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About to start Accutane....mental illness?
ok so this is a last resort treatment for me..tried everything else and nothing works. Been trying for years and years, i'm 21 now. The main reason why I havent been prescribed Accutane before it because of my mental illness'. I have depression, OCD, general anxiety, social anxiety and panic disorder. So i've had my reservations about taking it. I'm also currently in the process of coming off my antidepressant Cipralex(an SSRI). My derm assured me theres no interaction with the meds and hes given me full clearance to take accutane. I know about the potential side effects but I guess my main question is whether anyone out there has taken accutane with having a pre existing mental illness like depression. and what thats like. And also im not sure whether maybe i should wait till im off my antidepressant meds fully to start taking accutane..eventhough my doc says its fine i dont want to be having withdrawls from the cipralex while getting new side effects from the accutane at the same time. Thanks for anyone who answers!
I'm going off my SSRI because it doesnt help and I only have side effects. Apparently my depression is very medication resistent. >.< but oh well, i'm still in therapy and no im not better by any means. I'm really hopeful that clearing up acne will help with self esteem and all that good stuff. Thanks for answering :)
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- IanLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Sorry, haven't been on Accutane. Why are you quitting your SSRI? Are your problems completely solved? Or are you just quitting it because you don't like the side effects or something?
Either way would work, starting Accutane now or waiting till you're completely off the SSRI... it's up to you, whatever makes you feel more comfortable. It shouldn't take too long to get off the SSRI anyway.
On the bright side, if your acne goes away with the Accutane, your depression and social anxiety might go away too, because you'd feel less self-conscious without the acne.
Edit: in the meanwhile, you might want to try a different antidepressant... the first antidepressant I was on was Lexapro, and I only had side effects and no positive effects, and then I switched to Prozac and I don't have side effects but I do feel better... everybody is different, so I can't say which antidepressant would work for you, but you could probably find one that would help and has minimal or no side effects.