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I experienced headaches, blurred vision, nausea and vomiting. Should I be worried?

MissB03Feb 15, 2016
Day 3 on roaccutane. I take 3 of the 20mg and 1 of the 10mg daily. Today I experienced headaches with a pain of 7 out of 10, blurred vision, nausea and eventually vomiting.

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