ACCUTANE Reviews (ISOTRETINOIN)Average Rating: 3.3 (746 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ACCUTANE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ACCUTANE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | ACNE | DRY LIPS, TIREDNESS | F | 36 | 4 months | 6/7/2002 | 5 | Acne | Dry lips, Dry skin, Depression | | 7/7/2002 | 5 | Acne | Dry lips, Dry skin, Depression | M | 16 | 5 months | 7/7/2002 | 4 | bad acne | Depression, dry lips & skin | M | 18 | 2 months | 1/13/2003 | 4 | fore acne | my skin is very dry and i have sever hairloss and hyrsutism | my hairloss has been continued within 3 years ago and i think i will loss whole of my hairs . | F | 31 | 6 months | 5/7/2003 | 5 | acne | severe dry eyes & lips. extreme tiredness | skin looks great now but i had to repeat the course about 4 years after the 1st course. and i still break out occasionally, but not like before. | F | 27 | 1 years | 9/20/2003 | 2 | acne- nodular | Sore anus when having BM and stomach aches that seemed to be related to the tender/tearing tissue in my body. I think what was happening on the outside of my body (severe dryness) was happening on the inside. Also, my cervical mucus was almost non-existent and made sex unenjoyable. About a month after stopping the drug, all these symptoms had vanished. | Accutane did clear up my acne some. I no longer have the big nodular zits that I once did, but now I seem to get acne in places I haven't before. I stopped taking the pills after 4 months because the side effects were unbearable. | F | 29 | 4 months | 3/23/2004 | 5 | super bad acne | suicidal thoughts, very dry skin and lips, sore eyes, became less involved in activities, got angry at times, headaches | in my case its worth the side effects. dont take this drug lightly | M | 15 | 3 days | 4/19/2004 | 5 | severe acne | dry lips, nose, skin; sensitivity to the sun, joint pain; painful intercourse b/c of dryness | recommend taking it only for a short period of time-side effects get worse the longer you are on it. | M | 29 | 5 days | 7/21/2004 | 3 | cistic acne | dry lips, skin, and severe redness and burning of my eyes. This drug is not worth the side effects. | This drug is only now working after 5 months of being on it. In addition, I am taking 2 other drugs to help. I hae taken accutane when i was younger and saw no difference, but did not get the side effects. This is a rotten drug! | F | 20 | 5 months | 9/13/2004 | 5 | Acne | Dry lips | It's been a miracle cure for me - I am going on month 5 and I would do it all over again if need be. My skin looks fabulous and I barely had any side affects! | F | 29 | 4 months | 10/5/2004 | 5 | acne | dry lips, dry skin, dry eyes (could not wear contacts), weird ear wax, extreme exhaustion, severe joint pain | I used Accutane in 1998-99 for approximately 6 or 7 months. I experienced pretty bad side effects, but feel it was worth it. I would take it again in a heart beat if it was necessary- which it is not. Went 2 full years w/o breakouts. Now I get 1 or 2 pimples during my monthly cycle that go away fairly easily. | F | 40 | 7 months | 10/19/2004 | 5 | Acne | Dry skin and lips, almost no oil in my hair (nice!), some joint and bone pain, bad lower back pain towards the end of treatment, redish skin tone, acne got a whole lot worse the first two months of treatment. | A lot of people talk about depression, how accutane can cause suicidal thoughts, and that the drug should be banned. I do not deny accutane could have caused such things in some people, but this does not mean people should avoid the drug. During my whole 6 months of treatment my best friend relapsed into cancer, was diagnosed as terminal, and passed away. If accutane was going to cause any kind of mental problems with me it surely would have done so with all that I was going through, but I experienced nothing besides normal grief. And believe me, my doc was watching me VERY closely! So apparently some people may have problems with accutane, while others like myself don’t. The decision should be made on a person by person basis, and I would do it all over again. For some people, it is a miracle drug! My skin is great now though I still have a few zits every now and then. | F | 19 | 6 months | 11/5/2004 | 5 | Acne | tired all the time, dry skin | It was totaly worth it I have been off it for 3 years now and nothing has come back | M | 16 | 4 months | 11/11/2004 | 5 | acne | dry and cracked skin, eyes, nose, lips, ear skin; easily sunburned | i took the drug twice and both times it cleared up my skin. it's been much clearer now for about 5 years. in my case, the results were definitely worth the discomfort. (acne itself was at least as uncomfortable!) | F | 27 | 6 months | 11/18/2004 | 3 | progressive acne | complete absence of oils in my skin and hair. No earwax for about a year. Sweating in my eyebrows. Extremely painful bowel movements due to lack of normal body lubricants. | My acne was completely gone for about a year then started to progress, although not as badly as when I went on to Accutane. I am now using Proactiv to control my acne with very good results, and no side effects. I would not do it again. | F | 33 | 6 months | 11/19/2004 | 3 | moderate to severe acne | Just about everything the book warned of - tiredness, sore joints and dry skin, painful eyes, painful bowel movements, stomach cramps, general sense of exhaustion and lethargy, and heartburn - I could feel food crawling down my dry throat and oesophagus. However, the whole time I was on it, I did not have one pimple! | The treatment hasn't cured my acne, but it's made it a lot better. I've gone from ugly, huge, cystic welts to a smattering of pimples. I had to give up martial arts and weight trainign after a while, and I think I have done quite severe damage to my joints. Was it worth it? At the time, yes. I was paranoid as hell about my face, and it was affecting my career (who wants a spotty employee in a high end professional job?). However, I fear that in the long term I may well change my mind. | F | 28 | 12 months | 12/23/2004 | 4 | ACNE | DRY LIPS, HAIR HAS NO OIL IN IT, WHICH WAS NICE. EYES GOT A BIT DRY, BROKE OUT THE FIRST 6 WEEKS I WAS TAKING IT. | F | 22 | 4 months | 12/29/2004 | 1 | cystic acne | I did two rounds of that crap in 1997.My skin cleared up.However I started having heart palpitations which have not stopped now for several years. Will they ever stop? Would I trade clear skin for these disturbing side affects? No, I am scared about what the future holds. This is a scary drug. I would never do it again | F | 48 | | 1/8/2005 | 1 | cystic acne | I did two rounds of that crap in 1997.My skin cleared up.However I started having heart palpitations which have not stopped now for several years. Will they ever stop? Would I trade clear skin for these disturbing side affects? No, I am scared about what the future holds. This is a scary drug. I would never do it again | F | 48 | | 1/8/2005 |
ACCUTANE (ISOTRETINOIN): This medication is used to treat severe cystic acne (also known as nodular acne) that has not responded to other treatment (e.g., benzoyl peroxide or clindamycin applied to the skin or tetracycline or minocycline taken by mouth). It belongs to a class of drugs known as retinoids. It works by decreasing facial oil (sebum) production. High amounts of sebum can lead to severe acne. If left untreated, severe acne may cause permanent scarring. FDA Approval Date: 1982-05-07 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)