Posted by IsoM on January 10, 2002, at 16:31:08
In reply to Re: In the news: Fla suicide pilot was on accutane, posted by Rakken on January 10, 2002, at 15:54:59
My youngest son took it & he was depressed before he took it. Never seemed to make the depression worse but his nose bleeds became unmanagable so it was stopped before a full treatment. Nevertheless, it made a difference so that his skin cleared.
Even after two years though, his skin is more fragile. Simply scratching himself hard when he's got a real itch will tear the skin & bleed. He has to be much more careful of how he handles his skin. It took a very long time for his eyes to become accustomed to bright light again too.
> I took it and it worked great. But I was depressed whenever I was on it. It seems odd that something like that can cause depression. It's very similar to vitamin A. It permanently reduced the amount of some acne causing fluid in the skin. Cebum maybe - shot in the dark. Do you think it causes some other permanent change?
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