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| Trancey Ash |
Hey dudes
Now there's been quite a bit in the news recently about Roaccutane, in the papers and stuff, about how it is apprently linked to causing suicide and depression. Now I am a bit :nervous: :nervous: cause I am going on this in about 2 months.
I was just wondering has anyone had any experiences with this drug, good or bad experiences?
Cheers :) |
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| GelatinPufF |
I knew 2 guys that went on it at school,
and the only problems they had were cracked lips.
With the depression thing, i think thats probably their own insecurity with their whole "image" thing. And even if you do start to get depressed it should be noticeable to the people around you, and you should be taken off the medication.
But now they look good so all is well, and id say it was worth it |
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| xxTRANCEBOYxx |
| Roaccutane = ? |
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| Trancey Ash |
| quote: | Originally posted by xxTRANCEBOYxx
Roaccutane = ? |
Oh sorry, it's a drug that cures acne. Take it for about 3 months and your clear forever! |
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| GelatinPufF |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancey Ash
Oh sorry, it's a drug that cures acne. Take it for about 3 months and your clear forever! |
how much does it cost anyway? :conf:
i herd that its the last option if nothing else works? :conf: ie. antibiotics. |
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| xxTRANCEBOYxx |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancey Ash
Oh sorry, it's a drug that cures acne. Take it for about 3 months and your clear forever! |
Ahh fair enough, sounds pretty good! Is it over the counter or do you have to get a prescription? |
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| :CrasHeR-kiD: |
Its subsidised by the goverment purely on merit.
Dermatoligists must regard your acne as being severe enough for you to take the drug - its incredibly expensive (one of the most expensive actually)
Its definitely effective however the side effects are horrible as . |
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| Trancey Ash |
| quote: | Originally posted by GelatinPufF
how much does it cost anyway? :conf:
i herd that its the last option if nothing else works? :conf: ie. antibiotics. |
It is the last thing. I duno how much it costs yet, I don;t really care.
Yeh Currently I am taking the antibiotics, that you have to take for 3 months before you are allowed to use roaccutane. But the antibiotics do not cure it, as soon as you stop using them it comes back, so they're pointless, that's if they have any effect at all.
| quote: | Originally posted by :CrasHeR-KiD:
Its subsidised by the goverment purely on merit.
Dermatoligists must regard your acne as being severe enough for you to take the drug - its incredibly expensive (one of the most expensive actually)
Its definitely effective however the side effects are horrible as . |
yep for sho, need prescription from Dermatologist, can't get one from GPs.
It's basically for like the 5% of people for whom the over the counter kind of clearasil stuff doesn't work.
About the side effects, it dries out you face, like mouth, nose, eyes etc, thats a standard side effects, but there are many others, but only some people get some. Can have serious liver effects, hence thats why you need to have a blood test every month, for girls it effects the whole menstrual cycle thingo, and heaps of others, but i don't really care, it's worth the risk! |
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| mr_stamper |
| My friend used it and he was a bit worried too but i'm pretty sure he was fine with it. I think it just made him feel like he didnt have much energy a lot of the time. |
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| webmeister |
Hope everything goes well for you!
I'm sure you'll be fine... :) |
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| escee |
I was on this for about 6-7 months, i had pretty hardcore acne (it was actually systic acne, i got a lot of systs of my face, i still have some under the skin that have stayed there) back in the day. I didnt realise it until i looked at my passport photo a few days ago :eyes:. Whatever you want to know about it you can ask me i guess.
I had no depression at all, however my dermatologist didnt tell me anything about this side affect at all (and it wasnt listed in the papers i dont think) but since i had read about it elsewhere i told some people to watch out for me and if i started getting depressed then tell me. So do the same i guess. If you feel depressed now then dont take it. I didnt really feel bad about my acne and it didnt really affect my image in my mind that much (i mean i had girlfriend, plenty of friends, no one ever hassled me about it).
Other side affects i had was hugely dry skin (the way it works is something similar to eating up all the vitamin a and that protects your skin/keeps it moist i guess) and lips. Nose was also dry, and i got a few random nose bleeds during the course of it. One during an exam, that was pretty fun. You get nose bleeds because the lining of your nose (i dont know medically what it is) gets dry, cracks, and then blood starts flowing. Because to the dry skin i got sunburnt really easily. Your face gets the dryest, but other areas are drier than usual. Scratches/Wounds/Injuries involving skin take twice to three times as longer to heal (another undocumented side affect) for me. Just be careful and if you get cut then keep putting plasters on. Achy joints is a pain too, achy knees and elbows for me. Especially after/during sport, but sometimes for no reason at all. I had to go get 2 blood tests during my 6-7 months and everything was fine with my blood and liver.
It doesnt cost much i think, 40 dollars a pack. I think there is about 60 tablets in pack. At the start you should get a pack with suncream, moisturiser, lip balm etc so that offsets the costs a bit. However really it depends on the dosage you take. Your meant to go back to your dermatologist every 2 months or so. You start off one 1 tablet a day (40mg if i remember) and basically your dosage gets bumped every time you go back and he sees that your doing ok, and the condition of your acne. In the end i was on 2 tabs in the morning and 2 at night.
Some more recommendations if you do go on it. Only take the dose that your meant to. Especially at the start, later on it doesnt matter as much. Dont double up if you missed one in the morning, again, especially at the start since your body isnt used to it. Towards the end if i forgot to take some in the morning then i would take 3 at night, didnt affect me. But irregular doses were at one stage thought to be linked to the depression thing. Especially going off it, then going back on it, then off, etc. Try and stick to what your meant to take, yes its a pain in the ass but you will be off it sooner. Also when your moisturise your face, dont get any on the acne since that makes it last longer as your trying to dry it out.
Roaccutane, Accutane, whatever other name it goes by = Isotretnoin.
So there you go, a huge post about my experience. It was defineatly worth it for me, since i had pretty horrible acne. If you have any more questions then just ask me.
That turned out to be a huge post. |
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| ascension |
escee said quite a plenty
only thing i could add is that isotretionin is a teratogenic compound... so sexually active females on roaccutane can NOT get pregnant |
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