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I have a question for anyone that has taken acitretin. Has it given anyone very shiny hands? My hands look like they are covered in moisturiser all the time. I think its a side effect but wondered if anyone else had found this too?
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(Wed-13-04-2016, 21:19 PM)OneBigItch Wrote: I will Jim thanks.
I have a question for anyone that has taken acitretin. Has it given anyone very shiny hands? My hands look like they are covered in moisturiser all the time. I think its a side effect but wondered if anyone else had found this too?
Interesting. No, I didn't have any changes in my hands while I was on it.
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Hi there,
I have been on acetretin for about a year and four months. I had a lot of your side-effects. They will pass (except the cracking of skin for me). I remember feeling very cold (even when it wasn't) but that did die down after a good few months. Acetretin can take six months to work, so be more patient. Also, continue to use it alongside topicals - it is more effective in combination than alone. I found too that my p got much worse for first few months but then got better after, as I say, about six months. I noticed most improvement when I used it alongside Dovonex - I don't think many derms recommend using it alone.
Good luck.
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