User Reviews for Claravis

I started taking Claravis two months ago. I have this acne on my chest and everything I used just didn't work. I finally went to go see a skin doc and he started me off with just 20mg which reading about all the side effects scared me alittle but so far so good. Right now I am on 40mg twice a day and the only problems I am really having is the chapped lips (aquaphor will become the love of your life) I am already seeing good results from claravis and I still got 4 months to go.

My daughter used a generic form of isotretinoin. The results were amazing. It cleared her pimples and blackheads. She did not clear up immediately; in fact, her skin broke out more at first. However, she has been off the medicine for a few months and she rarely gets a pimple.

This medicine is amazing. I'm 28 years old and have tried a lot of different medications to clear up my acne but nothing worked until I went on Claravis. I have been taking 40mg once a day for 3 months now and my skin looks great. I am experiencing a lot of the side effects though, blood noses, extremely dry lips and back pain.

I have had acne all of my life. I am 30 years old and have tried EVERYTHING. I started 40mg twice daily three weeks ago and the results are amazing. My face it almost totally clear now. I am truly amazed. Excellent product.

I have been using this medication for one month to treat sebaceous hyperplasia, which I developed at age 58, after a life of oily/acne-prone skin. I am amazed at the results - no oil and a reversal of the sebaceous hyperplasia. I will be on this (40mg once daily) for 5 months if all goes well as it presently is, and I hope that the results are lasting. No woman should accept that nothing can be done about this problem if they care about their looks.

Hi, My same is Samuel and i have been on claravis for 5 months now, and am on my last month! Claravis has beaten all of my expectations and helped me finally be satisfied with myself. This medicine is hardcore. It uses a high does of vitamin A to work out your acne for good,...yes i said it, FOR GOOD. I tried proactive for about 6 months, and hated it. It uses harsh ingredients to control your acne until your bodies hormones level out. I talked to my doctor alot about this medicine compared to others before i started. And yes, it does have downsides. I cant fit everything into this box i want to say, but my email is samroxlox@yahoo.com, and i'd be happy to help anyone with questions, i check it daily.

I am a 29 year old female that started to get acne about 8 months ago. After trying several different medications including antibiotics and getting no results. My doctor discussed Claravis (Isotretinoin). I was a little scared at first after reading about the side effects and the length of time you have to take the medication. But after no results using anything else and my acne getting worse, I started Claravis on May 9, 2009, 40mg once a day for 5 months. After only two weeks, I have already noticed a difference in my acne and have not had any breakouts since starting it. I had very oily skin before and now I am dealing with a little dryness around my forehead and eyebrows and yes very chapped lips. Overall, good results.

I am on my first month of Clavaris 40 mg. And I am really loving it. I really should have started this sooner. Because the results are amazing! Before using this drug my skin was horrible. I tried everything and nothing worked like this! Within 2 weeks almost all my breakouts were gone, now at my 4 week mark, I have just a few left on my chin area, but for the most part everything is clear and I used to have Rosacea too and that's gone! I have nothing but good things to say about this drug. As far as side effects, I was really tired the first 2 weeks but now I feel more energized. And always have chapstick handy. You will experience dry lips for sure. Even my friends and family are noticing a difference. Give it a try!

I had pretty mild acne at age 14-15, but it REALLY hurt my self esteem. I didn't talk to any girls because I was so embarrassed of my face. I started Claravis, and I'm not kidding, two days, my skin was almost completely clear. I stayed on it for three months, and didn't have a single breakout, just mildly dry lips. Now I'm 16 and its been at least 5 months since my medication ended, and I'm so happy. I've had like three breakouts that have lasted for one day and they were most likely from my sweaty face, since I'm a runner.

I should be on 93 mg but she started me on 40 mg to see how I react. She told me it worked from the inside out and that any acne that was on its way would still come but at some point it would get better. I waited for whatever was already coming and I had basically nothing appear. I hate using lotion but have been using cetaphil lotion in fear of what may happen if I don't. I have noticed a little drying on my chin but have been able to contain it using the lotion. My lips have been the only real side effect. After 14 days I have noticed a change to the amount of blackheads. By 11 PM each day I have very few which is amazing. I still have a long way to go.

I have a mild stubborn case of acne, right when i took the first pill my skin cleared completley. The syptoms i have gotten are welts on my arms from the dryness (if you experience that ask your derm. to perscribe you with some topical cream) moderate back pains, easy nose bleeds (if you tap my nose it will start bleeding), severe dry/cracked lips, dry eyes (just a feeling of 'tired eyes' all the time) i highly reccomend taking this medication, but buy aquaphor for your dry lips it is by far the best chapstick ever!! you can find it at CVS, rite aid, any general store

I have been on Claravis for a couple of months now. I developed moderate acne as an adult and it was those difficult ones under your skin that were impossible to get rid of. I tried all the over the counter stuff but I realized that they all have the same ingredients. So even though they sound amazing on T.V, they're all a waste of money. I was skeptical about Claravis at first but I was just so frustrated. I'm on my 3rd month now and I've only gotten ONE pimple since I started it and it was during the first month. As far as the downsides, I'm only really experiencing dry lips and dry skin in patches. But that could be because I have eczema. Other than that, I haven't experienced anything else.

I've been on Claravis for one month. I noticed a smoother complexion within a few days! I had moderate acne starting around 13 years old, I'm 25 now. I consider myself an attractive girl but not without make up. This is the first time in 12 years I have looked in the mirror and thought I looked pretty without make up. It's a great feeling! I can see my pores getting smaller and my blackhead disappearing more and more everyday. I'm only experiencing 2 side effects, dry lips and a little nauseous anxiety. I have a doctors appointment today to discuss my side effects. I hope they are normal and don't get worse. I love Claravis.

Claravis cured my severe acne by 98% within 6 months of use. I had bad red swollen and under the skin pimples, as well as blackheads, whiteheads, and little pimples all over for 4 years through middle school and some of high school. The only reason I didn't rate this a 10 is because of the side effects. To me, it was well worth it. I had SEVERE dry skin on my face, and burned easily in the sun. The worst side effect by far was dry lips and nose. My lips were constantly dry and cracking to the point of bleeding, I had to use vitamin E oil and finally found that Aquaphor worked well for lips and nose. Nostrils were dry, burning but only rarely cracked and bled. That was 6 years ago. I'm 21 now and my acne never came back.

I just started this medication on April 1st and after 3 days I started seeing the effects and I can see it's taking it's course and working so far. The doctor started me on 40mg two times a day for 4 months. So far only side effect is dryness which was to be expected.

I just started my 4th month. The first 2 months showed quite a bit of improvement but after 3 months my face was the same. I still get 1 or 2 pimples around the end of the month so I am now on 60mg instead of 40mg. I switched to Cetaphil facial wash and facial moisturizer as well as Loreal hydrafresh skin toner, since it is alcohol free, about a month ago and no longer have a huge drying problem on my face, my scars are also looking better. I use vaseline on my lips and in my nose. In the beginning my skin on my hands and arms was severely dry and hurt, but after my shower now I use baby oil and vaseline body lotion and I don't have a problem with dry skin anymore either. I have gotten a lot of compliments since I started this pill, I hope it continues improving my face!

I have been using Claravis for 1 month now and before that I was on Accutane for 4 months. My acne and scars have greatly improved. I still have some stubborn cysts and I hope they will be completely gone once I am done with my treatment. Side effects are DRY lips and skin and I've experienced some mild muscle aches.

This medicine has a lot of pros and cons. The pro is that your skin will clear almost completely and the con is that you will have dry lips and palms and joint pain. But I think it's a fair trade.

I have mild stubborn case of acne, after trying many medications, I finally tried Clavaris, my acne immediately cleared up. It is the 11th day and my skin is flawless, the dry skin is pretty bad. I HIGHLY recommend plain petroleum jelly. You can get a big bin of it in a drugstore, as long as you apply it all over your face at night, when you wake up your skin will be very smooth and not dry. I recommend this medication to anyone who is looking to heal acne for good.

Very dry lips in only the first week of treatment.

I have been using Claravis (40mg) for 15 days now, and the last 2 days I have been noticing very dry skin, my face is peeling and my lips are cracked, my doctor gave me CortiBalm for my lips and it has helped me tons, also she told me to use oil-free lotion on my face and I have been using Purpose Dual Treatment Moisture Lotion with SPF 15 from Johnson & Johnson, really helped me too! I am 27 years old and for the past year I developed really bad acne, nothing has helped me, but this seems to be helping me because I have already seen improvement with only 15 days. 2 of my friends used it and after the 5 months of use, they never had breakouts again, I am looking forward to a life like that. Good luck to all of us!

I am 20 years old and I'm in my 1st month of treatment (4 months left). After the first week I noticed a difference in my skin (no exaggeration). Something I have noticed is that I can't work out like I used to before the treatment. I lifted weights 4 days ago and it still hurts to pick up my cellphone. I'm taking a break from the REC center until I'm better, but something like this wouldn't have phased me before the treatment. My skin isn't too dry because I use Eucerin body lotion morning and night. I wash my face with Cetaphil and use the face lotion that came with it. I've been keeping a lean diet and running 3 miles 3x week to keep my mood from going south (my biggest concern from the side effects).

Well I started taking Claravis on August 2008. I noticed for the first two months of being on the medication my face got worse with acne. But on the third month, my face started to clear up and it stayed clear. For once I had normal skin. Scars were the only thing left. I finished my treatment on Janurary 2009. I spent almost all year being acne free, but it has comeback! My brother also took Claravis, and his story is the same as mine. My brother has currently just got back on to Claravis. I will be doing the same, and hoping we wont have acne again because it's really expensive to get on that medication. Side Effects: Extreme Dry Lips. And that was it. My advice, take Claravis its worth it, even if its just a year of being acne free.

My 13 yr old son has been taking this medicine for 2 months now. He has not shown a lot of improvement. Actually he is breaking out on his neck which he has never done before. His lips and arms and neck are extremely dry. We will hang in for the duration which the doctor says will be 5-6 months. Hopefully we will soon see improvement.

Well I'm just starting it and so far it started working but I now have acne on my head. I'm on 40mg and my acne is even spreading but I use creme face wash and it made me breakout. Its only been two weeks but it's bad right now.