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I suspect Accutane closed my growth plates early and reduced my bone density, causing osteopenia.
It also caused severe depression which harmed all facets of my life for years.
I really wish I never found out about this drug, and I greatly regret taking it. To all teenagers considering Accutane, just wait until you're at least 18 years old.
I visited my doctor and we went over my height records from the past. First I measured my height and it was 5'11, then we checked my records and when I was 15 years old nearing 16 I was 5'10.7. This means I grew 1/3 of an inch at MOST from 16 years old until 19(when growth typically ends).
I'm shorter than my younger brothers by about 2 inches and I have size 13 feet, so who knows maybe my growth plates closed early naturally but 16 seems like a very early age for that, most guys were in their growth spurts during then. 5'11 isn't a bad height at all, just sucks that I might've stunted my development. I suspect I would've been 6'1.
Also it fucked my bone density hard, I have osteopenia which only really happens to post menopausal women. Osteopenia is in between healthy bones and osteoporosis, thankfully it's treatable and weight lifting/vitamins help.
It permanently changed me mentally. I feel like I lost that spark/drive, the bright and loud boy I was no longer exists. It made me a husk of a person who isolated from others during high school. I honestly feel like a dumber person than I used to be. This is the most depressing effect of them all...
IF YOU'RE BELOW 18 STAY AWAY FROM ACCUTANE, CLEAR SKIN ISN'T WORTH ALL THESE TRADEOFFS
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It also caused severe depression which harmed all facets of my life for years.
I really wish I never found out about this drug, and I greatly regret taking it. To all teenagers considering Accutane, just wait until you're at least 18 years old.
I visited my doctor and we went over my height records from the past. First I measured my height and it was 5'11, then we checked my records and when I was 15 years old nearing 16 I was 5'10.7. This means I grew 1/3 of an inch at MOST from 16 years old until 19(when growth typically ends).
I'm shorter than my younger brothers by about 2 inches and I have size 13 feet, so who knows maybe my growth plates closed early naturally but 16 seems like a very early age for that, most guys were in their growth spurts during then. 5'11 isn't a bad height at all, just sucks that I might've stunted my development. I suspect I would've been 6'1.
Also it fucked my bone density hard, I have osteopenia which only really happens to post menopausal women. Osteopenia is in between healthy bones and osteoporosis, thankfully it's treatable and weight lifting/vitamins help.
It permanently changed me mentally. I feel like I lost that spark/drive, the bright and loud boy I was no longer exists. It made me a husk of a person who isolated from others during high school. I honestly feel like a dumber person than I used to be. This is the most depressing effect of them all...
IF YOU'RE BELOW 18 STAY AWAY FROM ACCUTANE, CLEAR SKIN ISN'T WORTH ALL THESE TRADEOFFS