
3 or 4 small ones???? In NO WAY are you a candidate for Accutane!!
Get some benzoyle perodide (such as panoxyl 10), that'll dry them up quick.
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nope,
Well my face isnt insanely broken out, nor do i have gaping holes
maybe 3 or 4 small ones... (not gaping O_O) |
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Combination - dehyrdated, acne, sensitive, late 20's. |
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Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:29 pm |
no, not pimples, i ment acne scar's like those little inlet things lol.
I have alot of pimples around my chin, forhead, maybe a few around my cheeks. |
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Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:16 am |
| so i should be drinking water and eating popcorn drinking Orange juice(vitamin C right?) anybody else have some food they suggest? |
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Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:07 am |
| google5 wrote: |
| so i should be drinking water and eating popcorn drinking Orange juice(vitamin C right?) anybody else have some food they suggest? |
and stay away from girls....  |
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46 yrs old, I live at the beach and love being out in the sun. |
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Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:16 am |
| google5 wrote: |
| so i should be drinking water and eating popcorn drinking Orange juice(vitamin C right?) anybody else have some food they suggest? |
Just have everything in moderation. You don't need to memorize specific foods.
Vegetables. Have them for lunch (and I also have them before bed. cucumbers, carrots ...I love mini-carrots). I promise, they will cleanse out your inside and outside. Try to eat them raw. You may not like it at first, but I've developed a taste for them. They're also energy boosters. Having 15 mini-carrots and some slices of cucumber really perk me up and make my skin glow.
Meat! Protein is essential for your cells to keep reproducing, if you haven't learned so in biology yet...which I'm sure you have. :] And it's true! It's not a bunch of crap from the science textbooks. You need protein. Sources of protein are in eggs, peanutbutter, almonds, meat (if you have steak, try to get it medium-rare, the red centre of meat has iron which is good for you.), and...well, that's all I can think of at the top of my head.
Carbohydrates are necessary, but better in the form of whole-wheat. White breads are full of sugar, and sugar is not at all good for your skin.
Anyways, sorry, I'm rambling on too much.
Remember, everything in moderation!
OH, and one more thing,
worrying about your skin will only bring on more pimples, as I've discovered countless of times.
It's aalllll psychological.  |
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Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:17 am |
| Chrissie wrote: |
| google5 wrote: |
| so i should be drinking water and eating popcorn drinking Orange juice(vitamin C right?) anybody else have some food they suggest? |
and stay away from girls.... |
I second that. |
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Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:52 am |
sorry, my bad...
I still think it should be used as a LAST resort only.. |
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Combination - dehyrdated, acne, sensitive, late 20's. |
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Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:29 pm |
| Tia R wrote: |
| Chrissie wrote: |
| google5 wrote: |
| so i should be drinking water and eating popcorn drinking Orange juice(vitamin C right?) anybody else have some food they suggest? |
and stay away from girls.... |
I second that. |
what do you mean? |
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Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:39 pm |
| google5 wrote: |
| Tia R wrote: |
| Chrissie wrote: |
| google5 wrote: |
| so i should be drinking water and eating popcorn drinking Orange juice(vitamin C right?) anybody else have some food they suggest? |
and stay away from girls.... |
I second that. |
what do you mean? |
Just teasing you, haha. |
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Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:12 pm |
Still dont get it.. Are you saying ill never get a gf or something? :\
But anyway, my house is freezing cold. |
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Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:05 pm |
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Still dont get it.. Are you saying ill never get a gf or something? :\
But anyway, my house is freezing cold. |
Noo. Girls are huge contributors to male acne. |
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Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:51 pm |
| oh now i get it and yes girls are confusing as hell. lol. |
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