The Depression From Accutane Is Consuming Me
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- Опубликовано: 14 янв 2019
- This is a raw video - no editing - that I want to put out there to show you guys what I was going through when the depression from Accutane hit me the most. I want it to be as real as possible so please bare the numerous pauses in between my sentences
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Bro I feel you I'm on accutane too. It feels strange for sure. Tiny problems seems bigger than it is.
hey! thanks for the comment. Hope the treatment went well! :)
You probably dont give a shit but if you are bored like me atm you can stream all the latest series on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my brother during the lockdown =)
@Jared Trent definitely, I have been watching on Instaflixxer for since december myself :D
So true Wayne,you can just freak out angry at the simpelist situation
I’m in the same boat right now. I totally feel you on the part where you KNOW that you’re overreacting but it’s like your feelings just don’t match up with the situation. Thank you for this🙏🏻❤️
Literally just happened to me. Accutane definitely plays with your mind...
Yes the over reaction is just awful,it's like an intense anger comes over you in a mild situation
thank you for making this video. been on it for 8 months now and a lot of what you talked about resides with me. im sorry you went through it but i appreciate you sharing so others can know they aren't alone... its a weird drug
Hello, I’m exactly in the same situation as you, I have like 7 days left before the end of the treatment and I never felt so paranoid, so anxious about absolutely anything and self sabotaging myself… I have such a stable Life with a lot of people around me to support, but i felt so alone until I found out this video, I Hope you’re doin great rn, I can’t wait to end this atrocity which is litteraly consuming every good thought every Will to live !!!
This video is so important! I took ISO Hexal just a few weeks and got completely depersonalized. I can relate to EVERY word you describe about your personality change. I was a social butterfly, and turned into an anxious piece of nothing😔
It’s insane how frivolously it’s handled and prescribed. After almost 4 years of hard work with my mental health, luckily I’m so much better now!😊 And I hope the healing goes on. The video is a bit older, but I hope you found a way out. ❤️
Thank you for posting this. I just started accutane and have been feeling so depressed and sensitive. It’s not something that’s unfamiliar but it still feels overwhelming when everything happens so suddenly. I know what you mean about feeling like you’re overreacting and even though you’re aware of it, you still feel helpless. Like you’re not in control of your emotions. I feel like I’m not alone in this journey and I’m grateful for this video.
So true,just not in control and freaking out anxious at say the cat jumping and knocking something over,its not rational
You’re not alone. Thank you for sharing.
I know how Accutane can make one feel. I was on it for 6 years & during that time 4 courses. That time was the most horrible for me :( I have been off of it for 2 years nearly now and been feeling better recently. Hope you feel better yourself and stay kind to your body/skin. You got this and wishing happy healing and all the best!
@@yungb8509 my acne was not stopping so I was kept being given it all the time. I stopped going back after to my dermatologists after that.
@bilal ahmad Hey! I've been off it now for 3 years and I found a new way of life. I worked on accepting my acne and it is a part of who I am. One day it will decrease (and it has been slowly). The way I learned to deal with my depression is by taking it day by day. Do what makes me happy, feel good. Hope you're doing well.
Thank you for sharing. I'm going through the same thing. I hope you are better now!
Linnea hey! I’ve been off Accutane for almost 6 months now. All is good. The effect was only temporary! Stay positive :)
@bilal ahmad hey! no I did not take any medication to get back to normal. After stopping the medication, the effect gradually fades away. If it's getting really bad for you then I suggest you talk to your derm to lower the dose. We can't really play around with this medication
Thanks for making this video! I’m having very similar issues while on Accutane and it has resulted in some severe problems academically. I’ve decided to take a two week break to catch up and mentally recover before continuing. I am at 5 months out of 6 and it’s definitely working but I can’t keep brute forcing it like I have been.
hi, thanks for the courage. I experienced the same and still experiencing anxiety even after my treatment. Not worth it.
Ugh I feel the same way now on 40mg... thanks for posting this, happy I can relate to someone
glad I could help :)
same men it sucks but i’m going to continue cuz i want clear skin so bad. best of luck for you and thanks for sharing💛
I know how you feel! the things we do just to have clear skin. Hang in there!
Khoa Trinh I know right, but things are going better now! Thankuu!
Sorry you went through that :( Here for you whenever!
thank you Kassia! It was definitely a hard time. But I stopped the medication for almost 6 months now and I feel better than ever. Though looking back at this video does scare me for some reason
Im 42 years old and strugle with back acne at 42! While effective, this drug is serious business and side effects are not to be ignored, esp when it comes to all over joint and muscle pain and suicude and depression. I've experienced both. I did not realize some of the ultra serious effects, I thought it was just me because I normally do adjust pretty well to medications. I have been on this medication pretty regularly, over 2 years. Although currently a 3 day a week regime but at this point im backing down. I know this was a few years ago, but know you are not alone and i so hope you are in a better place. Im working on mine as we speak.
Ive been on accutane for about two months now and since i doubled my dosage after the first month, I started having REAL side effects. The first month I just had dry skin, lips and some psychological effects just like wanting distance from people. Now, I am thinking about killing myself all the time, feel every little thing is life or death, i am barely eating, taking hour long showers and nearly sleeping for 12 hours because at least i am happy when dreaming. :( Like seriously, I feel worse than I ever have before.
hey! thanks for reaching out. I really appreciate you sharing this with me. I know that the medication is a double-edged sword and the psychological side effect can be really hard. But I really suggest you talk to your dermatologist about the side effect in your case because I can see that it affects you a lot. Meanwhile, find yourself someone you feel safe with to talk to. That's what I did, and it made me feel a lot better. You can even reach out to me personally and I'll be more than happy to talk to you (my instagram is @notquoi). I feel like only people who take Accutane can understand what we are going through. Hang in there!
I’m so sorry reading this
This is how my life’s been 13 years since it
I have no life I’m totally isolated and sick
Go to docs and that’s it
This drug is horrible
@@talksick508 my back is in pain and i am having moments where i want to kill people
@@ozan6275 u got to get off it
It’s legit poison please
I hate what my life is cause of that drug
Thank you for sharing. I’m 3 weeks on Accutane and am having suicidal thoughts. I’m also grieving dysfunction in my family and have a family history of depression. I’m sober and now have none of my old coping mechanisms to numb out and avoid my feelings. Still, this helps to know others are going through this too.
hey how has it been?
I’m currently sobbing from the effects, I was told I’d only be on this drug for 4 months and it’s turned into 12 months. I can’t do this anymore.
Im currently 3 months in at 3 pills a day. Before the pill i wasn't self motivated at all and borderline depressed. I thought that cleaning up my skin would solve the problem. I took the pill thinking that all I would get is some dry skin. Now I am completely down. I barely felt Christmas at all, and im starting to not feel anything. I can't remember the last time I genuinely laughed. My day to day life is just go to school and sit in my bed and listen to music. I don't really talk to my friends at all. I did start to try and improve myself. Currently a week in to a exercise routine. I hope I can keep it up.
Yeah, you good dawg?
The depression side effects are legit. I’m on my last month and the mental rollercoaster is getting really bad tbh.
Thanks for sharing.. I stopped on day 14. No depression yet but things do not feel right and i dont have the same energy or feel like my cheery self. haven't taken a pill in 3 days and feeling better. On the fence about continuing. Thank you for sharing again this helped me
I fee the exact same way and i only started my treatment less than 20 days ago. I hope this doesn’t get worse because I really want to go through with this treatment but it’s not worth the sadness I feel
hey! I hope everything goes well with the treatment. You should experience some dryness by now :)
thank you for sharing 💗
Great share and real! Definitely give you props from bringing awareness! I find videos like this inspiring for my own channel! Keep doing you!
thank you very much for your support!
This drug ruined my life 13 years later and I’m so messed up inside and out
I hate the ppl for making this and giving me it
I get it can help ppl
But it destroys your life
I felt like I was losing my mind on it
I have taken isotretinoin for an extended period of time, now I am in Hong Kong on holidays and my medicine finished a few days ago, I couldn't find anywhere so I research a little bit on the internet and apparently, it cannot be bought here over the counter and it's difficult to get it. So I came aware again of the side effects, I didn't really put more attention to them before because I was "happy" that finally, something was doing something about my bad acne. In these few days without taking isotretinoin, I have been experiencing mood changes for the better, less anxious and with some kind of hope -dificult to explain exactly. Looking backward, I just realize that isotretinoin could have had something to do about my depression and anxiety -not to mention the hair loss, that now is the less thing that worries me. Seems really silly, I didn't do anything about it before, feel bad because I neglected my mental health for a long time, but also it is also like I couldn't do anything about it. I just feel watching your video and some other people shared experiences an "I know what are you talking about" feeling, thank God I can now make the link of isotretinoin to my anxiety, and maybe there are other issues that I need to take care of but, this bit might be a good start. Anyway, sorry for the long message, but watching your video I felt identified and the words just came, hope you feeling better nowadays, thank you for your sharing!
thank you so absolutely much for sharing! I really appreciate it! I used to not believe in the psychological effect of Accutane until this happened to me. So hang in here! Know that the effect is temporary and it will go away eventually
I have felt off for awhile and yesterday I felt just wrong. then today I cou'dntl stop crying and getting very angry for small things. I broke down 6+ times today and felt hopeless and scared and I am so so sad over small things or things from the past. and my ANXIETY. I am going off it for a bit then finish off but go much slower and cut my dosage in half I think.
Took it for 3 weeks and I’m post isotretinoin withdrawal still feels like a hermit. I was an extrovert before this happened, no I can barely do any basic tasks.
Please stay away from this drug.
Hi dude,thanks for this.
Ive had cystic Acne on and off since 21.
I started my 3rd course of accutane early 2022.
Ive been on 40mg,now down to 3 a week.
Ive noticed this round of treatment the past 2 month's my mental health,especially anxiety,feeling uncomfortable in my body with anxiety and low mood.
As soon as i get a new little spot i take an accutane and the next day im such a mental mess i cant tell you it kinda eats you up.
It stops everything for me.
Im so fearful or the spots returning i go back to accutane after a week and the same process happens.
Im scared of telling my derm about this as he will stop the accutane but i know mentally i can be in this place.
I even started beta blockers 3 months ago as i didn't realise it was the accutane.
This drug is a wonder and a curse and the only thing thats stopped my chrons disease related acne.
I feel mentally more clear each day post the dose.
Im going to just try stay completely away now but as i mentioned so fearful or the thick persisten spots returning.
Thankyou for your honesty in this video.
Much love sam 43 in leeds,England
Hey Sam, thank you so much for you comment. I know how you feel. Acne is such a curse and sometimes I can’t help but feel that it’s not fair for us. Good thing we found Accutane but this drug is definitely powerful in every way, some might say too powerful that it affects many things in your body.
One thing that I found helpful for me was to write notes for myself, and I’m talking physical notes, be post-its, journals, etc. to remind myself of why I am feeling the way I am feeling. The goal is that when I fall into one of the depression episodes, these notes help me visualize and be aware of the root cause. That usually helps me break free from the depressive thoughts. Sometimes I’d just be giving myself pep talks and try to talk myself out of feeling down.
If ever you feel like you’re losing control, it’s still best to talk to your dermatologist about it.
I hope that helps. And hey, acne builds character ;) that’s what I tend to tell myself
Cheers!
Khoa
@khoatrinh129 thanks Khoa for your reply..
Written which such character and thought.
Im on my 3rd month and for these past months i cried multiple times as a man. For the reference i havent cried since like 15 years old and now im 23.
Yo did it get any better?
where brothers going through the same thing. let me know if you want good advice on treatment
My younger brother taking this drug and he started having psychosis symptoms.
This is me without any medications 😬
Haha same, looks like if i get accutane there won’t be any side effects
When I was on accutane I wondered whether it was the cart before the horse. My acne was so horrible and I was bullied so badly because of it I was depressed before the accutane. This depression and anxiety was so bad that I could not even look at myself in the mirror let alone have any kind of social life. Accutane for me was a life changing event. Even though my face was left horribly scarred from acne, the painful cysts stopped! FINALLY! and I was able to heal and get on with my life with the after effects of the acne scarring (which in itself was not overly pleasant). If you think about it where did my depression originate... ACNE.. BULLYING. Low Self Esteem. This is a really bad combination that can lead to self destructive behaviour. For me it lead to drug and alcohol abuse in my later life which I again struggled to overcome. ...... Again.. LOW SELF ESTEEM. Need of counselling. Poor choices for "friends" .. it just goes on and on...... It really has nothing to do with accutane and everything to do with how YOU perceive yourself and in many instances how to let others treat you. Just my 10 cents.
Hey! thanks for your comment. I do see where you're coming from. It's pretty likely that the people taking accutane have already had experienced depression due to severe acne and low self-esteem, myself included. But I feel like the medication triggers the symptoms of depression even more. During the time when I made this video, my skin was flawless. However, mentally it was one of the worst times in my life. I had no reason to be depressed, but that's what happened. I guess the point I was trying to make in this video was not to demonize accutane but to be aware of the side effects and try to break out of it.
all seriousness aside, I hope your skin is acne-free now. man, acne was my worst enemy. It was not fun at all
@@khoatrinh129 I hope you get help for your depression (or have gotten help). It is a serious illness like any other out there. I know after years self medication and denial that you have to be very careful with the treatments for this illness both with medications and lifestyle choices. It took me over 40 years to come to this conclusion. Please do not let this happen to you too. I wasted to many years not getting the help that was available. Best of luck. Btw you are a very handsome young man. Congrats on "solving" your skin problem.
Of course it’s maybe sometimes the case. For me it wasn’t. I just took this fu**** pills out of “luxury reasons”. I had great skin before…but just wanted it to be “more perfect”. And there was no problem with just getting a prescription. And that’s the actual problem to start with.
I came to the conclusion that the insomnia it was causing me was leading to depression. I came off completely and after a full night of sleep I felt better. I wish the capsules came in 5mg and not 20mg . I think 5mg every other day for more mild cases could work without causing so much anxiety
i've been off roaccutane 40mg 6 months and my depression is still apparent.. idk when its going to go away but it began when i started roaccutane
How do you feel now ??
How are you now?
that probably means that it wasn’t caused by the drug
It marks a year off it for me now and I’d say it’s definitely better. But I can say roaccutane triggered a depression I didn’t know I had
Yung B probably but after roaccutane i experienced it in a different away.. it’s taken 1 year off to get out of my system
I'm stopping accutane because of this feeling
Are you feeling any better now!
@@sarayasser9089 Yes alot. I recognized the psychological effects it was having on me and stopped right away. Some weird thoughts sometimes but overall I'm okay. Probably just current life circumstances. Joints returned to normal, eyes normal again. Glad I stopped when I did. (2 months)
Discontinue taking the pills if you feel lile this
I feel the same way ... I’ve been taking accutane for almost 8 months and I started depression and panic attack in this few weeks which totally freaky me out!! Before I take this drug, I was a talkative and outgoing person. but now I can’t eat,I can’t sleep and most important I’ve a fear of going out!!
So, what can I do now, I already stop taking accutane for a week, but the feeling still exist ... any suggestions for me plz🤮 can I get well?
same to me right now, i take this drug last year and now i've to fight with anxiety. I dont now what happened to me always bad thinking😭 and my hand shaking when i far from home. Im scared.
I'm on ACCUTANE from 1.5 month & last night I actually got suicidal thoughts as I actually wanted to kill myself because I feel I'm useless douch bag who just gonna be a loser in his entire life! I don't know what's happening, maybe it can be my current relationship situation but if I compare the earlier me then I used to handle things calmly but now all I thought is to kill myself. However, I don't want to live with acne as it destroys my self esteem so I'll continue and try to distract myself from negativity! Hope I'll stay alive.🤞
N I T I S H hey there! this medication can be severe physically and mentally. At the same time, having acne sucks. So I totally understand how you feel :( if the side effects are too much please talk to your derm about it so they can perhaps lower the dosage and extend the course length to have the same treatment. Meanwhile, if you need someone to talk to, reach out to my ig and I’d be happy to talk to you!
Are you OK?
I took istretinoin! This is a treatment i know but im stopping it! It is not worth the sadness!My muscles because i workout i feel them sore this is the worst part!I have headaches avery day and my nose bleeding also!Not worth it
FUCK ACNE
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