Hi there i used to be a very happy person, full of life and i was going to get somewhere in my life however things where to make a turn for the worse, i went on Accutane and now i have metal problems, now i cant look people in the eyes anymore because when i look then in the eyes i think of looking at other parts of their face, also im always thinking about my breathing at night so i cant sleep, ive lost my personality, my confidence i dont go out and socialise anymore like i used to, i never used to be like this not until i went on Accutane! and thats just to name a few, anyhow this acne drug has turned my life upside down and i dont know how to be my old self anymore? I wish i could turn back time and have my old ance back and just be my old self! Has anyone had the same metal problems sense been on Accutane? If so let me know? Also what else has Accutane done to you for the worse? Just to let you know i am going to get help for this, take care all thanks.
2007-03-18 01:46:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Are you still on Accutane?
2007-03-18 01:56:09 · answer #1 · answered by Rambokitty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd take myself off Accutane as soon as possible, as depression is one of the side effects. But don't go off it cold turkey or you will break out far worse than you ever did. Reduce the dosage by 1 pill every 3 days until you get off it. There are so many other treatments you can use other than Accutane and I don't know why doctors continue to prescribe it especially to young people. Anyway, research acne on-line or through "answers" to see what other people have used.
2007-03-18 02:17:58 · answer #2 · answered by Lucy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, thank you for posting this. Your doctor should have told you that this was a possible side effect of Accutane. You should immediately schedule an appointment with the person who prescribed you Accutane and tell them exactly what you wrote here. I'll post a link to find out more in the source field.
2007-03-18 02:25:38 · answer #3 · answered by mwhitney13 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't had that drug... i had some other drug, which in all I don't think any of them work that good. But hey, I'll tell you my secret... I recently saw this video "The Secret Conspiracy" a documentary from Australia, which I can't find in Google anymore :-( but I did download it to my computer, I just have to find out how to put it back in google video... Anhow, this video explains that whatever you think you are actracting, so One thing before that I used to think of was acne, and it didn't go away at all... so after this video I decided to write down on my board " A Clear face in Two week" so everytime I used to wake up I would see it, and I would imagine having a clear face... and I would tell myself I have a clear face. Well, it's been like a week now since those two weeks ended and let me tell you that it has worked. Eventhough I have a bit of scaring, but I still tell myself I have a clear face, and whatever I see in the mirror I say that I have a clear face. I also got all my medications and soaps I have boughten and I got a black marker and erased all the acne words in them... that also helped a lot, no wonder medication doesn't work. Anyhow, you gotta change your way of thinking, anything you think you will attract--- and I bet it will help you. I'll try to add the video soon, so search in a week or so for it. Best of luck.
2007-03-18 02:01:35 · answer #4 · answered by erotikos_stratiotis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NATURAL ACNE PROTOCOL
1/ Never, ever touch your face.
2/ Use 3 facecloths to wash your face, one to soap on, one to soap off with very hot water, one to rinse off with ice cold water, in that order, once a day.
3/ If you are under 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A once a day with a full meal
4/ If you are over 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A twice a day with a full meal.
Do not get pregnant while taking vitamin A. Do not take any more, like Accutane, it will stop you growing.
5/ Never, ever. pick, squeeze or pop your spot. Read number 1 again.
6/ Do this for 90 days.
7/ Invest in a brand new pillow and 2 new or more pillow cases to �double bag' your pillow. HOT wash every couple of days.
Source:
A bit of advice given to me as a teenager, a bit of science as I am studying allergic reactions and vitamin A is a part of that. A bit of research: I sat in a lecture at the back and watched the acne prone pick at their faces, those with the worse acne touched their faces 32 times in an hour, the clearest complexions didn't touch their faces even once. I have circumstantial evidence that acne is the result of dermatophyte transfer from hands to face...where it does not get washed off and is well fed by hormones, sweat a
nd oil...just a hypothesis... But it would explain why vitamin A is so effective as vitamin causes skin to remove dermatophytes.
The secret is never to touch the spots
Tips on how to treat acne and achieve perfect clear skin in as little as 7 days?
2016-05-19 23:55:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋