Claravis and Nosebleeds: What Users Say

• Sha...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 31, 2016

For Acne "I've had bad acne since I was in middle school. I didn't do anything about it until around the summer of 10th grade because I started to get cystic acne on a regular basis. My dermatologist put me on Doxycycline. At the time, I was not always regular with taking pills, and when my acne did get better and started to go away, I thought I was fine. The acne just kept coming back, and I took antibiotics and creams like retinol and Epiduo and all sorts of benzoyl peroxide washes, but nothing worked. So my dermatologist finally convinced me to get on Accutane. As of right now, I'm 5 months in, and my skin has never been better, it's amazing. My side effects were dry eyes (I have contacts), dry face, dry lips, and nosebleeds. I honestly wish I did it sooner!"

• Meg...
• May 23, 2016

For Acne "When I turned 30, my acne became much more cystic and spread to my neck, chest, and back. My bacne was so bad it hurt to take a shower. Within 3 weeks of starting Claravis (30 mg daily), I started to experience dry skin and lips. Over the months, I developed rashes on my hands and arms due to dry skin. I had several nosebleeds and dry eyes, but was able to remedy all the dryness with lip balm, saline solution, and various lotions/moisturizers. I also became thirsty all the time, but this began to subside going into my 4th month. The dryness was a very small price to pay for the AMAZING results. My face, neck, chest, and back are almost 100% CLEAR!!! I didn't have any other side effects, and my ONLY regret is not taking this medication sooner!"

• Sec...
• November 20, 2013

For Acne "Before starting Accutane, I read through reviews online, and I got to say... most of them scared the poo out of me. Intense side effects and bad reviews. But let me tell you, I have been on 40 mg for 2 months once a day, then 40 mg twice a day for another 2 months, and it is a miracle. My face has cleared up so much; I am so grateful for this medicine. Yes, there are side effects; my lips have never been this chapped in my life, my skin is very dry, and I've had a minimum of 12 nosebleeds (pre-Accutane - never had one before in my life). I do have a month or maybe two to three left on it, my nurse said, but I believe it is all worth it. I have never experienced any horrible body aches or any of the other horror stories. Stick with it till the end!!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 7, 2016

For Acne "I am extremely satisfied with this medication. I took it for 5 months, and at my peak, I was prescribed 40 mg twice a day. It took about 3.5 months to start noticing results. I have now been off it for 3 weeks, and wow! My skin is 100% clear. I've had acne since I was a teen, and after failing other options such as antibiotics, I was placed on Claravis. You will have chapped lips. I had to apply Aquaphor (really good chapstick) every 15 minutes. Other side effects I had were nosebleeds, dry skin, eczema, rashes on my hands and arms, very sore muscles, sore chest, and any scrapes I got took absolutely forever to heal. I felt sluggish, sort of like I had the flu for 5 months. However, having clear skin was definitely worth it!"

• Kat...
• February 25, 2016

For Acne "I'm 23, and I never had acne in high school until I stopped taking my birth control due to health conditions. I started back on it, and acne came on with a vengeance. No matter what I did, if I was on or off BC, the acne never stopped flaring up. Some days were good, and my face and back were clear, but I was tired of battling, not looking in the mirror and being happy. I tried minocycline. I'm not going to say it didn't work because it helped. Acne was still horrible. First month, some dryness, second month, more dry, nosebleeds, and cystic acne popped up. I'm finishing my third month, and more of my friends say my face is looking amazing. Can't wait to finish treatment. Patience is key for this medication, for sure!!"

• Anonymous
• November 16, 2011

For Acne "I've been on Claravis for almost 2 weeks now. I have a severe cyst on my chin, but since taking this medication, it is bringing those down, even the redness is clearing up. I'm experiencing dry lips and had one nosebleed, but overall this medicine seems to work. My doctor said I will experience some breakouts first, and then my face should start clearing. My old pimples are coming out, but it looks like they are never going to come back. Good luck to all, and we shall see my results since I've got 5 months to go."

• 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."

• 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)."