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I'm a 49 year old male who took accutane in the late 80's not too long after it's FDA approval. I took two heavy courses of accutane and it did stop the cystic part but I still had acne problems. I also noticed my body has acted different since I took accutane. I get the IBS out of the blue, then it goes away as quick as it starts. My skin goes through periods of the acne trying to return then stopping for a few months. Now I have suffered my 3rd clonic tonic siezure in 11 months, no family history of seizures, never had a seizure before, and I'm taking Keppra to keep seizures from happening. I knew taking massive doses of a synthetic vitamin could cause problems, but seizures, IBS, arthritis and this damn ringing in my ears, is too much......I'm on the older side of having taken accutane, and even though it somewhat worked, it has also failed to protect the rest of my health. That is the basis of our lawsuit....I'm your future if you took accutane....message me

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Re: Harris (# 21)

I'm sorry to hear you have the same problems as most.. my 19 year old daughter has been sick for almost 3 years now after accutane. It's awful and doctors keep misdiagnosing her.
It seems her body does not fight off infection like it should. One doctor called her immunocompromised. Have you been diagnosed with anything specific? Take care
Dawn

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If your still getting acne or blackheads, it's still active. I think all the meds for acne did was suppress my immune system. My acne persisted all this time and even spread to areas I never had acne..........BUT....a very interesting side effect of a med I was taking, it totally cleared my skin up....no acne of any kind at all....37 years I suffered with various forms of acne....and it went away in a month. My dermo freaked out when I told her what I did, but she can't believe how clear my skin is, and she is a fellow acne sufferer......I take flax seed for my joint pain....I was barely getting any symptoms at 30, they will just slowly get worse, and one day one of those dizzy spells will become a grand maul seizure. Only positive about it all, you'll probably never be fat.

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