“The horrific accutane side effects exposed so you don’t have to live through them”
from an ex-acne sufferer
Before I finally cured my severe acne I researched accutane to death. And I’m telling you… when I discovered some of the long-term and sometimes permanent accutane side effects…
They scared the @#!* out of me!
Thank God I found out about them before taking the drug. So I’m revealing them all to you so you don’t have to live through them.
As you read through them keep in mind all these side-effects are admitted by Roche…the manufacture of accutane.
The minor ones…
- Chapped lips
- Dandruff
- Dry skin and itching
- Dryness of the nose and nose bleeding
- Irritation of the eyelids and persistent feeling of dryness of the eyes
- Rash
- Headaches
- Nausea
- Blurred vision
- Mood changes
- Severe stomach pain
- Diarrhea
- Rectal bleeding
- Yellowing of the skin
- Joint and muscle pains
- Delay in wound healing
- Hair loss…often showing up years after the drug is discontinued.
- Increased sensitivity to sunburn
- Decreased night vision
The more serious ones…
- Depression and thoughts of suicide.
- May increase the level of blood fats, sometimes to risky levels.
- Hideous birth defects. And these have been associated with pregnancies long after the drug was discontinued.
- Permanent loss of vision. Accutane can cause the retina to become “rough” leading to blurred vision. This is very often permanent.
- In high enough doses this drug can cause the growth plates to fuse…stopping growth.
- And it has been linked to crippling arthritis.
Roche denies none of these side effects. They know the drug is dangerous. But they make so much money selling it they don’t really care.
Please, please hear me…if you listen to nothing else, please hear me on this one…
As painful as your acne is right now, accutane is not worth the long-term side effects you’re going to have to live with your whole life.
Nor is it necessary.
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i am now 28 years old. i was on accutane from the age od 15 to about 18. im not sure on what to think after i just got done reading up on accutane side effects. i have %90 of the side effects. and they are the not so good ones at that, loss of vision, joint and muscle pain, bowel issues, stomach pain, mood changes, headache, dry nose, dandruff, dry and itch skin. do you think this is linked? im making a doc appt tomorrow to get some answers but want more out put then that. can anyone help?
I was on accutane 10 years ago, it worked so well that all my friends that had acne took it, none of us had those side effects. Let’s face it everything in life that you do will have side effects some good some bad. Chances of those effects are rare, it’s worth the risk trust me. Taking this drug was a big turning point on my life in a good way.
When you work WITH your body there are never negative side-effects. Fighting your body using poisons like accutane will always produce side-effects. The only question is in degree and when.
Fighting with your body cures NOTHING. My recommendation for acne is to work with your body to correct the root internal problem causing it. Accutane sure as hell can’t do that.
i am 20 years old and was on accutane when i was 16 to 17 years old. well unfortunately after reading this i came to know where came all of my probs. i have 99% of the above side effects. got to wear specs because of eyesight problems, got even rectal bleeding, went through a depression last year, still having hair losses like everyday! i dont know yet for the birth defects but i just hope that it turn out to be not so true.
I’ve just come off of accutane 2 weeks ago. I’d been on it for about 6 months. I did get alot of the side effects like hair thinning, dry skin, dry eyes, dry lips, mood swings, etc. But since i’ve been off it everything is fine again. My skin isn’t dry at all and i never get dry eyes or lips. My moods swings are gone.
Taking accutane was totally worth it though. My skin was absolutely dreadful and even my doctor said it was a miracle what happened. Since I’ve been off it, I’ve had one spot. Thats it! And that was because i came on my period!
I def think accutane is the way to go!
glad it was worth it for you Desiree. However, the you’re not out of the woods yet. It takes years for some of the side effects to show. I’m not trying to hex you. I just want others reading this to realize the long-term ramifications of that choice.
I was perscribed this @ 15 years old, for one year. I was also on prednisolone, 20mg roaccutane + either 20 or 40mg of prednisolone. Since then I have terrible hormoune inbalences and become very aggressive when I can’t do somthing as simple as boil an egg. My boday also dose not respond to weight training, nor can I train for the Armed forces since my body can no longer cope with physical stress. I now also have a fat girly ass and love handles, I am 21 and male! 6 years on and still have side effects!!!
P.S. It also casue breathing problems on multiple occasions, I was in hospital for hours, although I refused to stop taking the stuff..
took accutane in 2000. it cleared up my skin great. the side effects hit me about 2-3 years later. I got about 80% of the side effects listed above. the worst of them being depression, chronic fatigue, hair loss, and joint/bone pain. I feel like I am about 80 years old trapped in a 27 year old body. I would much rather have my acne back. Stay away from this stuff because it will catch up to you.
I see a lot of people had side effects. Now it looks as if the chance is like 90% you get the side effects from common to serious. Here’s my experience:
My acne started at puberty, 12y old. At 18 years old I’ve used prescribed ro-accutane for 3 months (2x20mg roaccutane only daily). I’d tried most stuff before, from alcohol bazed dippers to benzoilperoxide and all kinds of crap that didn’t help at all. Ro-accutane was the final solution I could get via our local hospital here in the Netherlands. After 3 months, 90% of the acne I’ve had for years on my head was gone. About 2/3 of pimples in my upper back also went away. Except for dry lips for a few weeks, I’ve had no side effects.
The results after the 3 month cycle have been permanent. I don’t use anything on my skin anymore except warm water to wash it on a daily basis, like everyone should. I only have about 1-5 pimples on average on my head still, but they’re always pretty small, just like many people even without acne have. The back pimples are still about 2/3 less than before the cycle. The last 1/3 of pimples has not left my back, not even after 13 years (I’m 25 now), but the remaining 1/3 are much smaller pimples that are not clearly visible anymore. Besides: I’m doing powerlifting now and have higher testosterone levels than normal according to two blood tests, but the acne never really came back. So it’s all good.
According to this board, I’m one of the few that hasn’t had any real side effects so -> here you go, there are also succes stories. I wish I’d have gotten the ro-accutane advise a lot earlier. That would have saved me a lot of moonlandscape on my skin
I suffered blurred vision after 2 mos of accutane treatment. Dr said not to worry as it was a “temporary side effect”. He was wrong. Ten years later my night vision is bad and vision deteriorated in general. I have proof as I had a vision test only months prior to taking accutane as I need a job physical. My lips remain dry 90% of the time even today. Flaky. My eyes remain dry and sensitive. Ready to litigate, to be sure. Unfair to have a Statute of Limiitations with accutane as some cases take years for side effects to reveal themselves. Worse yet, my acne returned 2 yrs later. If given choice today, I would NEVER have taken accutane. Please beware of potential side effects.
I NEVER comment on websites! I cry alot nowadays b/c of what Accutane has done to my body and I BEGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ALL OF U 2 please NEVER USE THIS DRUG! Its not worth it! I have about 60% of these side effects! I started on it at 14-15 then again 18-21! I’m 29 now! The IBS and Crohns Disease started happening drastically at 24! I went through suicide,depression, mood swings, Im a guy and have a fat girly ass, metabolic problems, hard to lose weight even when I exercise and am anorexic! TRUST ME- DO NOT DO IT! NOT WORTH IT! But my doctor gave it to me and I was a kid! If I could’ve gone back and changed this I would! Imagine everyday having gas, diarrhea, irregular stomach probs, bloating, farting, discomfort, planning your day around meals, avoiding eating certain foods, an abnormal fat butt, metabolism problems, thyroid problems, dry skin and hair, chapped lips all the time, nosebleeds, sleep acnea, heart problems! THINK TWICE
I am currenlty taking; I hope this not come back to haunt me. A freind of my just ended her medication and is so very pleased with the results. The side effects she experienced during the this time no longer exsist. The side effects I am currently experience now are annoying more that anything. But, trust me I will be happy to be done. The acne is slowly diminishing; I have to say I am happy with the progress.
This stuff is super scary. Also make sure you don’t drink alcohol while you take this stuff. I went against my dermatologists orders and puked up green bile… my fault for not listening, but so disgusting and disturbing!
I was put on Accutane August 2001 for about 8 months for adult acne, I immediately experienced all the side effects that they tell you then: chapped lips, dry eyes and skin, not so much depression though. But 2-3 years later I was having problems with my whole body. It seemed that it dried up all the soft tissue inside my body, I was stiff and required physical therapy for myofascial release. I currently still have dry eyes, hair loss, bowel problems, headaches, joint pain 9 years later! This is BAD stuff. I regret taking it, but they didn’t tell me about the long-term affects of this drug., so unfair.
figured I would go ahead and post my story too. i’m 30 now, took accutane when i was 16 and had the dry dry dry skin, i remember my entire body peeled a layer of skin, and i mean my entire body. i took it for 6 months and remember going to the blood doc monthly to have all my levels checked while i was on it. tried drinking alcohol and oh it was horrible.
but that would be about the extent of it…
until a couple years later when i got sun burned.. i wanted to die, the itching that the sun burn caused was just the most unbearable feeling someone can imagine.. and i could not drink alcohol any! only a couple of beers would cause stomach aches and sick feelings like something fierce..
the sun burn allergy and the alcohol allergy persist to this day, I DO NOT GET SUN BURNED! i did get burned 2 years ago and it was the same horrible feeling that results in a hospital visit for some kind of relief!
but i have had lower back pain for apprx 5 years now and have just started researching these affects..
i dunno people.. with the exception of the back pain…(and any future illnesses to come) i would say that for me, accutane helped me.
i had the worst case of acne that just ruled part of my life as a young teenager and can image the scaring that i would have today and think it was well worth it..
anyhow, if i find out i have something later in life, i’ll try and revisit the site.. hope i survive though..
i was on accutane 6 months ago for a year and before that i was on minoxin, and i have some of these effects.. blurred vision and constantly dry eyes. i also feel tired all the time.. i still break out sometimes too which sucks!
everything in life is a trade-off! I too was on roaccutane and although I suffered severe joint pains and still have tendonitis on and off to this day I am still glad I took it. severe acne can lead to depression and all drugs have side effects which have to be listed by law. Even paracetamol which is readily available over the counter has sever life threatening side effects.,Many of the symptoms which people descibe as having occurred after taking the drug are non specific and may be age related and occurr in people who have never taken roaccutane .I dont have any regrets -It changed my life around and at last could have a conversation without people looking at my spots!!