Elliot's story: Accutane at 17
Elliot took Accutane for a short time at 17. Moral Medicine says he has been living with Post-Accutane Syndrome since.
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Seventeen, and a short course of Accutane
Elliot took a short course of Accutane, the acne medicine isotretinoin, when he was 17. Moral Medicine says he has been living with Post-Accutane Syndrome since.
What Elliot talks about
In the interview he describes the symptoms he still manages, and what they have cost him.
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