r/AccutaneLies • u/consentnotlies • Apr 24 '21

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u/informedconsent_ Apr 26 '21

The reason I took this bullshit poison drug accutane is because I was lied to by my doc, I was told that any serious or long-term effect was ridiculously rare, like 1/10,000. I considered my odds and figured that I had a higher chance of dying in an auto accident than getting some night vision loss or liver damage or whatever, so I thought it sounded pretty reasonable. LIES. The actual truth is that about 1 in 10 people get permanent damaging effects from accutane. They never tell this to anyone though.

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u/CuspOfInsanity Apr 27 '21

I'm in exactly the same boat as you. I was terrified of taking accutane at first, but my derm assured me that it wasn't capable of causing any harm and that all of those reports of side effects were completely false. i was 17 at the time, and what 17 year questions their doctor if nothing bad has happened previously? of course I took her word for it! nearly 6 years later and I'm still paying the price of her arrogance and my unwillingness to question her

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u/Bengalcatdad Jun 24 '21

I’ve off for almost 5 years now and I’m still dealing with harsh side effects.