Welcome to our community. Please fill in the following template as a way of introducing yourself, and helping others to understand your background and situation.
Where are you from (country)? United states
How did you find this forum (Google search – if so, what search terms? Via link from a forum or website – if so, what page? Other?) YouTube
What is your current age, height, weight?
30 6’0 195
What specific drug did you use (finasteride, dutasteride, saw palmetto, isotretinoin/Accutane, fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram, leuprorelin, etc…)?
Accutane
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? To long ago to remember
What condition was being treated with the drug?
Acne
For how long did you take the drug (weeks/months/years)? I think 3 to 6 months not a 100 percent sure
Date when you started the drug?
2005
Date when you quit the drug?
2005
Age when you quit?
13
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Don’t know
How long into your usage did you notice the onset of side effects? Sometime during the course I fell over and felt depressed
What side effects did you experience that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? Cognitive issues. anehedonia is what bothers me the most that and insomnia. Basically all the mental stuff. I was only 13 don’t know to much difference for the sexual side affects
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Sexual
[ 1] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ 1] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ 1] Loss of Morning Erections
[ 1] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ 1] Watery Ejaculate
[1 ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ 1] Inability or Difficulty to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ 1] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[1 ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[1 ] Confusion
[ ]1 Memory Loss / Forgetfulness
[ 1] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ 1] Slurring of Speech
[ 1] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[1 ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[1 ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ 1] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ 1Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ 1] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ 1] Muscle Weakness
[1 ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[1 ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Tinnitus (ringing or high pitched sound in ears)
[ ] Hearing loss
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ 1Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? I’ve experienced taking testosterone recently oxygen therapy, ssri in the past
If you have pre or post-drug blood tests, what hormonal changes have you encountered since discontinuing the drug (please post your test results in the “Blood Tests” section and link to them in your post)?
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Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience?
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
I Basically lost something mentally that’s very hard for me to describe with words as I’ve noticed with many Accutane sufferers. But I think it might me anehedonia and brain fog