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Depression board
  1. What now... 19th December 2003
    ... cause depression, mania, obsessive thoughts, etc. Accutane , a acne cure, was found to cause suicidal idealization...

  2. How do I overcome the feeling I am ugly? 22nd June 2003
    ... severe, and i went to a new dermatologist who gave me accutane . By mid senior year my face was breakout free but...

Diet & Nutrition board
  1. Omega 3 how much of it would be too much? 3rd May 2007
    ... many are having major success with it after trying accutane and similar products with too many complications....

  2. Help me cut out the sugar! 27th December 2006
    ... m calling my derm. tomorrow to ask about going on accutane , but I figure it'll be healthier for me in the long...

  3. Too much unsaturated fats bad? 24th October 2004
    ... bad cholesterol". The medication I am taking is Accutane (aka Isotretinoin). And yes, I am aware of the dangers...

  4. does accutane kill ance forever? or is this a myth 28th December 2000
    ... I was one of the test subjects for Accutane while it was going through approval. That was nearly ... horrible skin where I did not want to leave my house, Accutane was sent from God. ...
    ... funny thing is... they still dont know exactly why accutane works.... it just does. ah, modern medicine. were...
    ... According to several people and at least one gov. accutane has killed several people along with causing severe...
    ... According to several people and at least one gov. accutane has killed several people along with causing severe ... oral antibiotics, etc. Last year I finally went on accutane and my doctor told me that I would never have another ... break out and I know several people that have been on accutane 3 times. So in answer to your question, YES!, you...
    ... out. I would check in to this as a possibility vs accutane ....
    ... Im on accutane right now actually im in my 11th week i still have ... it however, it has worked awsome for them. Theirs accutane diarys u can also read if your interested.. Just search...
    ... Well I was on accutane when I was 15yrs old to 16 yrs old then I doubled ... these lotions that don't work. I can't get back on accutane , due to I have no insurace. It is costly. I would ... take accutane again if I was. I have been getting facials and I...

Digestive Disorders board
  1. inflamed gall bladder vs gastritis ??? 13th March 2007
    ... Here's some background info: I just got off of Accutane (for acne) 10 days ago. So at least my face is cleared ... discomfort. My cholesterol was always fine but after the Accutane my triglycerides are now in the 600's. I was told...
    ... to 292 and my LDL is 153 and HDL is 34. So as the Accutane is getting out of my system the trigl. are going down...

  2. antibiotics the cause? your thought if you may. 14th July 2006
    ... the winter that works unbelieveable. i was even on accutane in the past, didnt work. anyways, i stopped the bactrim...

  3. Hemroids~ Herbal Remedies? 4th May 2005
    ... was related to a medication I was on at the time, Accutane . Anyway, I still have trouble though I'm never constipated...

Ear, Nose & Throat board
  1. Dry Ears 5th August 2007
    ... most of the other afflictions on here... I'm on Accutane for my acne, and it is incredibly drying. The area...

  2. could i have damaged my ears? 15th February 2006
    ... make matters more confusing, I am also on the drug accutane , which can cause tinitus and dizziness itself...

Eating Disorder Recovery board
  1. Am I boulimic? Or just a teenage binger? 14th August 2004
    ... First, talk to your skin doctor about doing a round of accutane on you. I did a round of it when I was in highschool...

  2. can an eating disorder cause acne? 13th October 2003
    ... correlation to my skin being clear. I also just quit taking Accutane which wasn't working. It's possible I wasn't absorbing...
    ... going for you. Right now I'm going to wait for the Accutane to get out of my system. Maybe in a month or two I...

Epilepsy board
  1. Are these seizures? what is this?? help 8th November 2007
    ... hypomanic). All of this started after i took a drug called accutane . I think it caused brain damage. If anyone can tell...

  2. 14 yr old son having seizures in sleep mostly 5th July 2004
    ... done we still have no answers. He had been taking accutane , the doctors said it could be a side effect from that...
    ... I'm surprised the doctor didn't want to remove the Accutane first, to see if that was the cause. Usually all...
    ... went home on Keppra meds and we did take him off the accutane and for almost a month we thought there were no sz...

Exercise & Fitness board
  1. Please help me! 7th June 2005
    ... any of the dermatologists you've seen recommended Accutane for you? It's a VERY powerful drug and along with ... round of treatment. I clear up beautifully while on Accutane and then remain clear for a few years, but then the ... fried foods, etc. Good luck and look into the Accutane in the meantime. It's not for everyone, but it's...
    ... any of the dermatologists you've seen recommended Accutane for you? . I've actually used Accutane 5...

  2. anyone intolerant to exercise? 30th September 2004
    ... currently have a semi intolerance...I recently started accutane and everytime I start to sweat and my body temperature...
    ... chicken pox feeling is because your skin is dry. the accutane is drying your skin out and once you start to sweat ... get all itchy. i have this problem and i don't take accutane . mine however comes and goes with the weather. sometimes...
    ... chicken pox feeling is because your skin is dry. the accutane is drying your skin out and once you start to sweat ... get all itchy. i have this problem and i don't take accutane . mine however comes and goes with the weather. sometimes...

Eye & Vision board
  1. Ocular Rosacea Acutane? 28th August 2007
    ... I got dry eye from taking Accutane 2.5 years ago and still ot this day have the problem...

  2. Dry Eyes induced by Accutane (blepharitis and dry eyes) 26th July 2007
    ... Hi i dont know much about dry eye from accutane , but i know plenty of people whos dry eye was caused ... by accutane . Do you know if your dry eye is evportive or aqeaous ... deficient, did you have dry eye before accutane ? have you tried restasis, compresses etc?...
    ... restasis though, I've been feeling a little fearful that accutane induced dry eye is somehow different. Do you know...
    ... How long have you been off of Accutane ??? I had two separate interval-treatment of accutane ... My eyes are still dry yet not as bad as being on Accutane ... MY last course of treatment on Accutane was 5 years...
    ... I was on a lower than therapeutic dose of Accutane several years ago when my eyes became so dry I couldn ... 't wear my contacts. I stopped the Accutane , and I was able to wear my contacts again after a...
    ... Sjogren, incidentally), but no one seems to have studies accutane induced dry eyes, and I wanted to get a sense of other...

  3. Black Eye Wont Fade - - Please Help! 23rd August 2006
    ... around. Note: I just got off a 6 month cycle of accutane - - can this decrease the healing process? Anyone...

  4. Severe dry eyes & steroid drops 2nd March 2006
    ... This is most likely due to a course of low-dose accutane I was on. I came off it because of the terrible side...

  5. Dry eyes related to skin problems? 3rd February 2006
    ... him. Anyway, whatever happened with you taking Accutane for your Acne?...

  6. Corneal Erosion 1st February 2006
    ... s always the wonder drug from the 80's of course ( accutane ) but that's serious treatment and I have no idea what...

  7. Question for Montgumski 9th July 2005
    ... and I'm not sure if its due to meibomitis or from accutane (but I've stopped accutane for over a year now). What...

  8. Blepharitis--Chronic or Curable? 29th June 2005
    ... control? i have dry eyes too, but i think thats from the accutane i took. thanks again for all the advice. i just pray...
    ... meibomitis and only got it i think after i started taking accutane . i haven't been on accutane for a long time now, over...
    ... clear since you still have swelling. Most likely accutane may have caused a permanent condition/damage to production...
    ... to have too much dry eye symtpoms until i started accutane . either way, i think meibomitis is MUCH harder to...

  9. Dry Eye/Accutane Connection? Poll 18th May 2005
    ... Anyone "see" a connection between having taken Accutane for acne at some point and having problems with dry ... about it, but if you read the very small print on Accutane labels, they mention that you may not be able to wear ... curious how many out there with dry eyes have taken accutane ....
    ... Accutane definately casued my dry eyes, and its been five months...
    ... Here are a few side effects of Accutane : corneal opacities, decreased night vision, cataracts...
    ... Actually, I think one of the main side effects of accutane is dry eyes. in fact, ur whole face seems to get dry ... ur eyes, ur lips. i had meibomitis before i took accutane but it wasn't until after accutane that I noticed ... know, still trying to figure out whether it was the accutane or the meibomitis athat caused the dryness. also, ... my friend who took accutane also has difficulty w/ contacts. i'm sure its one...
    ... I was on accutane and had a tough time with dry eyes and wearing my ... though. It's been 11 months since I've been off accutane , and I no longer have a problem with dry eyes....
    ... Accutane definately caused my dry eyes. I have been off the...
    ... Accutane definately caused my dry eyes. I have been off the ... only recently (I'd say 8-9 months after going off accutane ) which was May/June. I still use eyedrops once in...
    ... clearer and clearer) for four years after stopping accutane . They've since improved but are still dry. I last ... fluid to stick. The meibomian glands recover from accutane damage but the recovery is very slow. They are working...
    ... started noticing a real difference in my eyes while on Accutane I got off of it. So, I was only on the drug for a ... people who got the dry eye side effect that alsted post- accutane , but it seems like it only affects a small number...
    ... never had a problem with dry eyes before I went on accutane so I'm assuming that accutane was what caused me to ... those symptoms. My eye doctor knew that I was on accutane and told me that if the dry eyes became too unbearable ... to the point that I needed that. I was scared that accutane may have permanently damaged my eyes, but luckily...

  10. MGD...PLEASE help 20th April 2005
    ... roscea...i had severe acne before but once i went on accutane that went away. i went on doxy for two months but...

  11. Night blindness 13th November 2004
    ... year old parents. I just hope it's not from taking Accutane three years ago - yikes! If anyone has any other...

  12. Dry warm compresses better? 8th November 2004
    ... a year of untreated blepharitis. (Except for maybe Accutane related MGD, that form of MGD comes on faster) I had...

  13. Meibomian gland dysfunction 25th October 2004
    ... sebhorreic dermatitis, adverse drug reactions from accutane , the list goes on. You need to tailor your treatment...

  14. Dry eyes....Help! 22nd July 2004
    ... new member. I've had dry eyes since 1993 from taking accutane . This medicine affects the meibomian (sebaceous)glands...
    ... .....did your dry eyes come on suddenly after the accutane or gradually. Mine came on suddenly. I remember...
    ... pretty much confined to when I woke up while I was on accutane . They then got worse for 4 years. Then the last 8 ... It's like a phobia. Maybe that also came from the accutane . Some people says it affects the brain. Anyway, I...
    ... interesting you mention androgens. I've had dry eyes from accutane for 11 1/2 years. On February 1st I started taking ... too know exactly what is causing them. I know that accutane shrinks the meibomian glands and the effect can persist...
    ... medicine that blocked androgen like propecia, proscar, accutane , avodart. These findings only came about around 5...
    ... for yourself. Sleek822, I have the same problem from accutane but with minimal blepharitis. Flax oil and DHEA thin ... redness goes away. Retastis probably won't help since accutane affects meibomian not lacrimal glands. As for salt...

  15. Dryness with contacts 4th July 2004
    ... and if you used accutane .....you incerease your chance of HAVING DRY EYES SYNDROM...

  16. Posterior Blepharitis/Meibomian Gland Dysfunction 11th May 2004
    ... especially the stinging and dryness ( i also took accutane in 2003, which may have brought on the dryness). ...

  17. Is there any young here who has dry eye? 23rd April 2004
    ... accutane does dry eyes syndrom. beware....

  18. Any medications known to damage eyesight? 27th March 2004
    ... Accutane users are monitored for signs of papilloedema...

  19. meibomian gland dysfunction 27th January 2004
    ... I got dry eyes syndrom because of the DEATH DRUG ACCUTANE . Actually, I started using glasses together with this ... effects are not well known!. It's like when I took accutane , nobody told me that today I will end up with glasses...

  20. Blepharitis question... 20th October 2003
    ... thought I'd offer an update. I finally got off of the Accutane and started the doxycycline last Monday. I'm hoping...

  21. Accutane and Dry Eye 10th March 2003
    ... Accutane does dry eye syndrom. Sometimes you get it years after...

  22. anyone suffer with blepharitus 2nd September 2001
    ... I have always been prone to acne and have taken accutane with great success. I have been to 5 Drs., 1 plastic ... regime was tedious. So I haven't juiced in 20 years. Accutane is high doses of Vitamin A in pill form. I believe...

  23. Acne drug and vision problems 23rd June 2001
    ... Started Having My First Damn Glasses Together With Accutane . Dry Eyes Syndrom. Cannot See Well At Night. It Was...

  24. Anyone here ever taken Accutane? 16th February 2001
    ... Yes. Accutane makes dry eyes syndrom and therefore eyes become dry ... EXPERIENCE, EXPERIENCE. Too bad I've learnt about accutane after I've taken it. Sorry I forgot to add that ... I hope I help some people. I deeply regret I took accutane . Deeply regret. I took it when there was no warning...
    ... Yes. Accutane makes dry eyes syndrom and therefore eyes become dry ... EXPERIENCE, EXPERIENCE. Too bad I've learnt about accutane after I've taken it. Sorry I forgot to add that ... I hope I help some people. I deeply regret I took accutane . Deeply regret. I took it when there was no warning...
    ... I take accutane , my eyes are fine. Whatever, some people share all ... this crap that blah blah accutane ended my life, whatever. A girl with glasses isn...
    ... contacts today because of dry eyes syndrom due to accutane use. I'm glad to hear that you like glasses. Some...

Fibromyalgia board
  1. Can you have fibro and only have upper body trigger pts? 26th February 2008
    ... have suffered from severe acne, I had two rounds of accutane ), and migraines all go with it. Those are what I...

  2. Input needed 2nd September 2006
    ... Has anyone taken Accutane ? Besides Fibro I will be tested for other things ... . I told my sister tonight that I had taken accutane and she went OFF, she said do you know how bad that...
    ... my own hair. i shave my head bald. i was told the accutane would clear it up but was told to really think on...
    ... my own hair. i shave my head bald. i was told the accutane would clear it up but was told to really think on...
    ... of mind. let me know what your doc says about the accutane and for sure ask for the blood work to be done. check...

  3. trying to find the connection between all of us. 22nd May 2005
    ... really stressed at the time but i had been takeing Accutane for almost a year which really surpressed my immune...

  4. does this sound like fibro? 12th April 2005
    ... Hi, a little over two years ago i stopped taking accutane after i ended up in the hospital with mono.... i feel...

  5. is this fibro 17th March 2005
    ... Hi, a little over two years ago i stopped taking accutane after i ended up in the hospital with mono.... i feel...

  6. occipital pain and vision symptoms?? 30th December 2004
    ... one more question, anyone with fibro ever take accutane ?...
    ... Dear Confused, Accutane .... no. That's for acne, no? Maybe I'm thinking...
    ... i was just wondering if accutane could have caused this...

Hair Problems board
  1. Telogen Effluvium??? Freaking me out HELP! 16th March 2008
    ... years ago when i was younger and went on a drug called accutane . YEeesh. Bad experience. I know thats a common side...

  2. an infamous question...!! 4th February 2008
    ... know how to get it, or what to use to get it. i am on accutane right now which i guess can cause it to fall out,...
    ... Is the accutane for hair loss? I'm not sure whether you are male...

  3. Accutane and Hair Loss, Please help 23rd April 2007
    ... Hello I'm a 1* year old guy who started accutane 1.5 months ago. The first month I was on 40mg/day...
    ... try other treatments before using a strong drug like accutane especially if you knew about the hair loss. Have...

  4. accutane, thinning hair, nisim? 2nd March 2007
    ... hey.. i finished accutane just over six months ago with good results; however ... what have others done about thinning hair due to accutane ? please help...im losing hope.. oh ya and my hair...
    ... I think I saw somewhere that the accutane does causes hairloss. And there are reports that...

  5. Telogen Effluvium 12th March 2006
    ... about a year and a half ago as a result of taking Accutane and having an extremely stressful period in life....

  6. Lost lots of hair in 2 weeks for first time ever! 18th November 2005
    ... You wouldn't happen to be on Accutane would you? Judging by your username, it makes me wonder ... because Accutane has been related with hairloss. As far as the dandruff...
    ... no i am not on accutane or have i ever been on accutane . however, i have been on doxycycline for about 4 since...

  7. Premature graying 10th July 2005
    ... getting quite a few gray hairs recently. I have been on accutane about 2 years ago, and was on steroids (methylprednisone...

  8. Extremely dry hair problem 2nd April 2005
    ... really dry and when I comb it it flakes. I was on Accutane so maybe that caused this problem. What is the BEST...
    ... really dry and when I comb it it flakes. I was on Accutane so maybe that caused this problem. What is the BEST ... 20. BTW, I've never been on it, but I've read that Accutane causes hair loss....

  9. Will my hair EVER grow Back??? i'm on Prozac now because of it!!! 21st March 2005
    ... I got off a short 4 month 40 mg course of accutane in July. 2 Months later, in September my hair fell ... to others. Now it's March, 8 months since I got off accutane and 6 months since my hair stopped falling out. Recently...
    ... loss is temporary in most cases and returns after the Accutane is stopped. My nephew took Accutane for two weeks ... dry skin were so bad he had to stop. He claimed the Accutane caused severe intestinal pain and itching rectum....
    ... loss is temporary in most cases and returns after the Accutane is stopped. My nephew took Accutane for two weeks ... dry skin were so bad he had to stop. He claimed the Accutane caused severe intestinal pain and itching rectum. ... I have stopped accutane . I've been off for longer than I was on...
    ... friend who is bipolar and right as she began starting Accutane she found this out, although it's not related to the ... last quarter of 1999, there were 2381 ADR reports for Accutane , 313 were serious - of these 89 were psychiatric,...
    ... Hi, I've never been on accutane , but my hair is thinning really bad and I don't know...
    ... I got off a short 4 month 40 mg course of accutane in July. 2 Months later, in September my hair fell ... to others. Now it's March, 8 months since I got off accutane and 6 months since my hair stopped falling out. Recently...
    ... people with thinning hair (due to illness, medication ( accutane , steroids etc.), malnutrition etc..). She began using ... really crappy time right now. I can't imagine taking accutane to control acne and then having to deal with hair...
    ... people with thinning hair (due to illness, medication ( accutane , steroids etc.), malnutrition etc..). She began using ... really crappy time right now. I can't imagine taking accutane to control acne and then having to deal with hair...
    ... I was on soriatane, which is very similar to accutane . I used to have hair to the middle of my back, lost...
    ... I was on soriatane, which is very similar to accutane . I used to have hair to the middle of my back, lost...
    ... falls out like crazy in the shower, now i started accutane (like you, 40 mg a day and im on day 19 right now...
    ... i am curious to know because i am losing hair from accutane now and am considering stopping, i have been taking...

  10. make hair thick 16th September 2004
    ... my hair incredibily thicker. Problem is, I went on Accutane for 3 months and ever since, my hair has become very...

  11. Oily hair 14th September 2004
    ... for me to try? The Walgreens pharmacist said that Accutane could help, but I don't wanna try Accutane....
    ... this or not. Well... it is certainly better than accutane anyway. I used to have the oily scalp problem. I...
    ... asked Walgreens pharmacist online, and they say that Accutane could help, but I don't want to be on it. I did my...

  12. hair extensions 22nd June 2004
    ... carried on for about 3 years. I was also put on accutane for acne and that has a side effect of makin your...
    ... carried on for about 3 years. I was also put on accutane for acne and that has a side effect of makin your...

  13. hair growth herbs, supplements?? 19th June 2004
    ... or to keep it healthy?? i know biotin helps. Im on accutane , an acne med for the second time. my hair fell out...

  14. Hair Growth 14th April 2004
    ... help strengthen and regrow hair naturally? I'm on Accutane and I seem to be losing more hair than normal. ...

  15. dry scalp/dandruff... 7th March 2004
    ... I am currently on accutane for my acne and whenever I use pertplus or head and...

  16. accutane before hair transplants?? 24th February 2004
    ... I know if you're on accutane you are supposed to wait atleast 6 months before having...

  17. Uh oh 13th September 2003
    ... I'm on accutane and I just pulled out about 20 hairs total in the...
    ... day. But also, one of the possible side effects of Accutane is loss of hair. I'd doubt it was the Head and Shoulders ... it's never happened to you before, it's likely the Accutane . ...

  18. Folliculitis on scalp, OUCH! 28th August 2003
    ... exact same time the folliculitis hit. I read that accutane can help when nothing else does - even though it is...

  19. hair is thinning and acne 18th July 2003
    ... worth while to see an endocrinologist? I have taken accutane for 3 months/40mg a day but I have been off it for ... began to lose some before I went on it. P.S. the accutane helped but my skin still looks kinda crappy P.P...

  20. Eyebrows falling out -- Accutane-related? 6th June 2003
    ... Hi there, I have been on Accutane for about 3 months, at just under 1 mg/kg/day. Results ... something, which may or may not be directly related to the Accutane . I've noticed that I seem to be losing quite a few ... experience with this? Could this be related to the Accutane treatment? I've also been diagnosed with seborrheic ... dermatitis prior to going on Accutane . And is there something that could be done to help...

  21. Shampoos/Conditioners for thinning hair 22nd August 2002
    ... of my hair due to the combination of Depakote and Accutane . I tried all the shampoos and FOUND ONE. You can...

Headaches board
  1. Diziness/headaches-Help! 15th February 2006
    ... sure nothing dangerous. However, now I am on the drug accutane which has headaches as a side effect for some people ... with this so that I can continue my treatment with accutane , which is otherwise very good. Anyone know of the...
    ... how long have you been on the accutane ? sometimes these types of symptoms will go away with ... migraines but could also just be side effects to the accutane as you said. I would talk to your family doctor and...

Health Insurance Issues board
  1. Finding Health Insurance for a NY resident(i'm some-what clueless) 31st December 2003
    ... dermatologist and for a expensive prescription(its called Accutane ). I dont need coverage for anything else--not for...

Hearing Disorders board
  1. Could this be the beginning of tinnitus? 29th June 2006
    ... just a little but I also been on a medication called accutane for severe acne for 5 months now. For about a month...

  2. Ear clogged, but I can take any medicine...What do I do? 22nd February 2004
    ... fourtanley, by morning my ear isnt better. Currently, Im on accutane for my acne and Im not suppose to take any toher meds ... while im on accutane . For me, the feeling im getting in my ear is that...
    ... fourtanley, by morning my ear isnt better. Currently, Im on accutane for my acne and Im not suppose to take any toher meds ... while im on accutane . For me, the feeling im getting in my ear is that...

Herpes board
  1. Angular Stomatitis (Cheilitis)/Candida albicans (yeast infection) vs Herpes 30th October 2007
    ... always had dry cracked lips, especially after taking accutane (acne medicine)...which is said to spur it on. I...

  2. Confused 27th March 2006
    ... dandruff and bad acne through teenage years. I went on accutane and it cleared acne up. Could I just have some...

  3. Remember me? Still no OBs!!!! 19th May 2005
    ... was going through the treatment I was also taking Accutane for my acne. I think that may be the reason for no...

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