"when i took accutane, my acne did clear up after a couple of months. but the side effects were very annoying, including excessively dry face and lips and back pain. it actually came to a point that i couldn&#039;t continue dancing because of this back pain. i was glad to be finished with it after the allotted time i was prescribed, but then 6 months later my acne came back in full. my doctor said this is normal and usually goes away within weeks, but mine didn&#039;t. i&#039;m still struggling with acne despite having taken accutane."