Luis Figo

I just started my 5th month of Accutane, 80 mg daily. A few weeks ago I noticed dark circles, puffy bags and noticeable veins around my eyes. I have stopped treatment with 3 weeks remaining. According to this forum it's a common side effect but not many people reporting the dark circles going away after treatment. Please respond if you had the same side effects and if your dark circles / bags / veins went away after treatment or were permanent.

 

Thanks! 

I finished Accutane May 01st 2010  and still have dark circles/veins under my eyes. I first noticed them within 2 months of taking Accutane.

Do any of you personally know, or have read about peoples side effects that cleared by themselves in time?

I've searched google but havent found any success stories which is really disheartening.

It's been over 2 years since i took accutane and my joints are killing me and my hair, face and body and are extremely dry (I could list a whole page of other side effects i've had but i'm not in the mood to do so).

I already take glucosamine, chondroitin, msm, hyaluronic acid and drink lots of water, all which seem to have abosolutely no effect.

The internet is littered with stories of people suffering from all types of illnesses and disorders and what they do to cope.  Many times I read these stories and wonder if they maybe took Accutane in their youth.   People may be suffering greatly and not even attribute their illness as being a side effect of accutane.

For example, I recently stumbled across this guy's blog (this is from 2007) who dveloped an "incurable" autoimmune disease called Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and he blogs about how he was able to reverse his state of degeneration.  It's interesting to note he mentions taking accutane at one point in his life and you have to wonder if that could be a primary cause of his autoimmune disease.  Who knows!

Short summary of what he did:
-Whole natural diet (low sugar vegan)
-Juice feasting
-Chlorella
-MSM
-Chanca piedra tea
-Coffee enemas
-Yoga
-Skin brushing
-Drinking more water
-Deep breathing

http://wild-health.b...olon-stuff.html

Thank for your reply but i really want to see posts about  people recovering from extreme dryness and joint pain all thoughout the body.

I was reading the topix Accutane forums about post Accutane damage and a user by the name of NCC seemed quite knowledgeable about Accutane and its side side effects but didn't offer a resolution.

Just finished watching the documentary and I was diassapointed to be honest.

Only two side effects were covered with some depth (depression and sexual dysfunction) when in reality there are a whole list of long term side effects that can be caused by accutane.

It didn't look great when that girl said how much she loves roaccutane and how great it had worked for her, she also mentioned that even though it had worked amazingly well, she still had "serious" side effects like dry skin, chapped lips and nosebleeds when in reality they are some of the most tame side effects you can get.

When the UK's leading dermatologist (Dr Chu i think it was ) said something along the lines of "out of the 1000 cases that i have treated people with Roaccutane, none of them have had serious side effects". Now that is either total bullshit or the ones that did have sides effects had most probably completed their course and didn't bother returning to see him.

It was heartbraking listening to Derek and the father of the man who was training to be a doctor, talk about their sons conditions and eventual suicides.

I think the father of Jesse (Derek) genuinely believes Roaccutane was the cause of Jesse's mood change and depression (he has a good reason to do so) but what didnt help matters was when it showed his friends mentioning how shit he felt because of his acne, which kind of deflected the focus off accutane and back on to his acne being the cause of his death.

Steph, i thought you came across really well and it was a big shame that they didn't mention your other side effects, it seems like they just wanted to focus on the link between depression and accutane.

I thought it was a big opportunity missed not to mention the successful crohns and IBS lawsuits in the USA into educating people how dangerous a drug like accutane really is.


On the whole i thought it was a good documentary but could have been much better if they had discussed more of the dangers/risks that can be caused by taking Roaccutane and had talked to more people who have suffered a variety of long term side effects.

I really hope the documentary (Dying for clear skin) airing tonight in the UK on BBC3 will show interviews with people who have had all sorts of side effects from accutane and not just focus on the depression people can get from it.

I don't know whether the filmakers son Jesse had any other side effects apart from depression, but if he didn't then the makers of accutane (Roche) will just say his depession (which lead to him taking his own life) was due to his acne and had nothing to do with accutane.

It would be great if Jesse's family and everyone else who has been affected by accutane can get a positive result from this documentary airing.

No my face has actually got more pale, but it does get red easily which it never did before. I'd say the only part of my face which has gone darker is underneath my eyes.

Have you got wrinkles on your hands and feet aswell?  I've noticed wrinkles not only on my face but on my palms, tops of my fingers (where they bend) and on the sides of my feet.

Another thing i've noiced, no matter how much water i drink my urine is never fully clear like it was before accutane.

Yes I have. I have painful wrists and Ive noticed deep lines that have formed almost halfway up my hands, the skin has thinned on my hands so veins and tendons are obvious and the skin has many more wrinkles than I did even 6 months ago.
The lines all over my face from the dryness/tightness

I suspect my face has darkened due to the dehydration in my skin.
I drink about 2 L's per day and it seems to flush through ok, but its as if it filetrs straight through without absorbing anything into my body - I drink and very soon after need to go.
Im eating alot of fresh fruit each day as well as an avocado with my brown rice sushi for lunch in an attempt to nourish my skin & hair, haven't noticed anything.
How's your current condition with skin & hair?
Any progress?

And what was your dosage & tx length?

I Bought my accutane from the internet and self medicated for 2 courses. I took  80mg per day most of the time but i remember taking 100mg per day towards the end of my first course. Both courses were 3-4 months.

I had read lots of posts about people saying how important the cumulative dosage was so i've taken quite a bit of accutane. I weighed around 215lbs at the time i took it.

I eat mostly healthy food and have done even before accutane. Some of the foods i eat are steak, chicken, lamb, fish, (wild salmon, tuna, Cod, sardines) blueberries, fresh pineapple, brown rice, oats, broccoli, cinnamon, honey.

Never have dairy and rarely have foods that contain gluten.

Do you workout at all?

These days I'm realy struggling to exercise like i used to as my joints are too painful.