Hey all so heres the story.

Been suffering from acne since 13. Went on accutane several times in my teens but never finished a full cycle. Last time i used it was mayne 19 or 20. Then switched to topical clindamycin lotion.

Every single time i used accutane it was amazing. Used super high dose 80mg and 40mg alternating even though i only weighed 130lbs at the time. It worked amazingly well and totally gave me my confidence back. Only side effect was dry lips

In my early 20s i got cut off accutane after maybe the 6 or 7th mini cycle cuz i failed to do the semi weekly bloodwork. Got referred to a different derm and he put me on topical clindamyin with alcohol solution. I used a cap full over face nightly. It worked very well. I used it for 10 years. It stopped working so well after several years and doc said to continue using it. Later i stopped using it totally. When i quit the clin i was in my early 30s or late 20s and my acne wasnt that bad but i would get little white heads all around my chin and i had very oily skin. I found out i had gram negative folliculitis due to longterm clindamycin use. It was confirmed by culture which derm didnt wanna do but i pushed him to do it and so he did. I got put on accutane as thats the only thing that will cure it.

Heres where it goes real wrong. I was on a 40mg per day dose and i weighed 190lbs. A few weeks in, i had the worst muscle soreness and joint pain but i soldiered thru and completed the cycle. I never got dry lips at all which was weird. I just had incredibly painful joints and bones which lasted months and months. My heels were incredibly painful esp if i sit for a while or sleep then get out of bed.

A few months after i still got those white heads on chin and skim still very oily. Derm agreed to put me on low dose accutane to control the oily skin. 10mg a day. I made it to 2 weeks and again incredibly painful joints and bones. I had to stop.

I tried again months later and again 10mg gave me painful joints and muscles. So i stopped for good. But the pain never went away. It improved but its still there in spine, chest, sternum, heels, elbows.

I feel like this is permanent.

A week ago i bought now brand vitamin a 25,000 iu as i heard people with acne had improvements. I dont have much acne at all just really oily skin and im trying to control it with the vitamin a. A few pills in and once again the sternum and spine and joints have started hurting bad again.

It seems my body is rejecting high doses of vitamin a and even low doses of accutane.

I dont know how to reverse this pain and live pain free. Maybe a detox? Anyone have any ideas or supplements i can take to help the pain and reverse the side effects??

Thank you