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There was a story on the BBC site about accuntane recently. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-47952076?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c34vnl2xl

There was a story on the BBC site about accuntane recently. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-47952076?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c34vnl2xl5pt/medicine&link_location=live-reporting-story https://www.bbc.com/news/health-47952076?intlink_from_url=ht... I approached my GP after suffering with acne who put me on tetracycline which has some horrible side-effects such as staining your teeth and it didn't work for me at all. I bypassed my GP and bought accutane online. The side-effects are some of the worst I've had from a medicine, dry skin and eyes, regular nose bleeds, sensitivity to the sun etc. Nothing mental though. That said. It works. Before I used accutane I had several acne spots turn into keloid scars which I have been treating over the last decade with corticosteroid injections.

vecplane 7y ago
Yeah I didn't have the dry eyes, but I did have some nosebleeds 2-3 times a week for a while. The dry skin was the worst part for me, and I kept having to moisturize my face here at work. I also wasn't used to chap stick before, but now I carry it all the time.
irq11 7y ago
PSA to anyone reading this thread: Do not take Accutane without a prescription. There are very good reasons that doctors don’t want to prescribe it, and if you can’t find someone willing to do it, it means that the risks very likely don’t outweigh the benefits in your case. Doctors are going to want you to try more conservative treatments first, and you shouldn’t second-guess that. Accutane makes the “horrible side-effects” of Tetracycline look like a mild headache. Aside from being a powerful teratogen (i.e. it causes nasty birth defects), Accutane is linked to suicidal tendencies, liver damage, heart damage, and more. It’s not a drug anyone should be taking without supervision.
- anonthrowaway2 7y ago
  OTOH, it's often that the risks _to the doctor_ outweigh the benefits _to the doctor_ of recommending you use it. Correlated with but far from the same as the risks/benefits to you.
phkahler 7y ago
For your keloids try Lugols iodine solution.

vecplane 7y ago

Yeah I didn't have the dry eyes, but I did have some nosebleeds 2-3 times a week for a while. The dry skin was the worst part for me, and I kept having to moisturize my face here at work. I also wasn't used to chap stick before, but now I carry it all the time.

irq11 7y ago

PSA to anyone reading this thread: Do not take Accutane without a prescription. There are very good reasons that doctors don’t want to prescribe it, and if you can’t find someone willing to do it, it means that the risks very likely don’t outweigh the benefits in your case. Doctors are going to want you to try more conservative treatments first, and you shouldn’t second-guess that. Accutane makes the “horrible side-effects” of Tetracycline look like a mild headache. Aside from being a powerful teratogen (i.e. it causes nasty birth defects), Accutane is linked to suicidal tendencies, liver damage, heart damage, and more. It’s not a drug anyone should be taking without supervision.

anonthrowaway2 7y ago
OTOH, it's often that the risks _to the doctor_ outweigh the benefits _to the doctor_ of recommending you use it. Correlated with but far from the same as the risks/benefits to you.

phkahler 7y ago

For your keloids try Lugols iodine solution.