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Acutane and Periods

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(@luckycave)

Posted : 01/07/2017 2:47 pm

Hi girls! I'm 16 years old and I started Acutane (or Claravis the generic version) on December 24th about 14 days ago. I also started birth control when I got my period on the 27th. I missed one day of acutane and my prescription got messed up (i was given enough for only 15 days...it's a mess) but I'm worried about my period. I usually have my period for 6 days and some spotting the 7th and 8th day. But today is the 12th day of me spotting. I'm not bleeding enough to need a pad but it's staining my clothes because my period is usually done by now. Should i be worried? Does birth control cause this? I have experienced some itching on my vagina too... has anyone else experienced this as well?


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(@kathi)

Posted : 01/08/2017 3:40 am

That is a side effect of birth control. Spotting is very common when taking it

I was warned that it might happen in the first few months..


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(@luckycave)

Posted : 01/08/2017 1:16 pm

9 hours ago, Kathi said:

That is a side effect of birth control. Spotting is very common when taking it

I was warned that it might happen in the first few months..

Okay thank you so much. My doctors didn't really tell me what to expect...


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(@kathi)

Posted : 01/08/2017 1:31 pm

No problem, there is nothing to worry about :) 


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