23yr old female I have had severe and horrible acne since I was in 4th grade! My 4th grade teacher even sent me to the nurses office for chicken pox. How emberassing! Iam almost 24 now. I just started accutane 4 months ago. I read on here that a lot of people were really bothered by the side effects. The first month was the worst, super dry skin & super dry lips. But for me having acne my whole...
I had adult cystic acne, mostly around my mouth. I hadn't had much acne in high school because after one low point in my life- I had permantly put myself on tetra-cycline, after a break out. I thought if I stayed on it, I would never get a zit. For ten years this worked until I got adult cycstic acne and thought to switch anti-biotics. I figured that I had built an immunity towards tetra-cycli...
Anonymous | 19-24 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/15/2007
Condition: Severe Difficult to Treat Nodular Acne
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If you have severe acne think hard before getting on accutane. It made me disoriented,i could not concentrate at all, it also had severe mental effects and also my mood was altered one second to the next. My sleep was non-existent! i actually had to drop all my classes in college for the semester.
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Anonymous | 13-18 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
10/10/2007
Condition: Severe Difficult to Treat Nodular Acne
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My skin was so clear at the end of my time on accutane. but my acne is just as bad as it was two years later!
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Anonymous | 19-24 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/9/2007
Condition: Severe Difficult to Treat Nodular Acne
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It definitely gets worse before it gets better but the end results are worth it! I would recommend this to any one who has tried it all and had no results. It worked for me!
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Anonymous | 19-24 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/4/2007
Condition: Severe Difficult to Treat Nodular Acne
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This medication ruined my life. Caused severe mood disorders and anxiety over appearance that was uncontrollable, also made all of my hair fall out at 21 years old. If you feel any of this early on I HIGHLY advise getting off of it its not worth the trouble in the end.
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cookie | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
10/2/2007
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I take it for a brain tumor. My dr told me I'd 6-12 mos. to live. Here I am 4 1/2 yrs later and doing great. Thank you God! The side effects aren't pleasant (dry skin, chapped lips) but it's a small price to pay for being alive.
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Anonymous | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/1/2007
Condition: Severe Difficult to Treat Nodular Acne
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Accutane did clear my skin considerably. However, after only one month, I suffered severe anxiety, itchiness and swollen lips.
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Anonymous | 19-24 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
9/21/2007
Condition: Severe Difficult to Treat Nodular Acne
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Medication did clear my skin, but I developed changes in cholestrol, blood sugars and digestive problems. I developed diabetes within 1 year of taking the medication, at age 23.
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