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[quote=Anonymous]This got embedded but it was to the poster who explained why they were hesitant:

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What is he scared of?

The first thing the derm talked about what depression, and how rare it is but she has to warn us, and she spoke about that for a good 10 minutes. So of course we leave, and he is googling it and got completely spooked and worried about being depressed, losing interest in sports, not to mention the peeling, flaking, dry lips, muscle pains...It's a critical semester for him and he has a lot on his plate already between sports and school. I understand Accutane would be THE best course of action to entirely get rid of acne, but I also regret not asking more about alternatives on the spot because of the anxiety this is causing now even thinking about whether to do it or not. Maybe some derms are also quicker to prescribe than others because again (and I am not minimizing as someone says...) his acne is not severe, I'd say maybe a 4 out of 10 and very localized. Is it worth the potential side effects is what I wonder. I don't think it's weird for me to ponder this before jumping into something serious like this.

My nephews have a strong family history of depression. Two started exhibiting pretty severe mental health when they were on accutane, and described the thoughts, etc.

I am not sure the mental health thing runs down our line--more my BIL's side, but there is some mental health I think on my husband's side--father, older relatives.

That said, we are trying everything with our teen son. He is awful with compliance--sticking to a regimen. He is also pretty much a health nut and doesn't want antibiotics for acne or accutane. We literally read him fire and brimstone: you need to do the Clinamycin/face wash morning and the Retin-A every.single.day and NO PICKING your face.

We gave him 3 months to turn it around. We and the dermatologist stressed to him that Retin-A/skincare is not an overnight thing..it can take 6 months-12 months for full clearing. He hasn't gotten any new acne now (a few months later) and I explained how the retin-A will help cell turnover and those surface marks/discoloration will fade with time. I think it finally got into him.

On a plus-note Retin-a is wonderful for skin. I'm 54 and have used it since I was 20 (first acne I ever had started in college) and now I have zero wrinkles and really great skin.
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