Accutane

reza · Post by **reza** » 2/14/2005, 5:25 pm

Allrighty, so I was prescribed the stuff today. I'm really nervous about taking it, has anyone here taken it? Some of the side effects are really freaking me out. I'm considering not taking it.

superrgirll · Post by **superrgirll** » 2/14/2005, 5:27 pm

my brother took it. i'm not even sure if he still takes it now. and i know a bunch of people from high school who used to take it, so i wouldn't be too worried.

what are the side effects anyway?

reza · Post by **reza** » 2/14/2005, 5:31 pm

depression, weight fluctuation, suicidal tendencies, and a messed up sex drive among others. it was so funny when she said it though, she listed all of those side effects and at the very end of it she was like "oh, and chapped lips!"

lol

sandsleeper · Post by **sandsleeper** » 2/14/2005, 5:39 pm

i went on it twice, the only side effects i got were dry skin and chapped lips.

i must say, however, it didn't really work for me. first it made my acne get worse, and it didn't seem to get better at all till the end of the six month period. then it cleared up for about two months before coming back just as badly as before i'd taken it. a second round on the stuff did the same thing. but that's just me; i know for a lot of people it really works and clears everything up permanently.

reza · Post by **reza** » 2/14/2005, 5:39 pm

she said that it'll take two months for me to see a huge difference.

sandsleeper · Post by **sandsleeper** » 2/14/2005, 5:41 pm

they told me that too. it differs for each person.

sandsleeper · Post by **sandsleeper** » 2/14/2005, 5:42 pm

but hey, it was fun going to get blood taken to make sure my cholesterol wasn't too high and taking a pregnancy test in the dermatologist's office every month.

reza · Post by **reza** » 2/14/2005, 5:43 pm

haha. i took my preliminary blood test already, have to take the other one next month

sandsleeper · Post by **sandsleeper** » 2/14/2005, 5:44 pm

bah, you won't ever have to know the embarassment of your mother exclaiming in a crowded dermatologist's office "she better not be pregnant, it'll be the goddamn immaculate conception!"

reza · Post by **reza** » 2/14/2005, 5:51 pm

lmao, she seriously say that?!

sandsleeper · Post by **sandsleeper** » 2/14/2005, 6:00 pm

yeah. oh boy, don't i love my mommy.

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 2/14/2005, 6:10 pm

its4am_isanybodyhome · Post by **its4am_isanybodyhome** » 2/14/2005, 6:26 pm

JUST DON'T GET PREGNANT!!!

its4am_isanybodyhome · Post by **its4am_isanybodyhome** » 2/14/2005, 6:29 pm

it worked really well for my brother. he used to have really bad acne on his face , neck and back and i think it's pretty much gone now. actually, i'm pretty sure he has really good skin. it just dries everything out a lot.

and i read a scary article about it. so i'm afraid of people taking it. :neutral:

reza · Post by **reza** » 2/14/2005, 6:45 pm

yeah, there are a lot of horror stories out there. that's why i'm kind of hesitant.

Sonya · Post by **Sonya** » 2/14/2005, 7:04 pm

my friend went on accutane about a year or 2 ago... it worked pretty damn well for her, and this is a girl who's face was nearly covered in pimples and blemishes... only 3 weeks after she started taking it, her skin was nearly flawless, and it even got rid of some ugly scars, which was pretty great.

reza · Post by **reza** » 2/14/2005, 7:13 pm

did she go crazy?
i dont mean that in an inslutling way, i just mean to ask if she saw any of the side effects

Sonya · Post by **Sonya** » 2/14/2005, 7:36 pm

i kinda didn't want to mention that. :lol:

but uhh... yeah, she was a bit depressed around the 6 or 7 month mark, but she did tell her doctor about that, so the doc told her to stop taking it. so she did.

she told me a few weeks ago that she's actually feeling better, and yeah, her skin is still pretty good.

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please ignore the screwy grammar. i've been speaking spanish non-stop for the past week or 2. :lol:

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 2/14/2005, 9:18 pm

Use Banaka!

reza · Post by **reza** » 2/14/2005, 9:25 pm

Sonya wrote:i kinda didn't want to mention that.

but uhh... yeah, she was a bit depressed around the 6 or 7 month mark, but she did tell her doctor about that, so the doc told her to stop taking it. so she did.

she told me a few weeks ago that she's actually feeling better, and yeah, her skin is still pretty good.

...

please ignore the screwy grammar. i've been speaking spanish non-stop for the past week or 2.

what can i say, i'm too quick for you, lol.