Absorica (isotretinoin) Side Effects, Uses Dosages
Side Effects for Absorica (isotretinoin)
dry lips, skin. needed moisturizer
This really helped my skin - the other poster seems to be confused - isotretinoin is not a cancer /chemo drug .Perhaps getting it confused with another with a similar name or tretinoin?Has been 8 weeks after the 6 month therapy and still great skin. note that first few months only took 30 mg per day. Make sure you take these with a fatty meal/food -- peanutbutter works.
This medication has the capacity to destroy your entire life in ways that may be impossible for people to imagine. It is cytotoxic and kills cells throughout your body; not just your sebaceous glands! Don't listen to dermatologists if they tell you that the drug selectively targets your oil glands and not the rest of the body, THAT'S A LIE!!! I am off isotretinoin for 4 years and my entire body is destroyed permanently head to toe: severe tendon pain, cracking and snapping in my joints, weakness, muscle damage, inability to walk for more than 30 minutes, digestive problems, painfully dry eyes that require an entire bottle of eye drops every few days, severe hair loss, painful menstruation, hormone problems, feeling like my brain and memory has been irreversibly damaged, and this is from 7 WEEKS OF A LOW DOSE. Oh, and you know the great thing about this horrible poison - the terrible permanent effects started only a few months AFTER stopping the drug. I quit it early because my liver e
Sorry to sound cynical but it's true, I know at least 3 friends who are also in a similar situation like me because of this poison and they had no idea it was the drug that caused this to them because THE REAL NIGHTMARE ALL STARTS AFTER YOU QUIT THE F**KING DRUG
ABSORICA (ISOTRETINOIN): This medication is used to treat severe cystic acne (also known as nodular acne) that has not responded to other treatment (e.g., benzoyl peroxide or clindamycin applied to the skin or tetracycline or minocycline taken by mouth). It belongs to a class of drugs known as retinoids. It works by decreasing facial oil (sebum) production. High amounts of sebum can lead to severe acne. If left untreated, severe acne may cause permanent scarring. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)
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