Claravis User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Can...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 11, 2012

For Acne "I have recently started using the medicine about a week ago. I have seen the most amazing results. The only down side about it is it causes my allergies to flare causing me to have headaches and the worst chapped lips ever! Other than that no complaints at this time."

• Jos...
• December 17, 2009

For Acne "Well I started taking Claravis on August 2008. I noticed for the first two months of being on the medication my face got worse with acne. But on the third month, my face started to clear up and it stayed clear. For once I had normal skin. Scars were the only thing left. I finished my treatment on Janurary 2009. I spent almost all year being acne free, but it has comeback! My brother also took Claravis, and his story is the same as mine. My brother has currently just got back on to Claravis. I will be doing the same, and hoping we wont have acne again because it's really expensive to get on that medication. Side Effects: Extreme Dry Lips. And that was it. My advice, take Claravis its worth it, even if its just a year of being acne free."

• Joe...
• December 20, 2011

For Acne "I'm on my 3rd month of Claravis 40 mg. I take 2 tablets once a day. I have had acne since I was 9. I have tried every cream, pill prescribed by my doctor, and various facial treatments. Claravis is the only thing that has ever worked for me. I am on month 3 and the only time I break out is at the end of the month when I start my period. The pills are worth the side effects. I do have chapped and bloody lips, Vaseline is my best friend,and I have had back pain in my lower back since month 2 of Claravis. I don't know if it's related to the pills, but I did notice several folks on the board had the same pains. Still for a person that's had blackheads, whiteheads, scars, and pimples all over my body since I was a kid, it's totally worth it."

• Anonymous
• November 16, 2011

For Acne "I've been on Claravis for almost 2 weeks now. I have 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 nose bleed, 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 got 5 months to go."

• Anonymous
• November 7, 2011

For Acne "I am on a little past a month on it and I started at 40mg a day and after the one month check in they upped my dose to 80mg 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 then topical creams like tretinoin and adapalene anyway so I like it. Don't know if this is a side affect of the medicine but orange juice and many other drinks now have a really strange after-taste. Overall it's amazing."

• Lzr...
• April 27, 2011

For Acne "I used this medication for 5 months. I started taking 30mg twice a day and the results were amazing! I have been off of it for 3 weeks and my skin still looks great. I used every cream, facewash and nothing ever worked for me. The side effects I had were very dry lips, rash on my arms, dry nose. I would highly recommend this medication. It really does clear your acne."

• Dkr...
• October 20, 2013

For Acne "I've had moderate, treatment resistant acne since I was about 14. I am now 21 and I started Claravis 14 weeks ago. I noticed my breakouts have been slightly worse for these first few months and I breakout around my mouth particularly bad and it looks like herpes and it's very embarrassing. However my back/chest are completely clear (they had mild acne before) and my cheeks have been clearer than usual. I'm hoping the pimples on my mouth will go away soon."

• Crr...
• April 6, 2009

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. "

• Anonymous
• February 11, 2010

For Acne "My 13 yr old son has been taking this medicine for 2 months now. He has not shown a lot of improvement. Actually he is breaking out on his neck which he has never done before. His lips and arms and neck are extremely dry. We will hang in for the duration which the doctor says will be 5-6 months. Hopefully we will soon see improvement."

• Anonymous
• February 21, 2012

For Acne "This medicine is amazing, I have been on minocycline for 3 years. My acne has come back 3 times over the past 5 years. I am now 21 years old and had a recent breakout. I told my doctor that I wanted to stop taking antibiotics and start something new. She gave me a Claravis and boy it's hasn't even been 2 weeks and I can already see the improvement. If you do get a pimple it is gone in a few days and the old ones are disappearing. I am also using tree tea oil at night and tree tea pill face wash and cleaning pads."

• Wse...
• November 30, 2009

For Acne "I'd like to say that Claravis is just amazing but I'm having mixed feelings now, this will be third session on this medication. I'm 19 yrs old and my weight is close to 100 pds, I started this medication when I was 17, and then I was taking 80 mg a day and I felt fine and it was a complete life change for me to have clear skin but then months later it returned...to make a long story short, the more I take this medication the more sick I feel, I've developed acid reflex, muscle spasms, muscle aches and flushing skin."

• Anonymous
• February 21, 2012

For Acne "I have been taking 30 mg once daily for the last month. It's definitely doing something. I've broken out everywhere and I mean everywhere. Huge, gross, cystic and nodular pimple. BUT my dermatologist said that it has to get better before it gets worse. Where my skin isn't being overran by grossness you can tell that it is clearing up and looking healthier. Tomorrow I will start my new dosage of 40 mg twice daily(the first month you start with 30 a day and then after that my dermo said they figure it out with your body weight) Side effects: pretty bad chapped lips, dry wrists and arms, also always in the bathroom cause I've been drink between a gallon and half to two gallons of water a day."

• Anonymous
• March 5, 2011

For Acne "This medicine is literally AMAZING. I have only been on it for TWO months and everything is gone, besides one tiny cyst on my forehead that I picked at too much but other than that my skin is completely clear. I had the worst skin ever; cysts ALL over my face followed by whiteheads. Now it's completely clear. I'm 16 years old and have been dealing with this since 5th grade. I have a little redness on my cheeks but I'm sure that will go away soon DEFINITELY. Recommending this. So far I've had really dry skin but my dermatologist gave me lotion which helps A LOT and Aquaphor for my lips and nose."

• Anonymous
• November 6, 2010

For Acne "I was on Clavaris for 5 months for my moderate acne that only got worse with age (I am 26). It worked wonders. I have been off the medicines for 3 months- not one pimple and even the old scars cleared up. One downside though was that I started getting depressed and anxious especially during the last month so I stopped taking it. The depression went away but I have trouble with speaking in public forums and in interviews now. I know, kind of ironic to have less self esteem now even with the perfect skin. Just watch out for those signs, they could be dangerous if not controlled or even acknowledged. Overall I am still happy I took the medicine."

• bag...
• March 8, 2011

For Acne "I had really bad acne in high school. I tried almost everything. Because I also have bad eczema, all that happened was burning skin. I went to the skin doctor and he prescribed isotretinoin because had taken it as a teenager and he told me that since he used it, he has had only one pimple (the one on his forehead now [he looks 45] ). So I used it. At first nothing happened then very slowly the acne was going away. All of a sudden, it seemed like my pimple hated Claravis and bonded together as gigantic unpopable wretches around my chin (during this time all the others slowly went away). Now, I only have two of those boss pimple, both in the process of being reabsorbed, and a small network of tiny pimples on my cheeks. Things are looking up."

• HGr...
• August 24, 2015

For Acne "I have been battling acne since I was 17. Oily skin, cysts on a monthly basis, black heads, 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 antibiotic 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 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 end of this year. So far side effects are mild chap lips, joint aches, and dry nose with bloody bugers. My skin is not that dry, but I was also very oily before."

• Reb...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 13, 2017

For Acne "Best experience ever. Is this how the normal population lives? For the first time in my life my skin isn't greasy and my hair isn't oily. I would have to wash my hair everyday and it was always frizzy. I wash my hair once a week now and I don't even bother wearing makeup. I will be so sad to return to my old greasy self. I take 30mg 2x a day. I was religious about everything for the first 2 months until I went a little crazy. It was summer and I was miserable with the sun rash and being itchy. After that I would cut back to 1 a day when it got too itchy and too dry. I would love to take 2 pills a week forever!"

• VA_...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 2, 2018

For Acne "I completed two courses of accutane. My acne was never horrible but it was resistant to every other treatment I tried. My first course I took when I was a junior in high school, and I had amazing results. Clear, beautiful skin. When some acne started returning as a junior in college I took a second course, I think 40 mg/day for 5 months. Near the end of that second course I became really lethargic, paranoid, anxious, and had brain fog and stomach issues. My skin started flushing a lot and still does. My high libido became non-existent. I finally tried an antidepressant (celexa) for ~6 months in 2016 which helped. As time goes on I'm slowly feeling better, but my libido is still gone. Doctors say I'm healthy. I just want to say be careful if you choose to take this drug. My first course was amazing and I decided I would be fine doing another one. I regret that decision."

• 16Y...
• November 29, 2009

For Acne "Well I'm just starting it and so far it started working but I now have acne on my head. I'm on 40mg and my acne is even spreading but I use creme face wash and it made me breakout. Its only been two weeks but it's bad right now."

• LVa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 15, 2020

For Acne "My 15 year old daughter had really bad acne. They tried everything and nothing worked, OCBC, antibx, creams etc. Then they tried Claravis and it finally worked after a few months. But then she had to stop taking it because you can only take it for a certain amount of months. Well After a few months her acne is back with a vengeance and now she is very disappointed and sad, mainly because her dermatologist promised her it would be gone after she stops taking it. Even tho I knew nothing is never a 100% guarantee. So back to square one."

• Ale...
• January 1, 2012

For Acne "I started taking this medication once a day at 40 mg so far I definitely have seen changes and some people say my face looks better but it has only been about 15 days. Some side effects I have is back pain and muscle pain, dry face and lips, and a weird skin infection that looks like ring worm but is just an infection. I hope it all gets better soon though."

• Anonymous
• August 4, 2010

For Acne "I'm 20 years old and am on my third month of Claravis. Since being on the medicine my face is worse than it's ever been before. My acne wasn't severe to begin with, although it was scarring in certain areas. I keep hoping it will get better, but it hasn't yet. I've tried everything else there is to take so I feel like this is my only option."

• MrP...
• July 3, 2011

For Acne "I am finishing up my final month on Claravis, the first two months I have to say were the worst. I broke out so bad that every time I smiled I felt nothing but throbbing pain all over my face. Now my face has started to clear but slowly. I have dark spots, and redness all over my face plus some blackheads to go along with it. I don't breakout as bad as I did back in month 2. Hopefully I will be able to see a clear future. "

• Anonymous
• September 27, 2011

For Acne "I am 25 years old and have been on Claravis for the past 7 months. Before Claravis I tried everything. I have struggled with severe acne my entire life, but around month 5 of Claravis my skin was completely clear. Don't get me wrong, the initial break out period was the worst, but a few months later I am completely thankful. I highly recommend this medicine. Also, I didn't suffer from any of the side effects with the exception of severely chapped lips."

• Sti...
• June 11, 2011

For Acne "This medicine has helped bring cysts to the surface and clear them. Redness persists on cheeks though. Skin will look completely clear one day and a large cyst like pimple will still develop and appear the next day. I have read absorption rate increases by taking it with fatty foods so need to make a habit of that. Back of upper arms gets very red and dry and needed a steroid prescribed to help with that. Back and chest cleared completely. Dr. Dan lip ointment worked wonders for dry lips."