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This is the test for vitamin A toxicity: http://health.allrefer.com/health/vitam ... -info.html You can do a Liver Cleanse (you can find these at Sprout's or your local health store). I'm not sure that it really helps but it doesn't hurt. I would also suggest avoiding supplements that...

You seem like a somewhat intelligent guy. I'm sure you know exactly what I meant by that.

There could be overall loss however the main area of thinnng is the temples (more so on the right), the top, and the fringe. The hair loss occurs in both women and men and even in women resembles male pattern baldness One of the common threads I've seen with anyone who thinks their hair loss was Accutane...

I was asking what people thought about the new temple/hairline growth after 5 months :shock: My main reason for posting here was that I read and learned a lot from these forums and hundreds of pages of info during my research. I wanted to let people know that Accutane does cause hair loss...

Right. Brought on early/accelerated by Accutane. I wasn't asking for a diagnosis.

Here's a few pics of my son's progress. There are 2 from May 2006 before starting the regimen and 4 from Oct 2006, 5 months into it. http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/1265/progressiz9.jpg What do you all think?

Yes! I've read about many females who have used Accutane and have problems with hair loss. I don't think it's a coincidence that she's using Accutane in any form and she's losing her hair.

From what I've read and learned, Accutane causes hypervitaminosis A. hypervitaminosis A causes hair loss. Why it's the same area as male pattern baldness I don't know

Re: Accutane and Hair Loss - a mother's story Whoops, you're right. 5000 MCG. And thanks for the well wishes. I'm happy that he's happy.

My panic was I thought something was wrong with him. He went in for full blood work etc to make sure it wasn't something big going on. In the meantime, I searched on my own for what could be causing it, because, you know, that's what most Mom's would do, and that's when I found out about the...

Has anyone noticed how many very young men have receding hairlines? I 'd guess if you asked some of them they'd say they took Accutane. I've read of many young women suffering the same. My 18 year old son took Accutane for 8 months. His dermatologist called it a "miracle drug" and so I sent...