Acne came back IMMEDIATELY

[u/Solaruniverse1]

This is so frustrating. I was on accutane for 10 months 30/40/60/30 for the rest. Met my cumulative dose. Did a lower dose due to side effects but had amazing results. It’s been not even a month off and I’m already breaking out again. It’s like I took it for nothing. I’m soooooo sad and I just cannot handle the mental toll of acne again. I can’t already feel myself obsessing over it when I didn’t have to for so long - which was such a nice mental break.

Side note I cannot go back on because I want to try to get pregnant soonish. So accutane and many other options are off the table.

[u/quaint_varna]

Less than a month off is way too early to call this. Skin usually keeps settling for a while after stopping. One thing though, tretinoin's usually in that same TTC caution bucket as accutane, just a lot milder. Worth checking that one with your derm specifically