Do pills(anti-biotics) harm the liver?

Question

well i was thinking to go on Accutane, but its really strong, and i dont want to harm any of my organs, since Accutane is a very powerful anti-biotic.

p.s: o0o yea my mom was the one who told me that pills harm the liver since she is a nurse.

Answer 1

I don't think you can make a blanket statement that any chemical medications harm the liver. You need to consider the amount taken and over what time period.

Having said that, I've heard that the medications we take stay in our system for a long time. There have been instances when traces of a medication taken for a short period (like a week) years ago (5-6) are still found in the liver.

So you add up the years of all the different medications we take, plus all the toxins we get from the environment and the food we eat, and I guess that makes for a pretty unhealthy liver.

It makes me wonder how people can still eat the livers of other animals!

Answer 2

Accutane is NOT an antibiotic.  It is actually related to Vitamin A.

There have been some concerns about liver damage, and as well there was a putative link with depression/suicidality.

It is only used for the most severe forms of acne, and only under the guidance of a dermatologist.

Answer 3

Roaccutane or Accutane is a retinoid derivate {modified vitamin A}. I have personally been on the drug 3 times, 4month duration each time. It works great, will clear your skin up completely, at first its bad, the side-effect, chaffed lips, dry skin, aching joints, back pain. I reccommend you buy an oil-free moisturiser and Vaseline {my dermatologist recommended this}, as well as a lip balm.

It is not an antibiotic as SkepDoc said. It works by stopping the sebaceous glands {oil producing glands that make your skin moist} from producing oil, scientists are not sure of the exact mechanism of how it works. So to say the link to depression is weak, is unfounded. On the contorary, Accutane was given to rats at similar dosages to humans,  the rats suffered from depression. This study is online google it, ROCHE the manufacturer of Roaccutane criticised the study {since it will affect millions of $$$ of profit if the FDA where to take the drug of the market}. There have been many cases of suicide related to this drug, alot of info on this online, loved one's of victims, are grouping together to take Roche to court.

Anyway, not everyone suffers from depression whilst on the drug. But i would be cautious. This is also stated on the long side-effects list of the drug. I was on 40mg per day, very low considering it is half my body weight, it is usually 1mg per 1kg, the dosage that is. I was fine on this dosage for 4months. Again my acne returned after 3months of finishing the 16week course of accutane. I went on it again a year later, this time i saw a different dermatologist, who reccommended a much higher dose of 70mg per day. This caused me alot of bad side effects, like migraines, which i have never suffered from since or prior to the drug.

Again my acne returned, after seeing a naturopath, i finally got to the bottom of it all, my acne was due to candida overgrowth, and nutritional dificiencies.

I would reccommend you read:

Mr. X Acne Says - You can Cure your Acne' Ebook

Acne Free in 3 days ebook

The pH Miracle by Dr. Young

As well as seeing a good naturopath, and/or nutritionist.

Accutane can damage the liver in some people, this may be due to genetics making the individual more susceptible. Accutane will be stored in the liver, adipose {fat} tissue, and in the eye {affects night vision for that reason} since it is a fat-solube vitamin similar to the shape of Vitamin A. Blood tests are routine whilst on the treatment, usually once a week, then once a month.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Your mom is a nurse and you come on Yahoo Answers for an answer?