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I've been saying for years that they need to do soemthing about accutane- up to and including banning it totally.
A good portion of the people who take it have episodes like what a person with schizophrenia experiences- most of the time to a milder extent, but still, they hear things that aren't real, they see things that aren't real. They generally try not to prescribe it to diabetics because it can screw with a person's bllodsugar so bad- which is a problem for people without diabetese, as well.
The fact is, this isn't a miracle drug. It doesn't cure cancer, or AIDS, or something like that. There are other acne treatments out there... and this one is SUPPOSED TO BE for serious cases, but it's prescribed constantly. Hopefully all this new BS paperwork will make doctors do what they're supposed to do and only prescribe it when it's necessary for a severe case. Any drug that has a definitive, measurable cause of depression, which promotes or causes thoughts or attempts at suicide, violence, and (even "mild") schizophrenia, should be taken off the market or used with EXTREME care.
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