hi doctors,I'm on 40mg Accutane for 4 months ,I'm on my third month ,my liver its high, but mi doctor wants to put me on 80 mg for 7 months ...I'm scared, my weight its 160. I'm already feeling joints and muscle pain,,,is that right?please help.thank you
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September 23, 2011
Answer: Accutane Treatment Needs Close Physician Supervision
Accutane has actually been used to and prevent wrinkles. Much like the topical retinoids Retin A, Renova, Avage, etc, it has been conclusively shown that Accutane, an oral retinoid, can treat photoaging (sundamage). If you are noticing more lines, it may be because in the short term Accutane...
It's ok. Just start taking the medicine again as you normally were. You don't need to "catch up" or anything like that. It's more important that your body get the right amount over the several month's course of the drug, and this is determined by your physician and by...