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“Wish I Hadn't Taken It Mississippi”
asldkfj
Not Worth It
Spent: $400 in Mississippi
Spent: $400 in Mississippi
Posted 6 Aug 2011
I started my first dose of Accutane my senior year of high school. My doctor kept uping my dosage until at one point I was taking 80 mg a day. I went off it for about six months, then went on it again. I never finished my second trial.
My skin is better than it was before, but it's still not clear, and it's still oily. I still always have pimples, they're just not quite as plentiful.
I experienced most of the usual side effects. Severely chapped lips, dry skin, irritabilty, bouts of depression. My cholesterol reached scary heights, and it has yet to go down a month after I quit my last trial. I put on about 25 pounds during treatment that may be unrelated, but it hasn't budged with daily gym visits and diet constrictions.
Basically, I went through a lot of crap and in the end got very little payoff. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
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Hi asldkfj,
Oh my, I'm so sorry. You might want to see a doctor about this. But on the other hand it's only been a month and often times I have heard it can take like 3 plus months for stuff like this to leave your system...I know waiting sucks. Please keep us updated.
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