8 replies to this topic

[templefromwithin]

Is it possible to get a perscription by walking into a local clinic.
id rather not see my family doctor regarding this
thanks

[JR86]

probably not, they have to be registered with iPLEDGE. you probably can't get it from most GPs either, mostly just dermatologists.

[templefromwithin]

My GP recommened it to me, but i declined at the time, but now i want to go on it but i dont wanna look like an idiot, plus itll take forever for me to get in with him

i live in canada and we dont require ipledge.

[soul78]

My GP recommened it to me, but i declined at the time, but now i want to go on it but i dont wanna look like an idiot, plus itll take forever for me to get in with him

i live in canada and we dont require ipledge.

Where are you in Canada?

[Wynne]

My GP recommened it to me, but i declined at the time, but now i want to go on it but i dont wanna look like an idiot, plus itll take forever for me to get in with him

i live in canada and we dont require ipledge.

The GP won't think you're an idiot! Anyway, they have seen it all, particularly with Accutane. They are familiar with the extreme hesitation of their patients when confronted with the possibility of taking Accutane. I'm sure they have had patients change their minds after taking the first pill, or change their minds about taking it many months after it was first suggested.

Would it take more than a month to get a new appointment? That's not too bad, or even longer. It is better taken during winter, anyway, unless you have a very sunny winter where you live. SO much easier to avoid the sun while on Accutane in the winter...

[JR86]

i think it is soo much better to take it in the summer. if you just wear an spf it's fine. accutane in the cold weather is no fun.

[lilly18]

i wouldnt worry about it my doctor offered me it the first time i said i would try something else then about a month later i went and asked for a derm refferal, easy

[Wynne]

i think it is soo much better to take it in the summer. if you just wear an spf it's fine. accutane in the cold weather is no fun.

My skin is super oily. It did not have a great deal of trouble on Accutane in the winter. In the summer, I would have wanted to be outside a lot, gardening and so forth and would not have been able to do so as easily, even with SPF.

*Photo Link removed*Me on Accutane, subzero temps, skiing, too![/url] Nose is red as we just came in from the cold. This is two or three months into Accutane. Don't remember which.

[im/perfection]

I got my accutane froma walk-in, no problemo. I always visited the same doctor (they had several doctors working) and I am also in Canada. So if you want to, go for it.