My son has pretty terrible acne. He's 20 now and it's been an issue for about 2, maybe 3 years. We've tried lots of prescribed medication. Some seemed to work for a while but nothing has lasted. We're hearing that accutane should be more, or less, a last resort due to the side effects. Curious if anyone has a child that's used it, used it themselves or maybe knows someone and if you can relate your experience.
I've read articles and there was a recent one on theloop.ca of a girl showing before and after and I think my son would suffer through the side effects to see a result like that. Most concerned about depression but also the supposed extremely dry skin.
We're currently waiting to see a dermatologist so going to get professional guidance here soon but thought I'd be proactive (not Proactiv) and check for opinions.
TIA
I heard her talking about this on Rogan's podcast last week.
http://whitneycummings.tumblr.com/post/737106650/come-on-my-face
Apparently I have good skin, which is weird because my whole life I’ve had terrible skin. Like a garbage Pail Kids situation. For me, the battle against bad skin started early. As a teenager i took accutane. My derm told me it would possibly cause “anal leakage," for my skin to break out more, suicidal tendencies, and deformities in future babies, to which I responded "how soon can i start?" I took it not once but twice. Most of the side effects he warned against ensued, which also led to other side effects such as not having a prom date, a drinking problem, and having about one iota of self-esteem. On the bright side, the anal leakage didn’t occur but my constant fear it yielded quite a firm tush. However, that still didn’t help on the prom date front.
Since then, I’ve put everything on my face. I’ve bought every product. I’ve done every facial, every mask, every weird new fad, Wiccan ritual, read the Secret, yelled. Then, at the point in my life when I didnt’ think my skin could get worse, I decided to become a comedian, which is an exhausting life that entails little sleep, lots of smokey clubs, frequent bouts of rage, and a tremendous amount of time spent on dry, oxygenless germ festivals called airplanes (usually the source of the bouts of rage.) So, I promptly began aging really fast. Within a year I looked like Larry King and had huge blue under eye bags. Seriously, if I shaved my head I could have joined the blue man group or at the very least have intangible proof that I’d be alone forever.
Right on the brink of giving up, I discovered this cream by Weleda. I only shop at natural food stores now because I’m insanely paranoid about chemicals in food and cosmetics. I started buying all natural shampoo, deodorant, creams, etc. Just as a side note, I’ve noticed since I’ve been using them that I’m much less insane, although I do sometimes smell like a pig in a blanket.
