Relief from steroi-induced acne

[TOkidd]

auswest - having had acne on-and-off for 14 years, I don't believe Accutane is the only fix. It's the last resort, not the thing you buy on the black market and then read what the bros are dosing themselves with on the web, and go with half the medically recommended dosage and just run it for months so you don't have to see a spot. Accutane should be taken under a derm's supervision. I do believe the side effects are overblown, but come on! You don't reach for Antiretrovirals when you have a case the Clap, and you don't take Accutane just 'cause you think topical meds (not to mention oral antibiotics) are useless. Have you actually tried prescription-strength topical medications, or is it just easier to buy Accutane on the black market and write off everything else?

[Far from massive]

auswest - having had acne on-and-off for 14 years, I don't believe Accutane is the only fix. It's the last resort, not the thing you buy on the black market and then read what the bros are dosing themselves with on the web, and go with half the medically recommended dosage and just run it for months so you don't have to see a spot. Accutane should be taken under a derm's supervision. I do believe the side effects are overblown, but come on! You don't reach for Antiretrovirals when you have a case the Clap, and you don't take Accutane just 'cause you think topical meds (not to mention oral antibiotics) are useless. Have you actually tried prescription-strength topical medications, or is it just easier to buy Accutane on the black market and write off everything else?

This^^^^

I am lucky never had acne anywhere other than my face when I was young. Since I started using steroids I got acne on my shoulders and back for the first time ever, all it took in my case was a thorough scrubbing with a brush and neutragena. Wound definately no use accutane unless I had to.

[auswest]

auswest - having had acne on-and-off for 14 years, I don't believe Accutane is the only fix. It's the last resort, not the thing you buy on the black market and then read what the bros are dosing themselves with on the web, and go with half the medically recommended dosage and just run it for months so you don't have to see a spot. Accutane should be taken under a derm's supervision. I do believe the side effects are overblown, but come on! You don't reach for Antiretrovirals when you have a case the Clap, and you don't take Accutane just 'cause you think topical meds (not to mention oral antibiotics) are useless. Have you actually tried prescription-strength topical medications, or is it just easier to buy Accutane on the black market and write off everything else?

I was only talking from personal experience, I personally have tried everything from home remedies, OTC scrubs cleansers lotions moisturizers, scrubbing not scrubbing, washing 3-4 times a day,diet changes,antibiotics and prescription topical ointments.
I was not prepared for a derm to spend the next year or 2 giving me shit that may or may not work only to end up giving me accutane anyway. Most people are on 80 or so mgs a day, I recommended a quarter of that because it worked for me....
It all depends how much acne is effecting your life mate.. For me I was depressed as **** about it, and now I couldn't be happier..

And btw you are on a steroid forum saying

not the thing you buy on the black market and then read what the bros are dosing themselves with on the web, and go with half the medically recommended dosage and just run it for months so you don't have to see a spot. Accutane should be taken under a derm's supervision.

Do you go see your doctor to run your cycles mate? Or do you "read what the bros are dosing themselves with on the web, and go with half the medically recommended dosage and just run it for months"?????

No difference brother, regardless of what you are going to put in your body we all make a choice weighing up pros/cons and read and read again about it, accutane works! Others might work..