Accutane
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norman jones
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Accutane
feedback please. what role can Accutane play in getting rid of demodex mites that are not causing roscaea but instead acne.
Very simple, Accutane influences the sebaceous glands and all the glands that produce lipids, resulting making less sebum, destroying the mites habitat, les mite population, les sebum, means many times acne gone, after some time stopping the treatment, the glands start to produce more sebum again, more mites again, acne back.
In some extreme cases of acne, taking a low dose of accutane, (not the real treating dose) to reduce the sebum production, together with eliminating the mites can give perfect results but that is only necessary in realy bad cases.
Walter
In some extreme cases of acne, taking a low dose of accutane, (not the real treating dose) to reduce the sebum production, together with eliminating the mites can give perfect results but that is only necessary in realy bad cases.
Walter
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norman jones
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accutane
so taking accutane will control the mite population while using it to some degree.thats good. it seems to make sense to reduce the mite population lowering the numbers of mites and then upon completion of the accutane course to follow up with your zz cream to finish them off and control them from that point.
i am not sure whether the accutane will make the condition worse temporarily as does the zz cream. either way the zz cream has a place in the final treatment in my opinion.
the side effects of the accutane are a concern as well but on a low dose it should be ok..
my dermatogist wants to start me on 10 mg which is the lowest dose.
i am not sure whether the accutane will make the condition worse temporarily as does the zz cream. either way the zz cream has a place in the final treatment in my opinion.
the side effects of the accutane are a concern as well but on a low dose it should be ok..
my dermatogist wants to start me on 10 mg which is the lowest dose.
You don't need to take accutane. It has terrible side effects. Z-cream will not neccessarily make you skin worse. I didn't have setbacks, my face gradually was improving. Even you have problems they are temporarily.
Please, consider demodex solutions product first, if doesn't work accutane should your last resort. But I doubt that you needed it.
Please, consider demodex solutions product first, if doesn't work accutane should your last resort. But I doubt that you needed it.
Kara
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norman jones
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no to accutane
Just thought I'd put in a few words about my own experience on accutane.
A few years ago, a Kaiser Permanente doctor prescribed an accutane treatment for me. I had to sign and initial lots of papers, because it is very dangerous (birth defects, side effects). I really didn't care though, because I was young and desparate to get rid of my cystic acne. It did get rid of the acne (which came back in a milder form plus rosacea about a year and a half ago), but I don't think that it was worth it because of the side effects. While on it, my skin was severly dry and my eyes and sinus were dry and irritated. I was also very tired. My energy level has never really been the same as it was before the treatment, so I suspect that it took some toll on my heart and/or circulation. I'm can't really say for sure, but doesn't it seem like something that shrinks glands would also constrict vessels or fry them in some way? Also, a few months into the treatment, the severe drying on my arms caused a mottling of the skin on my arms. Basicly, my arm skin looked like a giraffe. That left after a few weeks. It returns in a lighter form though, when my arms get too dry for any reason.
Anyway, everyone should of course do their own research and decide what's best for them. Medicine works differently on different people, so you never know. Accutane may be the cure you're looking for, but it also may be a bad trade-off. If I could go back, I wouldn't do it. I'd try things like demodex and laser surgeries.
Good luck!
Anna
A few years ago, a Kaiser Permanente doctor prescribed an accutane treatment for me. I had to sign and initial lots of papers, because it is very dangerous (birth defects, side effects). I really didn't care though, because I was young and desparate to get rid of my cystic acne. It did get rid of the acne (which came back in a milder form plus rosacea about a year and a half ago), but I don't think that it was worth it because of the side effects. While on it, my skin was severly dry and my eyes and sinus were dry and irritated. I was also very tired. My energy level has never really been the same as it was before the treatment, so I suspect that it took some toll on my heart and/or circulation. I'm can't really say for sure, but doesn't it seem like something that shrinks glands would also constrict vessels or fry them in some way? Also, a few months into the treatment, the severe drying on my arms caused a mottling of the skin on my arms. Basicly, my arm skin looked like a giraffe. That left after a few weeks. It returns in a lighter form though, when my arms get too dry for any reason.
Anyway, everyone should of course do their own research and decide what's best for them. Medicine works differently on different people, so you never know. Accutane may be the cure you're looking for, but it also may be a bad trade-off. If I could go back, I wouldn't do it. I'd try things like demodex and laser surgeries.
Good luck!
Anna
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norman jones
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i read about accutane and the doctor made me sign forms as well with all the warnings. thats the drug company covering their ass because they know its a very dangerous drug.
i have never had to sign forms to get a prescription before. i think the drug is as safe as walking beside a nuclear power plants core reactor unprotected . no thanks doc.
i don't have roscaea or cystic acne. i have acne- like outbreaks which started 2 years ago, would stay a few days and go away then started to stay longer to the point of taking penicillin because they thought it was impetigo.
my skin clears completely then it comes back slowly, a red mark with a central oozing surface skin excoriation spreading to the t zone and process sometimes , but not always to whiteheads and acne. it is demodex brevis diagnosed. they do appear to the layman as acne marks but i had acne as a teenager and these are not the same at all.
after speaking with the skin specialist his only solution was accutane. thats when i decided to order the 2 creams on this site and the acarid soap. it may dry up my skin and be hell for a few weeks but that will be isolated to my face and not my entire body and system.
forget about the doctors with demodex. they have no drug to kill it without it poisoning your system. ie pesticides and accutane.
i have never had to sign forms to get a prescription before. i think the drug is as safe as walking beside a nuclear power plants core reactor unprotected . no thanks doc.
i don't have roscaea or cystic acne. i have acne- like outbreaks which started 2 years ago, would stay a few days and go away then started to stay longer to the point of taking penicillin because they thought it was impetigo.
my skin clears completely then it comes back slowly, a red mark with a central oozing surface skin excoriation spreading to the t zone and process sometimes , but not always to whiteheads and acne. it is demodex brevis diagnosed. they do appear to the layman as acne marks but i had acne as a teenager and these are not the same at all.
after speaking with the skin specialist his only solution was accutane. thats when i decided to order the 2 creams on this site and the acarid soap. it may dry up my skin and be hell for a few weeks but that will be isolated to my face and not my entire body and system.
forget about the doctors with demodex. they have no drug to kill it without it poisoning your system. ie pesticides and accutane.