Isotretinoin & Growth Plates

[Deleted member 143744]

Ive been on 20mg Isotret for maybe 3-4 months now, im 80kg and going through puberty.

Will my growth plates close? I have gotten strong joint paint in my legs before on Accutane, should I go get a hand xray?

Im 6'0 so it wouldnt be over, but I still have a few years left of puberty so I dont want to fucking hinder that, but I also dont want this fuckass acne it makes me look subhuman.

 

[mogmypsl999]

Yeah, why not. Get that X-ray and explain your situation. Isotretinoin can theoretically close the growth plates, but only at high doses over many months — and even then, there’s just a minimal chance it would actually affect them. So don’t worry. 20 mg won’t do anything, technically.

 

[Deleted member 143744]

Yeah, why not. Get that X-ray and explain your situation. Isotretinoin can theoretically close the growth plates, but only at high doses over many months — and even then, there’s just a minimal chance it would actually affect them. So don’t worry. 20 mg won’t do anything, technically.

True, I dont trust big pharma but I trust them enough that they wouldnt prescribe me shit thatd prevent a white chad like myself growing

 

[Linus1888]

The process behind this is actually pretty complicated, in short: you should only be worried about premature closure of your growth plates when you take big doses for an extended period of time. For example if you are a child with cancer who has to take 120mg. There also aren’t really any studies on this for humans so you are pretty safe to use it

 

[eldover]

The process behind this is actually pretty complicated, in short: you should only be worried about premature closure of your growth plates when you take big doses for an extended period of time. For example if you are a child with cancer who has to take 120mg. There also aren’t really any studies on this for humans so you are pretty safe to use it

Im on 40 mg for 8 months, will my growth plates close?

 

[Linus1888]

Im on 40 mg for 8 months, will my growth plates close?

I wouldn’t worry about it

 

[eldover]

I wouldn’t worry about it

You mean that my growth plates wont close?

 

[FakeLeaks]

Ive been on 20mg Isotret for maybe 3-4 months now, im 80kg and going through puberty.

Will my growth plates close? I have gotten strong joint paint in my legs before on Accutane, should I go get a hand xray?

Im 6'0 so it wouldnt be over, but I still have a few years left of puberty so I dont want to fucking hinder that, but I also dont want this fuckass acne it makes me look subhuman.

How old are you? I wouldnt recommend accutane to avg. 14 year olds the side effects can be brutal