Anyone Here Took Accutane For Acne And It Kickstarted Their male pattern baldness?

[justbeconfident]

Wondering if there are other such cases on this forum

 

[Jack Burt]

I took accurate for eight months and I believe that it has caused loss of overall hair density, even at the sides. But I had minor thinning before that.

 

[Jack Burt]

I have been off it for a couple of months and my density is still low. I don’t think it cause major issues but I believe that it has contributed in speeding up the process.

 

[Jack Burt]

It causes lack of vitamin a, which can lead to hair loss. Blood tests to determine whether you are lacking in vitamin a or not are a first step.

 

[justbeconfident]

It causes lack of vitamin a, which can lead to hair loss. Blood tests to determine whether you are lacking in vitamin a or not are a first step.

actually accutane is in some way extremely potent vitamin A, so no, it doesnt cause lack of vitamin A, it causes it's surplus
thing is - i read lots of stories from other guys, for whom accutane sped up balding or kickstarted it

 

[LosingHairLosingPatience]

Finasteride obliterated hair on the sides of my head too

 

[Jack Burt]

actually accutane is in some way extremely potent vitamin A, so no, it doesnt cause lack of vitamin A, it causes it's surplus
thing is - i read lots of stories from other guys, for whom accutane sped up balding or kickstarted it

right, I meant vitamin d

 

[StevenGerrard]

that is exactly what happened to my brother, he started balding hardcore after taking Accutane -- lucky for him he was smart enough to hop on finasteride at a very young age (24-25 I think). He still has a full head of hair and a low hairline til this day -- every now and then he gets a buzz cut with the #6-7 guard (on the clippers) meanwhile the #3 does nothing for me

 

[Jacob Williams]

f*****g yes, it happened pretty quickly after I started and my derm was convinced it had to be accutane balding and not male pattern baldness because it happened so quickly and my shedding was so aggressive. He took a scalp biopsy and it turned out to be male pattern baldness. I just refuse to believe that accutane is completely free of fault.

 

[justbeconfident]

f*****g yes, it happened pretty quickly after I started and my derm was convinced it had to be accutane balding and not male pattern baldness because it happened so quickly and my shedding was so aggressive. He took a scalp biopsy and it turned out to be male pattern baldness. I just refuse to believe that accutane is completely free of fault.

another story right there

fucked up, my man, another victim fell for this acne cure gamble

did it at least treat ur acne permanently? r u on finasteride now?

 

[kaneki]

Yes. Had the thickest hair before taking accutane. Got accutane induced DUPA hair loss because of it.

I did lots of research and it turns out accutane causes permanent hairloss in many people, both men and women. Wish I never took it, because I had mild acne in the first place.

 

[1212]

I used accutane at about 16 years old and began barely noticing that I was balding around 17 I think. That would suck if accutane triggered it early but it was in my genes anyway