Accutane is being promoted heavily by doctors and pharmaceutical companies because it DOES have a miraculous effect on acne.
But Accutane also has caused:
birth defects
scaly skin
balding! serious hair loss!
bone loss (a la osteoporosis)
backaches (from the spine losing bone)
greying hair
permanent dandruff
damage to hair texture
tendon damage (hard to work out if you can't walk)
serious depression/disturbing thoughts
vision problems
liver damage
heart problems
cancer risk
vitamin A toxicity
vitamin A deficiency (yes, at the same time)
Here's why you haven't been hearing about it:
1) Drug companies are making big bucks from it.
2) Most doctors have not heard all of the truth either. They have only seen studies talking about birth defects so they push birth control pills with it....you don't get pregnant, but some other problems are made WORSE by taking the pill with Accutane.
3) Derm doctors are not trained to tell you about or notice other problems with your body. People get depressed or have heart trouble after Accutane....and nobody thinks to mention this to their DERMATOLOGIST! A lot of people just don't NOW to connect two an two.
4) MOST of the side effects occur AFTER the drug. DURING the drug, dry skin and chapped lips occur (big deal!).....but that's all they tell you about a a side effect! They are not even a problem....and they go away as soon as you stop, so no worries there. It's the one's that are happening which you can't see or feel until much later that you should be worried about.
Dearesst sisters, I took Accutane and I had a lot of these problems. And I'm still having them FIVE YEARS LATER.
I was DYING to get on it and would not have listened to anyone when I was trying to get it. .......if they told me not to take it.
So I'm hoping somebody will wonder if I wanted to get on it, and it was a magical acne treatment.....why I am writing this.
It's because it's a horrible, evil drug that has caused lasting damage to me, that's why!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
try everything else under the sun, including alternative remedies that your derm doctor laughed at or never told you about, okay?
Try everything else before you try Accutane.
If you don't, you might really regret it.
Accutane cured my acne for about a year and then it came back with a vengeance because I still had not dealt with the hormonal problems causing the skin problem.
So then I had Accutane damage AND bad skin again. In the end, my acne went away when I found wholistic treatments to balance my hormones and heal my self and my life.
But the Accutane damage may be with me for life, I don't know. I heard of a woman who took Accutane when it first came out in the 80s who is STILL sufferig from Accutane-related problems.
I want to save someone else from this, if I can. The website
www.billsardi.com also has some good information. (Read the report on Accutane).
Feel free to message me privately if you wish.
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