acne
"I was on a pretty huge dose of isotretinoin to start off with, and I was taking one pill at night and one in the morning. I can't remember the exact dosage, but it was pretty high. Before being on the pill I had acne pretty much since I hit puberty, but I never really had cystic acne. After about 3 weeks of being on it, my face broke out TERRIBLY, all cystic pimples on my cheeks. And I experienced severe breakouts like that for about 5 1/2 months. My face and lips were so dry that it hurt to even touch them or do anything. I took the medicine for about 8 1/2 months. I now do not get more than a few pimples a month and have pretty nice skin, but I am left with terrible scarring on my cheeks. overall the medicine did its job."