Hi, my boyfriend had a history of mild depression and only took accutane for 1 month and had a suicide attempt. He said he felt like all good feelings were gone. He also has IBS, joint pain and dry scalp. I have two other acquaintances who took it, one was fine but the other has depression years after. Two out of 3 had their acne return anyway. Accutane kills your serotonin and testosterone for males...if you have low serotonin or are prone to depression I'd be vary wary.
Other than mental issues there's plenty of other reasons accutane is dangerous....maybe try every other option before you consider accutane.

I agree with Snarkygirl it's not for the lighthearted. Accutane is definitely something as a last resort.

Having said that I'm currently on Accutane week 3 and mentality wise it's been the best thing ever. Since jumping on it I've been so switched on and have this new clarity in my head. Which is weird because from what I've read everyone has been experiencing the complete opposite like memory loss and depression.

I've had anxiety issues in the past where I would lock up and break out in a sweat when socialising with ppl when my acne was at its worse. It's early days but I don't see anxiety creeping in any time soon.

4 hours ago, invisiblenetrix said:

I agree with Snarkygirl it's not for the lighthearted. Accutane is definitely something as a last resort.

Having said that I'm currently on Accutane week 3 and mentality wise it's been the best thing ever. Since jumping on it I've been so switched on and have this new clarity in my head. Which is weird because from what I've read everyone has been experiencing the complete opposite like memory loss and depression.

I've had anxiety issues in the past where I would lock up and break out in a sweat when socialising with ppl when my acne was at its worse. It's early days but I don't see anxiety creeping in any time soon.

thats great...there's always a chance of opposite side effects or no side effects.