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 | Severe Cystic Acne | Dry lips, bloody nose, extreme pain in my rib cage, severe night sweats (although that wasn't until month 4), rectal bleeding, hemroids, sweaty palms, eczema on the tops of my hands and my forearms, and slightly dry skin. It was all worth it though. I'd had acne for ten years, (since age 12) with nothing ever succeeding in clearing it up. With Accutane, my acne cleared up completely in month 2. Side effects were scary when I didn't know exactly what was happening, and they were inconvenient, but Accutane was my only hope and it changed my life for the better. | F | 22 | 4 months 30MG | 6/19/2014 | 3 | back acne | In the first 2-4 weeks not much, dry skin, dry lips. Week 4-8 dry nose, dry eyes. I recently started getting skin rashes on the top on my hands and realized I've been subconsciously itching myself creating these rashes. Also in the last week I woke up one morning with a puffy lower eye, it looked like I got punched in the eye. After it didn't look swollen the skin around it was dry & that eye looked like it lostit youth & looked old. I suspect that I was itching & rubbing my eye in my sleep & may have been dehydrated. Now I'm dealing with my eye issue & try hard not to itch my eye or hands & arms. So far on my body I've exp no improvements taking 20mg a day currently inweek 6. I got a prescription for 40 mg a day to carry me into month 4. So 2 months 20mg+ 2 months 40mg. Everything I've read is that within 6months to 1 year your body regenerates & gets back to normal so I'm not worries about this stuff. I just have to stop itching myself! | M | 25 | 2 months 20 | 6/14/2014 | 1 | Severe acne | I took Accutane for 9 months when I was 14, then again at 16. When I was 17 started experiencing unexplained muscle loss, twitching, pain, aching of bones, sensitivity to light, heat intolerance... I'm 20 now and am scared I'm dying because of the muscle atrophy. I can't leave the house, especially when it's warm outside and spend most of the time in bed. Also my heart rate is over 90 unless I take a betablocker. Don't take this drug, it has ruined my life. | F | 20 | 9 months forgotten | 6/7/2014 | 4 | acne | back and stomach pains, dry lips and peeling skin. | I have a ways to go but all these side effects are worth it. the key is to keep drinking alot of water and put on chapstick alot since your lips dry out extremely fast. | M | 23 | 3 weeks 20 mg 2X day | 6/5/2014 | 5 | Yes | This is my 2nd round. I took it over 15 years ago. horrible cystic acne from the deprovera (sp) shot. It cleared my skin. Dry lips and joint pain. However I had a baby and my acne came back but not as bad. This time- bloody nose and very dry lips..my lips are grey. | Beauty know no pain. If you have tried everything and nothing has worked..give it a try. | F | 37 | 10 days 20 1X day | 5/20/2014 | 3 | Face | Eye itching, red skin, depression Please can anybody tell how long does it take for 22 pills of this medicine to get out of my system so i can make a tattoo please reply | M | 18 | 10 days 20mg | 5/5/2014 | 4 | Moderate but persistent acne | Dry skin, peeling lips, pain in rib cage, night sweats, eye dryness and irritation, joint pain, fatigue, muscle soreness. Results have been good for my skin. Looks good. I'm worried it is aging me but I am still on it and so I'm not sure what it will be when I'm finished. My skin cleared up in the first month and I'm on month 5 now. My doc believes I need 6 months for results to be more permanent. | F | 39 | 6 months 40 mg 2x | 4/15/2014 | 4 | for acne | since after completing treatment i always experienced dry skin which sometimes gets worse and extreme red | M | 19 | 6 months 1 kg | 4/9/2014 | 5 | Severe Acne | Dry cracked lips, very dry face | Accutane is a God send. It cured my severe acne in 4 months after trying EVERYTHING for 3 years. | F | 4 months 40MG 1X day | 4/6/2014 | 4 | acne | Bloody nose, back aches, dry skin, eyes burning, lips cracking I just use a cotton swab and dip it in vaseline or vaporub for bloody noses and also my lips it works great! Everyone tells me they see results in my face had acne since 11 and barely turning 17 and still have it and I also got dermabrasion and that also helped my skin scrapped off all the skin I didn't need!I do have alot of redness under makeup also but that should go away after my treatment. | F | 16 | 2 months 40 mg | 3/27/2014 | 3 | Darier's disease | Dry chapped lips, nosebleeds, SEVERE depression to the point of being suicidal. Major mood swings that couldn't be solved by antidepressants. Stopped taking it and it took a month for moods to return to normal. It helped the Darier's disease but my quality of life was horrible. Never again. | It works, but at what cost? | F | 40 | 30 days 30 MG 1X day | 2/18/2014 | 1 | medical malpractice (mild acne) | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. Ruined my life. My hair thinned, my skin thinned. Caused me to have worse breakout than i have ever had in my entire life prior to accutane. My face becomes easily red now (rosacea). Eyes are so painful in the sun, id rather just stay in. Wrinkling all over my face. Bloody stool. Dry sensitive flaking skin, dry peeling scalp, dry nose, stomach issues, thyroid problems. Severe Depression. I was perfectly normal before this ridiculous ignorant use of a drug. I would trade anything in the world to go back in time and have my acne back. My acne wasnt bad at all, my doctor was a complete idiot. I never took antibiotics or any prescribed topicals first, just straight to accutane. They (Roche) doesnt even know what it does. Everyone who ever took this drug should recieve compensation and massive studies should be done to figure out how to help everyone out. | Dont take it. The absolute most horrific drug ever. I probably wont make it until im 25 because i can barely stand to look at myself in the mirror anymore. I cant play all sports like i used to because of shoulder and back pain. I cant workout like i used to. I cant be out in the sun or i painfully burn. I cant style my hair or you can see my scalp. If my girlfriend tries to scratch my head it just showers her with dry flaky bs. Im not normal anymore. This is poison. | M | 21 | 5 months 60mg 2X day | 2/18/2014 | 5 | Acne | My son was given this drug after he had acne for 4 years. Headache . Dry lips. Sore back and muscle ache . However nothing that he couldn't cope with . Excellent results | M | 17 | 4 months 60 | 1/24/2014 | 1 | Acne | Joint pain,chest pains. Bone pain, insomnia, eye lashes falling out. Stomach problems. Permanent Migraine for nearly 2 years and Tinnitus. Fit type episodes which ended up in A&E twice. Depression because my sons life has Drastically changed from being athletic to a young man sat indoors with a blindfold on because of dry sore eyes. Never had health issues until taking Isotretinoin. Check out the link of other users www.medschat.com/Discuss/accutane-long-term-side-effects-191307_s2.htm?ts=798961 | M | 16 | 6 weeks 40mg | 1/7/2014 | 4 | Server cystic acne | Out of the blue my nose would just start bleeding, going into the sun would make my skin red, skin on lips would peel off an entire layer at once, scalp was very dry as was face. | It cleared up my acne but it came back did one more round and it came back again. | F | 32 | 1 months 30 2X day | 12/22/2013 | 5 | HUGH CYST pimples | Whole Face dry, ears, neck etc.,nose bleeds, joint pain knee area | I can say that this medicine does the job, if you can't handle the side effects, then continue to be ashame of your looks..... It's worth it. | M | 46 | 6 months 40MG 2X day | 12/20/2013 | 5 | Acne, OIL, cystic acne | Dry lips sometimes, soft non-oily hair, happiness, normality | I am on LOW DOSE Accutane for the last few years. I'm a professional in my 30's & didn't want to deal with acne anymore. If you don't want side effects, take low dose & you will be happy. ANYONE who says Accutane causes depression (or any other ridiculous thing they blame it for) is not right & needs to get help to find out what actually did it & what's wrong. This drug is a miracle & helps millions of people. | F | 33 | 7 years 10 MG 1X day | 9/11/2013 | 3 | acne | Was on a 30mg for 6 months, amazing results for acne, however, it was temporary. I have to go back on it. My side effects were horrible - constant nose bleeds (heavy bleeds) mood swings and I'm currently still suffering from depression. See a counselor if you wish to take this drug. | F | 20 | 6 months 30mg | 9/1/2013 | 2 | Acne | It's my 1st month on isotretinoin.. 20 mg twice a day. .. But I haven't seen some good results. My acnes are more severe now.. And I didn't see any decrement. Do plz help me! When it will start working ! | F | 21 | 1 days 40 MG | 8/15/2013 | 5 | Acne | I was 14 when I started taking it and I had really bad acne! In about a month I could see my face a lot better as for side effects contrary to what people say... I had none... No mood changes, nothing... My face did got a bit drier but nothing noticable and it happend just on the 6th month | M | 16 | 6 months 20 | 8/11/2013 |