18 replies to this topic

[max88]

hey guys, Im about to finish my 1st month of tane, 20 mg, and i went to my derm today. and he said hes taking me off the medication. i was totally shocked. i thought the meeting was to up my dose to 40 mg. i was purely stunned. he said my acne is too mild to continue. what should i do???

[lilly18]

wow thats bizzare, have ou tried to speak with your derm and ask why you were prescribed it in the frst place? or how about switching derms?

[max88]

would another derm persribe it to me bc i am already one month into it already. im so frustrated. i seriously was about to strangle him. he has no idea how much this accutane means to me

[Yvette2]

That is totally ODD and frustrating. Why did he prescribe anyway?

I have very mild acne too (chin) and it's been a godsend to me. You should find another Derm. ASAP or if not, tell this one that even low dose Accutane reduces inflammation and sebum in the skin (ie. new beginning). Accutane is even occassionally prescribed for Rosacea (non acne) to reduce inflammation/redness.

Your Derm. needs to be hit with a big wet noodle.

[Danno]

You should be happy! Your acne is to mild for accutane!

[mystifire]

JEEZ! I would march in there, scream, yell, and demand money. I would make the biggest show! "Taking ME off accutane!? This is UN-believe-able!"

Switch derms NOW! If you have outstanding bills from this doc then dont pay! Spread rumors about him/her to your friends!

[max88]

does another derm automatically have to perscribe me accutane since i already started my course?

[flossy]

hey guys, Im about to finish my 1st month of tane, 20 mg, and i went to my derm today. and he said hes taking me off the medication. i was totally shocked. i thought the meeting was to up my dose to 40 mg. i was purely stunned. he said my acne is too mild to continue. what should i do???

my derm told me that she would prescribe me accutane, not so much for the severity of my acne, but for the severe way it was affecting my life. maybe try that approach.

my acne is super mild, but i am a total freak and the tiniest little blemish makes me super depressed. it is all i think about.

[JR86]

does another derm automatically have to perscribe me accutane since i already started my course?

no, a derm doesn't have to prescribe any medication. they may though. and there is obviously a reason the derm is taking you off accutane, maybe the blood work was bad. i mean, she is the one who put you on accutane, so she obviously thought you were a candidate.

[RobDude]

does another derm automatically have to perscribe me accutane since i already started my course?

no, a derm doesn't have to prescribe any medication. they may though. and there is obviously a reason the derm is taking you off accutane, maybe the blood work was bad. i mean, she is the one who put you on accutane, so she obviously thought you were a candidate.

True - but failure to prescribe a med. can be grounds for a malpractice lawsuit.

[Wynne]

does another derm automatically have to perscribe me accutane since i already started my course?

no, a derm doesn't have to prescribe any medication. they may though. and there is obviously a reason the derm is taking you off accutane, maybe the blood work was bad. i mean, she is the one who put you on accutane, so she obviously thought you were a candidate.

True - but failure to prescribe a med. can be grounds for a malpractice lawsuit.

Not for accutane. Acne is not a life threatening condition (say what you like about suicide, no one has ever died from mild acne). Failure to prescribe a blood pressure medication for a patient with high blood pressure might be grounds for a malpractice lawsuit, particularly IF the patient ends up stroking out.

[RobDude]

does another derm automatically have to perscribe me accutane since i already started my course?

no, a derm doesn't have to prescribe any medication. they may though. and there is obviously a reason the derm is taking you off accutane, maybe the blood work was bad. i mean, she is the one who put you on accutane, so she obviously thought you were a candidate.

True - but failure to prescribe a med. can be grounds for a malpractice lawsuit.

Not for accutane. Acne is not a life threatening condition (say what you like about suicide, no one has ever died from mild acne). Failure to prescribe a blood pressure medication for a patient with high blood pressure might be grounds for a malpractice lawsuit, particularly IF the patient ends up stroking out.

Something doesn't have to be life threatening for it to be a consideration in a malpractice lawsuit. If a doctor was supposed to give you a nose job; but removed your arm instead - you wouldn't die...you'd just have no arm.

All you need for a mal practice lawsuit is a medical expert who will testify saying that the doctor didn't do what he/she should have. You might not win....but anytime a doctor does anything that is significantly different from the expected course of action, there is cause for concern.

[Wynne]

does another derm automatically have to perscribe me accutane since i already started my course?

no, a derm doesn't have to prescribe any medication. they may though. and there is obviously a reason the derm is taking you off accutane, maybe the blood work was bad. i mean, she is the one who put you on accutane, so she obviously thought you were a candidate.

True - but failure to prescribe a med. can be grounds for a malpractice lawsuit.

Not for accutane. Acne is not a life threatening condition (say what you like about suicide, no one has ever died from mild acne). Failure to prescribe a blood pressure medication for a patient with high blood pressure might be grounds for a malpractice lawsuit, particularly IF the patient ends up stroking out.

Something doesn't have to be life threatening for it to be a consideration in a malpractice lawsuit. If a doctor was supposed to give you a nose job; but removed your arm instead - you wouldn't die...you'd just have no arm.

All you need for a mal practice lawsuit is a medical expert who will testify saying that the doctor didn't do what he/she should have. You might not win....but anytime a doctor does anything that is significantly different from the expected course of action, there is cause for concern.

Think as you like. There's no case in not prescribing Accutane.

[Jflo514]

does another derm automatically have to perscribe me accutane since i already started my course?

no, a derm doesn't have to prescribe any medication. they may though. and there is obviously a reason the derm is taking you off accutane, maybe the blood work was bad. i mean, she is the one who put you on accutane, so she obviously thought you were a candidate.

True - but failure to prescribe a med. can be grounds for a malpractice lawsuit.

Not for accutane. Acne is not a life threatening condition (say what you like about suicide, no one has ever died from mild acne). Failure to prescribe a blood pressure medication for a patient with high blood pressure might be grounds for a malpractice lawsuit, particularly IF the patient ends up stroking out.

Something doesn't have to be life threatening for it to be a consideration in a malpractice lawsuit. If a doctor was supposed to give you a nose job; but removed your arm instead - you wouldn't die...you'd just have no arm.

All you need for a mal practice lawsuit is a medical expert who will testify saying that the doctor didn't do what he/she should have. You might not win....but anytime a doctor does anything that is significantly different from the expected course of action, there is cause for concern.

This is a little OT, but Wynne is right. Acne is not a life threatening illness...and it is completely different from going in to get a nose job and getting your arm taken off, so that comparison isn't correct.

Now...max88 did you ask why he took you off? It could have been something w/ the bloodwork. Did he give some kind of explanation and plan for the future (like a topical med)?

[caribou]

is it typically american that every time things don't go your way you immediately start thinking about lawsuits? get a life. maybe he should just go to a different derm to get a 2nd opinion.

same thing happened to me btw, I was taken off accutane after 2 months. so I went to my gp and told him my derm didn't think I needed accutane anymore, and he asked me "but what do you think" and I said I did think I needed it. simple as that, he said that if a derm started the course, he could just continue it. all the derm does is bloodwork and prescription, he can do that too. don't know if this is possible in the states as well....

[Wynne]

hey guys, Im about to finish my 1st month of tane, 20 mg, and i went to my derm today. and he said hes taking me off the medication. i was totally shocked. i thought the meeting was to up my dose to 40 mg. i was purely stunned. he said my acne is too mild to continue. what should i do???

What is the status now? Did he say you could start again? Or are you on different topicals?

[real maverick]

I would be extremely pissed off.

He's prescribed you a drug that can potentially harm you and do a degree would have, to take you off it a month later before you can possibly get any of the good side effects.

As somebody suggested, point out that it might not be server acne but it effects you mentally in a bad way.

[Jaurim540]

def go to another doc if u want the med

[Themis]

I was taken off Accutane for a month after I finished my first month too. But mine was because I got a concussion while at work and the doctor was worried some of the lingering symptoms I was having post-concussed were because of Accutane and not the concussion. It's really not that bad, my skin stayed fine until maybe the last week of the month I was off it for. I just started it again a few days ago. I know it sucks at first, I cried when my derm first told me because I felt like I had wasted a whole month of hard work of keeping my skin and my body in really good care...but mine had a good reason for it.

I have mild acne too, and just be thankful for it, because as soon as I started Accutane everything completely cleared up. I didn't have an IB or anything, and my skin was semi-dry with occasional nose bleeds.