I have acquired accutane from a friend who did not finish her course, I have moderate acne (9/15 active spots at any one time on cheeks and chin) and want to begin taking 30mg a day, how long should I continue this course for?
January 29, 2014
Answer: You have a Very Irresponsible "Friend" This is exactly what regulators and physicians fear: that Accutane will be passed from person to person. In fact, this demonstrates that all the regulations in the world cannot spare the public from the consequences of its own foolish behavior. Accutane is a serious drug which requires carefully monitoring. While largely safe under those circumstances, a number of untoward events can occur such as acute pancreatitis, pseudotumor cerebri ( brain swelling), liver toxicity, etc. It is imperative that sexually active females be on birth control pills. A program, called the iPledge program ( very similar to the Obamacare website, in that, despite strong advice that it be delayed until the kinks were taken out, the IPledge website went up anyway and for months was a disaster...shame people do not learn from the mistakes of others), is in effect to ensure that female patients ( although males are in the iPledge program too, which makes no sense to me, since I have yet to hear of a pregnant male aside from that cinematic disaster Rabbit Test) do not get pregnant or at least are made triply aware of the need to maintain birth control. My advice is two-fold: your girlfriend finish her course to achieve a permanent cure and if your acne is severe enough, that you seek a dermatologist who agrees to treat you with Accutane.
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January 29, 2014
Answer: You have a Very Irresponsible "Friend" This is exactly what regulators and physicians fear: that Accutane will be passed from person to person. In fact, this demonstrates that all the regulations in the world cannot spare the public from the consequences of its own foolish behavior. Accutane is a serious drug which requires carefully monitoring. While largely safe under those circumstances, a number of untoward events can occur such as acute pancreatitis, pseudotumor cerebri ( brain swelling), liver toxicity, etc. It is imperative that sexually active females be on birth control pills. A program, called the iPledge program ( very similar to the Obamacare website, in that, despite strong advice that it be delayed until the kinks were taken out, the IPledge website went up anyway and for months was a disaster...shame people do not learn from the mistakes of others), is in effect to ensure that female patients ( although males are in the iPledge program too, which makes no sense to me, since I have yet to hear of a pregnant male aside from that cinematic disaster Rabbit Test) do not get pregnant or at least are made triply aware of the need to maintain birth control. My advice is two-fold: your girlfriend finish her course to achieve a permanent cure and if your acne is severe enough, that you seek a dermatologist who agrees to treat you with Accutane.
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January 28, 2014
Answer: Self prescribed Accutane This is a horrible idea. You need to see a doctor to determine if Accutane is really even the right course for you. Also, you need to be on two forms of birth control, if you a female. You should never, ever take medication that was prescribed for someone else, and frankly, I'm sure your friend should have finished her own course of medication and is now risking that she didn't get enough of the mg into her system for a long-term cure. See a doctor! "This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and cannot
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January 28, 2014
Answer: Self prescribed Accutane This is a horrible idea. You need to see a doctor to determine if Accutane is really even the right course for you. Also, you need to be on two forms of birth control, if you a female. You should never, ever take medication that was prescribed for someone else, and frankly, I'm sure your friend should have finished her own course of medication and is now risking that she didn't get enough of the mg into her system for a long-term cure. See a doctor! "This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and cannot
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