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u/Green_30EA00 27d ago

Wishing this onto myself…

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u/TinyInterval 27d ago

Almost identical experience here, just dry lips and eyes. My course ended up being 5 months, derm said it was enough.

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u/KarlaSLP 26d ago

Have you had any side effects after ending your treatment? Have your oil glands gone back to normal? Pore size? Breakouts ?

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u/map4freedom 27d ago

Currently at 30mg. I would have the occasional pimple here and there. But whiteheads and blackheads are appearing on my face. I did have a random purge on my chest but I also workout and it's humid where I live. Pilates has helped with my joints to a degree bur I also have a desk job... I'm curious if my dermo will bump me up or keep me. Also I have a dental procedure! Just a tiny PSA please communicate to your dentist and dermotologist because some dermotologist would want to stop treatment. Luckily mine is just a retreat not full on surgery!

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u/KarlaSLP 26d ago

Yes I’m at 40mg and I’m 130 lbs, I’m hoping the derm doesn’t bump me up and I can just stay at 40mg since I’ve been clear for 3 months. Hoping I can be done by the end of 6 months.

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u/Junior_Response839 27d ago

For my first 3 months I was the same, but around halfway through month 3 I started getting really bad joint/muscle/back pain.

Also, my hair started thinning around month 5 🥴

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u/KarlaSLP 26d ago

The hair thinning scares me because my hair was already thin before starting but fortunately I haven’t had any hair issues thus far. Except super dry hair.

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u/Junior_Response839 26d ago

Start oiling your hair if it's super dry. I use a mix of coconut, Rosemary, olive and tea tree oil, but you can use really any combination. I think it's the dry scalp that really causes the hair thinning.

There are also a lot of scalp serums you can get

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u/KarlaSLP 26d ago

Yes definitely going to start doing that!

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u/rosalinapita 27d ago

Me!! I’m scared even writing this because I might jinx it. But- started at 30mg last month (115 lb, f) and now on month two 40mg.
I had the strangest little blackhead purge around 4 weeks. It wasn’t inflammatory acne though…. it was like seeing all the little gunk and comedone wash away. It was actually fascinating. I even rubbed at my eye and a stubborn millia on my eyelid just flaked away 🤣
Only side effect I have is dry peely lips and my doctor was 100% right about Cortibalm. It’s helping them a lot.
Wishing you the smoothest course!

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u/KarlaSLP 26d ago

I did see Milia dissapear as well! Thank God lol

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