Has anyone here been on Accutane?!
Question: Has anyone here been on Accutane?
Any side effects?
Did it work?
Answers:
Acne is a largely preventable diet-inflicted condition. (Yes, even in hormone-surging adolescents.) Pharmaceutical drugs should be a LAST resort, not a first.
For more info: http://www.nealhendrickson.com/mcdougall…
Personally, I would not go anywhere near Accutane:
"Accutane Side Effects
What are the serious side effects associated with Accutane?
Severe side effects of Accutane include:
?Ulcerative colitis
?Crohn’s Disease
?Inflammatory Bowel Disease
?Severe depression
?Suicidal thoughts
?Birth defects
?Liver damage, with symptoms of nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss, and jaundice (yellowing of the eyes or skin)
?Allergic reaction to isotretinoin, resulting in liver disease and other health complications" Source = http://www.drugwatch.com/accutane/side-e…
That's a LOT of risk to correct a non-life threatening condition that can be corrected by diet.