Accutane help please?

[kak125]

Hey everyone,

Now that I got your attention, I need your help if I should go on accutane or not.

I have to go back on tuesday to get my final bloodwork and pregnancy test and then on wednesday my doctor is going to write the script for it providing that everything checks out ok.

So I am having second thoughts about it now. I am currently on amoxicillin and I was told that staying on it while taking accutane might help with the initial breakout but that is why I am so afraid to take it.
I dont want to look awful for the entire time I am on it because even though my face isnt clear now I only have about 5 active pimples on my skin and I dont want to have 10-15.

Also, I was told to eat low sugar while on accutane, not drink alchol, avoid the sun and something about watching fat intake because it raises tri-glyceride levels. Is that true?

Since summer is about to start I cant imagine giving everything I enjoy up just for clear skin. I mean this is very very important to me but I am not sure what to do. I had a foto facial done recently and was going to go back for more if I dont get the accutane because I heard it can shrink your pores which I am hoping will help my skin. Does everyone have to take accutane for 5 months though? I was thinking it would only be 3?

So what do all of you think? Is the risk worth it? My derm was going to put me on 40mg then 80mg every other day for a combined 60mg dosage but that much scares me. I heard that if you start out at a lower dosage that you might not have the bad breakout in the beginning.

Thanks so much in advance!