I had a dermatologist who wanted me to take Accutane. I had a strong feeling not to take it and I listened.
A couple months later a commercial came on that you could sue the Accutane makers for the bad drug since it was linked to so many bad diseases and even death.
I am so glad that I never took this horrible drug no matter what anyone told me. i believe that God was looking out for me and gave me the gut feeling not to take this drug.
In my opinion it is extremely dangerous and no matter how bad your acne may seem I would never want anyone to take it due to the horrible side effects.
Thanks for your posting Jennifer. Yes, you are lucky you didn't take it. But to my surprise, there are a few people who have written to me and told me that even the accutane recall, they continued to use it because it helped clear up their acne and they didn't suffer any accutane side effects. This really shocked me!
If anyone else has any accutane stories to tell, we'd love to hear from you. I'm curious how many people are suffering serious side effects and what kind of side effects are they.
You might be suffering from -- let say depression -- and not even realize that it could be due to the drug.
I took the drug when I was 18 yrs old, it did wonders for my extreme acne i suffered with for years, however If i had the chance to not take it.
I would have never taken it. I was fine until almost 6 mos after I stopped taking the drug I had sudden symptoms of depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and actions.
And it completely flipped my life upside down I lost my job my apartment, my new car and I was on the verge of killing myself.
Prior to this I had never had any signs of mental illness whatsoever.
I am now 24 and although I have come a long way from where I was I can no longer work I take 4 diff kinds of medicines just to stay somewhat sane.
And I also depend on social security disability, If I could warn anyone I would say STAY AWAY from accutane its not worth having a clear completion in exchange for your mental health.
Also my acne slowly came back through the years so don't do it. Its been so much pain to my family to watch me go from a smart ambitious young man to a extremely suicidal maniac.
I have so much hate for the makers of this drug all I want is my sanity back PLEASE!!!
Wow, James! That's a sad story. I'm so sorry to hear of your suffering.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share it with us. Hopefully, many others will read this blog and take warning.
