Really nervous for the future due to accutane hairloss

[Deleted member 7173]

I've been off accutane for exactly one month and I am still losing 250+ strands of hair a day. About 75 come from the shower. I'm really starting to think this is permanent. I've read multiple threads on different forums where men lost hair from accutane permanently, and I feel the same itchy sensations that they did.

I just purchased a prescription bottle of topical steroids from in-house pharmacy (sebowash) because I think that my scalp is inflamed and killing off the hair follicles, much like alopecia areta (which is a side effect of accutane). Basically, I will do everything in my power to slow down the shedding. I will inject every known chemical into my body until it stops.

Btw I left a one star review on my dermatologist, and he responded saying that it is likely temporary, but I really doubt that is true.

 

[xdxdxnice1]

250 strands holy shit rip akhi

 

[Deleted member 7173]

250 strands holy shit rip akhi

Even more, I've lost closer to 350+ today, and I've only been awake for 4 hours

 

[The Bleach Pill]

You got jewed son. Keep telling people on this forum to mega dose b5 instead but noone listens.

 

[Deleted member 7173]

You got jewed son. Keep telling people on this forum to mega dose b5 instead but noone listens.

Yeah I heard that is the same as accutane except it gives no side effects. If only I knew about that before taking isotretinoin...

 

[Deleted member 4128]

80mg accutane for 6 months, no hairloss

you have bad genetics

 

[Deleted member 7173]

80mg accutane for 6 months, no hairloss

you have bad genetics

I will actually kms if my hair continues shedding over the next few months. Really depressed RN...

 

[Lev Peshkov]

OP soon

 

[lifestyle21873]

Bro listen

U gotta stop thinking about it, i know this sounds like some bullshit advice but you will only get more stressed which will make u lose even more hair

 

[Deleted member 4128]

I will actually kms if my hair continues shedding over the next few months. Really depressed RN...

you can hop on minoxidil if you're over 18 and have been off for at least a month

dont fuck with finasteride tho

 

[Deleted member 7173]

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OP soon

All my hair is falling, I won't have a beard either

 

[loromate]

Accutane does not cause hairloss.

Also, losing up to 200 strands a day is normal

 

[Deleted member 7173]

Accutane does not cause hairloss.

Also, losing up to 200 strands a day is normal

Yes it can JFL. It even lists permanent alopecia areta as a side effect, which I happened to get. Also look at this thread, it is long but plenty of people went bald from this drug

The answers I got from my doctor about hair loss – Prescription acne medications – Acne.org Forum

I went to my doctor today with a printed list of questions about Accutane hair loss. Here they are, with the answers in bold. How does Accutane caus...

www.acne.org

And it might be normal for someone else to lose 200 hairs a day, but it's not normal for me.

 

[Deleted member 4128]

Accutane does not cause hairloss.

Also, losing up to 200 strands a day is normal

it makes your hair brittle and itchy due to the dryness, and throughout the day it gets damaged (ie rubbing on your pillow or scratching)

then it falls out

 

[lifestyle21873]

Btw are you sure this is not all in your head?
Your mind can fuck up a lot of things trust me

 

[Deleted member 6305]

250 O.o

 

[Deleted member 7173]

it makes your hair brittle and itchy due to the dryness, and throughout the day it gets damaged (ie rubbing on your pillow or scratching)

then it falls out

At first that is what I believed, but I now think the hair shedding is due to accutane messing up your immune system which leads to your t cells killing off the hair follicle. This is why my scalp is itchy in various spots, led by immediate hair fall in the same spots. The itchy feeling is my cells killing the follicles jfl.

I purchased topical steroid shampoo to HOPEFULLY counter this.

 

[Deleted member 7173]

Btw are you sure this is not all in your head?
Your mind can fuck up a lot of things trust me

It's not in my head, sadly. Just got very unlucky. I've been keeping track of the hairfall since the first day I took accutane, becuase that was the only side effect I was worried about. The hair shedding began month 4 in extreme amounts and has not slowed down since.

 

[lifestyle21873]

It's not in my head, sadly. Just got very unlucky. I've been keeping track of the hairfall since the first day I took accutane, becuase that was the only side effect I was worried about. The hair shedding began month 4 in extreme amounts and has not slowed down since.

Ok whats your age?

 

[Deleted member 4128]

At first that is what I believed, but I now think the hair shedding is due to accutane messing up your immune system which leads to your t cells killing off the hair follicle. This is why my scalp is itchy in various spots, led by immediate hair fall in the same spots. The itchy feeling is my cells killing the follicles jfl.

I purchased topical steroid shampoo to HOPEFULLY counter this.

i'm glad you're at least combating the issue instead of doing nothing

you'll make it in the end

 

[Deleted member 7173]

Ok whats your age?

18 yrs old. My hairline has not changed, I'm thinning from every location even eyebrows.

 

[godirl]

 

[godirl]

How long is your hair? Is it curly, wavy or straight?

 

[Serial Coomer]

18 yrs old. My hairline has not changed, I'm thinning from every location even eyebrows.

Over. Im 26 cant even rip off 1 hair on purpose

 

[Deleted member 7173]

How long is your hair? Is it curly, wavy or straight?

It was straight before all of this. Now it is very curly. This is common in people who get permanent hairloss from accutane. One theory is that accutane changed the hair follicle to become curly, leading the immune system to recognize the hair as a "foreign object", thus trying to kill it.

This is why I purchased a steroid shampoo, to prevent the immune system from killing off more of my hair. I might have to buy a more potent steroid if the one I bought does not work, though.

 

[Deleted member 7173]

Over. Im 26 cant even rip off 1 hair on purpose

Here is one of hands while shampooing my hair. This is maybe 1/5th of what comes out every shower.

 

[Serial Coomer]

Here is one of hands while shampooing my hair. This is maybe 1/5th if what comes out every shower.
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At 18 is brutal. Your race? Might be diet or other meds besides accutane?

 

[Deleted member 7173]

At 18 is brutal. Your race? Might be diet or other meds besides accutane?

Nope, I'm 100% certain it is accutane. I'm white btw

 

[Deleted member 7173]

Btw are you sure this is not all in your head?
Your mind can fuck up a lot of things trust me

And some thinning is already becoming apparent especially on the sides. I've never even heard of someone losing as much hair as me so fast... Really brutal.

 

[godirl]

It was straight before all of this. Now it is very curly. This is common in people who get permanent hairloss from accutane. One theory is that accutane changed the hair follicle to become curly, leading the immune system to recognize the hair as a "foreign object", thus trying to kill it.

This is why I purchased a steroid shampoo, to prevent the immune system from killing off more of my hair. I might have to buy a more potent steroid if the one I bought does not work, though.

This is common with curly hair tbh.
Also visit a dermatologist and see what they have to say.

 

[Serial Coomer]

Nope, I'm 100% certain it is accutane. I'm white btw

Tbh i only had little hair loss in one month in 2019 but nothing compared to yours. Also just saw your side bro u balding

 

[Deleted member 8699]

feel really sorry for you broski
on the other hand when i was a teen i remember i did (unknowingly lmao) every single thing that causes hair loss: protein shakes, accutane, was really stressed (bcos of school and i had moments where i would pull my hair out of anger) scored really high on the t test etc. and still nw 0 lmao i don't deserve it

 

[Deleted member 7173]

feel really sorry for you broski
on the other hand when i was a teen i remember i did (unknowingly lmao) every single thing that causes hair loss: protein shakes, accutane, was really stressed (bcos of school and i had moments where i would pull my hair out of anger) scored really high on the t test etc. and still nw 0 lmao i don't deserve it

Lol I am also NW 0 would have been fine for the rest of life had I not taken accutane. Look at my hairline lmao it is literally perfect.

 

[Deleted member 8699]

baffled by seeing accutane ruin so many lives. i took it for 1 year and half, 30mg daily cos severe acne and i had seldom chest pain and severe feeling of hostility and aggressiveness but nothing else.

 

[Deleted member 8699]

Lol I am also NW 0 would have been fine for the rest of life had I not taken accutane. Look at my hairline lmao it is literally perfect.
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also looking good king youre closer to nw -1 haha

 

[Deleted member 2095]

80mg accutane for 6 months, no hairloss

you have bad genetics

Are you serious? What side effects did you have? 80mg for 6 months is chemotherapy tier. No sexual side effects?

 

[Deleted member 2095]

baffled by seeing accutane ruin so many lives. i took it for 1 year and half, 30mg daily cos severe acne and i had seldom chest pain and severe feeling of hostility and aggressiveness but nothing else.

You took 30mg daily for 1.5 years? What were your side effects? Any sexual side effects?

 

[Mateusz74]

Saw an accutane thread and of course @Yahyeet was there jfl

 

[Deleted member 2095]

Saw an accutane thread and of course @Yahyeet was there jfl

OCD kicksssss

 

[Deleted member 8699]

You took 30mg daily for 1.5 years? What were your side effects? Any sexual side effects?

huge ass libido and if it weren't for nofap i would've probably developed fucked up fetishes. but nothing other than that. my skin was dry like the sahara, lips chapped and bled all the time and increased aggressiveness and hostility but that was all

 

[Deleted member 773]

Stop using skin products they are anti androgens that are thinning your skin.

They are suppressing androgen receptors

 

[JustAFewMM]

I get anxious when I see more than 2 strands

 

[Deleted member 7173]

I get anxious when I see more than 2 strands

Imagine seeing 150+ strands of hair on your hands in the shower, every goddamn day. That's what accutane caused me