Accutane - Isotretinoin 10mg/50 tabs

General Info

Accutane (isotretinoin) is also known as 13-cis-retinoic acid. It is an excellent remedy for excessive acne on the face, back, and shoulders, which is most often caused by androgens as harmful side effects.

The principal task of this drug is to lower the quantity of the oil, which is secreted by the sebaceous glands. It helps in the treatment of severe acne and then to helps the skin to renew more rapidly. People use Accutane to cure harlequin-type ichthyosis, a skin disease, which is most often lethal and lamellar ichthyosis. There are cases when it's also used to prevent particular skin cancers.

The medicine is available for purchase in the form of 10, 20, and 40 gel capsules.

Results

Accutane is the singular drug that can treat acne with a long-term beneficial impact on the skin. Generally, most people who have been treated with this product in the future will not have skin problems. And if they have, then in a less severe form. Isotretinoin normalizes redox and regenerative processes. It is usually used when other treatments, including antibiotics, have not helped.

The use of this drug is possible only as directed by a doctor.

How to take

It is taken orally, externally, with meals. The dosage is prescribed for you individually. The recommended dose for athletes is 10-20 mg per day for 6-8 weeks. When the treatment is going on, it is crucial to pay careful attention to the content of glucose, lipids, and the functioning of the liver. Patients with diabetes are advised to monitor their blood glucose more often. The drug is forbidden for intake by pregnant women. It is recommended for patients who wear contact lenses to switch to glasses if adverse reactions are found.

It is not recommended to administer both Accutane and vitamin A at the same time because of the possibility of increasing the manifestations of hypervitaminosis A It is not recommended for people, who administer contraceptives, which contain progesteron, to take Isotretinoin, as it can possibly decrease the effectiveness of progesterone medications

A repeated course of treatment is carried out upon confirmation of a recurrent or persistent course of the disease with an interval of at least 2 months. Accutane is often taken in conjunction with anabolic steroids to reduce side effects. People most often administer this drug with Deca-Durabolin, Trenbolone, and testosterone (cypionate, propionate).

Possible Side Effects

The most frequently seen side effects are mucocutaneous symptoms, for example, dry lips, skin, and nose. Dry lips are seen in almost all people who take Accutane, so if this is not the case, there may be a discrepancy in treatment. Other skin problems: peeling of the skin, itching, rash, dermatitis, sweating, hair loss or thinning, slight skin trauma, allergic reactions.

• In people who are still growing, the drug is able to stop bone growth.
• In the blood: anemia, leukopenia, decreased or increased platelet count, accelerated erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
• It can be a pain in joints, muscles, calcification of tendons, and ligaments.

Rarely are cases of psychosis, depression, the presence of suicidal thoughts, conjunctivitis, eye irritation, hearing impairment at certain sound frequencies.

Popular Questions/Answers

Restrictions on the use

For systemic use: depression, diabetes mellitus, obesity, alcoholism, lipid metabolism disorders.

Application during pregnancy and lactation

Taking of Accutane is not allowed during pregnancy. During therapy with isotretinoin, it is necessary to stop breastfeeding.

Overdose

When the overdose has happened, there may appear signs o hypervitaminosis A. The first thing you need to do in case of overdose is gastric lavage.

Reviews

Because of the possibility of epidermal detachment, scarring and dermatitis it is not recommended to carry out an epilation procedure using the wax application when the treatment with Accutane is going on and for 6 months after it. Also when patients are receiving isotretinoin and within 5 or 6 months after the end of treatment it is important to sidestep deep chemical dermabrasion and laser treatment, because of the chance of increased scarring in atypical places and the occurrence of hyper- and hypopigmentation.

Accutane is one of the most efficient and useful treatments for severe acne. However, this remedy has some side effects, so consult your doctor for sure (!) before taking the drug.