So many teens with mild acne using Accutane…

[Anonymous]

Is it not as potent or serious now as I think? I was under the impression that it was only for the most severe cases of acne, but so many teens I know with decent skin are going on it.

[Anonymous]

Why do you care?

[Anonymous]

Well, I care because my daughters have mild acne. I suppose if Accutane were now safe I’d look into it, but my gut tells me that it should be reserved for extreme cases.

[Anonymous]

And so dangerous....I have a friend whose son has ulcerative colitis as a side effect of his mother taking him off of accutane.

I live in a large college town. Our college has 70,000 students and our community college has 30,000 students. The kids from wealthy families are clearly on accutane. They have no blemishes.

The students from poor families and even middle class families have acne. Some have severe acne.

I have an IBD. No way would I want ulcerative colitis for my kid as a side effect of accutane.

[Anonymous]

you could go to the derm for an evaluation. ours would not do that. on retinol and special face wash.

[Anonymous]

No different than all the dmv kids on adhd meds. JFC I had a pharmacist laugh at me when I inquired about her ability to fill these meds. Never put my kid on them after that, f his teacher! You people are.nuts with these drugs!

[Anonymous]

Not a fan of accutane. It's strong stuff. I'd prefer makeup for mild cases.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And so dangerous....I have a friend whose son has ulcerative colitis as a side effect of his mother taking him off of accutane.

I live in a large college town. Our college has 70,000 students and our community college has 30,000 students. The kids from wealthy families are clearly on accutane. They have no blemishes.

The students from poor families and even middle class families have acne. Some have severe acne.

I have an IBD. No way would I want ulcerative colitis for my kid as a side effect of accutane.

Well there are other reasons affluent teens have clear skin, mainly higher quality diet, less contaminants and environmental toxins, and exercise. Genetics, as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And so dangerous....I have a friend whose son has ulcerative colitis as a side effect of his mother taking him off of accutane.

I live in a large college town. Our college has 70,000 students and our community college has 30,000 students. The kids from wealthy families are clearly on accutane. They have no blemishes.

The students from poor families and even middle class families have acne. Some have severe acne.

I have an IBD. No way would I want ulcerative colitis for my kid as a side effect of accutane.

WTF? Have you done a study on income and how it affects how many zits you have? Insurance covers acne treatment so I don’t know how income matters.

I took Accutane after my first baby in my 20s because I developed cystic acne and back acne. In college I had mild acne so I was prescribed a common antibiotic. I don’t know why a dermatologist would prescribe Accutane for mild acne.

[Anonymous]

Accutane changed my and my brothers lives for the better. Docs made us go through every other treatment before trying it though. I’m grateful it exists and anticipate my own kids needing it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No different than all the dmv kids on adhd meds. JFC I had a pharmacist laugh at me when I inquired about her ability to fill these meds. Never put my kid on them after that, f his teacher! You people are.nuts with these drugs!

Oh, and growth hormones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And so dangerous....I have a friend whose son has ulcerative colitis as a side effect of his mother taking him off of accutane.

I live in a large college town. Our college has 70,000 students and our community college has 30,000 students. The kids from wealthy families are clearly on accutane. They have no blemishes.

The students from poor families and even middle class families have acne. Some have severe acne.

I have an IBD. No way would I want ulcerative colitis for my kid as a side effect of accutane.

Well there are other reasons affluent teens have clear skin, mainly higher quality diet, less contaminants and environmental toxins, and exercise. Genetics, as well.

Better genetics is probably the number one.

[Anonymous]

How do you know, OP? This has got to be a troll post.

For one, you have no way of knowing the severity of someone’s acne when they started treatment, how long they have been receiving treatment, or even that they take accutane at all. I find it hard to believe that know “so many” teens with “mild” acne that are on accutane

[Anonymous]

I can believe that kids with milder cases are taking it, but there doesn’t seem to be an overall increase in prescribing:

https://clincalc.com/DrugStats/Drugs/Isotretinoin

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And so dangerous....I have a friend whose son has ulcerative colitis as a side effect of his mother taking him off of accutane.

I live in a large college town. Our college has 70,000 students and our community college has 30,000 students. The kids from wealthy families are clearly on accutane. They have no blemishes.

The students from poor families and even middle class families have acne. Some have severe acne.

I have an IBD. No way would I want ulcerative colitis for my kid as a side effect of accutane.

Well there are other reasons affluent teens have clear skin, mainly higher quality diet, less contaminants and environmental toxins, and exercise. Genetics, as well.

Better genetics is probably the number one.

Lol no