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Drinking on accutane

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skibio5
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so whats the deal, can you do it? no?
Oct 23 2005 9:18PM
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Ski-hobo
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from what Ive heard I wouldn't do it. Doesn't that stuff make you depressed, and isn't their side effects with alcholhol, beside, why are you asking us, use google
Oct 23 2005 9:21PM
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Leckett
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dont do it it can ruin your blood. im on accutane too and the doctor AND pharmasist said ABSOLUETLY no alcohol. also, watch the junkfood you eat cas your cholestrol is supposed to shoot up.
Oct 23 2005 9:22PM
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spyder1
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i didn't, its only for a couple of months, and would be best for you if you didnt.
Oct 23 2005 9:26PM
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00000000
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Don't do it, it'll cause rectal bleeding.
Oct 23 2005 9:29PM
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Leckett
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^it actually does. also weakening of bones, thinning of hair, man the list goes on forever. its made my lips so damn dry i cant stand it
Oct 23 2005 9:42PM
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JackBach
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I was thinking about getting it, but the side effects are just too wild. I'd rather just deal
Oct 23 2005 9:47PM
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Anathema
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accutane scares the shit outta me. i read this off the net one night..

'can cause elevated pressure in the head, resulting in temporary loss of night vision, or, in extreme cases, death'

!!!!! risk DEATH just so clear up my not so terrible complexion?! shows just how important one's image is these days. sad...

plus, the effects of accutane wear off after a year anyways, so what's the point.. just let the teenage hormones do their worst and then it's all good. so what if you're not OMG HOT STUFF for a while.
Oct 23 2005 9:52PM
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wdbo.
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whats accutane??
Oct 23 2005 10:01PM
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Anathema
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www.google.com
Oct 23 2005 10:02PM
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BobYohan
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i drank every once in awhile when i was on it. nothin bad happened
Oct 23 2005 10:12PM
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3ski6guy0
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im pretty sure its a strong acne medicine. i dont think its a very good idea to drink alcohol when you are taking any meds
Oct 23 2005 10:19PM
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GhostfaceKillah
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i drank while on it and i didnt notice any of the crazier side effects.
Oct 23 2005 10:23PM
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Anathema
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anything that's so strong it fucks with my liver enzymes causing me to take monthly bloodtests.. just isn't for me
Oct 23 2005 10:25PM
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Bangor
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It's prescription acne meds. My buddy was on it for awhile, that shit was fucking nuts. And it didn't work for him.
Oct 23 2005 10:25PM
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sunvalleyskibum
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i'll take pimples over sobriety.
Oct 23 2005 10:36PM
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NoTeefa
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When you're in High school being crater face can really fuck your life up. Gettin dissed all the time, not being able to get laid. Sure wouldn't want to go through that.
Oct 23 2005 10:41PM
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Anathema
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yeah, a valid point. i've got the t-zone shit goin on.... zero acne, just pimple pop up here and there around the forehead, chin, beside the nose. it can get annoying, but thank god they only last a few days then vanish... then pop up somewhere else. gah.
Oct 23 2005 10:43PM
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ForestryIs8nice
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i had acne and it FUCKIN SUCKED. combined with the damn braces was SHIT. yeah so i went on acutane and it worked really well but it dries up your skin really badly so i used moisturizer often and used chap stick all the damn time- again it SUCKED so bad. i broke my collar bone on acutate- like the biggest no no of the drug is breaking bones. I did it and had to get off, sending me to a second treatment months later. What can i say though it worked really well. i also drank when i was on it and nothing bad happened. i did get bloody noses on occasion though. i didnt smoke though cause i had a damn blood test every two weeks.
Oct 23 2005 10:53PM
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lineskier10
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yeah there are plenty of meds you can drink on, like vicodin
Oct 23 2005 10:56PM
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P-JO
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You can drink, but you need to be straight up with your dermotologist when they examine your blood tests. They will take you off accutane if your liver is damaged. Although with my tests the damage was never severe, so my doctor figured it was alcohol and let me go. She was pretty cool and I hinted I drank so it worked out good.
Oct 23 2005 11:04PM
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Andy-Fair
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i wouldnt do it
Oct 23 2005 11:16PM
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k2yeags
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i know some kids who were on it and still partied so i think its fine... but i have no idea
Oct 24 2005 12:24AM
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FERREZZ
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brutal
Oct 24 2005 12:38AM
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GotamaBCshredder
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the funny thing is alcohol is probably what is causeing your acne inthe first place.
Oct 24 2005 12:40AM
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BobYohan
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nah, it worked like a miracle for me. i did it over 2 years ago and almost never got a zit again.
Oct 24 2005 12:52AM
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Salomonman
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you'll be alright, just dont drink too much too often
Oct 24 2005 1:04AM
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Anathema
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it's pricey as hell too
Oct 24 2005 1:07AM
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Detective
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Accutane is pretty severe...you should try just a tetracycline or menocycline or doxycycline...it'll work just fine...

Also side note, when you get chlamydia (cuz trust me it happens) doxycycline cures that too!

Good luck bud
Oct 24 2005 1:14AM
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Detective
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Oh yah..the point. Any of those cycline you can drink like a sailor on...
Oct 24 2005 1:15AM
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SteezePatrol
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when i don't wash my face...i get a pimple..then i squeeze it to death and my mirror gets dirty
Oct 24 2005 3:02AM
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Dirty_Ape
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my mate was on it and he got fucked up and had to go to hospital in the ambo cose the drink couldnt get out of his system, atleast thats what he said, n when he was lying passed out on the bed at the hotipal this green shit was coming out of his mounth, n his parents were asking me if he'd been on other drugs or had his drink spiked, pretty interesting night.
Oct 24 2005 3:14AM
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Lateralis
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my gfs been on it. it dried her body out like crazy but she never got acne again. just a few pimples here and there. im just lucky ive never had any acne in my life. sure ive had pimples but acne is one thing
Oct 24 2005 8:40AM
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sherpasrock
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what is accutane?
Oct 24 2005 10:12AM
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witty
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haha yea acutane is sketchhh i took it for like 3 months a long time ago, and i thought it had been taken off the market...pretty much yea its a bad idea to drink when your taking it. If it has the potential to fuck you up enough that you need weekly blood tests, i would say that alchohol just isnt a good idea
Oct 24 2005 11:56AM
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sKILOve07
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yeah im pretty sure you're not supposed to drink when you're on it
Oct 24 2005 2:54PM
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jibs
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I took it for 6 months...cleared up the worst acne you've ever seen. Now people mention how clear my skin is (it's 7 years later and no pimples ever came back).

On that note..i drank while on it..i never thought it fucked me up in any way at the...though looking back at the teen i was, it was probably fucking with my head and i just didn't realize it. My brother went off of it after a month because it messed with him too much. Just depends on the person i guess.

I thought it was worth it.
Oct 24 2005 2:55PM
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jibs
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and about the blood tests...if it starts screwing with you in a permanently damaging way..those tests will more then likely catch it before it does any damage. Most perscription drugs have a long list of 'potential' side effects...if the bad ones actually manifested themselves on a regular basis, they wouldn't sell the drug.
Oct 24 2005 2:57PM
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GhostfaceKillah
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yeah it really does depend on the person. ive been on it quite awhile and im done after this month and i havnt noticed any bad side effects (aside from dry skin, chapped lips)

my buddy was on it and checked into the phsyc ward at the hospital last month because of depression. it precautionary measures, but they figure accutane was the cause of the depression
Oct 24 2005 2:59PM
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EastcoastAR5
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so tempted to drink on it but i onloy have like 2.3 more months. this stuff works wonders. at first i thought fuck that stuff but nothing else works. so i am taking it and its amazing shit. yeah just hold off, when im done im gonna drink like crazy.
Oct 24 2005 3:11PM
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foodisfun
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yea seriosuly im taking it and this thing is awesome. so far no side effects for me exept for dry nose and chapped lips, but it's awesome. i'm not drinking either, i don't rememer the doctor saying no, but i'm not willing to take the chance. and i don't know if anyone said this, but the idea of accutane causing depression is like an oxymoron. accutane= less pimples= less stress, better life.
Oct 24 2005 3:31PM
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jibs
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so true...and it's better to get it done before you end up with scars...those will stay with you forever. Just pay real close attention to yourself.
Oct 24 2005 3:58PM
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~Cork_1080~
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if you are looking foranother option other than acutane i would try looking into Proactive, thats the shit im on. And my face has never been better
Oct 24 2005 4:08PM
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spin
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my brother was on that stuff for awhile. he drank on it. im not sure if it was because he drank or what, but his platelett count dropped to almost nothing, they couldnt figure out what the fuck was wrong with him... it was kinda sketch. hes also had curly hair since he came off it (2 years ago) and his hair before was perfectly straight. i wouldnt mess around with that stuff.
Oct 24 2005 4:29PM
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spin
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on second thought, snort it
Oct 24 2005 4:29PM
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witty
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hahah casey^ yea brody got really fucked up when he was on it...i would say just like with most intense meds, it would be benificial to drink with it
Oct 25 2005 11:10AM
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Sharpy
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dude, I was on acutane for 7 months in gr. 10. Am I dead? Has my acne come back at all? You know me!
Oct 25 2005 11:39AM
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Sharpy
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on a side note: weed can kill you first time smoking sometimes, but people still do right? drive a car? No one has died because of acutane.
Oct 25 2005 11:43AM
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freestyler540
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Well,one died because a side effect of accutane. She commited suicide.

My doctor wanted to put me on that shit. I refused it never came back. I love my zits, (I dont have very many)poping them is so much fun.
Oct 25 2005 12:06PM
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O-Show
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man i darnk on time when i was on it and it fucked me up hardcore i passed out and my friends said i was shaking and and shit and then i was sick like hungover sick for 2 days it sucked ass so i wouldn't reccomend drinking while on it
Oct 25 2005 1:00PM
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Arabian.
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Sharpy you are an idiot. you can't die suddenly from smoking weed. That only happens wiht crack, cocaine and heroine. Fucking idiot.
Oct 25 2005 1:02PM
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