Oh no, accutane is a lot more serious. I tried Clinique, Proactiv, etc. but they didn't work for me at all even though I wish they did. Accutane is a prescription pill that you have to take for several months. Before getting approved for it, they have to make sure your cholesterol is okay, you're not pregnant, et cetera. And there are varying degrees of side effects that people have experienced from it. I experienced some side effects like extremely fragile skin that I literally couldn't scratch, or the skin would just peel off. And really bad eczema and rashes. But that all stopped after I finished taking accutane.