I'm considering starting to take acutane, but im aware that it has a pretty significant effect on your immune system, and can cause sore muscles and such. Anyone had experience with this or know more about its effects on distance runners? I'm thinking i'll probably wait until after this track season is over to start it, but what type of effects should i expect?
Thanks
Ryan Hall took it. He probably would be running 58:43 right now if he hadn't.
I took it during season and had no problems. It's pretty legit stuff and it's really powerful, but it made my skin perfectly clear.
It's mostly a placebo - if you think it will cure your acne, then it will cure your acne. Just use regular face soap at least twice a day and your acne will clear up.
it drys out your skin pretty bad make sure you wear lotion but other than that the stuff is awseome
Good one! Is chemotherapy also "mostly a placebo"? How about radiation therapy? You obviously have no idea what you are talking about.
9879876 wrote:
It's mostly a placebo - if you think it will cure your acne, then it will cure your acne. Just use regular face soap at least twice a day and your acne will clear up.
That is a totally idiotic statment.
Obviously you have never taken acutane. Maybe you are confusing the drug accutane with Proactive, the stuff they sell on infomercials.
I took it in college and wish I had taken it sooner. It's great stuff. There is nothing like the relief that comes from not having to worry about breaking out.
(Also I was running at the time and notice no effect on my running at all.)
It will make you depressed and you will kill yourself. Your babies will also be born with deformities.
I'm taking it now. I'm about a month and half in and I haven't noticed any serious side affects (knock on wood). I started out on a lower dosage which seemed to help.
dont do it wrote:
It will make you depressed and you will kill yourself. Your babies will also be born with deformities.
The question was about accutane, not alcohol.
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