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Did You Know… Acne Drug Accutane May Cause Serious Side Effects Including Suicide?

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Did You Know… Acne Drug Accutane May Cause Serious Side Effects Including Suicide?

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Did you know that Accutane – a popular and powerful acne medication – has been linked to serious side effects including depression and suicide? A study in the British Medical Journal that shows an increase in suicide among people taking the acne drug Accutane probably will not prompt the FDA to consider whether it should be withdrawn from the market. Why should it? It gives users clear skin. Only some of them end up with colostomy bags from the bowel damage it also causes. And only some of them kill themselves – Accutane’s other odd side effect. — Jim Edwards at bnet.com (Yes, This Acne Drug Might Make You Kill Yourself – but Don’t Expect Anyone to Care) Common side effects of Accutane include: • pain and swelling of the lips • severe itching • hair thinning, hair loss, and baldness • fragile and weaker skin • vision problems (conjunctivitis, contact lens intolerance, decreased night vision) • nosebleeds • elevated liver enzymes (leading to liver damage) • joint pain • muscle pain Mor

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