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Accutane for only 2 months?

peach111Feb 22, 2014
Hi, I don't have severe acne.. but I'm weirded out because everyone says you've got to be at least 6 months on the accutane program. My dermatologist however told me it's time to stop now? I only took a low dosage as well at 20mg per day. Does anyone have the same experience? Short term accutane? Is it OK to stop already?

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