6 Responses to “If you took Accutane, did you have joint pains and did they go away after treatment?”

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   KdS March 31st, 2009 at 3:58 pm

   Posted by KdS

   Well, I have to say that Accutane didn’t work for me at all, and the only side effect was that it made my acne even worse and itchy to boot.

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   ruler April 1st, 2009 at 2:48 am

   accutane is a pretty dope medication, only thing is if your an athlete it will dry your mouth out like mad and it kind of feels like your dying, and lately ive had some serious joint pains and lower back pains, so just a heads up. It really works well tho and my face is clearing up like crazy, so if you have really bad and nodular acne I say go for it. Cheers, best of luck!

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   J G April 2nd, 2009 at 5:47 am

   My son is 16 years old and has been taking Accutane. The only side affect he has experienced is very very dry skin. I recommend you ask your dermetologist what is best. Several blood tests has to be done while on this medicine. If you are a female, pregnacy tests every 3-4 weeks as well. I also recommend taking it for the full 12-20 weeks as your doctor prescribes. This will assure you won’t have to get back on it in the future. It really is working for my son.

   Good Luck!

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   oooby April 3rd, 2009 at 8:58 pm

   I took accutane before, it can help acne but it could also come back again too, mine did. I would try every other thing you could cuz the side effects are scary…ESPECIALLY for women cuz of the risk of birth defects. Also cause bone spurs in feet and yes, I have been off it a long time and have a lot of back pain but not sure if it’s directy related.

   Listen to me I can help you- my skin is finally clear and I tried everything, including accutane.

   -drink 8 glasses of h2o a day
   -wash your face twice a day w/LUKEWARM h2o
   -take a multi-vitamin w/o iodine and 50mg zinc
   -if you pop a pimple, and its not ready, you can do more damage and it can scar. If you do have to and its ready, wrap your fingers in clean tissue and press down on either side of the zit, not in.
   -use fade cream for spots or pigment gel on spot
   -use clean PAPERTOWEL each time you wash face to pat dry…and don’t use fragrance in your laundry soap/dryer sheets especially for your pillowcases!!
   -use a mild cleanser (Oil of Olay sensitive skin foaming cleanser) and toner (neutrogena alcohol free) twice a day, and a 2.5 benzoyl peroxide topically at night..if not working up it to 5%.

   For more education and good cheap products visit this website she, like I, really care about helping people w/skin problems. It really really helped me. Good luck!

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   samim June 20th, 2009 at 9:15 am

   hey guyz i have been on roaccutane about 3 weeks now and my was is compelety worse. every day i get up i see more pimples on my face and i was cry and feel so sad when i see other people’s face. anyone can please help me what to do?

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   gorillagurping March 6th, 2010 at 3:30 am

   i ended up taking accutane for a year and it did work tho my face got worse before it got better. and ya if your an athlete it blows cuz your joints will hurt and 2 years later theyre not too bad but hurt now and then. but before you hop on it check out the side effects because mad people are getting problems from it so check it out and make sure its what you wanna do