Re: Make an informed choice about Accutane Vs. Minocin/Tetracyclines

October 30, 2001

You seem to be missing the point i,m trying to make.

I,m not trying to debate which is safer accutane or antibiotics

What i,m trying to get across is LOW DOSE accutane is giving

people false hope, because it only suppresses the problem while you

are on it, once you stop, things slowly come back. We all know

that antibiotics only suppress the problem, but it seems there

are alot of people that think if they take low dose for 6 months

or a year( i was one of them) that they will be cured or close to it..

Well it ain,t going to happen, Unless you are willing to take it chronically and

risk hair loss and everything else that comes along with this drug.

The drug was developed to be taken at a high enough

dose to do semi permanent damage to the oil gland.

Low dose doesn,t do that..and we all know people with rosacea

can,t take high dose, so its a waste of time if you think its going

to cure you.

October 31, 2001

And then there are the people who do not get improvements from

antibiotics like Minocycline, or any of the topicals their doctors

prescribe. But they do get improvement on low dose Accutane. I sure

did. If it's the only thing that provides relief, my choice would be

to take it and hope for the best in the future. The " cea " or

acne type symptoms might improve over an extended time as you grow

older and your body changes, and you might not need to take it any

longer. Who knows? But you only live once. I'll do whatever it

takes. Currently on Photoderm treatment #7. Progress is good.

> You seem to be missing the point i,m trying to make.

> I,m not trying to debate which is safer accutane or antibiotics

> What i,m trying to get across is LOW DOSE accutane is giving

> people false hope, because it only suppresses the problem while you

> are on it, once you stop, things slowly come back. We all know

> that antibiotics only suppress the problem, but it seems there

> are alot of people that think if they take low dose for 6 months

> or a year( i was one of them) that they will be cured or close to

it..

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