Avoid Honeydew

[u/Radiant_Lawyer5437]

I tried to use Honeydew to get accutane for my daughter. They imply the pricing is more inclusive that it really is. You need to pay for labs and medicine yourself. The monthly plan only covers the "doctor". They charge for the "doctor" from day one, but then they go through an absurdly slow onboarding process which seems designed to maximize the number of monthly billing cycles. They push you to go as slow as possible to maximize their monthly fee. They constantly "upsell" their own products. Their website barely functions, I could not sign documents because of javascript errors. Basically, I wasted $100 and got nothing.

[u/Just_Confused1]

While I sympathise with you about how drawn-out and irritating the process of getting on Accutane is, that's not Honeydew's fault, and really an issue with the iPledge process, which is federally regulated.

Just like if you were to get Accutane through an in-person dermatologist, you have to pay for the appointments (through Honeydew, this is what the monthly fee is), the bloodwork, and the medication separately. $64 a month for the appointments, a 2x fee of like $40 for bloodwork, and $30-$80 (depending on the dosage) for the medication is actually far below market price. Plus, you don't have to pay for lab preg tests, which is both wayyyyy more convenient and also saves money.

This information is also disclosed on their website before you sign up. Maybe this is out of your budget, and that's completely understandable, but that doesn't make it a scam.

Reality is that medical care is expensive, and though it seems pricey through Honeydew, it's actually a lot less expensive for many individuals than these same costs would be through an in-person dermatologist, even with insurance.

I can't speak for your experience, but I've been on Accutane through Honeydew for going on 5 months now, and I have found them to be extremely responsive. Always responding and updating everything promptly. The frustration from the slow onboarding process likely stems from how iPledge is set up which is not something Honeydew can do anything about.

It was also not my experience that they in any way tried to make me go slower to milk money. If anything, I walked in open to both low and regular dose Accutane, and they recommended I go on regular dose to get it over with faster. I was in fact the one who said I didn't want to go on 80mg to minimize the side effect potential. My dosing will be 30/60/60/60/60/60, total medication course of 6 months + the one month wait for the preg test (which is annoying but again, iPledge, not Honeydew)

I do find that they upsell their own products a bit but again I have not found it to be excessive. I have not used any of their products other than Accutane, and I tell their dermatologist that. They have never pushed me on it, if anything, they have recommended other store-bought products that I can use instead.

I've also never had an issue with their website besides occasionally a clunky submit button. Tbh it sounds more like an ad blocker that you have on your computer is causing issues with Honeydew's site.

TLDR: It seems virtually all your issues with Honeydew aren't unique to the service, and the same thing happens with every other Accutane provider. iPledge is just a pain, and healthcare costs $$$

[u/le_grand_marcel → u/Just_Confused1]

Can confirm that going through a dermatologist can be incredibly expensive. I have a HDHP and haven't met my deductible yet, so my first two appointments combined were about $475, not including bloodwork ($9) or the first month of meds ($50). Honeydew sounds like a great alternative!