For those who took accutane what side effects were long term after the treatment ended?

[Deleted member 11126]

What effects did you have that lasted forever? Idc how bad it is during treatment depression dry skin idgaf but I'm worried primarily about the effects that do not go away. Someone I know go dry eyes forever stuff like that

 

[StuffedFrog]

gonna go on accutane with tretinoin after i finish puberty

 

[Deleted member 11126]

gonna go on accutane with tretinoin after i finish puberty

you should take tret now that stuff works a little bit at least

 

[Deleted member 3672]

My doctor put me on Accutane very early, at age 14, and I'm pretty sure It stunted my growth because I stopped growing after.
I did have an extremely early puberty though, and my parents aren't that tall so I'm not 100% sure.

But as for long-term side effects, I developed occasional cracking in my joints and semi-permanent dry lips, but the dry lips went away after a while.

My sister got permanent dry eyes from it though.

 

[Deleted member 3672]

I believe tretinoin is superior though, it's Accutane without the sides essentially.

 

[StuffedFrog]

you should take tret now that stuff works a little bit at least

oh i am been on for like 10 months

 

[Deleted member 11126]

My doctor put me on Accutane very early, at age 14, and I'm pretty sure It stunted my growth because I stopped growing after.
I did have an extremely early puberty though, and my parents aren't that tall so I'm not 100% sure.

But as for long-term side effects, I developed occasional cracking in my joints and semi-permanent dry lips, but the dry lips went away after a while.

My sister got permanent dry eyes from it though.

been taking tret for a bit maybe my dose is too low? I mean so far its working slowly I will give it 3 months. I've had acne treatments that worked in the past but the issue is if I have 2 bad weeks my acne comes back.

Accutane works forever

 

[EdwardCullen]

I have taken it for 2 years and it was the best thing that happened to my skin, i never get any pimples, meanwhile my friends faces are scarred for life.
long term side affects were dry lips which are is manageable with vaseline. Other than that nothing really

 

[lonelycurry]

I believe tretinoin is superior though, it's Accutane without the sides essentially.

it definitely is not better than accutane

 

[Deleted member 11126]

I have taken it for 2 years and it was the best thing that happened to my skin, i never get any pimples, meanwhile my friends faces are scarred for life.
long term side affects were dry lips which are is manageable with vaseline. Other than that nothing really

acne scars go away after a year I thought... I guess it depend how bad the acne is how bad was their skin?

 

[EdwardCullen]

acne scars go away after a year I thought... I guess it depend how bad the acne is how bad was their skin?

acne scars go away after a year I thought... I guess it depend how bad the acne is how bad was their skin?

no some scars remain for life get on accutane asap if u have acne

 

[Deleted member 11126]

no some scars remain for life get on accutane asap if u have acne

I'm 19 so the damage is probably done... But yeah planning on doing I've lost hope of getting rid of it naturally

 

[EdwardCullen]

I'm 19 so the damage is probably done... But yeah planning on doing I've lost hope of getting rid of it naturally

I started at 19

 

[Deleted member 20631]

Dry lips, eyes get dry sometimes

 

[Carpediem]

Accutane was the biggest fail in my live, took it 8 months,it made me literally bald, Norwood 0 to 3,5-4 in one year and still balding. It also triggered autoimmune diseases. Worst crap

 

[Deleted member 11126]

Accutane was the biggest fail in my live, took it 8 months,it made me literally bald, Norwood 0 to 3,5-4 in one year and still balding. It also triggered autoimmune diseases. Worst crap

Yeah this drug has so many dramatic answers it feels like 4 out of 5 people love it then 1 out of 5 has some crazy reaction then 1 in 20 have some really crazy story like yours

 

[Broski]

I still have dry eyes 1-2 months after being off accutane (my eyes used to be my best PSL feature, now they are red, bags and puffy eyelids). Hopefully it goes away. Temporary side effects such as dry lips, flakey skin and nosebleeds have disappeared.

 

[Deleted member 2729]

I believe tretinoin is superior though, it's Accutane without the sides essentially.

True but it doesn’t give you perfect skin

 

[Deleted member 20631]

I still have dry eyes 1-2 months after being off accutane (my eyes used to be my best PSL feature, now they are red, bags and puffy eyelids). Hopefully it goes away. Temporary side effects such as dry lips, flakey skin and nosebleeds have disappeared.

It does go away, I had the same thing.
Worst part is I took my passport photo with a buzz cut while on accutane and I literally looked like a pale skin meth addict.

Most of it went away I still have a dark outline around my eyes but it’s partially genetic since my siblings who’ve never touched accutane have worse eye bags then me.

Users here who’ve tried Vollufine claim that it improves the appearance of eye bugs and helps to partially restore melted fat pads in the under eye area.

The dry eyes will take some time to go away but should be gone for the most part by 6-8 months.

What was your accutane dose btw?

 

[babineux]

My doctor put me on Accutane very early, at age 14, and I'm pretty sure It stunted my growth because I stopped growing after.
I did have an extremely early puberty though, and my parents aren't that tall so I'm not 100% sure.

But as for long-term side effects, I developed occasional cracking in my joints and semi-permanent dry lips, but the dry lips went away after a while.

My sister got permanent dry eyes from it though.

Man I already have dry eyes smh but this shit a curse imma get my growth players checked and go on it I think

 

[Broski]

It does go away, I had the same thing.
Worst part is I took my passport photo with a buzz cut while on accutane and I literally looked like a pale skin meth addict.

Most of it went away I still have a dark outline around my eyes but it’s partially genetic since my siblings who’ve never touched accutane have worse eye bags then me.

Users here who’ve tried Vollufine claim that it improves the appearance of eye bugs and helps to partially restore melted fat pads in the under eye area.

The dry eyes will take some time to go away but should be gone for the most part by 6-8 months.

What was your accutane dose btw?

40mg per day for about 6 months. I weigh about 68kg so idk if thats considered a high dosage. It worked but yeah if I knew the dry eyes were a symptom I wouldn't have taken it.

 

[Deleted member 20631]

40mg per day for about 6 months. I weigh about 68kg so idk if thats considered a high dosage. It worked but yeah if I knew the dry eyes were a symptom I wouldn't have taken it.

Don’t worry they’ll go away once your oil production start recovering it’ll take a little bit of time but you’ll be fine afterwards.
I probably should’ve tried tret before accutane but there’s no point dwelling on what’s come to pass and it’s cleared up all my acne so I’m happy with the end result

 

[FuckMyLowerThird]

I started taking Accutane at 15 and finished last october. I lost a lot of hair, pretty much went to NW3 and although most of my hair grew back I still have issues with it. The worst part is, I was on high dosage and I still get acne breakouts. I also have a lot of scars, and those mixed together is why I still wear a mask in public right now. Wish I knew about tretinoin tbh but there's probably no tret for my subhuman skin.

 

[PURE ARYAN GENETICS]

I did low dose tret once a week and my entire mouth area is permanently dry and red and flaky for half a year now. red spots in mouth corners. don't try tret unless you absolutely need it. can't imagine how bad actually ingesting a similar substance might be but I've heard some things

 

[Deleted member 3672]

Accutane was the biggest fail in my live, took it 8 months,it made me literally bald, Norwood 0 to 3,5-4 in one year and still balding. It also triggered autoimmune diseases. Worst crap

i feel like this also happened to me, ive begun losing hair since accutane

 

[Deleted member 11126]

i feel like this also happened to me, ive begun losing hair since accutane

I started taking Accutane at 15 and finished last october. I lost a lot of hair, pretty much went to NW3 and although most of my hair grew back I still have issues with it. The worst part is, I was on high dosage and I still get acne breakouts. I also have a lot of scars, and those mixed together is why I still wear a mask in public right now. Wish I knew about tretinoin tbh but there's probably no tret for my subhuman skin.

Fuck if it actually causes hair loss I am out. My hair is the last good thing I have going for me