I am coming to an end of my Doxycycline treatment and have been moved to a low dose of Isotretinoin 10mg per day. I had my last Doxycycline tablet last night and I was wondering would it be safe to start the isotretinoin tomorrow morning?
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Isotretinoin (Accutane) does not affect fertility. It is a teratogen- meaning that if you get pregnant while taking Accutane it will cause you baby to have birth defects.
Isotretinoin (Accutane) has a half life of 10–20 hours. That means that half of the medication is out of y...
Thank you for your question. With such a low dose of Accutane for 10 days, the side effects of skin sensitivity would be minimal, so in my opinion, you do not need to wait to restart facials. With that being said, to be on the safer side, you can wait 4 weeks after stopping Accutane to restart...
Isotretinoin does not cause hair loss very often. In a meta-analysis published in 2022, hair loss was observed in 3–6% of patients taking low doses of isotretinoin. The more Accutane is taken and the longer it is taken, the more hair loss may occur.Hair thinning or loss can be caused by A...