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While Starting my 5th and Final Month of Accutane, I Started Having Crazy Dreams, Normal?

GarrettJan 29, 2012
Seemed to have lasted all night. They were not normal dreams. I called my doctor and he told me to stop the drug for a week and then to start back and finish my course of treatment. I just started again today, but I am nervous about the side effects. Is it worth finishing my last 3 weeks of therapy ? My skin is clear except for the scares that I now have.

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Dr. Jacqueline Calkin, MD
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Answered on Jan 31, 2012
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Dr. F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam)
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Answered on Jan 30, 2012
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