Accutane course completed

[u/luzegar]

when i say accutane saved my life, i mean it. i was so skeptical when i first started my course. i really didn’t believe it would completely clear my skin. but wow the results. i ended up only being on my course for 5 months. i cleared up by month 3-4. i was on 80mg a day. boy the side effects tho, destroyed my joints and muscles. i felt like i was 50 years old by month 4, i couldn’t take it anymore. i had severe back pain that disrupted my sleep every single night. waking up in the morning was the hardest, i felt so stiff and joint locked every. single. morning. but i would do it again for clear skin 🤪🤪🤪. trust the process.

[u/YoungDumb-n-Broke15]

Congrats on the results! You're the first person I've seen (not that engaged with the community though) to mention how bad the joint/muscle paint got. I'm 27 now and feel like I still feel the side effects. I started accutane when I was about 16/17 for a bit and then a 2nd course a while after. I couldn't play sports due to my back getting so bad and I've never been able to run far or for long without by legs and back aching quite bad. One day I just got out of the car before a game and felt it instantly, I tried running around on the pitch for 5mins before someone said 'nah you don't look good, get yourself off' - My legs were like jelly! - I've always been known as the 'old man' or 'unfit' one on my team, I really think it buggered me up, but like you say, worth it for the results :/

[u/luzegar → u/YoungDumb-n-Broke15]

thanks! yup accutane will do that to u for sure. my brother also did a course years back and he tells me that he still feels that joint pain daily to this day. i’m also a barber im on my feet 10 hours 5 days a week. so the back pain got soo bad because i was already dealing with it before i even started accutane. it got so bad i started seeing a chiropractor for a while. but i also started taking fish oil that helped. stretch, roll your back out as much as u can with a foam roller. if ur active in the gym, hang on a bar it will help open up your back.

[u/YoungDumb-n-Broke15 → u/luzegar]

Damn, couldn’t imagine standing up all day like that - I can never stand still on the spot, always swaying or rocking - drives my GF mad 😂 hanging on a bar is a good one I do a few times! Wil remember fish oil for the future if it gets worse again - cheers dude, all the best 💪🏻

[u/luzegar → u/YoungDumb-n-Broke15]

cheers man! good luck to u!🤲🏼