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Accutane and growth

I took a pretty high dose of accutane when I was 19/20 because I was sure that I was done growing (as I had an x-ray of my legs and pelvis when I was 18 and the doctor told me back then that I was don...

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7 years ago
Accutane and Erectile Dysfunction ?

Hello, I wanted to know why people say accutane causes erectile dysfunction? It is a Type 1 5AR inhibitor! Not type 2! 5AR type 1 has a very low expression in urogenital areas. Unlike finasteride. I t...

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7 years ago
Repairing the long-term damage from Accutane

I am a male and had 2 rounds of accutane. Since my last round where I took 30 mg for 6 months straight, I have lost body hair. I mean, I have always been very hairy. Especially my arms, legs, chest, s...

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7 years ago
Repairing the long-term damage from Accutane

Alright so I have a few questions. I am a 20 y/o guy and I took accutane last year (5 months on 30 mg per day and 1 month on 60 mg per day) and today I am left with severe eye, mouth, nose dryness (si...

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7 years ago
Repairing the long-term damage from Accutane

I often read accutane can speed up MPB but how does this work? Accutane is highly anti-androgenic and acts kinda like finasteride (5AR inhibition) so I am wondering why people say accutane can acceler...

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7 years ago
Repairing the long-term damage from Accutane

Can accutane stunt dick growth during puberty? I took it when I was 16.5 years old but I only took 10mg per day (very low dose luckily) for ~5 months. Are androgen production and receptors and Growth ...

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7 years ago
Did accutane really stunt my growth?

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9 years ago
Did accutane really stunt my growth?

Bump still no answers... I just read that the extent of accutane side effects are highly dependent on the dose. I only took 10mg per day at a weight of 70kg. That's really low. So i guess I shouldn't ...

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9 years ago
Did accutane really stunt my growth?

Thanks for the answer. i took accutane on and off around the winter days because that's when my acne was the worst. I didn't take it regularly during the 2 years. If this drug really has such great im...

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9 years ago
Did accutane really stunt my growth?

Is there no doctor here who can give me an answer on this topic please? I don't know what to believe anymore.. everyone on the internet says something different

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9 years ago
Did accutane really stunt my growth?

But why would doctors ever prescribe accutane to anyone whose bones aren't fully developed yet? the website I linked states the same my doctor said about accutane, which is that growth can only be stu...

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9 years ago
Did accutane really stunt my growth?

Found an interesting article on this topic: [Edited link out] i wanted to add that I did not grow one single cm since I started to take accutane.

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9 years ago
Did accutane really stunt my growth?

Before I start: I used the search function of this forum but found mixed answers, so I ask this question again and hope the mods are fine with this   Hello, I am a 19 year old young man. W...

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9 years ago