I was on accutane for a week and during that time I noticed my night vision decrease. I stopped accutane right away. I read somewhere that someone else had the same issue and they began supplementing on Vitamin A and their eyesight returned. What are your thoughts on this?
Posted Oct 2, 2018, 4:14 PM UTC
Accutane is vitamin A, just in extremely high doses. You could harm yourself by taking even more vitamin A while on the drug.
Night vision problems are unfortunately a fairly common side effect. Call your dermatologist to see if there's anything you can do about it before you treat this on your own.
My derm told me to eat a lot of carrots!
u arent going to od on vitamin a from eating carrots but taking a vitamin supplement is different
You're right but the reasoning is wrong. Beta Carotene is fine, which is the form of Vitamin A found in carrots. Beta Carotene supplements are also fine, but other forms of Vitamin A are not
I tried Spirulina (vitamin A) before I decided to go on accutane & it made my skin even worse. Didn’t notice a difference in vision.
I wouldn’t take any supplement without discussing with my doctor first. Your liver is already under stress from Accutane—liver damage is no joke.
DONT TAKE VIT A WHILE ON ACCUTANE.