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chanieF
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1/29/06 1:53 AM
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just a thought:
i just reread this thread and it made me think...nowadays, to be on accutane, the patient has to also be on bcp (b/c of risks if pg while on it. note that some frum drs arne't strict in this respect with their frum patients, but otherwise this is common practice.) and we know that bcp can definitely have mood effects on patients. so maybe the pill causes and/or exacerbates these symptoms???? (I haven' read the studies, but if you do read through them, perhaps keep this in mind and check if the patients were also on the pill at the time they were taking accutane.) and,since some pills are not associated with these side effects, then perhaps choosing an appropriate pill can counter the potential effects???
fyi, there is also new laser-type treatment being used for acne.
however, again, i would keep in mind that cystic acne responds altogether differently to treatments in genreal.
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fell.and.fallen
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5/2/06 2:05 AM
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Yes. Accutane worked for the most part. Thanfully dr. understood I wouldn't need BCP  . Though the monthly blood-tests were a shlep. I just remember being intensely dried out. Painfully so. Any bit of skin that is 'thinner' on your body (i.e. lips etc.) bore the awesome brunt of it. My friends swear by it. It does have a 'black-box' warning. Thankfully nothing happened to myself nor my friends when they were on the regiman. Agreed, a few months of discomfort is totally worth the feeling of walking down the street, head held hi, with your chin up- ready to face the world.
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chanieF
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5/17/06 8:40 PM
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adult acne is aka rosacea. avoiding triggers is the best treatment for it, as well as using some topical creams [prescribed by a dermatologist] for roscea specifically (not the same meds as for 'regular' acne.) since rosacea is associated with blood vessel dilation, basically anything that can cause blood vessel dilation can trigger a reaction. so things like heat, wind, etc can cause a reaction. as well as many foods-so it's similar to the migraine diet. potential triggers include MSG, sulfites, nitrites, nitrates, hard cheeses, yogurt, canned fish (as they put histamine in in the canning), veggies that are nightshades (such as peppers, eggplant), chocolate.... you see what you have a reaction to and leave it out. you should see TREMENDOUS improvement. though if there is an underlying hormonal problem (associated with too much testosterone) then this will probably still be an issue. there's alot of great info available through the national roscea society.
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Light
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1/16/07 5:08 AM
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Hi, If i could i would go out to the world and scream that no one should ever take this medication again. i took it when i had bad acne, and nothing helped and eventually the doc put me on it. this has turned my life and the life of my whole family upside down. I became depressed, i was very suicidal, i became enorexic, my skin was peeling it was so dry.(and its still dry till this day!!) I needed to be in a phisco hospital for a long time becasue of all of this. i dont think i will be able to ever forgive them for taking away that time in my life, which should have been my best. i became blind in the dark. i can go on and on if you want me to. My parents didnt know what to do with me, and it wasnt known in those days that acutane can cause these things. It did clear the acne. (though not everything, but most of it.) i still get those pimples here and there, but its nothing if you compare it to what i had then. I can't really tell you not to take it, but i can tell you what i went through. Also, later in life, when i did get pregnant for the first time, i was soooo scared that it would still have an affect on my child, but b"h everything was ok. also, one of the reasons you have to take regular blood test is because it makes your colestrol go very high. Just consider all of the above before you do anything.
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It's all good...
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9/5/08 2:00 PM
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Dunno if I'm too late to sign on to this thread, but I have some stuff to say :-)
I was on Accutane THREE seperate times, all together for over a year of my life (five months, five months, six months), and I would definitely recommend taking it if your acne is very bad. I know others who also took it and were fine. I was so sad to hear what some of you had to say about horrible side effects--I hope you're doing better now... I was a little concerned about the side effects, especially since I'm prone to sadness and a host of other psychiatric things...but b"H I did not notice any changes in my mood over the time I was on the med. (I was actually wondering why some people react differently to drugs...that's an interesting study point...) About infirtility or birth defects, the drug leaves your system a month after you stop taking it. So I'm not sure if infirtility can be related to Accutane.
About other acne treatments, I think I've tried everything! The Accutane took three tries for it to work (My Doc said that one patient even did it 6 times! Crazy...) but now my face is loads better b"H. I'm using two different creams now, too--Retin-A and Duac--and my complexion is pretty good, though not perfect. I'm happy, though, so that's what counts :-)
Hope this info helped someone. Feel free to ask more questions :-D
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Light
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6/30/09 6:46 AM
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I wrote this a long time ago, but since you just asked... I'm just copying it and putting it here. I hope its helpful to you, and i wish you luck with whatever you do. I do know at least one person and was not affected like i was, bu i also know many people who had trouble like me. Again, I'm not saying you shuoldnt take it, but just think about long and hard before hand. I'm happy to answer any other questions you have. Hi, If i could i would go out to the world and scream that no one should ever take this medication again. i took it when i had bad acne, and nothing helped and eventually the doc put me on it. this has turned my life and the life of my whole family upside down. I became depressed, i was very suicidal, i became enorexic, my skin was peeling it was so dry.(and its still dry till this day!!) I needed to be in a phisco hospital for a long time becasue of all of this. i dont think i will be able to ever forgive them for taking away that time in my life, which should have been my best. i became blind in the dark. i can go on and on if you want me to. My parents didnt know what to do with me, and it wasnt known in those days that acutane can cause these things. It did clear the acne. (though not everything, but most of it.) i still get those pimples here and there, but its nothing if you compare it to what i had then. I can't really tell you not to take it, but i can tell you what i went through. Also, later in life, when i did get pregnant for the first time, i was soooo scared that it would still have an affect on my child, but b"h everything was ok. also, one of the reasons you have to take regular blood test is because it makes your colestrol go very high. Just consider all of the above before you do anything.
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