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Accutane is a black label medication meaning you absolutely cannot get pregnant while taking it. You need to do a negative pregnancy test twice (one month and then one month later) before you even begin a regimen. Who put you on this medication without doing that?? I cannot tell you if you will or won't have a deformed baby, but will tell you that as doctors we tell people it's a black label medication and recommend terminating any pregnancy that occurs during a course of Accutane. I'm sorry. "This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and cannot be held as true medical advice, but only opinion. Seek in-person treatment with a trained medical professional for appropriate care."
The intermittent complaints you are experiencing do no seem related to the Isotretinoin, especially since you are off the medicine, but it is always good to have an in office visit with you prescribing physician to sort out issues such as this. In over 14 years of prescribing Isotretinoin...
Accutane is a go-to medication for patients with recalcitrant cystic acne. It can reduce pore size and also reduce sebum production in your skin, making it less oily; and in turn, dryer. Accutane can be used to control acne, but patients receiving the medication should be carefully monitored. In...
