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Accutane and pre existing mental illness?

I asked this question just recently but only got one answer..and not from someone whose taken it before so please take the time to answer! :) 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!

Update:

Thanks Homer(lol)...I'm just trying to cover all the bases before I go on it...I'm paranoid that way, Thanks for the answer!

Update 2:

To Maddyy: I was going to send you an email here on Yahoo answers but you dont take them, so to answer your question...I would be 100% ok with talking to you further. Email me on here..i dont have bebo. :)

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  • VN-Cop
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    my sister is agoraphobic\depression and went on accutane while being on an SSRI.

    She didn't have any problems.

    The side effects of accutane are very different then side effects from SSRI's so I don't see what the problem is...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    hello.

    you answered my question before. and i really liked your answer. would it be okay if i talked to you just a little bit more about it. or until i find a solution cause you seem like a really nice and mature person to talk to about this. please?

    do you have bebo or anything?

    or can we talk more through yeahooanswers.

    thank you for your answer(:

    please write back

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