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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My brother took it starting at 15. It triggered depression for him, once off the meds, the depression improved but never went away.

He may have developed depression anyways but the accutane certainly played a key role in bringing the depression on. He has always wondered if he would have had depression or if it would have been as severe if he hadn't taken accutane[/quote]

Honestly, I would rather have a scarred face than depression. You can later treat the scar with laser. [/quote]

Then you've never had acne. [/quote]

Agree with this.  My DD started having acne in junior high, and we did all the OTC product thing.  By high school we moved on to dermatologist topicals and antibiotics.  Nothing worked.  It took a huge toll.  Every morning was a huge ordeal because  she had to spend so much time covering it up with makeup.  She would not go to sleepovers, nor to swimming invites.  And it spilled over into other areas of her life.

She finally got Accutane and for nine months or so her life and outlook became so much better. I posted above--this did not last and we did it two more times.  I truly wish one of the two dermatologists we saw had suggested a hormonal panel because her problem was testosterone, and Accutane, as wonderful as it can be for some, was not going to solve it.  A much less toxic medication, Spironalactone, has.  But she has to keep it up even now in her mid-twenties.

It is way too easy to underestimate the psychological damage acne can wreak.  In retrospect, my advice to parents of kids with bad acne is to treat it as a very urgent medical matter, if not a medical emergency.  The psychological fall out from acne can be devastating.[/quote]

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