Posted by Melanie on January 11, 2001, at 17:56:46
In reply to Re: Lithium and Accutane...and moods...and depression » Janice1, posted by JahL on January 11, 2001, at 10:43:39
Hi Janice or anyone else that this post maybe of help of any concerns regarding this issue
I took accutane when I was 15 for 6 months because I had really bad acne. It was all good becasue it cleared it all up, except for my cheeks were red where I had the acne and were left scars. I had lazer surgery done which removed all the redness and most of the scarring even though there is still some there. It's not too noticeable. I had 3 visits within a year. That was horrible becasue it took forever to heal and see any results from it. Now at 21 I'm depressed. I dont' know if it was from havign poor self esteem becasue having bad acne, the lazer surgery but after I had the accutane I was severely anemic and I was diagnosed with Chrone's disease. I dont' know if I had it before takign accutane but I was never told I had it till after I took the medication. Now I dont' know if I got the dpressions becasue of accutane of what but I ahve ti now and its not easy to deal with. I have goen thru so much its no wonder I am I think I ahve been for a long time jsut didnt' know what to untill I was sick of it and went to the doctor about it. I even asked the doctor about accutane and depression but he souldnt' tell me much. I don't know if anyone really knows. I saw a news update about Acutane maybe causign depression but did they have it before the they took the medication or did it make it worse. There is nothing I can do I already took it, but I 've been doing reasearch ont he net about it and I wish I had doen more research about it before I went on it but I was only 15 I didn't know any better what possible long term affects takign the mediaction has. I have no proof of anything but it is kind of werid that all this started happenign after takign accutane. Hope this helps you.
Melanie
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