Accutane: The same side effects like finasteride, sp and dutasteride

[MrErdem]

I did take propecia in 2000 when I was 20. I realy dont remember how long I took it, what the dosage was etc… I remember that I took it only for a few months. I was so stupid that I wasnt even aware that I had to use it for longer time. I expected to use it for some time and my hair-loss would stop forever. (I guess thats one of the rare cases that I feel lucky to be stupid).
From 2000 till 2013, 13 years I had no side effect, I mean nothing. I wasnt even aware of PFS.
Believe me achieving an erection was possible by touching it or by thinking sex for seconds only. This was same at the age of 20 and at 33!

Then I took accutane this year, for two months. Bommm, every possible fancy side effects hit me. Loss of libido, difficulty in achieving erection, lack of morning erections, lack of spontaneous erections etc…

I wonder too if combining these two drugs revealed these adverse effects…

[JustQuitDut]

@awor

The purpose of this thread is to document information which I found, that Accutane causes the exact same side effects like finasteride, saw palmetto and dutasteride. I will continually edit this post with new information as I go along. Readers are free to add their comments below.

@abc News

Accutane sufferer kills his doctor for prescribing him poison
Hans Peterson blamed his two-time use of Accutane for “depression”, a “constant ringing in his ears”, and “loss of sexual sensation.”
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@Australian Roaccutane Survivors Group (ARSG)

1. Neurological Toxicity: chronic fatigue, visual disturbances, headaches, weakness, changes in coordination, vertigo, chronic neuropathic pain, nausea, psychiatric disturbances (psychosis, schizophrenia, depression, suicide), confusion, irritability, lack of concentration, memory difficulties, depressed libido, male impotence, insomnia, tinnitus.
2. Musculoskeletal Problems: joint pain, back pain, bone pain and tenderness, muscle aches and pains, stiffness, decreased flexibility and range of motion, bone spurs.
3. Mucocutaneous Toxicity: dry and peeling skin/eyes/hair/lips/nose, hair loss, hair thinning, hair changes, rashes, dermatitis, eczema, chronic skin/eye/lip infections.
4. Ocular Problems: dry eyes, conjunctivitis, cataracts, blurred vision, double vision, optic neuritis, papilledema, changes in night vision.
5. Gastrointestinal Problems: loss of appetite, weight loss, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative colitis, pancreatitis, nausea, non-specific gastrointestinal changes and inflammatory bowel diseases.
6. Hormonal and Sexual Dysfunction: abnormal menstruation (women), impotence (men), painful intercourse.
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@D-DAY

“I have also suffered almost every side effect on that list.”
He was referring to the complete list of symptoms that we have in our Q&A on this site, which I have re-posted here: ragforum.freeforums.org/post375.html#p375

Here are some user stories from the acne.org site:

@MurphsGirl

I am a 35 y.o. female. I took accutane when I was 21 and again when I was 23. My acne came back a few years later and I still struggle with it.

Here’s the bad news…my libido has been low for the last 10 years. I have been using bioidentical hormones under the supervision of a doctor for the last 15 months. This includes tweaking my estrogen, progesterone, DHEA and testosterone levels. 15 months and I am not better.

I think Accutane has permanently done damage to my drive.
I too have painful intercourse and really low libido. It always feels forced even though I have a really supportive husband. Here’s the saddest part…I don’t think I have had a vaginal orgasm in 10 years. At least I can have decent clittoral orgasms. I think that the bio-id hormones and taking daily fish oil have helped there. It is so frustrating. I wish I had never taken Accutane. It was definitely not worth it.

@Jmiri

My sexual side effects from Accutane are virtually everything, permanent painful intercourse, loss of libido, decreased volume of ejaculation, horrible erectile dysfunction, and total loss of sexual sensation. These side effects did not surface during my 6 month course of Accutane treatment, but rather they gradually manifested themselves over the years after stopping Accutane.

My penis won’t expand as easily as it used to because the skin and tissue has lost its elasticity, so it tightens up. It’s like having extremely bad shrinkage from cold exposure, but for me, this shrinkage is there all the time even when the surrounding temperature is 30 degrees.

I used to be a good 7 inches in length, but gradually over time, it has diminished to a length of less than 6 inches. I can’t wear boxers anymore because when the pain is at its worst, I cringe with discomfort because most of the time my penis is so tender and thin it feels like there is a sheet of sand paper in my pants that is constantly rubbing up against my genitals. It’s there all the time. The severity of the pain comes and goes a little but it never completely goes away. It’s impossible for me to completely take my mind off of it cause it’s always there. I’ve tried natural testosterone therapy’s to no avail.

@Sheefa

I suffer from the following post accutane side effects more than 18 months on:
• EXTREMELY SEVERE, ALL OVER JOINT PAIN THAT IS UNRESPONSIVE TO NEARLY ALL TREATMENTS
• MILD IBS
• MILD SEXUAL PROBLEMS
• MAJOR DEPRESSION - PRIMARILY DUE TO THE PAIN
• A RUINED AMBITION, CAREER, LIFE AND MILD ACNE

@Mx123

i took accutane around 2 years ago and still have negative side effects, which i presume are going to be permenant. some of the side effects i still suffer from are impotence, muscle and joint aches, dry eyes, dry scalp, hair loss, oh and it gave me rocasea. to make it worse, it didn’t even work to get rid of my acne. fuck accutane.

@paulfrombc

I have low sexual response and cannot achieve an erection under any circumstances even with viagra.

@Tequila

Even when I came off the drug, my libido never fully recovered, though I was able to maintain a (somewhat diminshed) erection. The psychological trauma that this caused me was profound, as for years I was confused and upset about my dwindling interest in the opposite sex.

However, the lasting side effects of this drug are not only of a sexual nature. With my low libido and other separate depressive symptoms, I rarely experience the range of emotions normally associated with love and happiness. Despite having some otherwise fantastic relationships with some amazing and beautiful people, I feel nothing of the joy and exhilaration one should feel in being close with someone dear. My heart doesn’t skip, my mind doesn’t race - frankly all of my strong emotions have been blunted and dulled.

Further depressive symptoms I have suffered for years after Accutane include lack of concentration and restlessness. I get little pleasure in having free time; it is not far off the mark to say that I spend most of my time pacing the room. Activities that used to bring me pleasure are now largely pointless. I am nowhere near as interested in or passionate about my many previous hobbies as I used to be.

What’s more is that I never attributed these problems to Accutane because of the criminally deceptive and unclear nature of the information published about its effects by Roche, and I actually went on on another course a few months ago. I stopped when I noticed my symptoms worsening, finally able to see the source of my misery after all these years. The way that this drug is marketed to desperate acne sufferers is utterly despicable. It’s a crying shame that even healthcare is distorted because of the lure of profit to greedy pharmaceutical companies.
After this second course, I have started to experience different side effects too. None of these occurred during treatment, instead have manifested 2-3 months AFTER finishing treatment. I now have joint pain and muscle weakness, including quite bad back pain. I get tired very quickly after usually mild physical activity. My hair is also thinning and my hairline receding.

AWOR, that is a great thread when I started to think about it, for a while there was a lot of hype about these side effects from Acutane in the media. Do you remember when that kid flew a plane into a building and it turned out he was on Acutane? It has already been proven Acutane causes these horrible side effects, one only needs to link it to Finasteride and bam…

[Dubya_B]

Wrong. It hasn’t been proven. No one ever full-heartedly attempted to find a causal link between Accutane and severe side effects. There was no Accutane found in the blood of that kid who flew the plane into the building shortly after the incident, so it was concluded to have nothing to do with the Accutane he took months before. Long-term effects of the drug are vehemently denied.

To add insult to injury, sexual dysfunction is not even listed in the drug information after years of being reported in medical journals as a rare side effect.

This is why full support of the PFSF is crucial. If no causal link is found, then everyone whose life has been destroyed by finasteride will be ignored and Merck will come out looking like the victims of litigation.

It will be a repeat of Accutane and Hoffman LaRoche if the PFS research initiatives fail for lack of participation or funding.

[JustQuitDut]

@Dubya_B

Wrong. It hasn’t been proven. No one ever full-heartedly attempted to find a causal link between Accutane and severe side effects. There was no Accutane found in the blood of that kid who flew the plane into the building shortly after the incident, so it was concluded to have nothing to do with the Accutane he took months before. Long-term effects of the drug are vehemently denied.

To add insult to injury, sexual dysfunction is not even listed in the drug information after years of being reported in medical journals as a rare side effect.

This is why full support of the PFSF is crucial. If no causal link is found, then everyone whose life has been destroyed by finasteride will be ignored and Merck will come out looking like the victims of litigation.

It will be a repeat of Accutane and Hoffman LaRoche if the PFS research initiatives fail for lack of participation or funding.

Well, I was on Accutane when I was younger, I was never quite right ever since, then FInasteride as a young adult and I was finally finished off when I took Avodart, all these drugs should be taken off the market.

[Gelhead]

@JustQuitDut

Well, I was on Accutane when I was younger, I was never quite right ever since, then FInasteride as a young adult and I was finally finished off when I took Avodart, all these drugs should be taken off the market.

You may find this an interesting read:

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[Goldenw]

@Crank92

Would you consider yourself any better off since you took fin or not?

I am indeed

I really felt at that time that i am getting better.
But I wasnt aware i had a problem (roacuttane related) until coming across this page while looking up fin side affects
I thought i was just messed up

Then I stopped the fin, and yea, def felt better then i was in the prior 7 years.

I wouldnt recommend this as a way to get over the other drugs side effects, but i do think it helped reverse some of my fucked up systems.

Perhaps its something worth to mention to studies that are being conducted.

[spstriken]

@Goldenw

@Crank92

Would you consider yourself any better off since you took fin or not?

I am indeed

I really felt at that time that i am getting better.
But I wasnt aware i had a problem (roacuttane related) until coming across this page while looking up fin side affects
I thought i was just messed up

Then I stopped the fin, and yea, def felt better then i was in the prior 7 years.

I wouldnt recommend this as a way to get over the other drugs side effects, but i do think it helped reverse some of my fucked up systems.

Perhaps its something worth to mention to studies that are being conducted.

Could you be more clear? for example two lists: List #1 sides after Accutane, list#2 how many sides were gone from the list#1.
thanks

[NewYorker]

I just took a young family member to a reputable dermatologist for a minor condition and acne. The dermatologist prescribed something, and I looked it up. It was isotretinoin AKA Accutane. I am shocked, but not really surprised. No way in hell, and only over my dead body, will I knowingly allow anyone, especially anyone so close to me, to use this poison.

I only researched the product when the prescription was filled, and now I have an angry teenager who is unwilling to listen and grasp what the potential permanent and everlasting side effects may be.

Needless to say, I hid that poison, only to be told that other classmates are using it, “and they have no problem”. Where have we all heard that before?

Even a one in a thousand percent chance of irreversible and permanent side effects, with no relief, is more than I’m will to accept for something as minor and fleeting as acne. I do wish someone told me something similar about my hair, but here we are.

[Guy1]

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