What I wish I knew before starting Accutane treatment
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- Let’s talk about Accutane! The drug, also known as isotretinoin, has a number of side effects to take into consideration before starting. In this video I am sharing everything I have learned while taking it and what I wish I knew before starting Accutane.
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100% worth it for me. I took it when I was 16 and had terrible acne. All of the side effects you mentioned, I dealt with. The worst were the nose bleeds, the DRY LIPS, oh and I was SO IRRITABLE. Nonetheless, it was worth it. I rarely get acne as a 25 year old, with the occasional breakout of maybe two or three little zits, but nothing severe at all.
Hello, may i ask how frequent were your nosebleeds?
@@meerah396 several times a week!
@@therudimentroom okay, thanks for letting me know!
Heyy
Did the joint pain disappear once you got off the pills?
@@folksnakpodcast425 Absolutely. I think in general the joint pain has to do with the amount of dehydration your body is going through, so once you get off of it, it seems to work its way back to normal
I've been dealing with acne on my face, chest and back for 7 years now and my dermatologist recommended accutane to me and I'll be honest my biggest fear is the hair thinning because it stays with you after you finish the treatment. And my favorite feature about myself to me atleast is my hair.
I haven't seen a difference in my hair at all! The only thing is that it doesn't get greasy anymore. Everyone is different but if it helps at all my hair hasn't been affected.
@@ZoeMiyoko so is your hair naturally on the thinner side then? It doesn’t seem thick here
Yeah, it’s true the hair loss can be permanent
@@francesgold6649 I have straight hair but I didn't lose any on the drug!
@@ZoeMiyoko ok, so it was just thinner to begin with
accutane caused telogen effluvium hair loss for me in month 2, on a low dose. Its been 6 months since i quit early (when hair came out in huge amounts) and my hairs 50% THINNER and my crown and temples are very thin and scalp shows.
I am waiting to see a 2nd derm but the first said it may or may not be PERMENENT. Going on accutane was the biggest regret of my life. It also messed up my eyes and gave me dry eye disease
What bout your acne though?
Did you get your hair back?
Ohh noo so horrible, Did you get hair back?
Hi there! Really nice video. I've also been on isotretinoin for 2 months now. My hair used to be extremely greasy but now you can barely see any difference between wash times. I also experience the joint pain of an 80 year old lmao
I didn't know these were side-effects of isotretinoin, nice to know that it's not something I should be worried about.
Keep up the good work!
Good luck with the rest of treatment ❤
Did you lose hair? I start soon and that kinda scares me
@@SardineNipplesXX Hi there! I've been taking 70 mg of isotretinoin and I'm about 70 kilos, so my dosage may have different effects than yours. To answer your question, I personally have not experienced any hair loss on my head. However, my hands look like they're completely shaven. The treatment really irritates the skin and for some reason especially the hands, from what I can tell it dried out the surface so much that hair couldn't grow on it. I definitely recommend using moisturizer/lip balm and drinking lots of water.
A friend of mine who was on isotretinoin (on a lower dosage) did experience hair loss, so my best advice to you is start with your recommended dosage and see if it has any negative effects on your hair. I wouldn't worry about it too much though, the chance that you'll get hairloss from isotretinoin is very low.
The treatment can be intimidating at first but I can confidently say that even though sometimes I get tired of my dry skin, I very much prefer it over acne. Good luck with your treatment!
@@SardineNipplesXX I didn’t!
@@theultijim thank you so much! I greatly appreciate it!
Thank you for this, I am about to take it, beginning of September, and I’m pretty scared there was so many side effects to read and that scared me more and I have to do it while going to school so people are going to point out my dry skin but this was really informational for me I think I’m a little less scared now, also good luck :)
So glad this was helpful for you! I was really scared to start too but so glad I did.
how is ur results?
update pls
Better dry skin than acne tbh!
Take liquid collagen and glucosamine a half of lime juice in 6 onces of water every night before going to sleep. That moisturize your whole body. Why doctors do not recommend it? ✨🤔 They know your body needs it and of course calcium supplement because acutane affects your bones
I took Accutane as a teenager. Took birth control to prevent any pregnancies. However, I slipped up and missed two pills. I found out that I was pregnant, immediately stopped Accutane but the damage had been done by then. My baby had already formed a "water head" and I eventually miscarried. I've been so scared to try Accutane ever since, even with the clearing of my acne.
Thats terribly unfortunate, sorry to hear.
@@andrewlr1225 I have three healthy kids now so everything is good :) thank you
How about if you’re on implant or on depo provera. Would you recommend accutane?
@@brittanychambers5420 omg congrats
@@sheenalaguerta8650 if you are on anything than just the pill (because you could potentially miss a day) than I'd recommend Accutane. It worked for me
I’m 16, and I’m going on accutane. My acne has actually gone away some what, but when I get breakouts they are very painful. I’m honestly nervous of the side effects.
I was too and I could’ve taken it like at 15 or 16 but I’m just biting the bullet now. Im currently 17 and I just recently took my first pill🥳 Hoping it’ll be worth it and good luck to you :)
I've been on accutane for a two weeks 40mg and my inflammation is gone.
@@thirtyonepigeons9539 how’s it going!❤
Did you have to take birth control
Do it now so you won’t regret it later, trust me.
Definitely worth watching! Loved it!
The reason im asking is because i had such severe stomach problems and mental problems to the point to where they were debilitating and in most cases disabling
As a teen twenty years ago I had bad cystic acne . It cleared up my acne but I would not recommend taking this drug after taking this drug I became extremely nervous , severe dry lips , and got severe panic attacks . To this day my acne has cleared up but I have being on edge for twenty years and where I had severe cysts ( on my temple ) my skin goes numb from time to time
What about sexual health?
@@mahbubabegum1826 I’m doing good there :)
How long did you take the drug for?
@@Gwyn 1yr and a half
@@timothyperry3850well that’s why. You’re not supposed to take this drug longer than 6 months
in australia we don’t have to get our blood drawn every month or go back every month… my dermatologist gave me 6 repeats and our next consultation is in 6 months
How many days of gap between those repeats can you please tell me? My dermatologist prescribed me to take 1 week on and 3 weeks off and 3 repetitions of this cycle
I’m praying for you, bc my brother & I both did Accutane years ago around 1993 & 1995 & we both ended up getting cancer 😢 He got stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma in 1997 & I got Malignant Melanoma in 2001. This is why I’m praying for you, bc Accutane is very dangerous years after you’ve had it. I myself took the pills & my brother did the shots. So; no matter which form a person does it’s still very dangerous!
This is misinformation. This drug has been taken by over 2 million people and there are no statistics linking it to causing cancer. Correlation does not imply causation. Wishing you both a full recovery but please don’t scare people away from a potentially quality of life saving medication
😥😥
i ate a pizza 2 years ago once in my life and got booty cancer from it.
Stop talking crap
The drug they give now is isotrentinoin. A lot different from accutane. My father took accutane when it first came out. It cured his acne and he is perfectly healthy. I just want people to know cancer is not destined to happen.
I only had to get my blood drawn once, the other times i only had to do a urine test!
That's great! I'm in New York and you have to get blood drawn every time
I feel safer getting it done every month
@@ZoeMiyoko I’m in NY and they are telling me only to do blood work every 6 months. My dermatologist that is.
@@mikab5232 oh wow! I think some people are different but definitely do your research
@@mikab5232 I’m in NY, too and I took a blood test every month during my course. The benefits far outweigh the cons. Well in my case. It literally saved my sanity. I got off it. It’s been two years and my face gotten back worst again. Now I’m going to go back on it again.
Did it take anybody else 3 months or so before they started seeing results from accurate? I’m a big guy at 6’2 240 and I started out at 20 mg per day the first month and have progressively went up to 60 mg a day on this 3rd month. I’m not seeing much results on chest acne. hoping it works eventually!
I took acutane for 8 months, I didn't start seeing a difference until 4 months in. However, when I started seeing a difference my skin started clearing up very quickly. I had genetic cystic acne that hurt and now I've been off of acutane for a year and I haven't gotten a pimple since
@@corniedog8702 did you make any change to your diet at all whenever it started to work? Also, did you drink any alcohol? I’ve drank some beer and am wondering if that’s killing it’s efficiency.
@@MrDillon45 DONT DRINK BEER !! especially on accutane thats what gives you pimples dude stop this shit and alcohol too its the best way to get pimples for me its even worse than sugar and fat and i think that i saw some advices that said not to drink alcohol during accutane and i dont know why you made me laugh for the "im a big guy 6'2 200"
But yeah it takes aa looot of timd dont worry i have 6pimples rn even tho im in month 4 and your dosage seems quite low for me im taking 40mg even tho im only 5'5 and 105
@@iwanttokillmyself206 lol thanks I was just giving my size for reference. I watch RUclips and there’s small girls on 80 mg from the start. The dosage and consensus on it seems to be all over the place. Thanks for the help though I think it’s the beer doing it to me too tbh.
@@MrDillon45 did it improve?
Hello mam I had taken isotretinoin for three months till march and again in this month I had taken isotretinoin again for 15 days, now I have stopped and I have been planning to conceive in the next 2 months? I know you have said it takes atleast 6 months but my dermatologist have said it will take only a month. So can you please give an insight on this, I am really worried. :(
It would be highly appreciable if you reply
I had severe acne through my entire teen years and into my early 20s. I met a number of dermatologists that never asked me about my diet but were quick to put me on medication that did not work. One dr prescribed accutane right away (circa 2007) and I was handed a thick book that talked about the side effects. I was already aware of accutane and told the dr I am not doing it, he said find another dr then. A few years later I decided to do a holistic approach on my own and cut dairy out of my diet. My skin cleared within a few weeks! I was like wow, I was embarrassed during my teen years and destroyed my skin when all I had to do was adjust my diet! I am so ticked off at dermatologists, I do not trust them.
Opposite happens for me. My acne’s worse when dairy free,. By far.
No its just because you were an adult i tried that during my teens of course it worked i cut sugar like bread candies dairy fat everything but i still got some acne it wzs definitely better but one day i wzs so sad so frustrated so i ate some biscuits but nothing that bad and then bam 3-2 big pimples that hurt so yeah youve to be really serious and never eat dairy and everything ever again and if you do that you get pimples then you get sad then you eat even more sugar and i was so argh angry i kicked everything around me i hated that because i could do everything but i'll still get some pimples and if i do an extreme diet its to get the PERFECT skin if not i give up and take roaccutane so yeah i tried everything but im still for the healthy diet ofc
If they are worried about any of your organs like liver kidney etc they are looking at , if your liver levels are low they’ll take you off the med.
I just got my pills but I haven’t done my blood test I’m confused if I should start taking them now or wait until my next appointment(when I have my blood work done)
Also had to cancel my rhinoplasty because I found out that you shouldn’t do any type of surgery while on accutain
My first round my body had a great response, was only on it for 8 weeks or so. Had to stop because of my liver.
was the accutane making u have bad livers or did u already have problems with ur liver before ?
I've been battling acne for a whopping 12 years, trying out different medications along the way. It feels like a never-ending cycle - just when I think I'm in the clear, those pesky breakouts return. Now, I'm considering accutane. When you mentioned having to get my blood drawn every month, could you explain what exactly that mean?
your bleed needs to be drawn each month to make sure your body is handling the drug well. its possible for it to effect your liver etc.
Zoe! Hey just saw your video today. Did your acne treatment with accutane work? I am 30, fit and healthy and been suffering from acne after my teens and 20s. Did it work for you? PLZ let me know hun as I am considering taking it since doxycycline doesn’t work for me anymore and currently just suffering from acne and rosacea. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I’m about a year and a half after taking it and am still getting small bumps but nothing painful and under the skin! I definitely think it’s worth it if nothing has worked for you
@@ZoeMiyoko I thank you for getting back to me. Probably will then, happy TG btw
@@ezettina good luck ❤️
@@ZoeMiyoko thank you dear! You too in all ur pursuits in life 🫶🏻
@@ezettinacan you please give us some updates on your acctane journey? 🥹
I'm starting Accutane very soon
Wait, I gotta go to derm every month to get more? It takes multiple months to get an appointment space availible I swear 😂😂
Lollll yeah they make sure you get in usually
I really want to try accutane but scared of blood tests😂😩
Me too 😭 I have to take one every couple of months, and it sucks. But it's worth it
@@audreymurray1544 omg what are they actually like! I’ve never ever had a blood test so it’s literally new to me, I have my referral soon so pretty sure that’s when they take blood and I’m scared I’m going to pass out😭 It’s not even the pain it’s just the feeling of blood coming out that freaks me
@@so_5464 it's not that bad, I mean, you feel the needle, but that's about it, if you look away and distract yourself, you'll be good
@@so_5464 bruh their not taking an entire bag. They take a minuscule tube of blood and you physically cannot feed the blood leaving ur body all you feel is the tiny pinch.
i’m currently on accutane, and other than the zits, i’m suffering with these whiteheads or closed comedones. i’m already in 3 months and i don’t see them going away. did you suffer with something similar?
I do.
Me too
I am really very scared to start my Accutane course I have already ord but afraid. My doc gave me 20mg for my mild acne he said 1kg needs 1mg but 20mg is less he gave becus I have only mild acne but never goes. Plz help
For how many days did you take 20mgs? How long did it take to clear out? Can you please give me some updates?
My doc give me 20mg isotretinoin for 1 month and I am 16 is it safe what do you think?
Hey brother i am going to start isotretinoin from tommorrow
My age is 17 dose is 20 mg per day
Can you kindly share your experience
Please 😢
@@subhankarroy7914 hey bro I don't take it even doctor told me don't take it it's danger drug it will study your growth etc even tho I have acne I didn't take it it was also when I was 17 now am 18 my acne clear it self I never take the medicine and here am good bro I recommend you not taking it
@@subhankarroy7914 don't take bro I almost ate at 17 also but I didn't my acne reduce naturally don't take this type of medicine now am 18 I don't get much acne now don't take medicine
@@subhankarroy7914 don't take it
@@subhankarroy7914 no take it
Hey I’m about to start it and am just curious if you can drink while on it because I know it’s linked to the liver
You are not supposed to drink on it but talk to your doctor about it!
@@ZoeMiyokoI did, and she said I can eat and drink anything but online it says differently so I’m not sure 😭
@@Bighirsch2 I think dermatologists say different things I would just drink in moderation. When I was on it I would have a drink once in a while.
does this affect egg quality permanently?
Many says that after years accutane can affect your health really badly and many said that after using accutane they got some side effects permanently like gut problems and so on
I’m on 16 th day and got so scared
@@ninokhatiashvili1309 my brother didnt get anything and its been 10years since he finished accutzne
@@ninokhatiashvili1309 how is your skin now?
Ive just started and i am extremely nauseous! Please tell me this goes away as i cant bare to eat anything 😢
Dont worry i got every side effects like flr exemple dry eyes to the point where they were red for 1weeks then dry mouth like the inside for 2weeks then nausea for 3weeks and....
Out of curiosity did u ever have any any stomach problems or any mental health issues while taking accutane?
I did not! But I was also seeing a therapist during treatment.
Best time to take Accutane morning or night???
It doesn’t matter as long as you are consistent with time! I used to take mine after breakfast
Can dry pimples cause scarring
Hey zoe, i completed almost 2 and half months on accutane, my acne is 70% cleared, but recently i am diagnosed with PCOD and facing side effects like joints pain, my heels hurt like hell, unable to stand up early in the morning, i knees are paining, i want to discontinue it, can i do that???
Definitely talk to your doctor!
I’m planning to take isotretinoin next week, can i ask if i can still workout whole taking my isotret?
Yes!
Yes but dont overdo
Isotretinoin made my skin 3-4shades darker plz help me in how many days it takes to fade (this is isotretinoin's side effects)😢plz anyone helps me !!!
it'll go back to original after treatment. make sure to apply reapply sunscreen every 3 hrs during the day.
@@nishithareddy8742 I already completed the treatment 2months ago how many more months do I have to wait 😶
@@Anonymous00013 did it make your entire body darker or just your face ? You can try chemical peels to get it to its original color if it’s just your face from sun damage. Check out dr Alexis Stephens on RUclips she gives great advice on hyperpigmentation and chemical peels and really all kinds of skin care information on colored skin. I hope this helps you! Also let me know if your skin went back to its original color! I’m going to be taking accutane soon.
too.
Hey did it come back to its original shade and how much mg wer u taking?
do we have to take accutane pills during monthly cycle??? is it oka??
Yes!
Dosage?
Can i still vape when i go through accutane??
I know you are supposed to not drink alcohol while taking the medication not sure about vaping but definitely ask your doctor
Mg u used??
Does insurance cover medication if not how much does it cost
Insurance should cover it! It’s typically the same as a regular prescription would cost
Do I have to take it for a long time ?
I believe the minimum is 6 months but it depends!
Can an alopecian have Accutane?
I’m not sure, definitely ask your dermatologist!
My back lol, I'd like to think a lot of it is scars ngl
Can i take acutret during periods?
I would talk to your doctor!
@@ZoeMiyoko no ma'am I just want to know whether I can take it on periods or not? Does it causes overbleeding?
@@himakshikalita9427 I didn’t have any issues but I am not an expert
Do you have insurance?
Yes!
Does your acne came back after Accutane
It’s different for everyone! Some people have to go on it twice but it should go away
@@ZoeMiyoko did u suffer with any hair problem ?
@@nishithareddy8742 none!
Can accutane couse delay period
I wasn't affected but definitely something to ask your doctor!
Is anyone else getting nausea from accutane? 😩
You are sooo cute!💞
Did you know it gave me Crohn's disease, you should probably consider that before going any further.
What is that
@@jameswilliams6002 Accutane
Crohn's disease affects 1 in every 500 to 700 people bro... blaming Accutane is a stretch
@@Chopper650 yeah my dermatologist said that accutane flares chrons, doesn’t cause it
Did it leave you with negative long term side effects? Because it definitely doesn’t look like your skin is clear…
She said she's only on month 2 in this
WHY ? Would anyone want to be a GUINEA PIG.?
You're implying that this drug is still in the middle of testing... It's not
This drug has been taken by over 2 million people and has been used for decades to treat acne…
No one is a Guinea pig when taking this and most use this as their last resort….
@@paceyaguilar1750 I'm on it now and it does Mae me paranoid tons of people report permanent ED and other weird problems