Posted by jsarirose on July 16, 2002, at 21:29:34
In reply to Re: Accutane induced depression...different treatment?, posted by Seamus2 on July 16, 2002, at 21:20:18
> >>Parnate seems to have greatly aggravated my depression.<<
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> It's not supposed to do that, you know.
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> Especially at 100 mg/day!
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> Have you given good old-fashioned Retin-A a fair trial for at least two months? It makes acne worse at first, but once that clears up it works well.
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> Then there's the matter of getting the proper strength. In my experience, you want once a day dosing after a morning shower, and at a strength which is enough for your friends to say "My, you've been getting some sun!" but NOT enough to cause outright peeling. I use 0.5% cream and have for years; but it would be okay to mix equal amounts of 0.1 and 0.5 if that's what it takes.
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> Damn stuff should be OTC. A 45 gm tube costs $85.00...
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> Seamus
(Oops, I meant aggravate my ACNE, not depression - but you figured that out.)
I used Retin-A years ago when I had bad acne, I don't know why the dermatologist hasn't tried it again. I guess he keeps saying it's cystic acne and topical things will help but not take care of the problem. I was on a stronger antibiotic which helped but it made me too nauseous. I'll ask about Retin-A again.
-Jessica
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