suzan

I was talking to a friend today about the second miscarriage I went thru. I dont know how, but we brought up the issue of my acne treatment that I went thru almost 5 years ago.

I had a problem in my cheeks. They used to get too hot and red and my doctor put me under Roaccutane for 6 months. I got cured and it was great. Then she started to say that maybe my miscarriages are happening because of it because her cousin miscarried bec of it. I was like "come on, it's been 5 years!!".

For those who dont know one of the side effects of this pill:
Roaccutane to cause severe birth defects, and it is not advised to fall pregnant while taking it or after some specific time until ur body gets rid of it.

I was like isn't 5 years enough?? She kept me thinking about it

Arcanegirl

I dont know much about roaccutane but i would think that after 5 years its well out of your system

avistar

I have never heard about that! interesting. Yeah you would think 5 years would be plenty of time! How long did your friend quit before she miscarried? Perhaps consult your doctor about it before ttc again just to be on the safe side. Best of luck to you!

suzan

Thanks girls, I think that too but will ask my doc about it

toriaaaaTRASH

I think that was a silly thing to say to you. It won't still be in your system now ATALL

Mynxie

TBH I've wondered that too, I too spent 6 month on it, I had to sign a thing to say that if I got pregnant while I was on it that I'd abort and I've had 2 MCs also....I had terrible nose bleeds with it....had to keep shoving vaseline up me nose!

faith_may

You should ask your doctor about that

Mynxie

you know, I still have pigment change on my shoulders cause of it.... looks sorta like freckles now, but the silly moo that I am went out in the sun, I had sunblock on though, but it still burned me, lol, (- one of the side effects can be pigment change, for those that div not naa)