Amnesteem and Dry Skin: What Users Say

• Sho...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 9, 2014

For Acne "I am 40 years old and have been struggling with adult acne for ten years now. My face has always been oily, and topical creams/antibiotics have only been temporary fixes. My dermatologist and I decided to finally give isotretinoin a try. I started taking Amnesteem in September 2013. The first three months I had moderate breakouts, as expected. But in December and so far this month, I've not had any acne, with the exception of a small bump I noticed today. I just had my last appointment with my dermatologist yesterday, where he gave me my last prescription. The only side effects have been dry eyes, skin, and lips, but not severe at all. Aquaphor for the lips and CeraVe for my face have been awesome. So far, very happy with the results."

• Anonymous
• January 14, 2011

For Acne "I am 32 years old and have struggled with acne since high school. I was completely freaked out about taking this medication after reading all the horror stories online, but after talking to my doctor, I knew I wanted to give it a try. I am in my 2nd month of taking the medication, and I have seen dramatic results. I have not had any bad side effects so far. I have had dry lips (to be expected), but they have not been bad at all (thanks to Aquaphor Lip Repair - I constantly put it on). My skin is dry, which is also to be expected. I wear contacts, and my eyes do get dry at times, but no drops help. I do notice joint aches at times, so I take Tylenol or Advil, and it helps. It's nothing severe at all. BEST MEDICATION EVER."

• chr...
• December 25, 2008

For Acne "I have just completed my first month of Amnesteem (I had moderate acne), and I am extremely happy with the results this far. However, I experienced stomach ache, nausea, constipation, chest pain, headaches, lower back pain, sore throat, dry skin, extremely chapped lips, and fatigue. They all hit me at the beginning of week three. The good news is they all subsided by the end of the week except the constipation."

• Anonymous
• May 30, 2011

For Acne "This drug definitely works. Covered in acne before starting the medicine, it only took 4 months, and I am now acne-free. But although it worked very well, many of the side effects are awful. Dry skin is bearable, but as an athlete, the joint pains made playing my sports very difficult. But worst of all was the depression. After about the first month, the depression hit, and I rarely went a day without considering suicide for the next 3 months. It may work, but if you are going to use this medicine, be aware of some of the devastating side effects."

• Cam...
• September 19, 2010

For Acne "I am on my 18th day and have noticed dramatic results. I have gotten many compliments. My skin is very dry, though, and I do have very chapped lips, but the redness of my skin has gone away, and I barely break out anymore. My acne was pretty severe. I had tried everything (antibiotics, creams, gels, chemical peels, facials, etc.). I was very nervous about getting on this, but I love it and recommend it to everyone."

• mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 31, 2017

For Acne "I used Claravis for my first course, and everything went well. The side effects that I remember were extremely chapped/dry lips, dry skin, dry hair (which I didn't have to wash for a week), joint pain, headaches. I repeated the treatment because some acne was reappearing, but nothing compared to the beginning, so I took a much lower dose. The second course was with Amnesteem (because it was the one available at Walgreens at that moment), and everything was going well until my liver enzymes were elevating each month, and I had to stop the medicine. When I recovered, I went back to Claravis, and liver enzymes got normalized. My doctor said that he experienced the same side effect with other patients."

• the...
• January 28, 2010

For Acne "I am 15 and have been taking Amnesteem for about a week now because I have very bad acne on my cheeks, and I must say it is very effective. Since I started this, my skin dried up, and my acne redness is definitely going away; however, it was kind of crazy the first 3 days because my big red spots started getting white heads, but they dried up very quickly and then flaked off in a day or two. I am 15, and the only bad thing about this is the chapped lips, dry skin, lower back aches, and I have arthritis in my left knee, and it seems that it is making it hurt more, but other than that, this medicine is a miracle!"

• Anonymous
• September 12, 2009

For Acne "I have had body acne for 7 years. Just started my third month of Amnesteem. I have seen decent results but still not 100% gone. I have experienced mild back pain, chapped lips, dry skin, headaches, and some stomach irritability. Except for the side effects, I would recommend this product."

• Acn...
• June 19, 2011

For Acne "I have been struggling with acne since I graduated high school. It got REALLY BAD. Around that time (high school) is when I first took isotretinoin. I took it for about 3 months, and it worked wonders for me. However, 8 years later, the bad acne has reappeared. I take Amnesteem now. I'm in my second week, and it's making it worse. I don't remember this medicine doing this the first time. The only side effects I've experienced were dry lips, dry skin, and dry eyes so far. I hope this gets better for me. If it does, I will update this comment."