"i am an 18 year old girl who has had acne since the fourth grade. i have been on countless medications to try and help my skin; tetracycline, minocycline, doxycycline, and ortho tri-cyclen (birth control). none of these helped. i have used proactive (twice) that didn&#039;t help in the least bit, so my last resort was accutane. i was very nervous about it, having done my research on it, i wasn&#039;t sure if i wanted to. well, let me tell you, i am so glad i did. i am only on my second month, and my skin is so smooth. before, i had cysts and nodules all along my jaw, my neck, my chest, my upper back, and my cheeks. now, they&#039;re flat and fading. i don&#039;t have any on my face, my chest is now drying out, and my neck looks better. "