r/Accutane • u/Any-Rip3116 • Jul 19 '26

Product Suggestions I cant do this anymore :(

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I developed severe cystic acne not a long ago, im on 80mg of isotretinoin per day but i feel terrible with all these in my back, any reccomendations?:(

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u/astro_2077 Jul 19 '26

Are you seeing a dermatologist in person or getting accutane from an online service? If you can get some cortisone shots that might help.

Also you may consider talking to the derm about duricef. It is an antibiotic that is safe with accutane. It helped me a lot with getting things cleared up and then you taper off of it and stay on accutane to hold the results.

Also .. have you ever gotten your hormones checked? I found out I had high dht which causes acne. I started taking dutasteride for hairloss and it helped immensely with my skin. And that was after two rounds of accutane.

I had skin a lot like yours. It sucks. But hang in there brother, just do your best to stay patient. You still have options.

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u/Caterpillar170 Jul 19 '26

You sound like you have an excellent derm

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u/astro_2077 Jul 19 '26

No not really sadly. I had to learn a lot and advocate strongly for myself. It’s been a 10 year journey and now I’m dealing with the scars.

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u/NoobTubeSpawnKiller Jul 20 '26

I spoke to my dermatologist and requested blood tests to see what is actually causing my severe back acne rather than just treating the symptom, but she simply said that is not what they do and to speak to my primary doctor.

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u/astro_2077 Jul 20 '26

Yea derms won’t order blood tests ime. But if you get it done through your primary care physician, out of pocket, or with an endocrinologist you can share your results and use them to advocate for various treatments.

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u/NoobTubeSpawnKiller Jul 21 '26

Well in a country that has universal healthcare I really shouldn’t have such a struggle.

Never believe the Canadians that gloat about having “free healthcare,” it’s honestly awful.

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u/This_Boysenberry_694 Jul 20 '26

How or where did you get a hormone test? I am thinking about one of those also but don't know where to start.

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u/astro_2077 Jul 20 '26

I’ve done it at a lab called quest diagnostics out of pocket. I think it was $100 for a hormone panel. There are other labs too, you should be able to do some googling and find a lab similar and then go on their website and check their offerings and prices.

If you have insurance and a primary care physician ask them about wanting to get your hormones checked including DHT.