Claravis and Dry Skin: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Anonymous
• March 28, 2011

For Acne "I started my treatment early 2009 and continued with it through October of that year. At first, I didn't see much improvement, complaining to my dermatologist for the first few months. What I did notice was the extremely dry skin, awful chapped lips, patches of what looked like eczema but wasn't, muscle pain, bloody noses, a tendency to bruise and bleed more easily, severe loss of appetite, and depression. Also, major sensitivity to all forms of light, especially sun, vision change, and fatigue. When starting my medication, both my gynecologist and optometrist advised against it. It was towards the end of my treatment when I started seeing results. My skin was flawless for about a year. After being off of it for 11 months, my acne is back."

• Anonymous
• October 24, 2009

For Acne "I've been on Claravis for over two months now and haven't had a major breakout 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 a slight lack of energy."

• Bry...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 24, 2012

For Acne "I've been on Claravis for 15 days today, and so far there is no improvement. After about 10 days of use, I broke out very badly. Everybody that's saying they've already improved after a week or two couldn't have had very bad acne to begin with. The doctor said that results won't start appearing at all until at least 3-4 weeks, but at this rate, I don't think I'll be seeing any soon. I have pretty severe acne and have ever since 7th grade (I'm a senior now). My side effects at this point are very dry skin - particularly the nose, mustache area, chin, and lips - I have slight muscle aches in my back and neck that I didn't have before, and I've been getting an abnormal amount of bloody noses since I started (at least twice a day)."

• Suk...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 16, 2021

For Acne "I'm 55 years old and have always had issues with acne. As I hit menopause, my acne became cystic. I tried antibiotics and creams, but nothing worked. My dermatologist finally put me on Claravis. Within a month, my skin started clearing up. The side effects I got are super dry skin, my face started peeling. I used to get acne on my scalp, face, chest, and back. It did affect my depression and anxiety. My blood work showed my triglycerides high, so I'm stuck at 30 mg so they won't get higher. At this point, I've been on it going on my 9th month, and I'm still going to be on it till October. Side effects aside from dry skin are my face peels, some body aches, I'm always tired, and I've had lots of hair loss. I use Jack Black's intense therapy lip balm for my lips so my lips don't crack. No bloody nose. I'm still purging a little, so I do get a few tiny pimples here and there. I'm hoping that will stop when I'm done."