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“Dr. Prescribing Me a Steroid While on Accutane - Georgia ”

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Updated 18 Oct 2009
Posted 16 Oct 2009
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Spent: $100 in GA

Hello, I am a 26 year old male and I'm on my 3rd week of my accutane treatment for my acne problem.

The breakouts that this medication has caused are Horrific!! I called my Dr. and told him that the breakouts were unbareable and was thinking of quitting the treatment especially since I had a family reunion coming up.. I hadnt seen my family in years so did not even want to join the rest of the family because of bad I looked.

Very harsh breakouts come with this treatment so I suggest you really think about this very seriously before making a move.. Stay on Topicals if your acne is not severe..

So my Dr. said he was going to prescribe me a steroid to help with these chronic breakouts.. Is this safe?? just curious..

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Overall I have faith that this will get better. However I came into this treatment not expecting to breakout like this.. If your acne is not sever then I would recommend staying on the topicals..
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armygirlfriend1 (1 post) 23 Jul 2010
Yes. This is safe. When I was on my first dose of Accutane, my dermatologist prescribed Prednisone to me. It'll calm your breakouts and also help so you don't have much (but hopefully no) scarring.

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