Posted by JahL on January 11, 2001, at 18:54:06
In reply to Re: Accutane...and moods...and depression, posted by Melanie on January 11, 2001, at 17:56:46
> > It was all good becasue it cleared it all up, except for my cheeks were red where I had the acne.Another (common) nasty side-effect of Accutane. My pdoc considered this reddening to be potentially as socially disabling as the acne itself. In his (& mine) opinion Accutane should generally be reserved for severe cases of acne that don't respond to conventional treatments.
> > I saw a news update about Acutane maybe causign depression but did they have it before the they took the medication or did it make it worse.
Both, as far as I know.
Jah.
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