Question for all Accutane users!?!


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Question for all Accutane users!?

Hi everyone. I'm a 15 year old female, and sad to say, i suffer from severe acne. Yup SEVERE. Chest, face, and my back. My doctor keeps telling me to go on Accutane, but i've heard stories from users of accutane and how dangerous it is with its side effects and such. Have any of you used accutane? What were your side effects? Are you still suffering from any of them?


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This is a long convoluted story, but there is a point to it at the end, so please bear with me.

I myself have never used it, but I had a friend who did. She used it for several years and when she got married and decided to have children, her doctor recommended that she be off it for at least one year and then there would be no risk of fetal deformities associated to the Accutane.

She waited the year, started trying for a baby, it took her another 2 years before she conceived (3 years off Accutane). When the baby was born the medical team was worried about the size of the baby's head, as hydroencephalitis is a known side effect - even though she had been off it for 3 years before conceiving.

Fortunately, the baby just had a big head and no adverse side effects from the Accutane.

The point I am trying to get at is that she was told by her dermatologist that one year off Accutane was all she needed to eliminate the risks of birth defects. The neo-natal team at the hospital believed differently, as there were immediate concerns about the size of the infant's head and the fact that she had been on Accutane, even 4 years previously.

You are probably not planning on pregnancy anytime in the near future, but you may have an unplanned pregnancy years from now, and if you are still on Accutane you would be in a difficult position concerning the health of the baby.

My advice is to talk to a Naturopathic Doctor. Very often acne this severe can be attributed to food allergies or sensitivities. If not, an ND will be able to direct you in treating acne this severe through diet and lifestyle and/or the use of very strong, but natural, remedies such as herbs, essential oils, homeopathics.

I wish you the best.




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