Reviewer: Simone, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have been suffering from acne for 12 years. Tried proactive, murad,everything over the counter, retin a,differen, benzaclin, spironolactone, tetra/mino/doxycycline,and even birth control. NOTHING worked. I decided to finally give Claravis a shot b/c my self esteem couldnt handle it anymore. The 1st month I started at 40mg and saw an amazing difference but with severe side effects(lips so dry the ... Show Full Comment

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I have been suffering from acne for 12 years. Tried proactive, murad,everything over the counter, retin a,differen, benzaclin, spironolactone, tetra/mino/doxycycline,and even birth control. NOTHING worked. I decided to finally give Claravis a shot b/c my self esteem couldnt handle it anymore. The 1st month I started at 40mg and saw an amazing difference but with severe side effects(lips so dry they would crack and bleed)which I soon learned to control with increasing my daily water intake and Aquaphor. 2nd month, I was taking 30mg in the morning and at night, my acne came roraring back for about 3 weeks and then cleared up and only left behind FOUR pimples. I have been on this dosage for another month now and my skin feels SMOOTH. I am satisfied at this point but I do breakout a little around my period;it goes away very quickly. I should be on it for another 3 months and be completely clear by then.The med is also making the scars go fade away quickly. I have 2 issues with the med,1,it makes me wake up sometimes more than once to use the bathroom throughout the night and 2,I have developed mild eczema on my hands and arms, which my doctor gave me some cream for. If you have any questions about what type of moisturizer or makeup I use, or anything else please email me at simoneta6@live.com
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Reviewer: 13-18 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I just finished my Clavaris today. My acne before taking this was awful, I had cysts, blackheads, whiteheads, just about everything. Each month was a different dosage for me. It ranged between 40-60mg each month. While on Clarvais, I had the usual dryness, but I used aquaphor and cetaphil, it really helped! I also had bad lower back and hip pain, and I did not have a menstrual cycle AT ALL while o ... Show Full Comment

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I just finished my Clavaris today. My acne before taking this was awful, I had cysts, blackheads, whiteheads, just about everything. Each month was a different dosage for me. It ranged between 40-60mg each month. While on Clarvais, I had the usual dryness, but I used aquaphor and cetaphil, it really helped! I also had bad lower back and hip pain, and I did not have a menstrual cycle AT ALL while on this. The first month and a half, I did have pretty bad break outs, but they started to clear up by the second and third month. Now, after 5 months of being on Clavaris, I am now looking at acne-free skin for the first time in years. I am so happy with the results! It can come with some harsh side effects, but it was worth it in the end.
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Reviewer: 29, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Day 55 - mostly clear with only a few new blemishes, dry puffy lips, dryer skin. No mood changes, no soreness or aches as a result of Claravis. Dry patches on arms have shown up. (105 lbs. taking 40mg once per day.)

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Day 55 - mostly clear with only a few new blemishes, dry puffy lips, dryer skin. No mood changes, no soreness or aches as a result of Claravis. Dry patches on arms have shown up. (105 lbs. taking 40mg once per day.)
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Reviewer: ContinuedFromBelow1, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Day 16, I no longer have the sunburn sensation and my face isn’t as red (my face looks like I’ve been in the sun, but not sunburned). My hair is still not oily and I’ve found that I have to condition it at least every other day to keep moisture in it. Best of all: Vaseline has worked wonders on my chapped lips. I’ve read that some users are buying over-the-counter strength lip balms, but Vasel ... Show Full Comment

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Day 16, I no longer have the sunburn sensation and my face isn’t as red (my face looks like I’ve been in the sun, but not sunburned). My hair is still not oily and I’ve found that I have to condition it at least every other day to keep moisture in it. Best of all: Vaseline has worked wonders on my chapped lips. I’ve read that some users are buying over-the-counter strength lip balms, but Vaseline is cheap and honestly does the trick – my lips don’t feel as numb nor do I have chunks of skin peeling off them every 5 minutes. They sell a tiny plasic jar (about 1 inch by 1 inch), so you can take it everywhere with you an apply as needed…like every 20 minutes. Also, I recommend Cetaphil lotion for the dry skin. It truly lasts a really long time and doesn’t cause you to break out (which amazes me because I have never been able to apply any kind of moisturizer or lotion to my face because it clogs my pores). The problem I have, though, is that it makes your face shiny. I have been applying it at night to cut down on the drying, peeling skin that happens over night. I apply it to my dry problem areas in the morning, but not to my entire face. I then cover it with a powder made by Clinque that hides the redness. It works. I’m female, but I bet a guy can use it too without anyone detecting he is wearing concealer. It will give your skin a matte finish after you apply the lotion to your face. Clinque is expensive (about $35 for the powder), but I bet Target or similar stores carry a yellow-based powder that cancels out the redness. I had to stop using my Clinque liquid concealer made for acne sufferers because the combination of the makeup and the drug was causing a burning sensation from drying out my skin even more.
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Reviewer: Pwntheth, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have been on Claravis for 16 days now (60mg dosage per day). Although I haven't been on the drug very long, I can already see results. The first 5 days, nothing physically changed. But as I reached Days 6 through 13, my side-effects were terrible. First came the chapped lips. If you’re about to start this drug, be warned. It’s horrible. They were chapped to the extent that I was trying ev ... Show Full Comment

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I have been on Claravis for 16 days now (60mg dosage per day). Although I haven't been on the drug very long, I can already see results. The first 5 days, nothing physically changed. But as I reached Days 6 through 13, my side-effects were terrible. First came the chapped lips. If you’re about to start this drug, be warned. It’s horrible. They were chapped to the extent that I was trying every imaginable product sold by Target, and re-applying the balm every 5 minutes). That same day I started having dry flakey skin on my face that would re-appear within 30 minutes after having just cleared it. The next day (as the first 2 symtoms continued), I had a TERRiBLE sensation that my face was sunburned, especially my forehead. I was also very red, despite not being outdoors for long periods of time. Other minor side-effects are itchiness and dry eyes, but I haven’t had to use any additional lotions or eyedrops as it hasn’t become annoying yet. My face did break out more than usual, but it’s only been like that for about a week and it’s starting to clear. The sunburn sensation lasted about 5 days. Within 10 days, though, the most amazing side-effect took place: non-greasy hair for the first time in my life. I typically have to wash my hair every day, sometimes twice. The other day, I woke up, went to get ready for my shower, looked in the mirror and realized, “I don’t have to wash my hair, it looks the same as it did yesterday – not oily at all!” (although, I still took a shower because who wants to have beautiful hair yet stink like a pig?)
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