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Hair Experiences On Isotretinoin ('accutane')

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(@clarityplease)

Posted : 05/05/2015 8:01 pm

Hi all

 

I'm currently five weeks into my treatment with isotretinoin. I have a history of mild but very persistent, unresponsive and inflammatory acne that leaves my skin with severe post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. I'm on 80mg/ week (20mg Tue, Thurs, Sat + Sun).

 

Before I started the course I was losing hair excessively and this prompted me to have bloods and other tests done to find the cause. My doctor attributed it to Vitamin D and iron deficiency. Although I supplemented my hair continued to fall at an excessive rate.

 

Since starting my treatment my excess hair loss has stopped almost entirely. I am wondering what other people's experiences have been?

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(@francopld)

Posted : 05/10/2015 9:39 am

Well that's awkward. Is kinda normal to loose more hair than normal during Accutane due to the excessive dryness weakening the hair follicles (no oil = no nutrients), causing the hair to fall/break more easily. At least that is what happened to me and thankfully came back to normal after finishing.

 

Maybe you are a god ? lol.

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