Re: stopping ACCUTANE hair loss?

I took accutane for 2 years. I've been off it for 9 years now. I'm 28. I'm not sure whether or not it caused hairloss in me - my hairline has been receding ever so gradually since I was 20. I'm not convinced that accutane accelerated it, but it may have. What accutane did do to me is ruin my physical body. I have lots of inflammation everywhere in my body (hence my username). I did notice more hairloss when I started taking a multi vitamin and fish oil capsules. I took these in an attempt to reduce the inflammation in my body (I didn't know at that stage that accutane causes chronic inflammation. Make sure you avoid as much vitamin A in your diet as you can. Go to http://www.nutritiondata.com and print out all the foods that contain vitamin A. It's difficult to consume no VitA in your diet, but you should try to reduce its intake as much as possible. My sides have improved a lot since I've been doing this. Vitamin E is believed to neutralize Vit A, however, it also has a storing effect on vit A in the liver. If you've only been off the tane for 1 yr, your liver will still be loaded with vit A. What other side effects do you have? Do you have very cold hands in the winter, tight/sore muscles, stiff, painful or clicking joints, high blood pressure, raised liver enzyme levels, high cholesterol. I have all of these things 9 years after coming off the drug. My eyesight is also blurry. I need to wear glasses all the time now! Please have these tests done if you haven't already. Getting your blood pressure checked is especially important as high blood pressure can lead to a stroke. If you had a stroke, your concerns about your hairloss would seem trivial. Tweet