Question 1

is it safe to use accutane?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Read the i pledge book for all the side effects and decide if the timeing is right for you.  Good candidates love it and have gotten their acne under control. Laser skin care is very helpful with acne and if you do a series of those treatments it will lower your dosage needed for complete acne control.

Question 2

is it safe to stop accutane a week early?

Accepted Answer

D/C Accutane: Discontinuing a week earlier than your complete course is not dangerous, but may have an impact on your overall result (small chance, but still present).  You must stop Accutane immediately if you are pregnant!

Question 3

help please! is accutane (isotretinoin) safe?

Accepted Answer

Depends: If you are a woman trying to conceive then absolutely not. Otherwise, it does have a significant  number of potential adverse effects which need to be monitored. There are other, safer acne medicines but they may not be effective for you. It is not a medicine I use first line, but if the acne has not responded well to anything else, you have to weigh the risk vs. Benefit.

Question 4

codeine and accutane, are these safe to take?

Accepted Answer

It is safe: However, codeine is an opiate used for acute conditions as cough, diarrhea, high blood pressure, anxiety, depression and sedative. Whereas  Accutane is used to treat severe chronic acne. There is no drug interactions. For more information ask your treating physician.

Question 5

help please! is accutane safe and are there long term effects?

Accepted Answer

It has major risks: The major risk is birth defects. It has also apparently been associated with the development of inflammatory bowel disease.

Question 6

is it safe to mix accutane and alcohol?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely not: Most people who start up on Accutane pledge not to take alcohol during the course of their treatment, for the sake of your liver and overall health. This is a remarkable medicine that's going to give you a new life without the liability of severe acne. Start it off right by keeping your promise and protecting your health.

Question 7

is it safe to take accutane with lysine?

Accepted Answer

Hard to say: The usual tables we use to look for known interactions do not acknowledge lysine  as a drug  and does not comment on potential for interaction. Without having a place to find known problems you are left with deciding to take your chances or just not take the lysine for the months yu are on the Accutane.

Question 8

is solodyn (minocycline) safe with accutane?

Accepted Answer

Not Recommended : Both medications can cause pseudotumor cerebri, and when taken together the risk of this is much higher.  It is reversible, but i still never prescribe both Accutane and Minocycline (solodyn is a version of minocycline) together.  If an antibiotic is needed while on accutane, I use a different antibiotic that is not associated with pseudotumor.

Question 9

is it safe to take creatine while on accutane?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Creatine is cleared through kidneys and Accutane is cleared by the liver. The two should not interact.

Question 10

is it safe to take midol pm while on accutane?

Accepted Answer

Sure: Midol will not affect the Accutane use.

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