I think accutane ruined my life
I dont know if im allowed to post this, just sharing my experience!
I was on isotretinoin for 6-8 weeks total , at 40 mg and later 20.
I did not and have never had remotely severe acne but i do have dermatillomania and picked my skin alot so my parents made the decision for me to start. During the process i complained of pain starting in one hand that gradually spread to the next. I wasn't allowed to stop taking it until 8weeks when i said it was too painful
After quitting the pain continued spreading thru my entire body including both legs. It's been a little over a year and since then I've mostly dropped out of high school, I'm 80% bedbound and in constant severe musculoskeletal pain. I have to use crutches to walk and doing so leaves me in bed for days afterward. I have almost daily migraines that i wake up with, and fatigue so severe im only able to be awake for a few hours to complete schoolwork after taking Ritalin excedrin and caffiene together.
I was diagnosed with AMPS and went through some hospital treatment that made me significantly worse but our insurance stopped covering it. I've also tried red light therapy, cbd oil, every supplement imaginable, acupuncture, float tanks, rife machine therapy, meditation (hospital had me do pain meditation intended for women giving birth im pretty sure) etc. no one will prescribe me pain medication because AMPS is classified as a mental/neurological issue . Over the counter medicine does not work at all
I was on accutane for a seemingly short time, I'm not sure if its possible but it really seems like the only cause.
I'm still a teenager and i feel like my life is ruined. I spend every day in bed exhausted doing nothing. I dont have a single ounce of energy to care for myself or try to exercise. I can barely eat and I'm underweight. Every kind of food makes me sick. Sorry for the miserable post but im in pain constantly I'm losing my mind and i dont know what to do to keep living