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Accutane is believed to be the most effective treatments for severe acne and is usually taken for less than a year for quite a hefty cost per pill. Because it's seen to work effectively it seems like a blessing but the underlying truth is that there are dangerous and serious side effects involved. This really is cloak and dagger stuff.

It's quite widely known that Accutane can cause birth defects in unborn children if mothers are using the prescribed drug but it also appears that there are a lot more dangerous side effects including and elevated risk of heart problems, liver problems and depression, so much more than doctors had expected.

A study put together with some 14000 applicants taking the prescribed drug showed abnormal findings for the levels of cholesterol and poor liver function, these returned back to normal once the drug had stopped being taken. High levels of cholesterol doesn't necessarily guarantee a heart attack and low liver enzymes does not mean that you have cirrhosis of the liver, but I would think that in any situation if this was taken for any prolonged periods of time then this could certainly lead to problems in the future.

Depression has also been a major underlying side effect that people have felt when being prescribed Accutane. It appears that Accutane has been linked to that of more than one hundred suicides around the world, although coroners have said that there is no clear evidence that the drug is too blame how comes there have been so many deaths when people started to take the drug? Whereas the manufacturer claims it is safe and the deaths were part of an underlying problem there is still a warning on the leaflet claiming that patients may be at risk of becoming suicidal. Up until recently this is what has been believed but results from test conducted on mice have proven that after the drug was administered they behaved in an unnatural way recognized as depression but more tests would be needed to see if the same effects happen in humans.

There have been many concerns over links to depression and suicide for many years, the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority) have received over 1500 reports of suspected adverse events experience by people who have taken the drug since it was licensed in 1983. In 38 cases there have been fatalities of which 25 have been none other than suicide. The MHRA claims the safety of Accutane is under constant scrutiny*..