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Again, I wrote out a detailed reply and the website messed up. I will post more details if you're interested. Yup i took accutane at 15,I'm now I still get some facial flushing from time to time. Bowel issues,constant tiredness hair loss. I don't think there's much this drug doesn't mess with! It needs to be banned outright even generic forms! Can I ask as all of are now years off this medication, how much information were you given before you started the treatment? I've been reading up on this for 2 years now so I knew EVEY side effect possible before I started it as well as the dermatologist giving me about 40 booklets to read and forms to sign stating I understand everything.
Do you think you would have started the medication with a more positive mind set to avoid the side effects if you knew what they l were? I know it's easier said than done and still have a long road ahead although I feel already knowing all the side effect and possible to this I am determined for them to not beat me.
I have the same problem, I use it for my yo and now I'm 27, I have the same things. It was working on me but now I'm paying the price. Hi Bellaseb, I've just read your post regarding your experience with roaccutane and found it very interesting as my son has also experienced very similar reactions to what you have over the years. I googled forums on Roaccutane after reading in a newspaper , The Mirror in fact issued on Wednesday 3rd of May regarding a young Man called Luke Reeves who also had extreme side effects using this drug, unfortunately Luke is no longer alive and his mother is pretty sure that this drug had a part to play in the depression and other symptoms like yourself and my son have suffered.
I can see that your post was a while ago but I'm new to this and I feel that people need to be very aware of these horrible symptoms that may occur and also need to know that it is long term skin problems that they may have to deal with as well as depression.
My son started taking the drug when he was 15 for his very bad acne and at first it seemed as if it was a miracle drug as his Acne started to clear within weeks,but this also brought on dry eyes but we thought that would clear after finishing the course. After he finished the course of about 6 months he started with exzema and psoriasis, extremely dry sore skin, depression, sweats, not sleeping, withdrawing from friends and family, he's now 22 and still struggles with depression and being his mum I worry but have no answers, on saying that I'd like to read more from other users of this drug as I feel after reading stories from other people who have taken this drug there has to be a link and more studies should be carried out.
I hope my story has helped someone else out there, please feel free to email and let me know if there are groups that are willing to speak up about this.
Posted 4 years ago. I also wish to know what groups are dealing with this problem. My son also took accutane. He went to uni and the first year he struggled. He came back home and now sits in his bedroom all day so alone. He says strange things and says someone is coming for him and it can't be stopped. I even called in the mental health team and they say he is not a danger to himself or others.
We have had a lot of help but only my son can help himself but he says there is nothing wrong with him. How can a handsome sport loving, interested in girls become so isolated 2 years become a prisoner in his own bedroom. I want to help him before it is too late. He refuses to take medication or see professionals. I have had acne for around 5 years now and been put on various oral and topical antibiotics.
Although some combinations have had small effects, nothing long term or brilliant. After speaking to my GP this morning after another failed antibiotics, he is going to refer me to a dermatoligist to be prescribed Roaccutane.
He said it was a miracle drug with great success, but would dry out my skin and lips. He however failed to mentioned the countless severe side efects I've just read about. I have suffered from depression and anxiety in the past and have not been off anti-depressants for a year yet. Does anybody have any success stories without all the side effects, or is it really a drug I should not consider?
The medication is very effective, however I would be careful. I'm 35 now and took this drug in my early 20's. I had battled acne from about 14 and by my early 20's was the worse it had ever been. I truly lost count of treatments and ointments doctor had prescribed me which had little success.
Refered to dermatologist, and prescribed roaccutane which I took for 6 months. To be fair, it completely cleared up my acne. It was a cure, and apart from the odd pimple, I've never had it since I here this is not always the case though!
Now the downsides! He kept going back to see various GPs at his practice but none of them took his symptoms seriously. When I looked in the mirror, I no longer recognised the person looking back at me. Desperate, the struggling DJ began doing his own research. Faced with the prospect of having to take thyroid medication for the rest of his life and feeling let down by the medical profession, Tom decided to take his health into his own hands.
I removed it from my diet and within three days it was like someone had turned the lights back on. He then booked an appointment with a nutritionist who arranged for a stool test to see what condition his gut was in. After seeing six doctors repeatedly over several years, he eventually saw one who took his problems seriously. I began my working life as an aircraft technician, then moved on to working with security systems, so I knew a lot about fixing things.
My progress was slow and emotionally challenging, but slowly, I began getting better. Tom began taking probiotics and changed his diet to include more healthy fats and protein and exclude anything processed.
He also started carrying out liver flushes at home, drinking special fluids to cleanse his system. If he had only grown a spine and taken it on the chin that Roaccutane might have been the cause of my problems, maybe all the years of pain could have been avoided.
Tom has spent the last three years working on improving his gut and liver health with regular detoxes, supplements, and dietary changes. I also take probiotics, digestive enzymes, collagen and omega 3 supplements. Inspired by his experience, Tom trained to become a health coach and now advises others on how to improve their health through diet via his website, The Primal Nutritionist. I doubt I will ever fully recover.
Personally, I think it should be banned. As it got colder, my face became a flaky nightmare. It hurt to even wash it. Interestingly, though, my skin developed a sort of radiance, despite being so chapped. Or, perhaps it was just the first time in nearly a decade that I had seen the surface of my face without pimples and grease.
By the time my treatment ended, I was acne-free. I quickly became more confident and comfortable in my own skin, and all of a sudden had more brain space to devote to worrying about things other than my zits — like, um, my future. A few months later, I got a stomachache that wouldn't go away. It wasn't just a cramp; it was a deep, gnawing pain.
And, at risk of over-sharing, I couldn't stop burping. This went on for a few weeks before I saw a doctor, who gave me a list of foods to avoid — among them my beloved coffee, red wine, chocolate, and anything deep-fried or spicy.
Years later, I still have to eat like this to feel okay. I've also learned that stressful situations make it worse, but that's usually unavoidable. It wasn't until I was contacted by a lawyer from the class-action lawsuit against Accutane that I connected my chronic stomach pain to the treatment that had so dramatically changed my skin.
While I didn't have a diagnosis that qualified me to receive reparations, many of my symptoms were the same as those who did.
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Poisonous acne drug destroyed my sex drive and health for almost ten years.
How can a handsome sport loving, interested in girls become so isolated 2 years become a prisoner in his own bedroom. I am now 32 and was prescribed Roaccutane at the age of 18, just before leaving home and going to university. I had to solemnly swear to two different forms of birth control, despite the fact that I was only sleeping with women according to my dermatologist, that counted as abstinence, but that's a story for a different article. My son also took accutane.
He however failed to mentioned the countless severe side efects I've just read about. I have suffered from depression and anxiety in the past and have not been off anti-depressants for a year yet. Does anybody have any success stories without all the side effects, or is it really a drug I should not consider? The medication is very effective, however I would be careful. I'm 35 now and took this drug in my early 20's.
I had battled acne from about 14 and by my early 20's was the worse it had ever been. I truly lost count of treatments and ointments doctor had prescribed me which had little success. Refered to dermatologist, and prescribed roaccutane which I took for 6 months. To be fair, it completely cleared up my acne. It was a cure, and apart from the odd pimple, I've never had it since I here this is not always the case though!
Now the downsides! Be prepared to be stuck with a needle every month for bloodtests. Side effects whilst taking it are what you expect, horribly dry skin, peeling and flaking. Dry eyes and overly sensitive sore chest, throat from dryness etc.
What i didn't expect are the issues I faced after coming off it. About 6 months later, I did suffer pretty bad depression. Doctor said that it's uncertain this was caused by roaccutane. Really it is likely though as I'd never suffered with it before. This dissapeared after a year or so. Another issue I have faced, and again not possible to prove the drug is the cause, is fertility problems.
My partner has a child from previous relationship, as did my ex, however I have never been able to have a child. From other people's experience, this is another possible complication from roaccutane. Ive also noticed other possible complications with night sweats , bowel and digestive problems. Of course none of these can be proven long term side effects of the drug and doctors are very neutral in there opinions of these long standing "possible" complications.
Roaccutane is very effective, with a massive success rate. It was best choice I made to clear my acne, but I may have paid the price in other ways.
I suppose it is the individuals choice to whether this price is worth paying to clear their acne. Cagiva, I completely agree with that - it's whether you consider the side- and after-effects worth it. After all, it cleared up my acne too, and I have lovely skin now, but it's a high price to pay. You're right, it's a high price to pay just to get rid of acne. Especially these days, when there are better alternatives to Roaccutane.
The stories here are so heartbreaking and they remind me of whenever my Medicine professor lets us look back to the history of Medicine, especially the times when medical professionals were ill-informed and confused, accidentally killing patients who had better chances of survival if left untreated.
I don't mean to sound insensitive, but those people did not suffer in vain. Because of them, modern medicine has improved and we have products that are better than Roaccutane. I'm graduating from medical school and want to look clean and neat for my first internship, so I've been using a new product called All Purpose Hydroquinone Cream to remove my acne scars. It works better than Obagi and Bio Oil, which I previously tried.
It was recommended to me by my cousin's roommate. I used to have bad skin in high school and I liked to pick on my skin whenever I got stressed, making my scars worse than average acne scars. The APH cream makes it not much of a problem, though, because it really removes my scars. I've been using it for 2 weeks, and my scars are now beginning to fade. I hope it continues to work, so I'll have perfect skin by the time I become a doctor.
As for preventing further acne, I think it's best to go the natural way. Eat nutritious foods, drink nutritious drinks, sleep well, take plenty of exercises, and be positive.
Life is too precious to let Roaccutane destroy it. Join this discussion or start a new one? I was eating a ton of dried fruit and cereal at hotel breakfast times, but nothing was shifting.
Every doctor I saw refused to acknowledge the fact that all of my problems started after taking Roaccutane. My view was that it had literally poisoned my body and left me a physical wreck. He had to take time off work due to chronic fatigue and his relationships kept breaking down because he was too tired to socialise and had little sex drive.
Tom developed an agonising rectal abscess and had to be given strong antibiotics. He kept going back to see various GPs at his practice but none of them took his symptoms seriously. When I looked in the mirror, I no longer recognised the person looking back at me.
Desperate, the struggling DJ began doing his own research. Faced with the prospect of having to take thyroid medication for the rest of his life and feeling let down by the medical profession, Tom decided to take his health into his own hands.
I removed it from my diet and within three days it was like someone had turned the lights back on. He then booked an appointment with a nutritionist who arranged for a stool test to see what condition his gut was in. After seeing six doctors repeatedly over several years, he eventually saw one who took his problems seriously. I began my working life as an aircraft technician, then moved on to working with security systems, so I knew a lot about fixing things.
My progress was slow and emotionally challenging, but slowly, I began getting better. Tom began taking probiotics and changed his diet to include more healthy fats and protein and exclude anything processed. He also started carrying out liver flushes at home, drinking special fluids to cleanse his system. If he had only grown a spine and taken it on the chin that Roaccutane might have been the cause of my problems, maybe all the years of pain could have been avoided.
It hurt to even wash it. Interestingly, though, my skin developed a sort of radiance, despite being so chapped. Or, perhaps it was just the first time in nearly a decade that I had seen the surface of my face without pimples and grease.
By the time my treatment ended, I was acne-free. I quickly became more confident and comfortable in my own skin, and all of a sudden had more brain space to devote to worrying about things other than my zits — like, um, my future. A few months later, I got a stomachache that wouldn't go away. It wasn't just a cramp; it was a deep, gnawing pain. And, at risk of over-sharing, I couldn't stop burping. This went on for a few weeks before I saw a doctor, who gave me a list of foods to avoid — among them my beloved coffee, red wine, chocolate, and anything deep-fried or spicy.
Years later, I still have to eat like this to feel okay. I've also learned that stressful situations make it worse, but that's usually unavoidable. It wasn't until I was contacted by a lawyer from the class-action lawsuit against Accutane that I connected my chronic stomach pain to the treatment that had so dramatically changed my skin.
While I didn't have a diagnosis that qualified me to receive reparations, many of my symptoms were the same as those who did. Of course, I can't be sure that the Accutane is what did it — but it feels like too much of a coincidence.
Skip navigation! Story from Skin Care. Photographed by Lauren Perlstein. Before I developed acne, I had never given my skin much thought — because, childhood. But, as middle school came to a conclusion and life occurred on a cloud of hormones, my skin erupted almost overnight into painful, oozing cysts like mountains, with grease that ran like rivers between them. I'll never forget the feeling of waking up and not knowing what I was going to see in the mirror. I became a regular at the dermatologist's office, but while frequently-applied, weird-smelling prescription products took the edge off my breakouts, it was always only a matter of time before my skin rebelled, working around the lotions and washes.
I became really, really good at putting foundation on. I had always hoped that my acne would clear up after adolescence, but suddenly I found myself entering my sophomore year of college with skin that was worse than ever. It didn't help that I was living in New York City, arguably the dirtiest, most stressful place on this coast. So, I decided to finally do the one thing that had been guaranteed to cure me: Accutane. Accutane is a serious drug, but I was desperate.
The paperwork alone was enough to put fear in my heart. I had to solemnly swear to two different forms of birth control, despite the fact that I was only sleeping with women according to my dermatologist, that counted as abstinence, but that's a story for a different article.
I also had to have blood drawn once a month to prove that I wasn't pregnant, much to the amusement of the girls I was dating. One of the most well-known side effects of Accutane is how it dries up your skin. This is no joke. I was on it for six months, from August through January. As it got colder, my face became a flaky nightmare.
It hurt to even wash it. Interestingly, though, my skin developed a sort of radiance, despite being so chapped. Or, perhaps it was just the first time in nearly a decade that I had seen the surface of my face without pimples and grease.
By the time my treatment ended, I was acne-free. I quickly became more confident and comfortable in my own skin, and all of a sudden had more brain space to devote to worrying about things other than my zits — like, um, my future. A few months later, I got a stomachache that wouldn't go away. It wasn't just a cramp; it was a deep, gnawing pain.
And, at risk of over-sharing, I couldn't stop burping. This went on for a few weeks before I saw a doctor, who gave me a list of foods to avoid — among them my beloved coffee, red wine, chocolate, and anything deep-fried or spicy. Years later, I still have to eat like this to feel okay. I've also learned that stressful situations make it worse, but that's usually unavoidable.
It wasn't until I was contacted by a lawyer from the class-action lawsuit against Accutane that I connected my chronic stomach pain to the treatment that had so dramatically changed my skin. While I didn't have a diagnosis that qualified me to receive reparations, many of my symptoms were the same as those who did.
Of course, I can't be sure that the Accutane is what did it — but it feels like too much of a coincidence. The big question, of course, is whether or not it was worth it. Call me vain, but most days I feel like it was. While my diet is something I can control, my acne wasn't. I'll take a bland meal over a face full of painful ooze any day. Like this post? There's more. Get tons of beauty tips, tutorials, and news on the Refinery29 Beauty Facebook page!
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Discover short videos related to accutane destroyed my life on TikTok. Explore the latest videos from hashtags: #destroyedmylife. How Accutane Simultaneously Improved And Ruined My Life. Gabrielle Korn. October 8, am. 01FakeLash_R29DoubleDareRT-F. Fitness fan, 38, 'poisoned' by acne drug Roaccutane which he says ruined his health, sex drive, and left him a 'physical wreck'.
I suppose it is the individuals choice to whether this price is worth paying to clear their acne. I've been reading up on this for 2 years now so I knew EVEY side effect possible before I started it as well as the dermatologist giving me about 40 booklets to read and forms to sign stating I understand everything Do you think you would have started the medication with a more positive mind set to avoid the side effects if you knew what they l were? I will post more details if you're interested. Well I wrote out a long reply and it didn't post. It needs to be banned outright even generic forms! To start with, it caused external skin issues such as dry skin, eczema, sweating and blushing - I used to be so confident but would suddenly blush when spoken to, for no apparent reason, which often caused me to literally run away in panic.
Posted 8 years ago , 18 users are following. Whilst I realise the good that this drug does a lot of people including myself as it cleared up my acne permanently , I feel like I should share the negative side effects of this drug, as the impact it has had on me has been really quite severe.
I am now 32 and was prescribed Roaccutane at the age of 18, just before leaving home and going to university. At the time I didn't realise it was the drugs, but they gradually caused me to withdraw from everyone and everything due to the effects it had on me both physically and therefore mentally.
To start with, it caused external skin issues such as dry skin, eczema, sweating and blushing - I used to be so confident but would suddenly blush when spoken to, for no apparent reason, which often caused me to literally run away in panic.
This blushing issue became worse and worse, so I then grew extremely anxious that it would happen all the time, which of course it therefore did. I avoided people and became shy and introverted during what should have been the most exciting time of my life so far. It also caused me to break out in a severe heat rash whenever I went out in the sun, to the extent that I began to hide myself away in my room with my curtains closed whilst everyone else went out to the fields to enjoy the day and socialise - I normally would have loved to be involved in this, as I was sociable and fun to be around, but instead I became lonely, miserable and probably "weird" in the eyes of everyone else.
After just one term of uni, I had stopped going to lectures and was thrown off my course. I decided to start a new course the following academic year telling my parents that teaching wasn't for me, so I'd try a Business degree instead , but I found immediately that I still couldn't attend lectures and was therefore thrown off that course too.
I was terrified to tell my parents, because I knew they'd be so disappointed, so I lied to them continually which caused my anxiety to soar.
I spent most of my time in my room on my own. I would sleep all day long, go out every night with the few friends I had left, I was drinking a great deal, and I was so insecure and lacking an ounce of confidence that I became promiscuous.
I got myself into a load of debt with credit cards, since they were practically thrown at students back then, and basically wasted almost two years of my life on a downward spiral. The physical symptoms worsened and continued for years after I'd stopped taking the meds, and I have absolutely no doubt at all that they triggered the bouts of severe depression that I consequently experienced I've attempted suicide three times in the past and also my seemingly never-ending anxiety.
Until I took Roaccutane, I was a joyful, confident, fun, life-loving girl. Although I thankfully no longer experience the blushing, the sweating, the heat rashes or the eczema, I still have to apply lip balm every half an hour otherwise my lips dry out completely - if I were ever to go anywhere without it, I'd probably have a meltdown!
Overall, the Roaccutane did what it was supposed to do - it cleared up my acne - but if I could turn the clock back and never take the stuff, I would. I seriously believe that if I hadn't taken it, my life would have turned out very, very differently - and most definitely for the better. Posted 6 years ago. Posted 5 years ago. I'm like you except I took accutane at Now I have some facial flushing and my scars look worse, they are more visible than before. Again, I wrote out a detailed reply and the website messed up.
I will post more details if you're interested. Yup i took accutane at 15,I'm now I still get some facial flushing from time to time. Bowel issues,constant tiredness hair loss. I don't think there's much this drug doesn't mess with! It needs to be banned outright even generic forms! Can I ask as all of are now years off this medication, how much information were you given before you started the treatment? I've been reading up on this for 2 years now so I knew EVEY side effect possible before I started it as well as the dermatologist giving me about 40 booklets to read and forms to sign stating I understand everything.
Do you think you would have started the medication with a more positive mind set to avoid the side effects if you knew what they l were? I know it's easier said than done and still have a long road ahead although I feel already knowing all the side effect and possible to this I am determined for them to not beat me. I have the same problem, I use it for my yo and now I'm 27, I have the same things. It was working on me but now I'm paying the price. Hi Bellaseb, I've just read your post regarding your experience with roaccutane and found it very interesting as my son has also experienced very similar reactions to what you have over the years.
I googled forums on Roaccutane after reading in a newspaper , The Mirror in fact issued on Wednesday 3rd of May regarding a young Man called Luke Reeves who also had extreme side effects using this drug, unfortunately Luke is no longer alive and his mother is pretty sure that this drug had a part to play in the depression and other symptoms like yourself and my son have suffered.
I can see that your post was a while ago but I'm new to this and I feel that people need to be very aware of these horrible symptoms that may occur and also need to know that it is long term skin problems that they may have to deal with as well as depression.
My son started taking the drug when he was 15 for his very bad acne and at first it seemed as if it was a miracle drug as his Acne started to clear within weeks,but this also brought on dry eyes but we thought that would clear after finishing the course. After he finished the course of about 6 months he started with exzema and psoriasis, extremely dry sore skin, depression, sweats, not sleeping, withdrawing from friends and family, he's now 22 and still struggles with depression and being his mum I worry but have no answers, on saying that I'd like to read more from other users of this drug as I feel after reading stories from other people who have taken this drug there has to be a link and more studies should be carried out.
I hope my story has helped someone else out there, please feel free to email and let me know if there are groups that are willing to speak up about this. Posted 4 years ago. I also wish to know what groups are dealing with this problem. My son also took accutane. He went to uni and the first year he struggled.
He came back home and now sits in his bedroom all day so alone. He says strange things and says someone is coming for him and it can't be stopped. I even called in the mental health team and they say he is not a danger to himself or others. We have had a lot of help but only my son can help himself but he says there is nothing wrong with him. How can a handsome sport loving, interested in girls become so isolated 2 years become a prisoner in his own bedroom. I want to help him before it is too late.
He refuses to take medication or see professionals. I have had acne for around 5 years now and been put on various oral and topical antibiotics.
Although some combinations have had small effects, nothing long term or brilliant. After speaking to my GP this morning after another failed antibiotics, he is going to refer me to a dermatoligist to be prescribed Roaccutane. He said it was a miracle drug with great success, but would dry out my skin and lips. He however failed to mentioned the countless severe side efects I've just read about. I have suffered from depression and anxiety in the past and have not been off anti-depressants for a year yet.
Does anybody have any success stories without all the side effects, or is it really a drug I should not consider? The medication is very effective, however I would be careful. I'm 35 now and took this drug in my early 20's. I had battled acne from about 14 and by my early 20's was the worse it had ever been. I truly lost count of treatments and ointments doctor had prescribed me which had little success.
Refered to dermatologist, and prescribed roaccutane which I took for 6 months. To be fair, it completely cleared up my acne. It was a cure, and apart from the odd pimple, I've never had it since I here this is not always the case though!
Now the downsides! Be prepared to be stuck with a needle every month for bloodtests. Side effects whilst taking it are what you expect, horribly dry skin, peeling and flaking.
Dry eyes and overly sensitive sore chest, throat from dryness etc. What i didn't expect are the issues I faced after coming off it. About 6 months later, I did suffer pretty bad depression. Doctor said that it's uncertain this was caused by roaccutane. Really it is likely though as I'd never suffered with it before. This dissapeared after a year or so. Another issue I have faced, and again not possible to prove the drug is the cause, is fertility problems.
My partner has a child from previous relationship, as did my ex, however I have never been able to have a child. From other people's experience, this is another possible complication from roaccutane. Ive also noticed other possible complications with night sweats , bowel and digestive problems. Of course none of these can be proven long term side effects of the drug and doctors are very neutral in there opinions of these long standing "possible" complications.
Roaccutane is very effective, with a massive success rate. It was best choice I made to clear my acne, but I may have paid the price in other ways. I suppose it is the individuals choice to whether this price is worth paying to clear their acne. Cagiva, I completely agree with that - it's whether you consider the side- and after-effects worth it. After all, it cleared up my acne too, and I have lovely skin now, but it's a high price to pay.
You're right, it's a high price to pay just to get rid of acne. Especially these days, when there are better alternatives to Roaccutane. The stories here are so heartbreaking and they remind me of whenever my Medicine professor lets us look back to the history of Medicine, especially the times when medical professionals were ill-informed and confused, accidentally killing patients who had better chances of survival if left untreated. I don't mean to sound insensitive, but those people did not suffer in vain.
Because of them, modern medicine has improved and we have products that are better than Roaccutane. I'm graduating from medical school and want to look clean and neat for my first internship, so I've been using a new product called All Purpose Hydroquinone Cream to remove my acne scars.
It works better than Obagi and Bio Oil, which I previously tried. It was recommended to me by my cousin's roommate. I used to have bad skin in high school and I liked to pick on my skin whenever I got stressed, making my scars worse than average acne scars.
The APH cream makes it not much of a problem, though, because it really removes my scars. I've been using it for 2 weeks, and my scars are now beginning to fade. I hope it continues to work, so I'll have perfect skin by the time I become a doctor. As for preventing further acne, I think it's best to go the natural way.
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