Isotretinoin (accutane) Information & it's Side Effects.

Isotretinoin (the generic name for accutane) is used to treat the most severe and disfiguring cases of nodular acne. Most Doctors would only recommend this treatment only after all other forms of acne medication have been tried and proved unsuccessful.  

Serious Accutane Side Effects
1. Birth Defects
2. Psychiatric Diseases, Depression and Suicide
3. Central Nervous System Ailments
4. Liver Damage
5. Hearing/Vision Problems
6. Accutane Pancreatic Damage  

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Information on the development, history and legacy of Accutane.

[sarine]

Hi . i am sara and im 18 years old.Well I've been using accutane its been 3.5 months..n they say it has to take 4-6 for the acne to disappear,  n thats when we could stop the treatment... Well as i said i have been on this treatment for 3.5 months, and im not sure if its working.. I mean i do see a difference in the pimples, 3 months ago they were bigger n there was an infection..But now, although they seem to have dissapeared shape wise, the redness is still there, just like before !! Are those red spots gon stay there,  are they scars that i can't get rid of with accutane anymore? What should i do . Its been a couple of hard months, n im just hoping to get rid of this acne as soon as possible. Thank you