Accutane and Acne: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Mar...
• June 4, 2016

For Acne "Review part 2) Took this medicine for 6 months. No side effects until I was off the medication and ended up with acne returning and a dry scalp and face. (Really bad) This medicine was not worth it. Never was. Believe all the warnings, and this is coming from one of the lucky ones. Best believe, at 17, I had everyone asking me what I was doing and saying my skin was equivalent to that of a toddler's. But now I'm 22, and this has gone away. Little reward for a high risk with long-lasting effect... MAKE ANOTHER DRUG THAT DOESN'T KILL YOU IF YOU WANT GOOD SKIN."

• ver...
• April 15, 2016

For Acne "My son has severe acne from his Crohn's drugs, and now he wants to take Accutane. I see it as a death sentence of sorts, but I can understand what he is going through at just 13 years old. Has anyone tried Accutane when they are already wrestling with Crohn's? His Crohn's is in remission, and he is using Humira every two weeks now. We suspect Prednisone as the initial cause of his acne."

• Anonymous
• August 18, 2009

For Acne "I have been on Accutane for a month and a half. I am not sure whether my acne was very severe, but it was bad enough. I was allergic to benzoyl, so my doctor put me on Accutane. Now, I am having a pretty bad flare-up of cystic acne, although I am clear on my back and chest. Lips are unbearably chapped, and I have bad back pains. Hopefully, it will get better."

• Kim...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 15, 2022

For Acne "I recommend you stay away from this toxic drug. I stopped birth control pills after 20 years and got cystic acne as a result. After months of dealing with stubborn acne, at a weak moment, I decided to give this drug a go, which I really regretted. In only 5 weeks of taking this medication, I lost around 50% of my hair. It also got really dry and looked terrible overall. Some hair also fell out from lashes and eyebrows. Horrific experience. I then lived with anxiety around the clock, not knowing how much more hair I was going to lose or if I was going to go bald. My scalp is still itchy and painful months later. The doctors did not warn me about this side effect, but many people go through the same experience I did. I consider myself lucky because there are even worse side effects than losing hair with this drug. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this drug!"