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Does Accutane cause aging?

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nnduc32Sep 29, 2013
I read this from one source: "Accutane can be used for cancer patients. The mechanism of its action is causing telomere shortening. It leads to an increase in the rate of cell death." So does accutane make us die soon and be aging fast?

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F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam)

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Although one of the known, potential side effects of Accutane is headache, your headache may or may not be related to this medication.  If they are constant, you may benefit from going off Accutane to see if the headaches resolve.  You might also want to be evaluated for other...

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The recommended dosage is somewhere between 8000-16000 total mg of Accutane. At this point, you have taken 4200 total mg which is probably enough to clear your acne in the short-term but not solve your long-term issues. I would suggest you speak to your physician about it, but in my opinion,...

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