The Depression From Accutane Is Consuming Me 

Bro I feel you I'm on accutane too. It feels strange for sure. Tiny problems seems bigger than it is.

I’m in the same boat right now. I totally feel you on the part where you KNOW that you’re overreacting but it’s like your feelings just don’t match up with the situation. Thank you for this🙏🏻❤️

Hello, I’m exactly in the same situation as you, I have like 7 days left before the end of the treatment and I never felt so paranoid, so anxious about absolutely anything and self sabotaging myself… I have such a stable Life with a lot of people around me to support, but i felt so alone until I found out this video, I Hope you’re doin great rn, I can’t wait to end this atrocity which is litteraly consuming every good thought every Will to live !!!

Thank you for posting this. I just started accutane and have been feeling so depressed and sensitive. It’s not something that’s unfamiliar but it still feels overwhelming when everything happens so suddenly. I know what you mean about feeling like you’re overreacting and even though you’re aware of it, you still feel helpless. Like you’re not in control of your emotions. I feel like I’m not alone in this journey and I’m grateful for this video.

This video is so important! I took ISO Hexal just a few weeks and got completely depersonalized. I can relate to EVERY word you describe about your personality change. I was a social butterfly, and turned into an anxious piece of nothing😔 It’s insane how frivolously it’s handled and prescribed. After almost 4 years of hard work with my mental health, luckily I’m so much better now!😊 And I hope the healing goes on. The video is a bit older, but I hope you found a way out. ❤️

I know how Accutane can make one feel. I was on it for 6 years & during that time 4 courses. That time was the most horrible for me :( I have been off of it for 2 years nearly now and been feeling better recently. Hope you feel better yourself and stay kind to your body/skin. You got this and wishing happy healing and all the best!

Ugh I feel the same way now on 40mg... thanks for posting this, happy I can relate to someone

thank you for making this video. been on it for 8 months now and a lot of what you talked about resides with me. im sorry you went through it but i appreciate you sharing so others can know they aren't alone... its a weird drug

Im currently 3 months in at 3 pills a day. Before the pill i wasn't self motivated at all and borderline depressed. I thought that cleaning up my skin would solve the problem. I took the pill thinking that all I would get is some dry skin. Now I am completely down. I barely felt Christmas at all, and im starting to not feel anything. I can't remember the last time I genuinely laughed. My day to day life is just go to school and sit in my bed and listen to music. I don't really talk to my friends at all. I did start to try and improve myself. Currently a week in to a exercise routine. I hope I can keep it up.

same men it sucks but i’m going to continue cuz i want clear skin so bad. best of luck for you and thanks for sharing💛

Disturbing: I forgot to take my mums package a few days ago, that both her and my brother had informed me about and I broke down completely. I started throwing chairs around, pushing objects of the counter, and throwing pillows. Also threw the phone and broke it while histerically laughing/crying and then started to think about jumping off the top of my house. I managed to resurface, but man. My brain has been going off completely lately. Definitely not in my right mind as I am generally not at all neurotic and know as a very calm, chill and unhinged person. Stay safe guys.

Im 42 years old and strugle with back acne at 42! While effective, this drug is serious business and side effects are not to be ignored, esp when it comes to all over joint and muscle pain and suicude and depression. I've experienced both. I did not realize some of the ultra serious effects, I thought it was just me because I normally do adjust pretty well to medications. I have been on this medication pretty regularly, over 2 years. Although currently a 3 day a week regime but at this point im backing down. I know this was a few years ago, but know you are not alone and i so hope you are in a better place. Im working on mine as we speak.

Ive been on accutane for about two months now and since i doubled my dosage after the first month, I started having REAL side effects. The first month I just had dry skin, lips and some psychological effects just like wanting distance from people. Now, I am thinking about killing myself all the time, feel every little thing is life or death, i am barely eating, taking hour long showers and nearly sleeping for 12 hours because at least i am happy when dreaming. :( Like seriously, I feel worse than I ever have before.

Thank you for sharing. I'm going through the same thing. I hope you are better now!

I’m currently sobbing from the effects, I was told I’d only be on this drug for 4 months and it’s turned into 12 months. I can’t do this anymore.

This drug ruined my life 13 years later and I’m so messed up inside and out I hate the ppl for making this and giving me it I get it can help ppl But it destroys your life

You’re not alone. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for sharing. I’m 3 weeks on Accutane and am having suicidal thoughts. I’m also grieving dysfunction in my family and have a family history of depression. I’m sober and now have none of my old coping mechanisms to numb out and avoid my feelings. Still, this helps to know others are going through this too.

When I was on accutane I wondered whether it was the cart before the horse. My acne was so horrible and I was bullied so badly because of it I was depressed before the accutane. This depression and anxiety was so bad that I could not even look at myself in the mirror let alone have any kind of social life. Accutane for me was a life changing event. Even though my face was left horribly scarred from acne, the painful cysts stopped! FINALLY! and I was able to heal and get on with my life with the after effects of the acne scarring (which in itself was not overly pleasant). If you think about it where did my depression originate... ACNE.. BULLYING. Low Self Esteem. This is a really bad combination that can lead to self destructive behaviour. For me it lead to drug and alcohol abuse in my later life which I again struggled to overcome. ...... Again.. LOW SELF ESTEEM. Need of counselling. Poor choices for "friends" .. it just goes on and on...... It really has nothing to do with accutane and everything to do with how YOU perceive yourself and in many instances how to let others treat you. Just my 10 cents.

Thanks for sharing.. I stopped on day 14. No depression yet but things do not feel right and i dont have the same energy or feel like my cheery self. haven't taken a pill in 3 days and feeling better. On the fence about continuing. Thank you for sharing again this helped me

I fee the exact same way and i only started my treatment less than 20 days ago. I hope this doesn’t get worse because I really want to go through with this treatment but it’s not worth the sadness I feel

Thanks for making this video! I’m having very similar issues while on Accutane and it has resulted in some severe problems academically. I’ve decided to take a two week break to catch up and mentally recover before continuing. I am at 5 months out of 6 and it’s definitely working but I can’t keep brute forcing it like I have been.

I felt like I was losing my mind on it

Took it for 3 weeks and I’m post isotretinoin withdrawal still feels like a hermit. I was an extrovert before this happened, no I can barely do any basic tasks.

Sorry you went through that :( Here for you whenever!

hi, thanks for the courage. I experienced the same and still experiencing anxiety even after my treatment. Not worth it.

I have taken isotretinoin for an extended period of time, now I am in Hong Kong on holidays and my medicine finished a few days ago, I couldn't find anywhere so I research a little bit on the internet and apparently, it cannot be bought here over the counter and it's difficult to get it. So I came aware again of the side effects, I didn't really put more attention to them before because I was "happy" that finally, something was doing something about my bad acne. In these few days without taking isotretinoin, I have been experiencing mood changes for the better, less anxious and with some kind of hope -dificult to explain exactly. Looking backward, I just realize that isotretinoin could have had something to do about my depression and anxiety -not to mention the hair loss, that now is the less thing that worries me. Seems really silly, I didn't do anything about it before, feel bad because I neglected my mental health for a long time, but also it is also like I couldn't do anything about it. I just feel watching your video and some other people shared experiences an "I know what are you talking about" feeling, thank God I can now make the link of isotretinoin to my anxiety, and maybe there are other issues that I need to take care of but, this bit might be a good start. Anyway, sorry for the long message, but watching your video I felt identified and the words just came, hope you feeling better nowadays, thank you for your sharing!

Great share and real! Definitely give you props from bringing awareness! I find videos like this inspiring for my own channel! Keep doing you!

I came to the conclusion that the insomnia it was causing me was leading to depression. I came off completely and after a full night of sleep I felt better. I wish the capsules came in 5mg and not 20mg . I think 5mg every other day for more mild cases could work without causing so much anxiety

Hi dude,thanks for this. Ive had cystic Acne on and off since 21. I started my 3rd course of accutane early 2022. Ive been on 40mg,now down to 3 a week. Ive noticed this round of treatment the past 2 month's my mental health,especially anxiety,feeling uncomfortable in my body with anxiety and low mood. As soon as i get a new little spot i take an accutane and the next day im such a mental mess i cant tell you it kinda eats you up. It stops everything for me. Im so fearful or the spots returning i go back to accutane after a week and the same process happens. Im scared of telling my derm about this as he will stop the accutane but i know mentally i can be in this place. I even started beta blockers 3 months ago as i didn't realise it was the accutane. This drug is a wonder and a curse and the only thing thats stopped my chrons disease related acne. I feel mentally more clear each day post the dose. Im going to just try stay completely away now but as i mentioned so fearful or the thick persisten spots returning. Thankyou for your honesty in this video. Much love sam 43 in leeds,England

thank you for sharing 💗

I am facing these problems everyday . I am having fear, anxiety self doubt I can't sleep in the afternoon I am on 3 months isotretinoin

I'm stopping accutane because of this feeling

Im on my 3rd month and for these past months i cried multiple times as a man. For the reference i havent cried since like 15 years old and now im 23.

i've been off roaccutane 40mg 6 months and my depression is still apparent.. idk when its going to go away but it began when i started roaccutane

I have felt off for awhile and yesterday I felt just wrong. then today I cou'dntl stop crying and getting very angry for small things. I broke down 6+ times today and felt hopeless and scared and I am so so sad over small things or things from the past. and my ANXIETY. I am going off it for a bit then finish off but go much slower and cut my dosage in half I think.

This is me without any medications 😬

My younger brother taking this drug and he started having psychosis symptoms.

I'm on ACCUTANE from 1.5 month & last night I actually got suicidal thoughts as I actually wanted to kill myself because I feel I'm useless douch bag who just gonna be a loser in his entire life! I don't know what's happening, maybe it can be my current relationship situation but if I compare the earlier me then I used to handle things calmly but now all I thought is to kill myself. However, I don't want to live with acne as it destroys my self esteem so I'll continue and try to distract myself from negativity! Hope I'll stay alive.🤞

Discontinue taking the pills if you feel lile this

where brothers going through the same thing. let me know if you want good advice on treatment

I feel the same way ... I’ve been taking accutane for almost 8 months and I started depression and panic attack in this few weeks which totally freaky me out!! Before I take this drug, I was a talkative and outgoing person. but now I can’t eat,I can’t sleep and most important I’ve a fear of going out!! So, what can I do now, I already stop taking accutane for a week, but the feeling still exist ... any suggestions for me plz🤮 can I get well?

I took istretinoin! This is a treatment i know but im stopping it! It is not worth the sadness!My muscles because i workout i feel them sore this is the worst part!I have headaches avery day and my nose bleeding also!Not worth it FUCK ACNE

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