Female - lower libido on 10mg after three weeks

Hi all,

I’m 28F and on accutane for very very mild but persistent acne. Think, no scarring but stubborn pimples.

Around week 2 I noticed my otherwise consistently high sex drive has lowered somewhat. I’m also not thinking about sex or intercourse as often as I would. I’ve researched that one of the side effects of accutane can be limited sexual function/genital numbness and decreased ability to achieve orgasm — but I was wondering, how common is it?

I can’t tell if I have actually experienced a decrease in libido and ability to reach ‘fulfilling’ orgasms frequently, or if I’m just so anxious about the idea of it impacting my sex life that I’m perpetuating the narrative and it’s all psychological / in my head.

Basically seeing how common this side effect is in other women, and whether I’m focusing on this potential side effect in particular which is making me less relaxed/stressed in general. Has anyone else experienced this?