Hey all, hope all is going well,
So I got a call from my mum today and she was checking that I was feeling well and happy still – turns out there’s been a bit about Roaccutane in the media lately. Next week on BBC 3 there’s a programme about Roaccutane going to be shown, in the light of a young British man who did suffer from the rare side effect of depression and did in fact commit suicide – his family of course were devastated and are campaigning to have the drug banned.
I am NOT posting this to scaremonger by the way; we all know that Roaccutane can be a dangerous drug but it is still very rare that people are affected that badly, but for most it is just a little bit of hardship which changes our lives positively. It would be perhaps an interesting watch though; the blurb of the programme seems to indicate it will look at the positives as well, however as it’s entitled ‘Dying for Clear Skin’ I think I can see where the bias may be.
It will probably highlight as well the importance of talking to people if you do start to feel low whilst on Roaccutane – even if you just feel a bit down, talking helps and being fully aware of your mood and putting everything into perspective is really important. I remember when I would have some really low moods on my first course, sometimes just taking a breather and remembering that you’re taking some powerful medication and it will be worth it in the end.
It’ll be interesting to see the results of this documentary anyway … knowing BBC 3 I doubt it’ll be the most sophisticated watch ….
Peace
Tags: documentary
Sorry I forgot here’s the link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00xxy87
- soph on November 19, 2012 at 10:48 pm
ill have to watch that, thanks
- carolineh on November 20, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Thanks for your post will sky plus this . . .
I hope they do try to give both the negatives & positives !!
It is a very potent drug that does need to be monitored & regulated and for someone to feel/or that the drug has made them feel so desperate that they have ended their life whilst on “R” is unthinkable and so very sad. I feel that a life time of having to live your life with acne & the cruel stares & comments is in itself very depressing and does affect your self esteem, personality and your social life.
My heart goes out to the family of this person, it really doesn’t bare thinking about & just reading the title of this program made me feel quite sad. The only reason we are all on this drug is because all we want is to be able to lead a happy life with clear spot free skin
- gigi on November 20, 2012 at 6:15 pm
My brother suffered just like Jessie but was never warned of the side effects and he took is life just as I joined the army 10 years ago still sad a out it
- John on November 26, 2012 at 10:08 pm