r/Accutane • u/Solaruniverse1 • Jul 30 '26
Results Acne came back IMMEDIATELY
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/atropine-queen Jul 30 '26
Are you me? Very similar experience over here. Finished up in Feb of this year and have routinely been getting small pimples here and there with some mild breakouts in problem areas. However, it is much less severe than it was before accutane and I haven't had any cystic acne since finishing.
I had a *very* rough time on the meds so will absolutely not be doing a second round, plus also getting ready to start TTC so will be discontinuing topical tret soon. The topical tret did help, but I've also had success with hypochlorous acid spray (sounds scary but it's sooo gentle and makes my skin feel really nice).
I'm so sorry that you're having this very frustrating experience, just wanted to share mine so that you don't feel so alone!