Accutane, How much to take???

[Smooth-Criminal]

I have IP 20mg Accutane tabs. What is the correct dosage?

1 tab/day or more??

[quedog123]

one or two start wit one maybe see how you take to the sides then work up to 2

[wardog50]

Originally Posted by quedog123

one or two start wit one maybe see how you take to the sides then work up to 2

After just finishing a regimin of accutane prescribed by my dermatologist I can tell you its weight dependent. I didnt realize this because of the common info passed on the boards. When I went in after my first blood test to check liver a nd chollesterol he asked what I weighed. I told him between 255 and 260 and he shook his head. So we went out to the scale in the offices hallway and I was 258. Thats when explained that the drug is weight dependent for dosing and told me Id be taking 120mg per day. Thats alot higher then Id had ever heard people recommend so I asked if he was correct and he broke out some literature that explained it.

Since its not likely youll have an allergic reaction since its a derivitive chemical of vitamin A Id recommend starting at 80mg a day unless your very light or very heavy. By the way id also HIGHLY recommend blod test before during and after you use this. This stuff is WAY HARDER on your liver than AAS and hits your chollestoral hard too.
My cholesterol went from high normal 185 and trigycerides of around 140 to cholesterol of 280 and one month 290 my tryglicerides went over 300 and stayed up there the whole time.
The last month was month 8 and my liver enzymes shot up like mad then and I was almost finished anyway so we stopped the therapy.

Its been 4 monthes now since my last dose and im still cleared.

By the way my joints FUCKIN KILLED while using this stuff. I couldnt walk right my bones in my feet and ankles hurt so bad.

Also I was SUPER dry, cracked bleeding lips, flaky white dry skin EVERYWHERE and itchy too.

You may want to check out some med boards that cover this because I dont think most bodybuilders know whats really going with this stuff(no disrespect to anyone).

And remember blood tests this stuff can cause liver and cholesterol prblems that you wouldnt be aware of otherwise.


Hope this helps

Wardog

[gman67]

I'd just start out at 2 per day and see how it goes,,that completely cleared mine up and I used 1 per day to eod to keep it at bay,,I think it mainly depends on how bad you're broke out to begin with,,120mg is the most I've ever seen anyone take,,of all the studying I did on the subject before taking it 80mg was the most I'd seen recommended, and they had severe acne.

[ryan400]

Bro the sdose me be weight dependent but I know for me I got excellent results with 2 a day (40mgs), and I used IP accutane. By the way I weighed around 265 when I used it and ran it for six months. I had blood work done and everything came back normal. So it sounds like as with most drugs the sides are dose dependent.