Does Accutane cause weight loss or gain?

During the first week on it, I lost 5 pounds and then another 5 pounds, but since then I have gained it back and feel like my clothes don't fit as well anymore. I am a 16 year old male, and acne has been a problem for almost a year now, also I never had breakouts on my back and chest, but since starting the medication, I have mild acne on both. As for my face, it looks good one day, then bad the next. My side effects are very dry skin on my lips, chin, nose, eyebrows and scalp, and I sometimes feel nauseas but it only happens if I take it before I eat. I really hope this works in the 4 months I am on it because my parents are throwing out a lot of money on this as insurance considers it cosmetic, and doesn't pay a penny of it. But as others have said, chapstick helps with the dry lips. Also, the blood tests aren't so bad. PLEASE WORK!

Also, I wash my face with a mild soap called Cetaphil. It feels really good when you rub your face with it and washes off easily.

i lost a stone on rocaccutane, and i was skinny as it was and now i look like a horrible stick and cant put the weight back on, how do i put the weight back on?!

Amanda wrote:

Does anyone notice a flare up when they drink caffeine?

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I have always had problems with high doses of caffeine and in coffee even a single cup is guaranteed to cause terrible cramps and guaranteed pimples inthe following days.

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redman175 wrote:

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Im considering taking Accutane, so im not talking from experience but my DERM told me that Accutane can in fact cause weight gain, though i still havent heard of weight loss b/c of accutane.

I went from 170 to 155 over the 6 months of my Accutane. I literally would go full days without eating anything, maybe having a can of coke, and not feel hungry at all. I have been off now since november, and no breakouts. But I have gained all the weight back, to my demise. I was getting a little too thin though, I looked sick. Accutane can cause a lose of appetite, but your supposed to tell your doctor right away if it does. I also experience what I would call mood swings and borderline depression. No "i want to die" stuff, but I was mean as hell to everyone and always tired.

Claravis User wrote:

I never had breakouts on my back and chest, but since starting the medication, I have mild acne on both. As for my face, it looks good one day, then bad the next. I really hope this works in the 4 months I am on it because my parents are throwing out a lot of money on this as insurance considers it cosmetic, and doesn't pay a penny of it. But as others have said, chapstick helps with the dry lips. Also, the blood tests aren't so bad. PLEASE WORK!

Not to burst your bubble, but for the first two-three months you will break out so bad it will crack, bleed, dry everything out, and be very painful. which is normal. i was embarrassed to leave my house at all because of it. but at month 4 i started clearing up and by month 6 i was perfectly clear and my skin had adjusted and was back to normal. the only thing that was still affected was lips. chapped as anything.

I started taking 80 mgs a day a little over a week ago and my face is itchy and peeling. I'm using the soap that the Dr recommended and the lotion but I still peel. My acne has also flared up this past week....anyone have similar experiences with the peeling, dry skin??

Claravis user wrote:

Also, I wash my face with a mild soap called Cetaphil. It feels really good when you rub your face with it and washes off easily.

I use the same soap and the accompanying lotion. My skin is dry, peeling and itchy and RED!! Have you have problems with this?

New User wrote:

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I use the same soap and the accompanying lotion. My skin is dry, peeling and itchy and RED!! Have you have problems with this?

Hi,
I had the same dry, painful feeling soap while washing my face. Cetaphil didn't do a whole lot, I felt like it made my skin more oily. I've been using a soap free face gel the pharmacist recommended called, "Basis." I have been having a hard time finding it, so I switch to, "Simple." It feels so much better to wash now.

im in my second month of accutane 80mg and have lost a lot of weight. My dr said nothing about this and i still have until end july to finish. Im gonna go crazy should i continue to lose weight, changing wardrobe was never part of the plan just the skin!