Age: Over 65 · Duration of use: 1–6 months · Current status: No, have stopped
Symptoms: Emotional blunting, sexual dysfunction, cognitive impairment, severe anxiety/panic, muscle/joint pain, GI disturbances, MGD dry eyes, extreme spinal degeneration, lymphocytic colitis
Symptoms: Emotional blunting, sexual dysfunction, cognitive impairment, severe anxiety/panic, muscle/joint pain, GI disturbances, MGD dry eyes, extreme spinal degeneration, lymphocytic colitis
I was a healthy female born in 1958. I never missed a day of school, etc. I was a runner and very fit.
After dating my husband for 2 years we decided to get married. I decided to treat my not-so-bad acne before the wedding in June of 1992. By November I was a mess. My lips were peeling, the bones in my feet ached, and I had to stop running. I didn’t have the energy to teach my 5th grade class or help raise my 2 stepchildren.
It stole my life from me! Now at 67, I am practically a shut-in and in so much physical pain from a drug that is still on the market and ruining people’s lives! I can’t drive, I take Lexapro for anxiety, and I’m in the process of treating my dry eyes.