your doctor sounds like he is not helpful at all. I do believe you on these side effects because it DOES and CAN happen. I am so sorry you are going through this. Is there anyway you can see another doctor? who is more helpful? Any chance of you wanting to take this up in court ?
Regarding the facial atrophy, you can have fillers as well, some can be permanent. Are you forgoing any treatment for your side effects?
I empathize with you because the side effects of accutane are not kind.
your doctor sounds like he is not helpful at all. I do believe you on these side effects because it DOES and CAN happen. I am so sorry you are going through this. Is there anyway you can see another doctor? who is more helpful? Any chance of you wanting to take this up in court ?
Regarding the facial atrophy, you can have fillers as well, some can be permanent. Are you forgoing any treatment for your side effects?
I empathize with you because the side effects of accutane are not kind.
Thankyou Lilyrose.
Ive seen multiple doctors for the various issues - numerous GP's for testing of every vitamin level, thyroid function,liver function, etc etc etc as well as specialist dermatologists regarding the severity of my skin dryness,textural and colour changes, recurring acne worsening in severity - I was told my once snow white skin has turned yellow because of 'photo- aging' - when I have avoided the sun like a vampire since I was 15 and up until I took this drug my skin was luminously pale. All lies because they do not understand what this drug does to the natural balance & function of the bodies processes they have to make up some excuse for the things they cannot explain. This has happened over my entire body not just my face.
Ive tried homeopathic remedies in an attempt to treat this issues systemically as well as nutrition & supplements.
My skin is so thin,red,inflamed & dry I am scared to get any fillers or anything.
i would suggest some vitamin D3 as well. Honestly it sounds you have tried many measures. I wouldn't be scared of facial fillers but i do understand your hesitation. BTW they have come out with stem cell injections, extracted from your own blood, that are injected into your face. My doctor calls it PRP Stem Cell therapy, its fairly new but its 100% natural and the purpose of it is to heal using your own body and when the area is injected, the number of fibroplasts (what makes the collagen) INCREASES. so you are increasing your fibroplasts and getting a boost in healing and collagen that is permanent. There was a segment last week on the news on how a doctor healed someones heart using stem cell therapy from their own tissue and the healing is remarkable. They use it on burn patients and i was amazed at how the scars heal with healthy plump tissue. I may consider having it done on my cheeks where i have acne marks. It works continuously to plump up the skin.
If i were you, i would really take this up in court - also, how come 1 year on accutane???????
Im going to make a video about my skin, hair and other side effects and I will post it or link it on here .
I have decided that I am pursuing legal action against both the prescribing dermatologist for negligence and Roche as well.
Im a fighter and I will not let this ruin me even if it does become my life story.
Thank you for your support.
S.
Im going to make a video about my skin, hair and other side effects and I will post it or link it on here .
I have decided that I am pursuing legal action against both the prescribing dermatologist for negligence and Roche as well.
Im a fighter and I will not let this ruin me even if it does become my life story.
Thank you for your support.
S.
Do not let them get away!
Power to you!
I've thought about PRP - but the isotretenoin is also suspended in plasma so I'm very unsure it could possibly cause more damage ..
i would suggest some vitamin D3 as well. Honestly it sounds you have tried many measures. I wouldn't be scared of facial fillers but i do understand your hesitation. BTW they have come out with stem cell injections, extracted from your own blood, that are injected into your face. My doctor calls it PRP Stem Cell therapy, its fairly new but its 100% natural and the purpose of it is to heal using your own body and when the area is injected, the number of fibroplasts (what makes the collagen) INCREASES. so you are increasing your fibroplasts and getting a boost in healing and collagen that is permanent. There was a segment last week on the news on how a doctor healed someones heart using stem cell therapy from their own tissue and the healing is remarkable. They use it on burn patients and i was amazed at how the scars heal with healthy plump tissue. I may consider having it done on my cheeks where i have acne marks. It works continuously to plump up the skin.
If i were you, i would really take this up in court - also, how come 1 year on accutane???????
Im going to make a video about my skin, hair and other side effects and I will post it or link it on here .
I have decided that I am pursuing legal action against both the prescribing dermatologist for negligence and Roche as well.
Im a fighter and I will not let this ruin me even if it does become my life story.
Thank you for your support.
S.
Good for you! Your derm definitely did not follow protocal based on the information you've been given up. You'll definitely have some trouble with suing Roche as they have posted warnings about the drug. But you won't know the outcome until you try.
Hope everything works out
While I don't want to downplay your symptoms ( I'm sure you feel bad ) I really don't see what's wrong with your pictures. You look better than I do and I haven't taken Accutane. I also have thin skin on my hand ( one of the pictures you took ) and that doesn't look bad....some of us Caucasian females just have that. My hand looks identical to yours, unless that was a before picture.
While I don't want to downplay your symptoms ( I'm sure you feel bad ) I really don't see what's wrong with your pictures. You look better than I do and I haven't taken Accutane. I also have thin skin on my hand ( one of the pictures you took ) and that doesn't look bad....some of us Caucasian females just have that. My hand looks identical to yours, unless that was a before picture.
When you have watched your skin & hair deteriorate rapidly after taking accutane, you want to make it known.
Developing Reynauds and red blotches over your entire body is not normal I suggest you get it checked out
Your skin looked really good in the before pictures, how come you were prescribed Accutane? I am going on a second dose of Accutane right now, but it's because I have the most severe acne I've ever had. I wouldn't take it if I had moderate acne, but it seems to be prescribed to a lot of people with just a few pimples. The pictures are grainy so it is hard to see things like dryness and you also appear to have more hair than I do. Was your doctor a derm or a GP? It's weird they would prescribe you 40mg for a year, I thought they only do that length of time with low dose Accutane. I think you should also include the doctor that prescribed you the Accutane in your lawsuit :/
Anyways, I hope you are able to find something to alleviate your symptoms. Have you tried Chinese traditional medicine (accupuncture, massage)?
I never used to scar and I'd go at my face like crazy. Now I will try so hard to wait like 2 months for a pimple to do its thing and it will leave a dent anyway :'(
I know the benzol peroxide and antibiotics caused most of this, and of course a major hormonal imbalance due to years of diane-35... Ugh only a few months ago I'd heal with maybe a fading red mark, but I dent now. I know it changed the way my skin heals(and texture). It's really the only thing I've done different.
I don't even want to know what I will look like 10-20 yr from now... I've lost my baby face, I'm 23, and last year people could hardly believe I was over 20, now I get mistaken for 30. Yea... Funny how fast sh*t went downhill. Can't stand running into people in daylight, or brightly lit places, and feel like now I have to work out 10x as hard and make 10x the money to compensate for my skin. I will never forget how i panicked the time i applied make up and for the first time in my life it made my face look way worse... I constantly think when people notice my skin they think I'm a junkie I've done hard drugs, etc and now I have to prove them wrong... Not thinking about dating although I'd love to, but the thought of waking up in the morning, sun shining, together at close proximity worries me...
Anyway that is my rant lol I hope u know u are not alone 
I know exactly what livetoregret is saying. I took roaccutane in aus in 2005 for 6mnths. Im not sure if my dose was 80 or 60mg a day but whatever it was it destroyed my life. I had the usual side effects whilst on roaccutane but about a year after treatment the skin on my arms and legs started to be covered in a light dusting of dry skin and then shortly after the skin on my face started to become extremely dry. The texture and composition of my skin has completely changed, 8yrs later my skin, eyes, lips, sinuses and hair continue to get drier and drier. I have suffered a strange type of diffuse hair shedding and the remainder of my hair feels dead like straw. My acne wasnt even that bad to begin with. I just wish i was told about the true dangers of this poison. I have so many health problems because of roaccutane. Biggest mistake of my life.
I took less than a week's worth of Accutane and developed persistent psychological and physical side effects. I am still trying to make it one day at a time and am so sorry you are also going through this pain. I had no idea I could even feel this much pain. None of us should have to go through this. The regret is almost as painful as the rest of it... Best of luck to you, and you're always welcome to PM me, although I can't promise I'll be an uplifting spirit. I can try
My entire body is dehydrating from the inside out.
12 month course of 60:40. Ive been overdosed.
My hair is worse than a troll dolls and much thinner,
My skin is destroyed, Im 31 and have my whole life ahead...but I cant live this way.
I want my Sebum back.
I am desperate for a way out. Please help me.
Im honestly the exact same person as you except that i experienced many side effects while on accutane and that led to my eventual stop of the drug before my course was supposed to be finished. The only difference is that while you are worried at 31, ive only just turned 21. I have fine lines forming all over my face, Im italian and all of a sudden this past year my skin has become super sun sensitive like that of someone with pale pale skin and freckles. My eyes too burn more than i can handle and my face and eyes are sunken in. My eyes are pale they are so thin and sunken. My once thick thick head of hair is ridiculous. Honestly when i think back to what i had i cant bare the thought. Of course people on here will tell you that you are crazy because the majority of them had either an excellent experience with the drug or have not even taken it.
People too tell me that i still look good, but even if i did, its not myself and i think that is what eats at us. Imagine how much better looking that person would think that i was if i had never taken accutane. If i still had thick hair and plump skin. If my body and hands weren't red and blotchy, and i could enjoy the summers just like everyone else.
Ive been to probably over 10 different doctors this past year and im searching for anything and everything possible that this could be. I do strongly believe that Accutane being a vitamin a analogue strongly affects the homeostasis of your body and if youd want to hear more about what i think about that i guess you could email me. It is terrible though I can barely stand the life that I now live let alone the life that has yet to come. What if accutane was never invented, what if i knew now what i know then. "What if" is a terrible world to live in, but i cant help but think of how drastically different my entire life would have been..
Goodluck with everything. I too am pursuing a lawsuit against accutane. Well i was prescibed a generic form but nonetheless.
Lastly, while i think most of it is just attributable to accutane and the many effects that it has on the body. There could be something systemically wrong with you. I would look into bowel or intestinal problems such as celiac, SIBO etc..
My entire body is dehydrating from the inside out.
12 month course of 60:40. Ive been overdosed.
My hair is worse than a troll dolls and much thinner,
My skin is destroyed, Im 31 and have my whole life ahead...but I cant live this way.
I want my Sebum back.
I am desperate for a way out. Please help me.
Im honestly the exact same person as you except that i experienced many side effects while on accutane and that led to my eventual stop of the drug before my course was supposed to be finished. The only difference is that while you are worried at 31, ive only just turned 21. I have fine lines forming all over my face, Im italian and all of a sudden this past year my skin has become super sun sensitive like that of someone with pale pale skin and freckles. My eyes too burn more than i can handle and my face and eyes are sunken in. My eyes are pale they are so thin and sunken. My once thick thick head of hair is ridiculous. Honestly when i think back to what i had i cant bare the thought. Of course people on here will tell you that you are crazy because the majority of them had either an excellent experience with the drug or have not even taken it.
People too tell me that i still look good, but even if i did, its not myself and i think that is what eats at us. Imagine how much better looking that person would think that i was if i had never taken accutane. If i still had thick hair and plump skin. If my body and hands weren't red and blotchy, and i could enjoy the summers just like everyone else.
Ive been to probably over 10 different doctors this past year and im searching for anything and everything possible that this could be. I do strongly believe that Accutane being a vitamin a analogue strongly affects the homeostasis of your body and if youd want to hear more about what i think about that i guess you could email me. It is terrible though I can barely stand the life that I now live let alone the life that has yet to come. What if accutane was never invented, what if i knew now what i know then. "What if" is a terrible world to live in, but i cant help but think of how drastically different my entire life would have been..
Goodluck with everything. I too am pursuing a lawsuit against accutane. Well i was prescibed a generic form but nonetheless.
Lastly, while i think most of it is just attributable to accutane and the many effects that it has on the body. There could be something systemically wrong with you. I would look into bowel or intestinal problems such as celiac, SIBO etc..
So sorry to hear about this. I identify with several of the things you describe. I took Accutane for five days and it caused my thin to continuously thin (here I am at 5+ months later) as if it is eating itself. So I've definitely got fine lines coming in and all of the skin around my eyes is thin and pathetic. It has eaten up my eyelids. You described your eyes burning - mine have at times felt raw simply because I'm always losing skin there.
Do you feel you look aged and different, especially to yourself? This is true for me, especially because of the lost eye skin and the eventual loss of some of the "volume" in my face (something I never even thought about until all of this).
Is this what has happened to you? I would like to know if we're experiencing the same dreadful skin thinning side effect.
My entire body is dehydrating from the inside out.
12 month course of 60:40. Ive been overdosed.
My hair is worse than a troll dolls and much thinner,
My skin is destroyed, Im 31 and have my whole life ahead...but I cant live this way.
I want my Sebum back.
I am desperate for a way out. Please help me.
Im honestly the exact same person as you except that i experienced many side effects while on accutane and that led to my eventual stop of the drug before my course was supposed to be finished. The only difference is that while you are worried at 31, ive only just turned 21. I have fine lines forming all over my face, Im italian and all of a sudden this past year my skin has become super sun sensitive like that of someone with pale pale skin and freckles. My eyes too burn more than i can handle and my face and eyes are sunken in. My eyes are pale they are so thin and sunken. My once thick thick head of hair is ridiculous. Honestly when i think back to what i had i cant bare the thought. Of course people on here will tell you that you are crazy because the majority of them had either an excellent experience with the drug or have not even taken it.
People too tell me that i still look good, but even if i did, its not myself and i think that is what eats at us. Imagine how much better looking that person would think that i was if i had never taken accutane. If i still had thick hair and plump skin. If my body and hands weren't red and blotchy, and i could enjoy the summers just like everyone else.
Ive been to probably over 10 different doctors this past year and im searching for anything and everything possible that this could be. I do strongly believe that Accutane being a vitamin a analogue strongly affects the homeostasis of your body and if youd want to hear more about what i think about that i guess you could email me. It is terrible though I can barely stand the life that I now live let alone the life that has yet to come. What if accutane was never invented, what if i knew now what i know then. "What if" is a terrible world to live in, but i cant help but think of how drastically different my entire life would have been..
Goodluck with everything. I too am pursuing a lawsuit against accutane. Well i was prescibed a generic form but nonetheless.
Lastly, while i think most of it is just attributable to accutane and the many effects that it has on the body. There could be something systemically wrong with you. I would look into bowel or intestinal problems such as celiac, SIBO etc..
So sorry to hear about this. I identify with several of the things you describe. I took Accutane for five days and it caused my thin to continuously thin (here I am at 5+ months later) as if it is eating itself. So I've definitely got fine lines coming in and all of the skin around my eyes is thin and pathetic. It has eaten up my eyelids. You described your eyes burning - mine have at times felt raw simply because I'm always losing skin there.
Do you feel you look aged and different, especially to yourself? This is true for me, especially because of the lost eye skin and the eventual loss of some of the "volume" in my face (something I never even thought about until all of this).
Is this what has happened to you? I would like to know if we're experiencing the same dreadful skin thinning side effect.
My entire body is dehydrating from the inside out.
12 month course of 60:40. Ive been overdosed.
My hair is worse than a troll dolls and much thinner,
My skin is destroyed, Im 31 and have my whole life ahead...but I cant live this way.
I want my Sebum back.
I am desperate for a way out. Please help me.
Im honestly the exact same person as you except that i experienced many side effects while on accutane and that led to my eventual stop of the drug before my course was supposed to be finished. The only difference is that while you are worried at 31, ive only just turned 21. I have fine lines forming all over my face, Im italian and all of a sudden this past year my skin has become super sun sensitive like that of someone with pale pale skin and freckles. My eyes too burn more than i can handle and my face and eyes are sunken in. My eyes are pale they are so thin and sunken. My once thick thick head of hair is ridiculous. Honestly when i think back to what i had i cant bare the thought. Of course people on here will tell you that you are crazy because the majority of them had either an excellent experience with the drug or have not even taken it.
People too tell me that i still look good, but even if i did, its not myself and i think that is what eats at us. Imagine how much better looking that person would think that i was if i had never taken accutane. If i still had thick hair and plump skin. If my body and hands weren't red and blotchy, and i could enjoy the summers just like everyone else.
Ive been to probably over 10 different doctors this past year and im searching for anything and everything possible that this could be. I do strongly believe that Accutane being a vitamin a analogue strongly affects the homeostasis of your body and if youd want to hear more about what i think about that i guess you could email me. It is terrible though I can barely stand the life that I now live let alone the life that has yet to come. What if accutane was never invented, what if i knew now what i know then. "What if" is a terrible world to live in, but i cant help but think of how drastically different my entire life would have been..
Goodluck with everything. I too am pursuing a lawsuit against accutane. Well i was prescibed a generic form but nonetheless.
Lastly, while i think most of it is just attributable to accutane and the many effects that it has on the body. There could be something systemically wrong with you. I would look into bowel or intestinal problems such as celiac, SIBO etc..
So sorry to hear about this. I identify with several of the things you describe. I took Accutane for five days and it caused my thin to continuously thin (here I am at 5+ months later) as if it is eating itself. So I've definitely got fine lines coming in and all of the skin around my eyes is thin and pathetic. It has eaten up my eyelids. You described your eyes burning - mine have at times felt raw simply because I'm always losing skin there.
Do you feel you look aged and different, especially to yourself? This is true for me, especially because of the lost eye skin and the eventual loss of some of the "volume" in my face (something I never even thought about until all of this).
Is this what has happened to you? I would like to know if we're experiencing the same dreadful skin thinning side effect.
Yea my skin around my eyes is terrible. Every year it has gotten worse. Im only 21 and my skin looks like someone in their early 40s. I cant stand it. I was just normal before, I should have never been prescribed accutane. I should have never went to a dermatologist. Its terrible that there is such "super" companies (Big Pharma) that can bypass morals and loophole their way through the judicial system. They are literally destroying peoples lives. I have read so much into effects of retinoic acid and vitamin a overdose it is ridiculous. But yeah, I hope your skin gets better. Mine never did..
For those who've asked for before and after skin pictures...it's hard to demonstrate in photos. It's been six months for me, and to someone who isn't me it is subtle if not entirely unnoticeable. But I notice it by the week. It's just unnaturally rapid aging. I've got some folds in my hands I never had before this and I can feel that my eyelids and earlobes are extremely thin. My earlobes have been getting thinner since I took five 20 mg pills of Accutane in July. I have a ring that is a little looser. I can feel the bone structure in my face more simply because there is less padding. Those examples really are more compelling than any pictures I can share. In any case, more wrinkling is sure to follow.
Unless you've got disfiguring acne (and even then, proceed with caution....I don't know what to say for the most extreme cases), stay away from this shit. I was a lot prettier before I took the five pills. Your dermatologist will tell you that you'll be under close supervision and to call the office if you encounter any problems. Well, I called the derm's office five days in, and after five days it was too late.
For those who've asked for before and after skin pictures...it's hard to demonstrate in photos. It's been six months for me, and to someone who isn't me it is subtle if not entirely unnoticeable. But I notice it by the week. It's just unnaturally rapid aging. I've got some folds in my hands I never had before this and I can feel that my eyelids and earlobes are extremely thin. My earlobes have been getting thinner since I took five 20 mg pills of Accutane in July. I have a ring that is a little looser. I can feel the bone structure in my face more simply because there is less padding. Those examples really are more compelling than any pictures I can share. In any case, more wrinkling is sure to follow.
Unless you've got disfiguring acne (and even then, proceed with caution....I don't know what to say for the most extreme cases), stay away from this shit. I was a lot prettier before I took the five pills. Your dermatologist will tell you that you'll be under close supervision and to call the office if you encounter any problems. Well, I called the derm's office five days in, and after five days it was too late.
If we can't see it I think it's just causing you an unnecessary amount of stress. I mean a lot of us people with acne have body dysmorphic disorder already so any tiny change seems extreme. I know that's the case for me. I mean, forgive my skepticism...I can see Accutane causing damage over months but five days?? Are you sure you just aren't panicked from the horror stories? For example I complain to people around me about so and so flaw, but then nobody notices it but me...which tells me it's quite minor to non existent....
For those who've asked for before and after skin pictures...it's hard to demonstrate in photos. It's been six months for me, and to someone who isn't me it is subtle if not entirely unnoticeable. But I notice it by the week. It's just unnaturally rapid aging. I've got some folds in my hands I never had before this and I can feel that my eyelids and earlobes are extremely thin. My earlobes have been getting thinner since I took five 20 mg pills of Accutane in July. I have a ring that is a little looser. I can feel the bone structure in my face more simply because there is less padding. Those examples really are more compelling than any pictures I can share. In any case, more wrinkling is sure to follow.
Unless you've got disfiguring acne (and even then, proceed with caution....I don't know what to say for the most extreme cases), stay away from this shit. I was a lot prettier before I took the five pills. Your dermatologist will tell you that you'll be under close supervision and to call the office if you encounter any problems. Well, I called the derm's office five days in, and after five days it was too late.
If we can't see it I think it's just causing you an unnecessary amount of stress. I mean a lot of us people with acne have body dysmorphic disorder already so any tiny change seems extreme. I know that's the case for me. I mean, forgive my skepticism...I can see Accutane causing damage over months but five days?? Are you sure you just aren't panicked from the horror stories? For example I complain to people around me about so and so flaw, but then nobody notices it but me...which tells me it's quite minor to non existent....
All I can say is I wish it were in my head. Actually half the fun of dealing with Accutane side effects, I've come to learn, is listening to skepticism.
Panicked from horror stories? The past six months of my freaking life have been a horror story. My parents almost had to put me in a mental hospital and I almost had to take medical leave off work from a good job. I guess this thread is about skin, however my disappearing skin is but one of the side effects I've experienced.
It's worth noting that there are other people on this forum who have suffered persistent side effects from taking Accutane for days and weeks instead of months. A med student in England, Jon Medland, hanged himself after taking it for 3.5 weeks. All that said, I do think it's rare to react so swiftly and severely after five days. But it's tough to say - there is absolutely no way to know how your body is predisposed to react.
Agree that having acne can really distort our body image. Acne was no fun to live with at all. But guess what, I took Accutane for days - not months - and I have had an 85% reduction in oil and acne for six months now. If no other example I give is compelling, maybe that one is.
For those who've asked for before and after skin pictures...it's hard to demonstrate in photos. It's been six months for me, and to someone who isn't me it is subtle if not entirely unnoticeable. But I notice it by the week. It's just unnaturally rapid aging. I've got some folds in my hands I never had before this and I can feel that my eyelids and earlobes are extremely thin. My earlobes have been getting thinner since I took five 20 mg pills of Accutane in July. I have a ring that is a little looser. I can feel the bone structure in my face more simply because there is less padding. Those examples really are more compelling than any pictures I can share. In any case, more wrinkling is sure to follow.
Unless you've got disfiguring acne (and even then, proceed with caution....I don't know what to say for the most extreme cases), stay away from this shit. I was a lot prettier before I took the five pills. Your dermatologist will tell you that you'll be under close supervision and to call the office if you encounter any problems. Well, I called the derm's office five days in, and after five days it was too late.
I don't mean be rude but your earlobes are getting thinner after 5 doses of accutane?? Come on..really? I honestly think there is some dysmorphia thing going on here. Please see a doctor. You are a beautiful girl and the problems you are obsessing about are nothing!! Folds in hands? I nearly died a few years ago. I had no choice but to be pumped full of drugs - to stay alive! I lost hair, a vast amount of weight and aged overnight. I recovered and my hair and body recovered. Part of that recovery was staying postive and not obsessing about my 'looks'.It sounds like you are hanging your hat for all your issues on the 5 doses of accutane you took. It is not normal or healthy to be checking the thinness of your earlobes. I aren't for a minute saying there aren't people who haven't had side effects from accutane but I really don't think you are one of them. I think you need to see a doctor and to get on with life and to keep away from accutane stories for your own wellbeing and mental health.God bless.xxx
Yeah...Here's the thing, stress? It ages us. You know what is SUPER stressful? Acne. Dealing with Acne. Dealing with being unhappy about how we look, dealing with it every time we look in the mirror. That stuff is STRESSFUL. Not to mention worrying about medication side-effects, dealing with doctors, insurance companies, the regulatory systems, BLAH! I HATE it when people tell me that stressing about things makes my skin worse - but I have to acknowledge that this statement, as annoying and frustrating as it might be, is backed up by science - at least when it comes to aging. It sounds like the poster here and a few other people who report on how accutane has ruined there life through extreme side-effects need to consider that acne is a traumatic experience that can cause EXTREME stress in many people. Our systems become flooded with cortisol in response to that stress. Increased levels of cortisol in our system in the short-term is necessary for a healthy Fight-or-Flight response to acute stressors (like jumping out of the way of a car) but in the long-term it wreaks havoc on the immune-system, the metabolism, cardiovascular health, and DEFINITELY the aging process.
I say all this for one reason: Yes, Accutane comes with serious *potential* side-effects. But stress can kill, and stress *definitely* ages us. Look to what is definite in the cause of your health problems and perceived aging before you fall into a fear-spiral. Unless there is something else very wrong with how you process chemicals in your body, I bet it is more likely to cause long-term damage by taking a couple of tylenol after a night of drinking than by taking 20mgs of accutane for 5 days.