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Another accutane related post from me. Bleurgh.
So it's been a week and I really don't feel good. Mentally I feel fine, just a tiny bit more irritable. Physically though is a different story. I feel exhausted within like 2 hours of waking up, eyelids feel heavy, my head aches... Not in the classic headache sort of way, just constantly a bit achey, mostly around the front/temples area. Also this morning I felt quite sick. Not to the point of actually throwing up but just a little.
Is it normal to feel like this or should I be worried? I've read around and everything seems to be a bit inconclusive with regard to nausea. I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon anyway so hopefully they'll be able to answer this.
I'm so worried that I'll have to come off this stuff because it really is my last resort.
I did get a couple of stress-induced headaches when I first started out. My immune system definitely took a hit, too- I had 3 colds within 2 months because my nose was so dry that it was easy for bacteria and gunk to make themselves at home in there. I would mention it to your doctor, just in case. As for the nausea, I see 3 possibilities:
1. You have a bug, which sucks, but it happens.
2. You have a sensitive stomach and you need to make sure you are taking your pills with food. I don't have any trouble with this on accutane, but on a previous course of doxycyline I had to be super careful about eating.
3. This is what happened to me- Did you just start taking birth control pills? That can make you feel nauseous if your body is adjusting to new/different hormones. I had stopped my pills for 2 weeks due to a shipping mistake with my rx, and I could not figure out why I puked after a few days back on them. I hadn't had any symptoms when I first started them years ago, so I guess it's just hit or miss.
Hope I helped, and good luck with everything!