Originally posted by smokey the elder
Tonya, I hope you're not using Accutane now that you're preggers!
No, I'm not. Accutane causes awful birth defects. They make you come in monthly for pregnancy tests and always have two forms of birth control. I quit Accutane in December of last year and started trying for a baby in Janurary. I didn't get pregnant until May, so I'm free and clear!

Accutane works well, but it is a very harsh medication. My skin cracked, blistered, bled...my lips were so chapped. I was always dehydrated and I sunburned easily. And it causes depression. I hadn't had trouble with depression in years until I started the Accutane. I would deffinatly say that Accutane should only be used as a last resort.