Accutane. I assume that your type of acne is severe, like mine was. I was on accutane twice, when I was 13 and again at 16. Both cases I was on the drug for 6 full months, at twice the doseage for a normal acne case.
Then again, I still have problems, but the type of acne I suffer from is genetic cystic acne and is by far the most stubborn kind anyone can get. Mose everyone with acne will not have it as bad as I did; I had huge purple leesions on my face and neck. My parents sent me to a small private christian school for a year because I got picked on so badly, beaten up, etc. that I spent alot of time in suspension to avoid being around people.
I'm 27 going on 28, and my skin is far better than my teenage years. Most of my scars healed, but I still have some problems with acne on my back. Then again, when you are out working it, unless you are at the beach or pool, girls don't care. Just stay well groomed and clean. Once a girl is into you, you will be shocked by what to you would seem a glaring self fault, they would look past because they like you.
I want to warn you off the bat that accutane has 100% side effects. It is a very toxic drug. The short term stuff that I had the most problems with was the dryness and nosebleeds. Accutane almost eliminates your body's ability to produce oil and mucous. This is good to stop acne, but bad for your nose. As gross as this sounds, if you are on or enar the doseage I was taking, I would get 2-3 severe nosebleeds a day and would wake up in the middle of the night from my face being soaked in blood.
What I did was take globs of vasiline and shove them up my nose. This was the only thing that stopped the nosebleeds.
From what is sounds like you are on a lighter doseage. Stick with it until you are completely done, don't skip on medication. You want to make sure the drug completely fixes your sebium levels and cures scaring.
The real thing you need to know is that accutane has long term side effects, bad ones. You need to watch yourself as you get older for signs of depression. Also, the drying effect of the drug can permanetly damage your bowels, so if you have any trouble in that region talk to a doctor right away.
Its good you feel more confident. Before and during my stint on accutane I had one girlfriend. After I was done both cycles, I went on a rampage. It is a great boost. This from a guy that had acne far worse then you could probably imagine. Stick with it man, getting it cured properly at your age is very important for the rest of your life. You only get one face.
