I have been suffering with acne since I was 13 y/o, I am 31 now.

I took Accutane 8 times .. it was only working only when I was on. It was always my last hope to end my acne and get a clear complexion.
The last time I took it I was very very depressed, that's why I am taking the time to warn those who also think it's their only solution.
I beg you to find another cure. I know it seems to work like magic but at the end it's not worth it .. your mental health as well as your overall health is too precious to risk with that poison.

I am available to answer any further questions.


Good luck to you all !

i am seriously depressed.
even though i stopped accutane two weeks ago, i still experience the side effects.
hair loss, pits in my nails, depression, dry eyes, night vision loss and rectal bleeding which is slowly healing.
i now have many problems including acne (i stopped accutane at the initial breakout phase), all because of my wish for clear skin.
i should have just forgot about acne.. i'm only 15, it's not the acne that's keeping me from enjoying life, it's me.
its not worth all this stress.. which are basically making my side effects worse.
i just don't feel like going outside.. doing the things i usually do.
i now frequently visit my doctor and am on many other pills.
i just wish i could turn back the clock and never have taken that one pill.
for anyone taking or planning on taking accutane, i wish you all the luck. i hope you never experience these things.
acne alone is so much better than acne with hair loss and god knows what else this thing did to me.

This post has been edited by shoes: Oct 21 2009, 06:30 PM

I weight 190lbs and I'm 18 years old. Was on Accutane for about 6 months. Dosage went 20mg-40mg-60mg-80mg-80mg-80mg. Took it for between moderate to severe facial acne and for severe back acne. It worked on my face but did nothing for my back. Although my face is clear of acne, I have red marks, scars, and redness on my face.

The worst side-effects for me would definitely be the drying of my rectum (really painful when taking a shit) and pretty bad back pain. The painful shits went away thankfully but the back pain never went, it's been about 4 months since my last pill.

I would not suggest for certain people to take Accutane. If you must do so please be healthy and keep it to a very low dosage. If you experience back pain while on Accutane you should immediately get off the drug so you don't end up in back pain 24/7 like me. (I, like any other person, assumed that the back pain would go away when I finished tane but it never did). Even though my face is clear now, I still regret even taking this drug, the pain isn't worth it at all. I used to be the person that would say "psh who cares about side-effects, a clear face is all I want."

I was depressed while on tane but not anymore. Although my face is clear now, I still regret taking Accutane. If you believe its your only option, then go ahead but just be careful