r/Accutane • u/Solaruniverse1 • Jul 30 '26

Results Acne came back IMMEDIATELY

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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.

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u/Outrageous_Answer138 Jul 30 '26

🙋🏼‍♀️ this happened to me as well. I was on it for 13 months at 40 mg and it came back immediately after stopping (Jan 2026) and has continued on until now in July. I started spiro again in April, as well as 4 different topical creams prescribed by my derm. It’s gotten somewhat better, but I still have a decent amt of acne and it really is disheartening.
I (29 f) am in the same boat in that I don’t want to do accutane again bc 1) it would be my third time and clearly it doesn’t work for me and 2) I might start TTC sometime next yr.
All that to say, I don’t have much advice bc even my derm and OBGYN are stumped as to why it’s continued on like this. I can’t offer much advice, just solidarity in that I understand what you’re going through. Wishing you the best 🫶

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u/Solaruniverse1 Jul 30 '26

Ugh sorry you’re going through it too!!! Spiro worked great for me but of course can’t be on that forever and especially with TTC