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Repairing the long-term damage from Accutane

 
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(@ihateaccutane)

Posted : 05/08/2014 11:54 am

Detox, this is important but it does make sense if side effects occur during accutane, why do side effects (if it is due to the toxins) happen after months even years? Any comment on this?

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(@ivmi)

Posted : 05/12/2014 9:39 am

dear all!

Month ago I did the liver flush...and after that major panick!

My armpit got swollen and is swollen still. I have wierd feeling in my neck on the same side where my swollen armpit is. I had very extensive blood check up - i have no autoimmune diseases, my ESR is very low, CRP also. I got my copper serum checked and it is slightly lower than it should be. I had ultrasound of my neck and armpit, and doctor say that there is only one small lymph node in my neck about 6-7 mm in size. I got so scared...I'm pretty much scared right now...but I somehow manage to cope with it. I have some night sweats too... I don't know if it is somehow related with my liver flushing but all that swelling started one day after doing the flush. I dont' know what to do.... i feel slightly painful in all those places where the lymph nodes should be...and it really scares me.... if anyone has anything to suggest? i will try with RSO when i manage to buy it...i hope that it will be in month-or two... but now my main problem is this wierd swelling. :(

Can anyone type here about how to take RSO? how much should it be per day?

Someone please help I dont know what to do. This f****ng accutane had really messed up all of us. :(

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(@pido)

Posted : 05/17/2014 5:04 am

After taking Accutane I've gotten hairloss, increased body hair growth and my skin is more fragile. My DHT levels are almost on a minimum and I'm thinking maybe Accutane made my skin somehow more prone to DHT. Does somebody know how to fix this?

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Posted : 05/18/2014 11:16 am

It is not good! 2 months since I am off the drug but still no reverse improvement. I googled some cases where ED occured even they didnt use the drug. Symphtons are common. Now I think I have some other issue that the drug triggered. I love my girlfriend and I want to be happy with her, have children but I fear that I will go on a lonely life because she deserves better (more healthy) man than me. This is so depressing. By the way 4 months ago I was living a wonderful life. Besides my wonderful job, I was trying to have six packs :) . It is so schocking that life has U turns. I still enjoy the life but coming years are obviously full of pain. Pretending to be good is not an easy issue.

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Posted : 05/22/2014 1:40 am

I was trying to find this guy "AccutaneIsPoison" on page 108 but there is no him or his posts, only quotes from forum members on his posts...what happened to his posts?

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Posted : 05/23/2014 4:35 am

Hi everyone,

I am on my 8th week of Accutane (out of a 5 month course; 60 mg a day) and just started reading this thread and am getting really worried. I'm mostly concerned because my husband and I would like to start trying to have a baby 2 months after I'm done and I'm worried that if so many people seem to be experiencing such serious side effects several years down the line, that it may not be safe for a fetus to be exposed to whatever is going on inside of me.

I don't really have any serious side effects - just dryness and I suppose I've been enjoying having my back cracked throughout the day! No changes in libido, no emotional distress or anything like that.

I've read though that there is basically zero risk for birth defects if you wait a month to get pregnant. Why then are so many people reporting all of these other problems saying that Accutane never really leaves your system etc. if it's a teratogenic drug and doesn't cause any harm to eggs? Maybe it's damaging certain organs? I really don't know what to think!

Please help! Thank you :)

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(@daniel80)

Posted : 05/23/2014 5:07 am

I have now been taking RSO for about two weeks, and not only does this work great. It works wonders!

I would say that my dry eyes and lips have improved around 85 %. My dry lips around 40 %.

My sexsual function has also suffered a bit from accutane. That has also improved.

I don't experience any side effects or anything when I take this.

However, it haven't improved my anxiety as I would also have hoped. Still only two weeks in, so time will tell

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(@ihateaccutane)

Posted : 05/23/2014 6:32 am

Daniel80, it makes me happy to hear such recovery stories. Please keep posting your experiences.

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Posted : 05/23/2014 7:30 am

Daniel80 What great news! So happy for you!

Could you tell a bit more? Do you know the ratio THC vs CBD?

And about improved sexual function, what were your sides? Is it about libido or ED or both?

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Posted : 05/23/2014 8:22 am

There is 30 % CBD and only 0.3 %THC in the oil I take

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Posted : 05/23/2014 10:48 am

I take it once a day, the size of a rice corn under my tonque

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(@gladiatoro)

Posted : 05/23/2014 3:27 pm

Wow that little must be potent stuff I take Dixie drops similar content with CBD and low THC , RSO may be better however but hard to get a hold of.

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(@accutainted)

Posted : 05/24/2014 1:30 am

Hi everyone,

I am on my 8th week of Accutane (out of a 5 month course; 60 mg a day) and just started reading this thread and am getting really worried. I'm mostly concerned because my husband and I would like to start trying to have a baby 2 months after I'm done and I'm worried that if so many people seem to be experiencing such serious side effects several years down the line, that it may not be safe for a fetus to be exposed to whatever is going on inside of me.

I don't really have any serious side effects - just dryness and I suppose I've been enjoying having my back cracked throughout the day! No changes in libido, no emotional distress or anything like that.

I've read though that there is basically zero risk for birth defects if you wait a month to get pregnant. Why then are so many people reporting all of these other problems saying that Accutane never really leaves your system etc. if it's a teratogenic drug and doesn't cause any harm to eggs? Maybe it's damaging certain organs? I really don't know what to think!

Please help! Thank you :)

How severe is your acne? I really don't recommend anyone take accutane but if you must listen to your body very carefully. I would wait at least a yr to try and get pregnant. Why risk something so important?

 

I have now been taking RSO for about two weeks, and not only does this work great. It works wonders!

I would say that my dry eyes and lips have improved around 85 %. My dry lips around 40 %.

My sexsual function has also suffered a bit from accutane. That has also improved.

I don't experience any side effects or anything when I take this.

However, it haven't improved my anxiety as I would also have hoped. Still only two weeks in, so time will tell

Great to hear man!! Plz keep updating:)

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(@samantha303)

Posted : 05/24/2014 4:52 am

Hi,

I have posted here before and I am going to post again.

I am a 21 year old female and I have been suffering from post accutane hair loss for roughly 8 months now

I have corrected my low ferritin and am still working on upping vitamin D level caused by accutane.

I have never tried any liver cleansing products.

How is milk thistle? Heard good things about it. Also, does anyone go to the hepatologist after accutane?

I was on it only for 3 - 4 weeks and it has ruined my life.

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Posted : 05/24/2014 11:35 am

It is not good! 2 months since I am off the drug but still no reverse improvement. I googled some cases where ED occured even they didnt use the drug. Symphtons are common. Now I think I have some other issue that the drug triggered. I love my girlfriend and I want to be happy with her, have children but I fear that I will go on a lonely life because she deserves better (more healthy) man than me. This is so depressing. By the way 4 months ago I was living a wonderful life. Besides my wonderful job, I was trying to have six packs . It is so schocking that life has U turns. I still enjoy the life but coming years are obviously full of pain. Pretending to be good is not an easy issue.

Never ever let yourself think this way. Been there thought that so to say and it is probably the worst you can do in your situation. I know it's not easy but believe me you are a fine guy who is just in a spot of bother TEMPORARILY. That's what life is like. Sometimes you are better, sometimes you are worse. C'est la vie.

But you are extremely lucky that you found your gf who you love...so it would be a tiny bit silly to lose her because you feel inferior to "healthier" man, wouldn't it?

Get a grip my friend! Look, the number of people who report improvements increases. One day you will be among them too!

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(@ihateaccutane)

Posted : 05/24/2014 12:30 pm

 

It is not good! 2 months since I am off the drug but still no reverse improvement. I googled some cases where ED occured even they didnt use the drug. Symphtons are common. Now I think I have some other issue that the drug triggered. I love my girlfriend and I want to be happy with her, have children but I fear that I will go on a lonely life because she deserves better (more healthy) man than me. This is so depressing. By the way 4 months ago I was living a wonderful life. Besides my wonderful job, I was trying to have six packs smile.png . It is so schocking that life has U turns. I still enjoy the life but coming years are obviously full of pain. Pretending to be good is not an easy issue.

Never ever let yourself think this way. Been there thought that so to say and it is probably the worst you can do in your situation. I know it's not easy but believe me you are a fine guy who is just in a spot of bother TEMPORARILY. That's what life is like. Sometimes you are better, sometimes you are worse. C'est la vie.

But you are extremely lucky that you found your gf who you love...so it would be a tiny bit silly to lose her because you feel inferior to "healthier" man, wouldn't it?

Get a grip my friend! Look, the number of people who report improvements increases. One day you will be among them too!

Thank you pabpab. I hope so. Today in the news you must heard the earthquake between Greece and Turkey. I was sitting home and suddenly it started to shake, I ran out the building without shoes. : ) Man, this is the meening; even you feel bad, you run for your life. Thats the rule. We will run for our lives.. And after a while you see that life goes on and it is good ;)

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(@crank92)

Posted : 05/24/2014 5:11 pm

I have now been taking RSO for about two weeks, and not only does this work great. It works wonders!

I would say that my dry eyes and lips have improved around 85 %. My dry lips around 40 %.

My sexsual function has also suffered a bit from accutane. That has also improved.

I don't experience any side effects or anything when I take this.

However, it haven't improved my anxiety as I would also have hoped. Still only two weeks in, so time will tell

 

 

Yes, we're starting to get the ball rolling on this finally! Good man, keep us posted!

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(@vianello)

Posted : 05/25/2014 2:55 am

Hi everyone,

I am on my 8th week of Accutane (out of a 5 month course; 60 mg a day) and just started reading this thread and am getting really worried. I'm mostly concerned because my husband and I would like to start trying to have a baby 2 months after I'm done and I'm worried that if so many people seem to be experiencing such serious side effects several years down the line, that it may not be safe for a fetus to be exposed to whatever is going on inside of me.

I don't really have any serious side effects - just dryness and I suppose I've been enjoying having my back cracked throughout the day! No changes in libido, no emotional distress or anything like that.

I've read though that there is basically zero risk for birth defects if you wait a month to get pregnant. Why then are so many people reporting all of these other problems saying that Accutane never really leaves your system etc. if it's a teratogenic drug and doesn't cause any harm to eggs? Maybe it's damaging certain organs? I really don't know what to think!

Please help! Thank you

I would strongly advise you to stop accutane. It is just a "cure" for your symptoms, but won't cure the root cause. All retinoids, like "vitamin a", or retinoic acid are very toxic for the body when taken in high amounts. They all have similar effects on the body, when taken in high amounts ( hypervitaminosis a effects). But since the big pharma guys can't make money with a vitamin, they produced 13-cis-retinoic acid. It produces a lot of severe side effects, and some of them happen to give you a beautiful skin, but it's not worth it all if you look at all the other side effects. I would advise you to stop taking the med, and start making changes in your diet ( try to cut diary and wheet and sugar, and see what happens), and reduce stress.

Peace

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Posted : 05/26/2014 1:47 pm

Big pHARMa = well organized crime.

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Posted : 05/27/2014 12:54 pm

Something amazing happened, I just had full erection (same like before accutane). Is it a joke? I was having almost no morning erections, but some minutes ago it was like I never took that drug. That gave me hope. I dont know, maybe I am in an eve of another crash? Realy dont know..

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Posted : 05/27/2014 1:14 pm

Hey Guys.

Hope you're doing okay...

Just wanted to check in.

I'm still in the same boat as I was a couple of years ago.

Have days that are better than others, but overall have to survive each day as it comes, usually with a big lack of energy.

A really good book for anxiety (a big problem for me) is At Last A Life, by Paul David.

It's about letting go of control. I'd read it in the past but am re-reading at the moment.

I try to avoid researching anything with health now - I've wasted a lot of my life looking for a cure and never found it.

However, the dude who posted a video about liver flushing to cure himself has made me want to give it a try.

I'm skeptical, because after researching into it a little, there are others who have done dozens of flushes and are still in a poor state of health.

It's hard not to be bothered by the complexity of all of this.

Cannabis oil is never going to be a viable option for me and some others that post here.

I have doubts that it will be the final answer too.

Some days I feel like I'll never get out of this mess.

On others, I feel more optimistic.

For now, I'm eating as a vegetarian (though I'll have fish occasionally). I try to avoid processed foods as much as possible, but can't help but feel I should be benefiting more than I am by my dietary choices.

I plan to try a liver flush in the next few weeks, after taking some colon cleansing supplements (magnesium oxide based).

I take probiotics daily and firmly believe that our main point of focus needs to be detox pathways - Digestive system and liver support.

I've messaged the guy (James, was it?) who made the YouTube video and haven't yet heard back, so if he happens to be reading this, please get back to me.

The liver cleanse process doesn't exactly sound much fun, but what is there to lose at this stage?

I just want my health back, rather than trying to pretend everything isn't all that bad.. Because it is.

When I think about the years lost because of a fucking acne drug, it just gets to me.

Stefan

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Posted : 05/28/2014 11:51 am

Let me suggest another thing that have worked wonders for me. Not so much on the side effects from Accutane, but on the skin and your overall appearance/outlook

It's garlic capsules. Yes, that's right. I took 9 for 10 days and I now take 2 each day along with a ginger capsule.

This really, really works wonders. The garlic capsules I take, are called "garcin". You can get them anywhere here in Denmark and 80 cost about $35

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Posted : 05/28/2014 12:14 pm

Raw garlic works just as well and it's much cheaper what I do is I make garlic tea , hot water with crushed garlic that way the taste is much milder and it has to be crushed or chopped/minced to get the medicinal effect. Indigo Rush thinks that RSO hemp oil may not benefit us I beg to differ , I have been using COD oil for a while now and my body / mind likes it but the stuff I use is low in THC ( Dixie botanicals ) so I'm not sure if RSO would be better but it might be.

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(@daniel80)

Posted : 05/29/2014 5:26 pm

I am sure raw garlic might work just as well, but I think it would be hard to get the same amount as you have in just one capsule. I could be very wrong, but that is just my initial thought.....

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(@accutainted)

Posted : 05/29/2014 9:03 pm

I am sure raw garlic might work just as well, but I think it would be hard to get the same amount as you have in just one capsule. I could be very wrong, but that is just my initial thought.....

How is the rso going? Any improvements in anxiety?

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