... years ago at the age of 21 i took a course of accutane for acne. ... (0 replies)
... I have had Rheumatoid Arthritis for 28 years. I was wondering if anyone could relate to mine. ... (3 replies)
... It is a prescription acne medication.
Arthritis is one of the possible side effects of this drug. Bone density loss, rhuematoid arthritis, bone abnormalities,
muscoskelatal pain... (13 replies)
... another medical abstract
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2000, Sept.-Oct;18(5):616-8
Isotretinoin induced Still's Disease in 21 year old.
Overall the abstract stated that Accutane has been associated with various rheumatologic conditions such as arthralgia,
myalgia,vasculitis,arthritis. It is suspected of causing an alteration of the cytokine balance.
Please read the abstract... (13 replies)
... There were a number of letters written in 1990 by people, who had been on Accutane, to a particular woman about arthritis/joint pain/back pain/gastro pain. This woman sent the letters to me. One young womans letter was very sad. She said that she was only twenty and felt like an eighty year-old woman. Her joints and spine hurt so much.
She said that she didn't know if she... (13 replies)
... The above reference is titled:
Acute Arthritis after isotretinoin(Accutane)
There is another abstract about muscoskelatal pain. (13 replies)
... mth sessions for chronic acne. About a year after finishing the last treatment, I started to develope arthritis in my knees, then hips. ... (13 replies)
