Claravis and Joint Pain: What Users Say

• mkg...
• August 4, 2015

For Acne "Had horrible cystic chin acne for 14 years and finally decided to take Accutane in my late twenties when everything else on the market failed. Completed 5 months of treatment about 1 month ago, and my skin is like it belongs to someone else. Not only do I not have breakouts, but my pores are smaller and there is no swelling. I did have some joint pain and chapped lips, but a very small price to pay for such dramatic results. I wish I had taken it earlier in life."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 15, 2016

For Acne "I was on Accutane (Claravis) the first 2 months, my acne actually got worse, but after that, my face started clearing up. The reason I'm not giving this a full 10 is because I had more negative effects than I did good. Granted, my acne did go away, but only for it to come back 2 months after I was done. I didn't experience a dry face, which is a very common side effect, but I did get horribly dry lips. My hair would fall out in clumps throughout the day. I gained 20 pounds while on this medication, made my heart get irregular palpitations, and I also experienced shortness of breath. My cholesterol levels were also all whacked out. Horrible joint pain! All of this for my acne to end up coming back. Think twice before putting your body through this."

• Anonymous
• November 7, 2011

For Acne "I am a little past a month on it, and I started at 40 mg a day, and after the one-month check-in, they upped my dose to 80 mg a day. For the first week, really nothing happened except for mildly dry lips, after about 7 days, my skin started to dry out, but it wasn't too bad. Before Claravis, my skin was horribly oily, and I always had to worry about it. Now my skin is dry, but I'm not going to complain. It does give you joint pain, so if you have a job where it requires lifting, heads up, your back will hurt. The pill makes my skin less dry than topical creams like tretinoin and adapalene anyway, so I like it. Don't know if this is a side effect of the medicine, but orange juice and many other drinks now have a really strange aftertaste. Overall, it's amazing."

• HGr...
• August 24, 2015

For Acne "I have been battling acne since I was 17. Oily skin, cysts on a monthly basis, blackheads, etc. I never had 'pizza face,' but my acne has been very persistent for years. I am now 27, and after trying tons of topical creams and oral antibiotics, I asked for Accutane. In 2 weeks, I will be at my 3-month mark. Wow, what a difference! My skin is softer, blackheads are almost all gone, and for the most part, my skin is clear, and I haven't had a cyst in a few weeks. I am still getting very mild breakouts, but nothing compared to before. I am so excited to see the final result at the end of this year. So far, side effects are mild chapped lips, joint aches, and a dry nose with bloody boogers. My skin is not that dry, but I was also very oily before."

• Anonymous
• November 22, 2009

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."