[JohnDoeJohnDoes]

Okay, I don't have bad acne at all.
But sometimes I get bad breakouts so I started Caravis aka. Accutane on 7/8/09.

My face seems to be a little (very slightly) redder which I know I normal and things seem better.

The main question I have is 2 nights ago when I was going to sleep I realized that I felt a throbbing sensation (not painful) in my forehead. I can feel it and it's my pulse (but I can only feel it in my head, not with my fingers).

Anyways, I feel my body pulsating (forehead, temple area, my groin areas, and thigh area above my knee's.)

It's not painful, but the best way to explain it is that it's annoying that I can feel my body pulsating.
Is this normal?

When I asked my Doctor he said he has never heard of this before.

Ps. I'm 20 years old (male) and I'm in great health...so i don't think it has to do with my blood pressure.

[conor9604]

I was on Accutane for 6 months and never had that problem. Obviously if it keeps up and gets annoying to the point where you cant function you should see your doctor but it seems to me like it may only last for a little while as your body starts to get used to the medicine.

The main side effects you should worry about on Accutane are dryness and sensitivity to light. Always carry around chapstick or a small container of petroleum jelly because in a week or two you'll need it, trust me. Dryness seems to be pretty universal for users of Accutane, and given what the medication does to your skin, I'm not suprised. Sensitivity to sunlight is pretty common too from what I drew from reading people's accounts on other forums and usually seems to gradually set in after about 2 months of taking the medication. Mine progressed to the point where I couldn't watch movies in a theater because of the contrast in brightness to a completely dark room. I also couldn't keep my eyes open when I drove during the day without sunglasses.

As far as the depression side effects go, unless you have clinical depression you are probably pretty low risk. I personally had no mood problems when I was on the medication, but that may have just been me .

Hope this helps.