To: a Re: Antibiotics & Accutane

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This is generally true. However, per Roche adverse product reaction

reports, and the literature, no reports of ptc for over 20 years of

the post approval market experience accutane has been around have

been reported with out without tetracyclines with doses of accutane

UNDER 40mg/d. Therefore, at the ideal rosacea dose of 5mg/d, taking

minocylcine should be alright.

> a,

>

> You cannot take accutane with tetracycline antiobiotics (which

includes

> doxcycline & minocycline) because the combo can increase fluid in

the

> brain. You can, however, take accutane with such antibiotics as

> zithromax & erythromycin. I have taken accutane with both

zithromax and

> erythromycin.

>

> I am also doing low-dose accutane (15mg per day) and V-beam at the

same

> time. My derm (who is one of the leading laser derms in the

country)

> has assured me that it is perfectly safe, and I have experienced no

side

> effects.

>

> My feeling is that it is probably safe to do photoderm and very-low

dose

> accutane at the same time, but doctors differ on this.

>

> Low-dose accutane and V-beam is working very well for me.

>

> Heidi