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One other side effect I've heard a little about , Accutane seems to have the POTENTIAL to cause severe metobolic side effects. In the general populous of people who have used accutane, somewhere around 14% have had serious metobolic changes while on the drug. Though it doesn't effect the average person too much, highly active or athletic people can suffer losses in performance. When I had heard about this, I immediatly told my demotologist that I would not go one the drug since I am a serious cross country and track runner.
So my demmtologist put me on Doxycycline, and gave me a perscription Benzoyl Peroxide cleanser and a Clindamycin liquid solvent that had to be spread over the effect area each day. There was a noticible improvement after 4 weeks, and my acne was completely gone in about 10 weeks. After 3 months, I stopped taking the Doxycycline and the Clinamycin liquid, but I continued to use the cleanser to prevent further outbreaks. It has been 9 months now and I have had no acne in that time. During the time I took the medicine I only had the core side effects of any acne medicine (dry skin, increased sensitivity to sunlight, ect) and a short 3 day period of increased urination because of Doxycycline strage ability to cause mild diarrea when you first start in it....
So basicly, if you are involved in sports and care about your performance, or you are concerned about side effects, I would definatly reccommend that you check out the alternatives before you start on accutane.
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