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Reviewer: HelpMyAcne, 19-24 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have been taking this medication for about a month now. It was fine for awhile but recently I've been getting really sick to my stomach. I sat on a chair this morning for half an hour wondering if I was going to throw up again. I did. That is the second time in 3 days. It recommends you drink it with plenty of water so maybe I just have to drink more water. And i guess I haven't seen muc
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Reviewer: klk23, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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i been taking this medicine for two months and its been working fine. some people might get upset stomach but i haven't had any yet. the only thing about this medicine is that it messed up my period.
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Reviewer: 13-18 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I've been taking this medication for exactly one month and one day now. I have been taking it twice a day morning and night. Meanwhile, I also put Retin-A Cream on before bed time. My face and bottom buttox has cleared from the really bad cystic acne although I still have little red bumps or small white heads appearing on my face. I don't know if I need to prolong the use of it. Every time
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Reviewer: Concerned Patient, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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After taking this drug for a few days I started to get sore throat. 1.5 weeks into it and I have to stop completely as it is difficult and painful to swallow, have a sore throat pretty bad, and have lost my voice.
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Reviewer: 13-18 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I used to have really bad acne, but since I started taking this medication it has really helped clear it up. My only complaint is that it makes me extremely nauseous if I don't take it with food. Other than that, it has worked pretty well.
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