Accutane Medicine
If you have acne you probably have heard of Accutane medicine which is powerful medication used to treat severe acne problems. Accutane (Isotretinoin) is usually only taken for a short time – like half a year or so – to help clear acne. Most people stay clear of acne for up to one year after treatment. However, there is a small percentage of people it does not work for.......
Still Accutane was one of the most effective ways to treat severe acne and was meant to be used by those who were resistant to other types of treatments. Especially, for inflamed cysts and nodules that can cause physical and emotional scarring.
Despite the growing list of side effect, lately there has been facts that Accutane may have even more serious side effects like ulcerative colitis and depression. Along with others.
What is Accutane – How Does Accutane Work?
Simply put, Accutane (which belongs to a class of drugs called retinoids) works by reducing oil production in the skin. This in turn decreases dead cell build up, clogged pores, and skin inflammation.
But this also causes some unwanted side effects like dried chapped lips, dry itching skin, nosebleeds due to dry nasal passages, eye irritation, and some people develop different different types of skin rashes.
Many claim that taking vitamin E can help relieve some of this dryness.See Accutane and Vitamin E.
Other more serious side effects include headache, joint pain, thinning hair, intestinal problems, and live problems. Women must be especially careful when taking Accutane if they of child bearing age or plan on getting pregnant.
Accutane Statistics
So how bad are these side effects and how many people actually suffer from severe side effects? Well, some research suggests that up to 90% of Accutane uses suffer from dry, cracked, or chapped lips.
And up to 80% suffer from dry itching skin and nosebleeds. And about 40% of users suffer from dry eye problems and irritation.
While exact numbers are in available, there have been about 5,000 lawsuits against the drug company Roche. The sad part is, not everyone gets good results with Accutane.
While the numbers are not clear – somewhere between 20-40 % of Accutane users still suffer from acne. Which is pretty sad considering the risk they took, using the Accutane medicine.
If you’re still suffering from acne consider a more gentler skin care for acne approach to reduce oily skin and prevent that acne rebounding. Rebounding is where you acne clears up for a while, only to come back a few weeks later.
And, if you have mature skin with some wrinkling, then you need to use a product that won't dry the skin out too much or increase your chances of developing more lines and wrinkles. Click here to learn more about Adult Acne Treatments.
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