I'm a 28 year old female in the middle of my 3rd month on Accutane (first month: 40mg, second and third month: 60mg). So far the only side effect I've had is the dry lips and skin but last week I was just getting ready for bed and my back buckled, and I fell to the ground on my knees. Since then, I can't bend over and I'm in a lot of pain - it's been 5 days of this. I'm assuming it's the accutane because there's absolutely nothing else I can think of. My dermatology checkup is tomorrow.
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Thanks for your
question. There are a few drugs that can increase the drug circulation
of accutane and these are the CYP 3A4 substrates. In other words, AVOID
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