So I’m currently drinking accutane for my acne. And I’m literally worried that although it says having kids is safe after a month after using accutane; I’m worried that drinking accutane will affect my kids later. P.s accutane causes severe deformities in babies if accutane is consumed during the pregnancy or you become pregnant while drinking accutane. On top of the fact I have pocd and hocd I’m also really worried about having a child with a disorder.

I dunno if I'm fueling your ocd, but that feels like a fair concern but I dont think we can help you here. Dont research it because if its ocd that will feed it. I think you need to talk to your doctor and pharmacist about this. Get answers from experts and not anecdotal google answers.

Secondly (I wanted to put this as a second comment since the first got so long), while I don’t want to fuel OCD by offering reassurance, you are permitted to donate blood one month after finishing taking accutane. This is because after a month, you no longer have the drug in your system. If the American Red Cross says you can safely give blood because the accutane is out of your system after one month, you can trust that it is no longer in your system to harm a future child.

I was on accutane for a while, years ago. I think I had the same fears while I was taking it, but until I saw your post, I had forgotten about it all. (Don’t worry; nothing triggered. ?.) My point is that now that having children is a recurring discussion every now and then, accutane is totally not a fear, and it hasn’t been a fear for years. If you’re planning on having children soon after this treatment, just make sure you discuss it with your doctor. If not, you can still just check with them to hear what the real info is on how long to wait. Good luck!

First of all, I work as an in-home caregiver for disabled kids. While I know most people don’t choose to have a child with disabilities, I can say that the parents of these kids absolutely love their kids and wouldn’t change them for the world. One little girl I work with has autism, and at age 5 her favorite game is playing with scrabble tiles and spelling out full words and even sentences. She was able to read at four years old, and at 6 has taught herself to play her favorite Disney songs on the piano! Another girl who is paralyzed from the waist down loves to ride her adaptive bike, play with her little sister, and swing on her adaptive swing. She does pageants and works as a model for TV commercials and advertisements. A little boy with autism loves baseball, and can tell you his favorite team and players’ stats from just about every season he’s been alive for. A nonverbal little girl missing a chromosome is the most content, happy, giggly toddler I have ever met. Another girl with Down Syndrome is so kind and nurturing, she loves helping people and hates seeing people unhappy. I could go on all day, but in short, these kids bring so much joy to so many people every day. I understand how scary it might be to consider having a child with a disability, but I suggest you start to try to sit with this idea as an exposure- it’s possible you will have a disabled child someday, and that is an uncertainty you must accept when you choose to have a child. But if you do have a disabled kid, know that they will be able to lead a happy, fulfilling life, and will bring you a great deal of joy as well.