who even prescribed you accutane? I thought they too that drug off the market, no?
In the USA FDA is watching you... sometimes with excessive precautions... I've heard about cases when people blamed Accutane for causing suicide & many other things .... still it is one of the most important anti-aging drugs that greatly reduces the risk of skin cancer as a bonus
There're plenty of manufacturers in Europe; I use isotretinoin called 'Roaccutane' by Roche (Switzerland), which I purchase in Moscow without any prescription. Simply go to the chemist's and purchase what you want - e.g. Avodart over the counter. The regulations in Russia are not so strict and prices for numerous brand-name drugs are substantially lower (a manufacturer sets different marketing prices for different markets).
topical retinoids in a minoxidil formulation aren’t the same as accutane orally... but I know what you mean.
----- I started with a topical retinoid but their side effects are too irritating for me (reddish itchy skin etc). An oral drug is much better tolerated in my case.
How ling have you been trying out accutane for?
I'm in my fourth month. It may seem too little time to see results on so low dose 10 mg, but this is my case.
I mean results concerning dark circles cause by minoxidil. Oily scalp and face T-zone disappeared 1-2 weeks after initiation. Sebum clogs bumps came out of my temples scalp zone, then I saw clear and wider hair shafts (+ emergent dark hairs later).
Even on this dose during the first weeks I suffered from very dry cracking lips, dry eyes (compensated with moisturises for lips and eyes) ----- this gradually subsided. Side effects of topical retinoids were far worse in my case.[/QUOTE]
Ohhhh ok I thought you were in the U.S. I actually used to buy dutasteride from someone in another country because they didn’t need a prescription haha. I have the powder now so that’s solved lol.
I’m not one of those, “you are going to cause more damage! That drug is going to kill you”, kind of people. The theory of using acctane makes more sense than even using dutasteride or finasteride. My hairloss only started when my sebum became over driven. Yes, androgens cause this, but even on high doses of dutasteride and even while trialing spironolactone and cypro, I still had oily itchy corners of my hairline and still shed hair with sebum plugs attached..
accutane takes care of sebum, this mitigating seb derm and other related conditions of inflamed skin/follicles. So yeah man, I see how it can help you. A buddy of mine had cystic acne in high school and while he was on accutane his hair was INSANELY thick. Now he’s back to seb derm issues just like me and losing his hair.
Just watch out and even if you can find a lower dose other than 10mg, do it. I’ve read studies around taking 20-25mg still causing hair thinning. You won’t see it right away due to the actual cycles of your hair.
Goodluck dude, I hope it works out. I wish I had the balls to go on accutane haha. At least with minoxidil, your hair is sort of protected from a different angle.
