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Claravis (isotretinoin) for Acne: 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.
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Claravis (isotretinoin) for Acne: I normally had really good blood pressure. 1 week before starting Claravis my bottom number was 66, 1 week after taking Claravis my bottom blood pressure reading was 98. You are considered to have high blood pressure at 90. I can't believe it got so high so quick! I'm stopping taking it today! Not worth the risk of having a stroke. Also really expensive medication.
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Claravis (isotretinoin) for Acne: I've been on Claravis for over two months now and haven't had a major break out since the first month. Very, very dry lips and overall dry skin, but my dermatologist recommended Cetaphil for that. Try to stay out of the sun as it does cause your skin to burn easily. Can't wait to finish as it does cause slight lack of energy.
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Claravis (isotretinoin) for Acne: 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.
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Claravis (isotretinoin) for Acne: 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.
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Claravis (isotretinoin) for Acne: 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.
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Claravis (isotretinoin) for Acne: 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.
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Claravis (isotretinoin) for Acne: 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.
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Claravis (isotretinoin) for Acne: 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.
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Claravis (isotretinoin) for Acne: 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.
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