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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would worry more about antibiotic overuse than accutane use. [/quote]

Overuse of antibiotics is a definite issue, but so are "suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, suicide, depression, psychosis, aggression, violent behaviors, and emotional instability." These are all listed as potential "psychiatric" side effects of isotretinoin, better known as accutane: https://www.rxlist.com/accutane-drug.htm[/quote]

I've remained silent, but my oldest nephew was never the same after accutane he had as a teen.  He later confided in his Uncle the amount of 'crazy' he was experiencing while on the drug.  We have no history of mental illness on either side.  He did have a "mental break" around 18, a couple of years after he discontinued accutane.

Now, who knows if that was directly correlated to the accutane use, but none of his 3 brothers used it and none have had mental health problems.  My sister told me not to give it to my boys and for their 'mild to medium' acne it's not a consideration.  I would go Differin, Retin-A, etc. first.  Severe cystic acne is an entirely different ball game and I'd have to consider if it came to that.[/quote]

Oh--and I have read it effects boys differently than girls in this manner.[/quote]

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