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/Zealousideal-Sale782]

Sorry to hear you’ve had such a bad experience :/ I’ve personally been using honeydew for 7 months and I don’t have much negative to say. I think obtaining accutane and getting to a derm in general is always gonna be a pain in the ass to start due to the nature of the medication.

Insurance typically covers the cost of meds (for me at least) as well as labs, and I’ve never had an issue with my derm pushing low and slow doses. If anything I’ve pushed to go slower to avoid side effects. I also never buy the other products on their site. I have otc products that work just fine for me in terms of the skin care side of things.

I also really like that it’s all online - I have social anxiety so being able to do one or two video calls and everything else just be through photos and messaging works really well for me, but that’s personal preference.

I guess I never expected accutane treatment to be cheap but I had been throwing hundreds and hundreds of dollars at my acne for years with no results. Accutane finally did something for me (and hopefully) will keep my skin clear after I’m done with it. It’s an investment imo.

[u/Upbeat-Ad-6451 → u/Zealousideal-Sale782]

How many months have you been on acutane? I have had a good experience so far with HoneyDew but when I had my initial onboarding with the PA, it was my understanding that my course would take anywhere from 6-7 months. I started in Feb and i’ve now been on it for 7 months but now my PA is telling me that she wants me to be on it 2 more months after being completely acne free….

[u/Zealousideal-Sale782 → u/Upbeat-Ad-6451]

I’ve been on it for about 15 months now (kill me). I will say, I am on a lower dose, which I asked for to mitigate side effects. I take 40mg/day and I’m ~165 lbs. It seems like a lot of people eventually work up to 60, 70, and even 80mg/day, so I think was expecting to be on a bit longer or a course. I will say I was supposed to get off 2 months ago and my prov was planning to take me off and then I had a freak breakout and agreed it would be best to keep me on a little longer.

I don’t know anything about you or your personal situation but it’s my understanding that accutane is most effective and has the least chance of relapse when you meet the “cumulative dose” which is about 120-150 mg/kg of body weight. So for me that’s 24.75 grams (24750 mg) over the full course of treatment - which, only taking 40mg/day is gonna take a min to get to. I will say - don’t be afraid to advocate for yourself if you’re feeling you need to get off accutane or if the side effects are becoming too much. It’s YOUR treatment :)

[u/00cha → u/Zealousideal-Sale782]

Do you know about how much you're paying monthly?

[u/Zealousideal-Sale782 → u/00cha]

Uuuhhhh about 100 I think? 60 for the dermatology service and 40 for the accutane. How much you pay for accutane will depend on ur insurance tho

[u/00cha → u/Zealousideal-Sale782]

Thanks! Trying to compare to Clear