"for the purpose of acne, this medicine helped me a lot! but within two months of starting it i gained 10 pounds. i exercise 4-5 times a week and eat well and hadn&#039;t made any changes that would cause weight gain. nothing i did would get rid of the weight gained, especially around my hips and thighs. it took me a year to realize that this was the problem. i&#039;m 17 now and did swimming in high school and usually lose at least 5- 10 pounds each season, but this year i stayed at a constant 140. because of this i&#039;m switching. i also got extreme nausea, if i didn&#039;t eat enough food before taking it, or if i took it more than 30 minutes after eating, i would get intense nausea, dry heave twice, and lose my appetite."