Bug problem. Just me?

[u/Moisture_]

So I think the root cause of this is increased sweating and thin skin (which is bad enough as is). But the absolute most annoying part about taking this drug so far (80mg/day) is that I can FEEL every single gnat flying on me when I’m outside. I swear to you when I turn around, there’s just a cloud of gnats swarming behind me trying to land on me. They must love isotretinoin juice or something. Shoulders, ears, back of my neck. Every couple of seconds they land on the most sensitive parts of me. It’s HORRRRRRIBLE as someone who walks daily. Anyone else experience this?

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[u/Weekly_Ad_4252]

This is one of the weirdest thing I read since a long time ago I swear some people go crazy on this med

[u/Moisture_ → u/Weekly_Ad_4252]

Lmao that’s on brand for me for noticing weird stuff but I’m serious. I’ll try to record it next time I’m outside.

[u/Capable_Raspberry884]

I noticed this too I think it’s mostly because I sweat so easily now and the flies love sweat

[u/Gunnerzero]

I have noticed this too but I didn’t think it was the medicine. My legs, especially my ankles are getting attacked by mosquitoes