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Isotretinoin (Accutane) Reviews
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johnny from ventura county, ca
October 22, 2006
| Pros | NONE |
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| Cons | many many side effects |
| Bottom line | I'm 28 years old and took accutane for 1 1/2 months when i was about 19. I had every side effect there is for this stupid medication. My bones would hurt. My eyes and lips got extremely dry. My acne made me sad but no suicidal. One day the medicine freaked me out. I started having weird thougts and almost killed myself. Its now many years later and my eyes still get extremely dry. I still struggle with acne but i would not recommend accutane to anyone. I do understand though that everyones body is different and some people might not get the side effects. I for one wish i would have never taken that stuff. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $100.00 |
Jessica from Boston, MA
October 22, 2006
| Pros | wonderdrug for acne |
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| Cons | severe side effects |
| Bottom line | I've taken accutane twice. It cleared up my skin tremendously the first time, but the acne came back a year later. I started taking it a second time at a smaller dose, but the side-effects were much more severe. I had noticeable hair thinning, dry lips, and developed severe depression. Please read everything you can before taking this drug. As of this September, it has been linked to depressive behavior in rats (I used to think the depression of patients was a result of their acne). It has also been shown to cause permanent changes in sections of the brain that are associated with depression. If you are like me, you will probably still do whatever you can to get rid of your acne. But remember that acne usually goes away with time, whereas severe depression, once you're in it, is very difficult to cure and can be much more debilitating in every aspect of your life. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
dana from mesa, AZ
October 19, 2006
| Pros | effective long-term/permanent |
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| Cons | Gets worse before it gets better because it has to 'flush' it out of your system, up to 5 months of Extremely dry and sensitive skin and very very dry and chapped lips |
| Bottom line | Very good product. I first took it when I was 16. Took it for 5 months and had very clear skin. I had been on a low dosage since I was young so the acne came back about a year and a half later. I took it again when I was 18 and was put on a dosage 3 times higher. after about 2 or 3 months I had to have it lowered do to a strong dull pain in my brain-it was then 2 times higher than the first time I had taken it. It again cleared up after the 5 months and have been clear until recently. I'm 21 and have started breaking out a little bit. Nothing like previously so I was advised to take tetracyclen 2 a day for 3 months and then will take 1 a day for a couple years until I'm either pregnant or feel that I will be fine off it. We will see. Also, Aveeno products have been really good and gentle on my skin and more effective than clean&clear and nutrogena type cleansers |
| Recommended | Yes |
hr from new york
October 19, 2006
| Pros | amazingly beautiful and clear skin. self confidence |
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| Cons | price, ipledge program, monthly blood tests. side effects. dryness, bad lower back pain. |
| Bottom line | started at age 27. was on high levels of antibiotics for 7 years. my body built up a resistence and the medication stopped working, and i started developing problematic side effects from having been on antibiotics for so long. i had stayed away from accutane due to all the horror stories i had heard. my only regret is that i didn't do this sooner - had i known how well this drug works, i would have started it years ago. i had to see an eye dr for dry eyes - i wear contacts and had to switch to accuvue oasis, and using special eye drops, but that seemed to take care of that problem. my biggest concern is that i'm in my 4th month and having severe lower back pain. i'm very physically active, so i'm sure this isn't helping it. regardless, this medication's pros far out way it's cons. i'll deal with 5-6 months of being overly dry and achey to have beautiful skin and my self confidence back. |
| Recommended | Yes |
Molly from SF, CA
October 19, 2006
| Pros | improves acne tremendously |
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| Cons | for certain people it can make you have hallucinations which is not normally something you have, it causes birth defects, it can cause major depression, and other horrible side affects which I dont remember |
| Bottom line | I am a 22 year old female who has suffered from acne since I was about 12 or 13. Nothing worked for my face. I even tried proactive, most people have great results but it didnt really help me, I tried numerous dermatologist recommend stuff, and nothing worked. My dermatologist finally wrote a prescription for Accutane. It made me psychotic. I went on it for like two or three weeks. I was having visual hallucinations which I had never had before in my entire life! I went off ot it because I went on birth control pills and it doesnt combine well with those. A couple years later my dermatologist put me on it again because I wasnt on the birth control anymore. The same thing happened. When I was off accutane I had no hallucinations but the minute I went back on it the hallucinations started again. It can also cause severe depression. I recall a story on the news where a teenager got so depressed while on accutane that he ran an airplane into flordia. This stuff should be off the market! |
| Recommended | No |
10 Years Later... from San Diego, CA
October 17, 2006
| Pros | Acne relief, higher self-esteem. |
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| Cons | Dry flakey skin, seriously chapped lips (during the first cycle, I would tear my lips by smiling... during the second cycle, no such problems even at a higher dose). |
| Bottom line | It's been nearly ten years since I finished my second and final cylce of Accutane. The first cycle is undoubtably the worst, I was taking 40mg/day, 20 in the morning and 20 at night. My lips were seriously chapped and would bleed nearly every time I smiled. Also, the skin on my face was very dry and often flakey. Near the end of the first cycle, my acne went away. I was completely free of acne for about 6 months. Then it returned, this time all over the lower half of my face (previously it was only on my forehead). So back to the dermatologist I went. He put me on 60mg/day 40 in the morn and 20 at night (or it could have been the other way around, all I know is it was a gold pill and a purple one). The seocnd cycle went MUCH better than the first, even thought I was taking a higher doseage, I didn't have any issues with my lips being seriously chapped and my face wasn't nearly as dry as before. My acne cleared up and ten years later.. NO BREAKOUTS! Just an occasional pimple. |
| Recommended | Yes |
Willoughby from Hamilton, New Zealand
October 16, 2006
| Pros | Going really well on isotane, best stuff ever!!! |
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| Cons | Little small scars digging in. |
| Bottom line | Get it. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $40.00 |
kate from newzealand
October 16, 2006
| Pros | hi ive been taking isotane( the same as roacutane i think!) for around 5 months now. before starting the treatment i had chest, back and face acne now i have none of these. taking these pills once a day has been one of the best things ive eve |
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| Cons | dry lips and dry skin was my only problems |
| Bottom line | it has done so much for my confidence, i rarely ever wear make up and yet still feel confident. apart from dry lips and a bit of flaky skin i have had no other side effects. i havnt yet finished my treatment but hopefully my skin will continue to be clear! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $110.00 |
Tired of Acne from Canada
October 15, 2006
| Pros | Nothing really! Not for me anyways! |
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| Cons | Everything about it! |
| Bottom line | I was on Accutane for about 6 months before my doctor took me off it because it was not working at all! It helped at first, about the second month my skin became some what clear, so I was excited. Then the next month it all came back, but now I also had the dry skin, aching bones, nose bleeds etc. It never cleared after that! I was super disappointed since I paid almost $200 a month for the treatment (accutane, birth control etc). It was pretty much just a pain in the butt! I heard it works for most people, so I guess its trial and error! hehe |
| Price paid | $200.00 |
mr spot from NY
October 14, 2006
| Pros | nothing |
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| Cons | everything |
| Bottom line | dont take it |
| Recommended | No |
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