re: Acne Pills for Kid Cost $1,200 for 30 pills.

My point is accutane is just a big risk. The downside outweighs the upside far more than is justified. I'm happy for all those who were helped by accutane without being injured. But one bad outcome is unnecessary.

It’d be way cheaper if he just altered his diet a bit

Get a pharmacist who gives a damn. Try an independent.

mdomingue, I agree the study doesn't show accutane causes depression, but I think that is different than proving there are no mental or psych issues related. It's my belief that stating that hypothesis (no causation) might be a classic "argument from ignorance" (the name of the argument in logic, not my name). Argument from ignorance (from Latin: argumentum ad ignorantiam), also known as appeal to ignorance (in which ignorance represents "a lack of contrary evidence") is a fallacy in informal logic. It asserts that a proposition is true because it has not yet been proven false or a proposition is false because it has not yet been proven true. This represents a type of false dichotomy in that it excludes a third option, which is that there may have been an insufficient investigation, and therefore there is insufficient information to prove the proposition be either true or false. Nor does it allow the admission that the choices may in fact not be two (true or false), but may be as many as four,

true
false
unknown between true or false
being unknowable (among the first three).

Not trying to be difficult, but I am close to a man who was apparently altered by accutane, I would love to have proof of what the cause was if not accutane. I could be wrong.

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Screw that doctor. He or she should have made that clear upfront.

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We've had pharmacists tell us when something was very expensive. Not that I necessarily blame the Rx, but I'd wonder why I didn't get that warning from them.

Do doctors know what a script costs, generally? I know many will write it for the generic and say "it's just as good and cheaper," but I assume that is just based on common sense than knowing the prices specifically.

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Not trying to be difficult, but I am close to a man who was apparently altered by accutane, I would love to have proof of what the cause was if not accutane. I could be wrong.

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Also not trying to be difficult, though I must admit it is kind of in my nature to argue. My apologies for that.

I also do not think this fits the definition of argumentum ad ignorantiam because there are decades worth of data that generally refute the argument that the drug is not safe for this reason. But as I typed my last statement I think I see the crux of our disagreement. I do not dismiss the possibility that a very small percentage of users may experience some effect related to or that exacerbates a psychological disorder, just that that is not sufficient reason given decades of real world data that dhows no greater likelyhood that untreated acne patients or those treated with antibiotics.

This is something I have looked into because my daughter is on this right now and I was cautious because of what I had heard. We have a close personal friend who is a nurse whose son used this with great results and no side affects as well as other acquaintances.

I do think it is possible that all things line up to create the situation in a few very specific individuals. I also advocate that people pay very close attention regarding moods, etc for people on any medication and especially for meds where there are some questions or uncertainty.

I also believe that there are times when people who appear to otherwise be normal have sudden unexplained breakdowns and since accutane is often given to folks very near of just after they are reaching physical maturity, I wonder if that may be as related to the onset of some psychosis.

I've had to deal with several people in my life who had psychological issues including a grandmother (stemming from the sudden unexpected loss of her husband, my grandfather, when she was a young mother with a 2 year old and a 6 month old. I never knew her as a completely rational and sane person) and a sister who married an abusive man and was pulled into the world of hallucinogenic drugs and was never the same. So I offer my apologies if I was a little harsh and I do feel for your friend and for you. I also applaud you sticking by your friend, I am very aware that it can be a difficult road to remain friends in those circumstances.

I was 13 and 14 when I took it for right at a year and we figured out it stunted my growth when I stipped growing in 7th grade. Im the shortest male in my famiky at 5’7 and everyone else in my family is 5’11 / 6ft plus. It was a last ditch effort at that point bc we figured out I was allergic to benzoyl peroxide which is what every acne pad, cream, and Retin-A had in it. My Dermatologist said I had the worst case of acne he had ever seen in his 40+ years practicing.

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hat's what happens when the big titted 25 year old is allowed to bring the office staff lunch and flirt with the doctor.

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pics?

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Holy crap. Be careful trusting your Dermatologist to write prescriptions. Just got a bill for $1,200 (for 30 pills) for a prescription of Solodyn. Internet search appears that I could have gotten Minocyclin (have to take twice a day instead of once) for frigin $20!

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No child has ever survived adolescence with acne ever before.