Hello,
I am a 17 year old male, and as a result of cystic acne, which was both painful and unpleasant to the eye, I began to see a dermatologist about 2 months ago. He basically told me I would have to take Accutane to get rid of it, and strongly urged that I proceeded as such. The doctor has been prescribing it for about 25 years and has apparently seen very few serious conditions pop up in that time. So I went along with it and have been taking it for two months and I mean wow, what a difference - absolute night and day even in such a short period of time. While I have experienced very mild side effects thus far (moderately dry skin, possibly some back pain linked to it) and am reviewed every month on status, I'm beginning to have some second thoughts as to whether it's truly worth it to continue for 4 more months, especially after reading some of the stories out on the web. Any feedback is welcome, just very much on the borderline as far as what to do. Thanks.