Question for anyone who took Accutane as a teenager or child?

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Hi there

I took Accutane when I was 15 years old,for severe acne. I took it for 6 months, starting at 0.5mg per kg per day and going up to 1mg per kg per day.
I've recently read some reports on the internet which claim that Accutane can lead to the premature fusion of the growth plates in teenagers and younger patients, which stunts their growth.

I'm worried about this becuase I feel that I haven't grown since taking Accutane. I'm still 5'7.
I'm unsure of whether this was a result of Accutane or whether I just naturally stopped growing.

Therefore I'm looking to hear from the experiences of anyone else who took Accutane as a teenager or preteen.
Did you grow in height at all ( even a cm or so) during and after taking Accutane?
How many months did you take Accutane for and what dosage were you put on?

I hope you can appreciate this issue of considerable concern to me, so any help you can give me would be great or if you know of anyone who took Accutane as a teenager or kid, that would be great too.

Thanks
 
My son took accutane when he was 16/16 for about 3 months, and also predisone. He is now 38 and a very tall and happily married husband/father.

Sunny
 
I took accutane as as a teen for an extended period of time. I can't remeraber the dosage. However, I'm 32 now and six foot 2 (the tallest in my family). It didn't stunt my growth.
 
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