"this is my honest experience. i convinced myself that i would take the medicine and the moment i should notice side effects i would stop. while on accutane, the worst the side effects got were chapped lips, dry skin on my hands and elbows, and sensitivity to sunburns (never had a sun burn in my life before then). accutane worked like a charm and my skin became perfect, but it wasn&#039;t until two years after coming off it did my hair start to thin. "