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A schoolgirl posted that 'life is not worth living' on Snapchat before taking her own life after being prescribed an anti-acne wonder drug, an inquest heard today. 

Annabel Wright, 15, had no medical history of depression when she was found dead in her bedroom at her home in Ripon, Yorkshire on May 1, 2019.

Just 20 minutes earlier she had been speaking with her father - who said he noticed nothing unusual about his daughter's behaviour, and when police cracked her iCloud password four months after her death, they found no signs her suicide was planned. 

The family's barrister Rory Badenoch told the second day of the inquest: 'She was a well balanced, happy girl and her suicide came out of the blue.

'There is no doubt the drug caused an idiosyncratic reaction in her.'

Medics insisted they had no choice but to prescribe Annabel the more potent Roaccutane anti-acne medicine because she had not responded to a year-long course of antibiotics.

Distraught mother Helen Wright, 50, broke down while listening to the evidence of the consultant who started Annabel on the medication.

While Prof Alison Layton was being cross examined by the family's lawyer, Mrs Wright was asked: 'Are you all right?'

The mother snapped back; 'Not really. No.' She then rose from her seat next to businessman and jeweller husband Simon and stared at the Coroner Jonathan Leach.

'I can't listen to any more of these lies,' she declared, and left the courtroom, followed by her husband.

After a five minute break, Mrs Wright returned to her seat, clutching a glass of water, and said: 'Sorry'.

Annabel Wright, 15, was found dead in her bedroom at her home in Ripon, Yorkshire, 20 minutes after speaking with her father. She has been taking the anti-acne medication Roaccutane

Annabel Wright, 15, was found dead in her bedroom at her home in Ripon, Yorkshire, 20 minutes after speaking with her father. She has been taking the anti-acne medication Roaccutane

WHAT IS ROACCUTANE AND WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE SIDE-EFFECTS? 

Roaccutane, or Isotretinoin, belongs to a group of medicines known as retinoids, which are substances related to vitamin A.

It is used to treat acne which is severe, or which has not got better with other treatments such as oral antibiotics or skin treatments.

The drug works by reducing the production of your skin's natural oil. It is also thought to reduce inflammation. Isotretinoin capsules will be prescribed for you by a specialist skin doctor.

In general, many side effects associated with isotretinoin are similar to those associated with very high doses of vitamin A.

Gastrointestinal side effects have included inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, bleeding and inflammation of the gums, colitis, esophagitis/esophageal ulceration, ileitis, nausea, and other nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms.

Reported common side effects include:

burning, redness, itching, or other signs of eye inflammation bone or joint pain difficulty moving nosebleeds scaling, redness, burning, pain, or other signs of inflammation of the lips skin infection or rash

Reported rare side effects include:

Abdominal or stomach pain (severe) attempts at suicide or thoughts of suicide (usually stops after medicine is stopped) back pain bleeding or inflammation of the gums blurred vision or other changes in vision changes in behavior

Sources: Drugs.com and Patient

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