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My son who is now 20 took Accutane for the first time when he was 16 but had a seizure in the 2nd month. He, of course, was taken off and they said it was most likely not connected. At the age of 19 he started with Accutane again. In the 5th month he started having severe joint pain so he stopped again (his face was cleared). Within 6 months we noticed our son being more withdrawn from friends but also had rage outburst. We associated it with college and their pressures. We did however start getting phone calls from his roommates saying he was very alone, talked of depression and had extreme mood swings with explosive rage outburst. Since summer break was coming up we got him in counseling and was also started on an antidepressant. We witnessed his rage first hand and it scared my whole family. We also noticed his constant tremble in his hands. Although he is much better on this antidepressant and with therapy he is learning to control the rage outburst it still worries us. Today a friend told me about possible links to Accutane so I started looking up some association. Can anyone offer any information? He has been off of it a full year now and the symptoms of psychotic behavior from a normally happy, well-adjusted kid do not start when he first started the Accutane it was within 6 months of stopping it. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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While there have been a lot of problems associated with Accutane usage, since his symptoms hit a long period after he stopped taking it, there is really no way to say for certain that it is what has caused the problem.

There are many other factors that could cause his problems, such as normal pressures of being an adult and attending college. It could also be an internal chemical imbalance.

Have his doctors postulated any theories?

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