"i always had good skin growing up, but began developing cystic acne when i was 20. my doctor gave me an 80mg solodyn prescription, and i took the medicine for 6 months. the solodyn worked a bit, but my acne continued to mark my face. i had a lowered confidence and didn&#039;t even like looking at myself in the mirror. then, i started taking 2 x 40mg accutane a day for 6 months. months 1-2 really didn&#039;t show any change. however, by the end of month four, i was almost completely eradicated of my acne. by the end of month 6, my skin was completely clear. i have now been off the medicine for a month and haven&#039;t felt so good about myself since the acne began a year and a half ago. if you are considering accutane, do it. benefits outweigh side effects."