The Risks vs. Rewards of Taking Accutane

It doesnt work for just some people, it works for nearly ALL people! which is why it is very popular. Your vitamin ideas are a load of crock, even the healthiest of people get acne, its in alot of peoples genes, handed down through parents that they will get lots of sebum production.
The side effects only last as long as you are on the medication, which isnt very long so i dont know what your fussing about. You maybe could get rid of some of the acne using ur natural ideas, but it would take years for it to finally go away. Accutane will do it in an almost guaranteed 5 months!
For the public, go to other forums and see what people have said who have actually used accutane and whether they think the 4-5 months of discomfort was worth the results!
This noob needs to try it and not be biased.

‘m 26 years old and I suffered from acne for years. I probably started getting pimples around age 12 and as I got older the acne only worsened. It took a huge bite into my confidence so I began seeing a dermatologist. I have tried literally EVERY kind of topical treatment in the universe. None worked. I paid thousands of dollars for laser treatments. Didn’t work. I tried using all natural remedies and I took natural supplements. I changed my diet completely and ate as if I was diabetic. DID NOT WORK.

So finally after years of frustration, I went on accutane. Within 3 months, the number of my breakouts decreased dramatically. 6 months my skin was 100% acne free. The only side effects I ever suffered from was dry skin and chapped lips, which is easily treated with moisturizers.

Sure it does have terrible side effects on some, but it is a life changer for others. That is why you need to closely follow your behaviors and any side effects you experience. If you do this you can get off accutane before any real damage is done.

It’s been 4 years since I have been off accutane and my skin is still beautiful.

Accutane’s side effects do not nearly outweigh having acne. I am currently on it and have not felt different at all throughout the 4 months. My skin is looking better and I feel better about myself. You are a fool – all drugs have side affects. Are Nurofen producers money hungry? – they stop headaches? Yeah and also if taken on an empty stomach cause stomach ulcerrs and bleeeding of the stomach lining. Gotta move forward buddy – can’t always be to scared to take a risk…

I agree with you. Accutane is a drug that should not be taken lightly. So many dermatologists I have seen wanted to put me on it and treated me like I was crazy just because I had some hesitation. I am so glad that I opted to refuse because what I have heard and seen accutane do is no pretty picture. What people have to accept is that getting acne is part of being human. It’s been that way throughout mankind’s existence. If people and society changed their outlook on acne for what it really is; a natural and inevitable skin condition, then there wouldn’t be so much stigma associated with it.

Hi,

Interesting article and website. Thought I’d share my experience with Accutane.

I took Accutane for 12 months in my final year of high school. The only side effects I experienced were dry mouth and dry skin, both of which were easily treatable and very common from my understanding. My blood biochemistry remained within normal ranges for the duration of my treatment, and still remains within normal ranges.

The drug cleared up my acne and all residual scarring also disappeared. I am now 26 and have had very limited recurrence of acne symptoms; but certainly not on the same scale as when I commenced Accutane.

However from time to time I do have minor relapses, predominantly in the form of cystic acne lesions. To treat this I take cod liver oil, which works like a charm – a few weeks of cod liver oil on a daily basis and my skin is back to normal. I recommend cod liver oil to all of my friends and colleagues as a fantastic way to keep your skin healthy and acne-free, as in my experience it works very well.

I don’t necessarily agree with your views on Accutane as I believe that pharmacology in general is a gamble, especially with drugs like Accutane where the mechanism of action is not fully understood (which realistically covers a very broad range of drug classes). I believe the responsibility lies with the user to be aware of their reaction to the drug and have open dialogue with their physician accordingly. A synthetic drug is NOT a bad thing if it can help, and I think it is unfair to label them as ‘bad’. Atorvastatin is a synthetic drug, and yet this drug helps a massive number of people every day to control their hyperlipidaemia and avoid further development of atherosclerotic disease. Accutane similarly helps a lot of people to clear up their acne and improve their quality of life.

Thank you again for your very interesting article and website, it has been a pleasure to read your thoughts.

Cheers,
David.

I have had moderate to severe acne for 8 years now. It’s never consistent, always comes and goes. Recently it’s spread to my chest and back. I have tried various prescription topical creams and antibiotics; nothing has seemed to cure it completely. I’m leaning towards biting the bullet and taking a risk with Accutane. I came across this website because I was up all night researching Accutane, so I could be prepared to make an educated decision in which direction to go in when I see my dermatologist next week. I was willing to give the focus acne formula a chance before resulting in Accutane, but apparently you currently are not accepting members. I would like to know exactly what this method entails that has supposedly helped those people that have written out and recorded all these acclamations and success stories. Is the formula is just a wrap up of all the info on your website???? WHAT EXACTLY are all these people referring to when they say “this is the only method that has ever worked for me; it changed my life?” I’m confused… is the method and process just the little tips you offer in the “knowledge base” tab, or is there an actual formula we take orally/pay for? What exactly do you charge for? I am more than willing to pay, if your website would allow me to join, and if I knew what it was I’m paying for. PLEASE tell me now, so I don’t waste my time hoping for a lost cause. I have eaten healthy my whole life and green tea (with the exception of plain water and 3 cups of fat-free organic milk p.d.) happens to be the only thing I have drunken for the past two and half years. I’m very body conscious, so I make sure not to intake any excess sugar, therefore, I always drink my tea plain. These are two of the main remedies (healthy diet and green tea consumption) you stress on your website and I have been doing them for years. If this is the miraculous “formula” your site and all it’s success stories are raving about, please let me know, because as aforementioned I have already been doing so for years. My dermatologist appointment is Wed, If i don’t hear back by then, I guess I will just try Accutane. It is my last option.

Thank you for your time.

Hi all

Above all do not want to scare or anything like that, but this is my story, and perhaps others will serve to decide whether or not to take the medicine.

My name is David I have 28 years, I’m from Madrid, and I also was taking Dercutane (Isotretinoin) for almost 9 months, a total of 10gram take that for my weight, 65Kilos is the maximum recommended dose can be given.

I had a mild nodular acne that is I got a few pimples but internal and took too long to leave, so the dermatologist decided to give me these miracle pills.

During the treatment, I had the typical side effects, like all people who take it, nothing alarming. But now, after almost a year after completing the treatment when I am suffering more: I have permament dry eyes, back and joint pains continued, headaches, generalized dryness throughout the body, nose bleeds, constipation, anxiety produced through all this trouble sleeping ..

My quality of life has been reduced by 70%, since I can not do almost anything he did before, I can not even bend over without pain in my back and knees.

My life has become a specialist come and go, orthopedic surgeons, ophthalmologists, rheumatologists, neurologists … and none of them give me solution to my problems.

I created a website so that all who pass or have passed through what I promote it and to know what they can do this drug, which not even the laboratories that produce exactly know the mechanism of action is a poison, and certainly, at least I do, I devote my time and desire to spread my message.

This is the website I created: (In Spanish)

http://secuelasdercutane.org

Greetings
David

I want to share my experiences with Accutane as well. Due to occasional flare-ups of painful, cystic acne, my Dr. put me on Accutane many years ago – around 2002. It is now 2011 and I as the above poster, David explained, my quality of life has gone down because of permanent side-effects – IBS and possibly Crohn’s. Try doing daily activities with constant bowel pains – it’s been a nightmare because I’m an active person and most of the time, I just decide not to eat. This all began slowly after I stopped taking Accutane (I took two doses – and took it correctly). My mouth is constantly dry, I’m not absorbing certain nutrients, my hair is very dry and thinning – and my skin doesn’t look great and I still break-out occasionally. I’ve been trying to live with this…..and it’s hard. I’m sure that each of us is different and maybe some don’t have the same side-effects. But this is my testimony. Good luck to whatever you decide.

I started Accutane at the end of January and was on it until the end of July. By the time I took my last pill my skin was so clear. I was so excited. It is now the begining of November and its coming back. This medication is Too expensive for it to come back this quickly. Its not as bad as it was but its back on my face and my back. Overall my side effects were not too bad. I didnt have to wash my hair everyday! (my hair would get greasy after less than 24hrs) and Very dry skin and lips. My skin would scratch easier and every scratch would bleed. All of these went back to normal within my first month off. I wouldnt take this again and would love to find another way to keep my skin clear. Ive started taking a couple of Vitamin A suppliments everyday, we’ll see if that helps any. I would never take this medication again, not that it was that bad the whole time but the end was horrible and like I said its too expensive for it come right back (almost $600 a month)

Hi gays!!

I just wanted to share my experience with you.I’m 22, weight 77kg now(74-73during the treatment) I had been on accutane for about
ten months beacouse I needed to take 150mg/kg. Thruought the all treatment I had checked my liver enzymes something about 50 times. Those liver enzymes were making me mad! It’s crucial that you do all the morphological blood works, liver enzymes, triglycerides and cholesterole tests at least every month. Once I had my ASAT & ALAT elevated around six times above avarage, than my doc. got crazy and I had to stop taking “curance” for a forthnight.I’m from Poland and isotretinoin costs here the same money as in any other western country,It’s crazy cause our National Health Department doesn’t refund any Dermoatological treatments. Now I’m a month and a week after the treatment and there are no acne on my chest and back, I am using glicosteroids and something else which isn’t anything special to ‘deal’ with my keloid scars on my chest, those steroid are queit good beacause it has anty-itching abilities and as we all know keloid scars may itch as hell. I’m thinking of glicosteroids injections into the scars so they would look better. ISOTRETINOIN JUST CAN’T CAUSE THE CROHNE’S DISEASE it may induce the effects of the illness in your body and then when you find it out during the treatment you just stop taking accutane and just learn to live with the acne. Let’s just hope that our cildren won’t have to take that shit to help themselves but nowadays is sometimes the only way to have a normal healthly and fascinating life.

To secure ourseleves we should lower the fat level in meals, eat fish oil, and be active, I felt better when I worked little bit than sat all day,,, oh and don’t forget about vegetables and forget meat beacause it’s bad for guts as well as milk and of course alcohol which I haven’t been drinking almost a year. I am THC lover smoking all day every day and it hasn’t anything to do with isotetinoin(opinion of a smoker,who researches that?:-)).

The most important thing in a treatment is a good Doctor and a positive atitude, don’t read opinions about isotretinoin read facts and there are no facts in the text above.

Bong up guys live is to short to live it with acne!!!

I am a 32 year old female. I have had moderate acne as long as I can remember and for the last few years it has been severe. You name the type of acne, and I had it on my face.

I am in the military and am required to wear several types oh headgear. It got so bad it was painful when a strong wind hit my forehead much less wearing a helmet.

My scars did not heal as well as when I was younger and I was becoming pick marked. My only saving grace was that my skin is naturally a warm medium tone and blemishes do not show as much as someone with fair skin. Although how would I know? After a while I refused to look at my face in mirrors, I just diverted my eyes.

The most horrible thing about acne is that anyone with severe acne knows that it is an internal problem with their body chemistry and yet knows that there are jackasses out there that assume we are eating too much fried food and not exercising. Go to hell.

I am also a former college athlete and current trainer. I know exactly what to eat, how to juice, and how to maintain peak physical condition. It is my lifestyle. I do not drink, smoke, or do anything else to destroy what I have. People who meet me assume I am 5 to 10 years younger than I am.

Acne is awful. Accutane is a blessing when managed carefully, and this is coming from someone who annoys the hell out of her co workers by bringing my own food with me on trips do I don’t have to eat the filth they serve in restaurants surrounding most military bases in economically depressed locations.

Severe Acne is something no one should have to live with. Accutane is a risk woe
Worth taking as long as it is supervised by a good dermatologist.

I am sitting in an airport right now with chapped lips and an itchy nose but you know what else? Fir the first time in years I can apply sunblock on my face without pain or blood. If you don’t believe skin could be that bad, then yours never has been. Of course, only natural sunblock with the best ingredients!

And another thing- if you do choose to be on Accutane, be an otherwise healthy person. The risk of side effects decreases dramatically if you take care of your body… And that goes for everything.

Oreos are poison, but if you have a few Oreos in an otherwise healthy day with plenty of whole Goode and physical activity, the damage from the Oreos is minimized. If you have a few Oreos and a jack and coke and sit on your ass, the crap from the Oreos can kill you.

Same with anything.