I think he is talking about hemp seed oil. Not the RSO.

Hemp seed oil may contain a good percentage of cbd. It also contains omega fats.

 

But the Rso is the real deal I guess, I would like to try that but first I try this for 4 months

Yeah I think he's referring to something like this, basically a health supplement;

http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/granovita-organic-hemp-oil-60081414

Interestingly it's quite high in vitamin A.

I've been taking rso (not hemp oil) for about 3 months now, but only in very small amounts - about a rice grain worth per night. It's definitely the best thing I've found for improving sexual sides, but the improvements do seem to have plateaued. Vaping weed probably actually results in more significant improvements for me, but only when stoned.

A few interesting things relating to hemp oil - the benefits appear to focus on the perfect balance of essential fatty acids contained in the oil, rather than the presence of CBD etc;

- Hemp oil has been found to repair DNA

http://www.wakingtimes.com/2012/09/06/hemp-can-repair-dna

Why might this be relevant? Because Accutane (isotretinoin) damages DNA...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16232082

- The essential fatty acids in Hemp oil support your immune system;

"The essential fatty acids in hemp seed oil have been shown to promote healthy flora in the intestines and support immune system response and function". Anyone suffering from accutane sides will clearly benefit from a strong immune system, and a number of people have seen improvements from using probiotics.

http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/5-health-benefits-of-hemp-seed-oil/

- A very good source of Omega 3 and Omega 6

"Hemp oil is natures most balanced oil for human nutrition (3:1 LA [Omega 6] to LNA [Omega 3] ratio) and is easily digestible"

http://www.regenerativenutrition.com//hemp-oil-flush-efa-cholesterol-omega.asp?

Interesting a number of the things which being deficient in Omega 3 or Omega 6 result in sound like tane sides;

Low Omega 3 (Alpha Linolenic acid) symptoms include impairment of vision and learning ability, behavioural changes, dry skin, immune dysfunction.

Low Omega 6 (Linolenic acid) symptoms include loss of hair, liver degeneration, behavioural disturbance, drying up of glands.

I'm going to try adding 25ml or so of organic hemp oil daily to my current regime as I can see a lot of potential benefits there. A lot of people report improved skin and increased hair growth/reduction in hair shedding (look at reviews on Amazon etc) when taking this, so might be worth a look for anyone suffering from those things.

I hate how something so natural and beneficial is illegal. Doesn't make any sense... It isn't even physiologically addictive at all.

 

 

High quality concentrated source of CBD: Cibdex

Spray it under tongue and hold for 60-90 seconds

*for added effect, immediately follow it up with a hemp oil shot (Hemp Oil [RSHO]. Squirt a tiny little bit on finger and put under tongue. This is even more potent than Cibdex

I've tried Cibdex and I'm not sure I'd recommend it. I purchased 4 bottles, followed by 10g of RSHO and I can't say I noticed anything from it at all, and bearing in mind that lot sets you back about US$1000 I'm not sure I'd bother. Vaping some recreational weed and I noticed an improvement in sexual sides after less than a week.

Hemp oil (from cold pressed hemp seeds) is a very different proposition to hash oil/RSO made from cannabis buds, although they are often confused. The benefits from RSO appear to be the cannabinoids, CBD, THC etc - however the benefits from the hemp oil appear to be down to the EFA's (essential fatty acids). A number of people have recovered from their tane sides with RSO, but that guy is the first recovery I've seen from consumption of hemp oil alone.

Oh and if you live in Colorado you're one of the lucky ones - you should be able to obtain RSO easily and legally!

Oh and if you live in Colorado you're one of the lucky ones - you should be able to obtain RSO easily and legally!

I sure do appreciate your advice! I don't live in CO but I have a buddy there who might be able to get me some.

Right now the RSO isn't my main priority though. I plan on doing intense detoxes like colon cleanses, liver flushes, kidney cleanes, anti-parasitic herbal protocols, and high doses of probiotics taken orally and through enemas.

As for my diet, I am going to be following the Wahl's protocol to the best of my ability. Just got the book yesterday. It's fantastic. The diet is kind of tough.

Here is a quick introduction I typed up (I'm going to try level 3):

I've basically been doing everything for the past year minus the seaweed, crazy amounts of vegetables (I really need to get a Vitamix), and ketosis.

Here's a short list of vegetables we should be getting a variety from each and every day:

@yetanotheraccutanevictim, that diet looks good - I wouldn't be surprised if you saw improvements in your condition after a couple of months of that. The hard part will be sticking to it.

I did a few months of intermittent fasting last year (not eating between about 20:00 and about 13:00 the next day) and it's not too hard once you get used to it. I also got a slow-juicer and did a brief juice fast, but really struggled with it.

I don't really buy into 'detoxing' which is more of a marketing term than anything, but there is a lot to be said for eating a healthy diet which will provide your body with all the right nutrients to help it function to an optimum level, as well as avoiding refined sugars, saturated fat and proceeded foods. Again, that takes some willpower to stick to!

I don't really buy into 'detoxing' which is more of a marketing term than anything, but there is a lot to be said for eating a healthy diet which will provide your body with all the right nutrients to help it function to an optimum level, as well as avoiding refined sugars, saturated fat and proceeded foods. Again, that takes some willpower to stick to!

I do believe that most "detoxing programs" are indeed scams but I've tried almost everything. Cleansing programs are the one thing I never really gave a chance. I'm going to be doing a month long colon cleanse then an herbal anti-parasitic program all while doing the diet.

As for you avoiding saturated fat, I hope you don't. That's very important for our healing to occur

Idk there really is not any solution that I have found, a few good ideas people have found to make the days easier, and live the best we can.. but certainly no antedote. sometimes i just think i should start drinking

Not gonna lie, smoking pot doesn't help me, gives me anxiety but i have been drinking the hemp oil (perfect balanced omega) for a few months. good stuff.

Has anyone here taken a serious approach to treating adrenal fatigue caused by accutane.

So far my theory is that I had a poor liver from birth, the acne was a result of my liver being unable to filter toxins correctly.

Once i got one accutane, the effects of my liver to inefficiently detox the high amounts of Vitamin A sent my body in overdrive.

This severely taxed my adrenal glands to the point of exhaustion.

For a long time I was unsure of what this was and why this was but its starting to make sense to me now.

If anyone has read my old posts they would have seen that bleeding gums (yeah gross i know !) was a big one for me.
-adrenal glands use of tons of vit C when depleted and this causes scurvy to a lesser degree, bleeding gums being a number 1 symptom.
-my libido hit rock bottom and still sucks, but its getting better, another notable sign of post accutane
-anxiety again ticks both boxes in similar symptoms.

Anyway, just google adrenal fatigue and see if your symptoms match up

This could just be me really but I think I have finally found the answer. Seems like the internet can easssssily complicate things.

Tomorrow I will send off for my 4x saliva test. Results back in about 2 weeks. If I remember I will post them here.
Also about a week into a PMO reboot - Im drawing to a conclusion that because I have found myself in this mess instead of being someone who survived accutane no dramas, there must be a link between poor performing liver and adrenal glands. Excess PMO has direct links with adrenal exhaustion and the stories are easily found.

Food for thought.

If anyone wants to PM me for anymore info about my approach here Im cool to share some useful, links, books and suggestions.

Again this is just me, but Ive been in this situation since jan 2012 and tried a lot of stuff.

Supplements seem to sell well as magic pills, its the massive commitments that see results.

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UPDATE: CURE FOUND FOR POST-TANE SYMPTOMS??!?!??!

I think that most of us who have these symptoms and side effects from tane....previously suffered liver defects from birth

My liver is always high in bilirubin since birth. it's called gilbert's

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I just improved 50% of my Accutane symptoms from doing a Niacin (vitamin B3) flush.

What happens is you take the Niacin and your body purges any toxins through the skin.

My body turned deep dark RED and I felt like I was on FIRE. Heart was pounding, skin was itching. All is a normal reaction to Niacin.

The effects wear off on there own. But I noticed my chapped lips were gone!!!

My lips returned to normal PRE-TANE!

This might be the solution for us!

[Edited video out]

http://www.amazon.com/Solgar-Niacin-Vitamin-Tablets-Count/dp/B00020IAWI/

http://www.doctoryourself.com/niacin.html

I am not advertising, just want to make some URL links.

On 1/4/2015 at 5:05 PM, koikoi123 said:

Has anyone here taken a serious approach to treating adrenal fatigue caused by accutane.

So far my theory is that I had a poor liver from birth, the acne was a result of my liver being unable to filter toxins correctly.

Once i got one accutane, the effects of my liver to inefficiently detox the high amounts of Vitamin A sent my body in overdrive.

This severely taxed my adrenal glands to the point of exhaustion.

For a long time I was unsure of what this was and why this was but its starting to make sense to me now.

If anyone has read my old posts they would have seen that bleeding gums (yeah gross i know !) was a big one for me.
-adrenal glands use of tons of vit C when depleted and this causes scurvy to a lesser degree, bleeding gums being a number 1 symptom.
-my libido hit rock bottom and still sucks, but its getting better, another notable sign of post accutane
-anxiety again ticks both boxes in similar symptoms.

Anyway, just google adrenal fatigue and see if your symptoms match up

This could just be me really but I think I have finally found the answer. Seems like the internet can easssssily complicate things.

Tomorrow I will send off for my 4x saliva test. Results back in about 2 weeks. If I remember I will post them here.
Also about a week into a PMO reboot - Im drawing to a conclusion that because I have found myself in this mess instead of being someone who survived accutane no dramas, there must be a link between poor performing liver and adrenal glands. Excess PMO has direct links with adrenal exhaustion and the stories are easily found.

Food for thought.

If anyone wants to PM me for anymore info about my approach here Im cool to share some useful, links, books and suggestions.

Again this is just me, but Ive been in this situation since jan 2012 and tried a lot of stuff.

Supplements seem to sell well as magic pills, its the massive commitments that see results.

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I was deficient in Vitamin C, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Niacin, Glutithiione, Molybdenum on my micronutrient blood test.

I believe this is from Adrenal Fatigue. I am also taking Adrenal Support from Gaia Herbs. Ashgwanda works great too.

I just checked my blood type today.

It's a rare blood: Blood type A Negative. Only 6% of population have it.

Then there is a book on how your blood type effects your personality and the food you should eat!

"Eat Right for 4 Your Type: Complete Blood Type Encyclopedia"

http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Type-Kit-Eldoncard-micropipette/dp/B000FSOCR4

http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Right-Your-Type-Encyclopedia/dp/1573229202

once again not advertising just wanting to share these links.

I have Gilbert's syndrome too.

Doubt I did before Accutane, but had no reason to check because my health was always very good.

I don't think you should claim 50% of your side effects have cured from taking 1 niacin pill.

Having dry lips is the least of my problems.

Maybe it'll help in the long-term, but it's just another thing I've already tried in the past.

And here I am, still... despite trying, oh so hard.

I don't want to bring the mood down, but I'm fucking sick of this shit now.

I just want to know if I'm doing the right thing.

I want to know if there is any hope in hell of recovery.

Because, if I knew there wasn't... maybe I could make peace with that.

My Bilrubin was high but my doctor said don't worry about it. I think i've got Primary Biliary Cirrhosis or at the very least cholestasis.

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a slowly progressive disease of the liver ... Bilirubin is often normal at first but rises as the disease progresses.

Has anyone here taken a serious approach to treating adrenal fatigue caused by accutane.

 

So far my theory is that I had a poor liver from birth, the acne was a result of my liver being unable to filter toxins correctly.

 

Once i got one accutane, the effects of my liver to inefficiently detox the high amounts of Vitamin A sent my body in overdrive.

 

This severely taxed my adrenal glands to the point of exhaustion.

 

If anyone has read my old posts they would have seen that bleeding gums (yeah gross i know !) was a big one for me.

-adrenal glands use of tons of vit C when depleted and this causes scurvy to a lesser degree, bleeding gums being a number 1 symptom.

-my libido hit rock bottom and still sucks, but its getting better, another notable sign of post accutane

-anxiety again ticks both boxes in similar symptoms.

 

Tomorrow I will send off for my 4x saliva test. Results back in about 2 weeks. If I remember I will post them here.

Also about a week into a PMO reboot - Im drawing to a conclusion that because I have found myself in this mess instead of being someone who survived accutane no dramas, there must be a link between poor performing liver and adrenal glands. Excess PMO has direct links with adrenal exhaustion and the stories are easily found.

 

If anyone wants to PM me for anymore info about my approach here Im cool to share some useful, links, books and suggestions.

Interesting theory. I figured with everything that I've been through my adrenals would be shot but I still am able to get erections daily. Do people who have libido problems related to accutane have problems even getting an erection? Is it more about their desire to have sex or what? I still have the desire and the ability. Not sure if someone could be having adrenal insufficiency while still having a libido. Please try to remember to post your cortisol panel results.

I just improved 50% of my Accutane symptoms from doing a Niacin (vitamin B3) flush.

What happens is you take the Niacin and your body purges any toxins through the skin.

My body turned deep dark RED and I felt like I was on FIRE. Heart was pounding, skin was itching. All is a normal reaction to Niacin.

The effects wear off on there own. But I noticed my chapped lips were gone!!!

My lips returned to normal PRE-TANE!

Has anyone here taken a serious approach to treating adrenal fatigue caused by accutane.

 

So far my theory is that I had a poor liver from birth, the acne was a result of my liver being unable to filter toxins correctly.

 

Once i got one accutane, the effects of my liver to inefficiently detox the high amounts of Vitamin A sent my body in overdrive.

 

This severely taxed my adrenal glands to the point of exhaustion.

 

For a long time I was unsure of what this was and why this was but its starting to make sense to me now.

 

If anyone has read my old posts they would have seen that bleeding gums (yeah gross i know !) was a big one for me.

-adrenal glands use of tons of vit C when depleted and this causes scurvy to a lesser degree, bleeding gums being a number 1 symptom.

-my libido hit rock bottom and still sucks, but its getting better, another notable sign of post accutane

-anxiety again ticks both boxes in similar symptoms.

 

Anyway, just google adrenal fatigue and see if your symptoms match up

 

This could just be me really but I think I have finally found the answer. Seems like the internet can easssssily complicate things.

 

 

Tomorrow I will send off for my 4x saliva test. Results back in about 2 weeks. If I remember I will post them here.

Also about a week into a PMO reboot - Im drawing to a conclusion that because I have found myself in this mess instead of being someone who survived accutane no dramas, there must be a link between poor performing liver and adrenal glands. Excess PMO has direct links with adrenal exhaustion and the stories are easily found.

 

Food for thought.

 

If anyone wants to PM me for anymore info about my approach here Im cool to share some useful, links, books and suggestions.

 

Again this is just me, but Ive been in this situation since jan 2012 and tried a lot of stuff.

 

Supplements seem to sell well as magic pills, its the massive commitments that see results.

 

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Please take a 30 seconds of your life and complete this poll for me

 

 

 

 

I was deficient in Vitamin C, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Niacin, Glutithiione, Molybdenum on my micronutrient blood test.

I believe this is from Adrenal Fatigue. I am also taking Adrenal Support from Gaia Herbs. Ashgwanda works great too.

 

 

I just checked my blood type today.

It's a rare blood: Blood type A Negative. Only 6% of population have it.

Then there is a book on how your blood type effects your personality and the food you should eat!

"Eat Right for 4 Your Type: Complete Blood Type Encyclopedia"

http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Type-Kit-Eldoncard-micropipette/dp/B000FSOCR4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1420364915&sr=8-2&keywords=blood+type+test

http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Right-Your-Type-Encyclopedia/dp/1573229202/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1420364923&sr=8-2&keywords=eat+for+your+blood+type

once again not advertising just wanting to share these links.

Niacin causes lipolysis which purges a lot of toxins from the body. I may run through Dr. Yu's niacin flush protocol.

Niacin Flush protocol: link

btw, I was also deficient in Vit C (despite heavy supplementation) and alpha lipoic acid.

Look up Alan Christionson's Adrenal Reset Diet book.

quick tip: start eating your carbs after 3pm if you eat carbs. This will help your cortisol slope stay high in the morning and low at night.

sunlight exposure in morning for at least 30min

low blue light exposure at night. I use amber glasses

The diet for your blood type is a scam. There is no scientific proof at all that metabolic typing or a diet for your blood type exists..

On 1/4/2015 at 10:09 PM, Chico Esposito said:

My Bilrubin was high but my doctor said don't worry about it. I think i've got Primary Biliary Cirrhosis or at the very least cholestasis.

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a slowly progressive disease of the liver ... Bilirubin is often normal at first but rises as the disease progresses.

ugh what is wrong here?! Did you have PBC before accutane?

Seems Gilberts is very prevalent on this thread. I too have a high bilirubin count. I didnt have one on any blood test pre accutane. I still believe this is due to a chronic deficiency in Mn. Mn is needed to clear excess bilirubin from the system as well. From the accutane studies i posted, the drug is conjugated more in the intestines for elimination, than in the liver.

2.3.2. Hyperbilirubinemia

For those suggesting Niacin flushes....how does that eliminate the accutane biologically? Niacin itself wouldnt conjugate anything for elimination. Im telling you people as clear as i can, *IF* there is an accutane metabolite residue in our system, there is only one process that binds and eliminates accutane for excretion post p-450 enzyme activity.., and thats glucurodination. glucurodination is regulated by the UDP glucuronosyltransferase process. This process needs one mineral to work properly.

Deficiency, UDP-glucuronosyltransferase: Underactivity of a liver enzyme that is essential to the disposal of bilirubin (the chemical that results from the normal breakdown of hemoglobin from red blood cells).The deficiency of this enzyme (UDP-glucuronosyltransferase) results in a condition called Gilbert's disease in which there are mild elevations of bilirubin pigment in the blood. The elevated bilirubin pigment can sometimes cause mild yellowing (jaundice) of the eyes. People with Gilbert's disease are otherwise entirely normal with no other signs or symptoms and their liver enzymes in blood serum are also entirely normal.

Transcriptional regulation of human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase genes.

Appreciate your continious hunt for more answers Tryingtohelp. Really

http://nutritionalbalancing.org/center/htma/science/articles/copper-toxicity.php

Mentions high bilirubin as high copper can cause the liver to slow down.

I had a hair mineral analysis which confirmed I had hidden copper toxicity.

Phase II of biotransformation is concerned with conjugation, that is using groups from cofactors to react with functional groups present or introduced from phase I on the compound. The enzymes involved are a set of transferases which perform the transfer of the cofactor group to the substrate. The resultant conjugation results in greatly increasing the excretory potential of compounds. Although most conjugations result in pharmacological inactivation or detoxification, some can result in bioactivation. Most of the phase II enzymes are located in the cytosol except UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGT), which are microsomal. Phase II reactions are typically much faster than phase I reactions therefore the rate-limiting step for biotransformation of a compound is usually the phase I reaction.
Phase II metabolism can deal with all the products of phase I metabolism, be they reactive (Type I substrate) or unreactive/poorly active (Type II substrate) compounds. With the exception of glutathione, the conjugating species needs to be made chemically reactive after synthesis. The availability of the cofactor in the synthesis may be a rate-limiting factor in some phase II pathways as it may prevent the formation of enough conjugating species to deal with the substrate or it's metabolite. As many substrates and/or their metabolites are chemically reactive, their continued presence may lead to toxicity.Original Pathway at Reactome: http://www.reactome.org/PathwayBrowser/#DB=gk_current&FOCUS_SPECIES_ID=48887&FOCUS_PATHWAY_ID=156580

Good little brief explanation of detoxification with a small useful chart

(In Terry Wahl's book-great read btw)

EDIT: hmm, sorry, it becomes blurry when I upload it to here..

Here's a good post on the liver detox pathways: link

Im not bovering with reading up on all that conversion stuff, what chemical reactions do what. Like i said the internet can easily over complicate things and it just leaves you stuck with trying to google shit everyday. While I respect the science I get bored of it very quickly.

I myself am slowly going to start treating my adrenals. Drop down to part time work, get the right supplements, eat the right food, keep going with PMO reboot, and yeah just continue to chill.

Could just be me but it seems to work well.

I feel as though I have had a major reduction in symptoms as well when previously trying certain aspects of my new theory.

So now Im going to go all out.

Will post results here

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NOTE: I have taken Black Seed Oil, 1 tsp a day for just a week. Already my ED symptoms are MUCH better. With Increased ejaculate.

Fibroscan - would be a non invasive alternative option to see if one suffers from cirrhosis. It could very well be that some part of the liver formed scaring- a fatty liver would have probably resolved itself - hence are healthy life styles:)

Riddle me this.

If Roche claims accutane side effects are long lasting. Possibly even 50 years.

The answer is why??!?

New here!

Wish I never had any reason to discover this thread, but here I am.

23 y/o white male, 150 lbs, took a course of Accutane from Feb - April 2013. 40 mg daily.

Was supposed to be a four month course, but I quit a month early due to horrible anxiety (never had before in my life. Woke up one day and my brain was stuck in fight-or-flight and wouldn't turn off).

Ended up being put on Clonazepam, became horribly dependant upon that within 4 weeks. I thought Accutane-induced anxiety was bad; it's got nothing on benzo withdrawal. Ended up on Prozac for a year (slowly tapered off to avoid side effects).

Thought the whole ordeal was worth it (at first), until my beautiful glowing new face slowly morphed into a hyper pigmented, wrinkly, tight piece of shit (they don't warn you about that side effect). My hair began falling out about four months after the course ended, and continues to shed to this day with increasing severity.

This past three months things have taken a big turn for the worst. Hair loss was no longer my biggest concern, because I started experiencing back pain. And my joints began clicking and cracking (never did before). And then they all started hurting. The transformation from healthy-ish adult to human-kettle-corn-machine was disturbingly fast. Being the (not-so) hypochondriac that I am, and knowing what Accutane can do, I immediately went to my (new) GP (left the old one at the curb after Accutane, obviously). Diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis (neg rheum factor) after x-rays showed "slight demineralization" in my hands. The debilitating fatigue came shortly afterwards. Currently in the process of undergoing a trillion tests to figure what's going on exactly.

I am not healed. If anything, I'm getting worse. That said, I have learned a thing or two that anyone else suffering from PAS might benefit from.

1) Diet!!! My diet since being on Accutane has been abysmal, which I'm pretty sure has contributed to my currently declining health. If we're survive, we need to treat ourselves well. No processed food. No caffeine. No booze. No sugar. No fat. No salt. No corn syrup. Only water and green tea (like our ancestors). A good diet won't heal us, but it'll stop us from getting worse faster.

2) SSRIs. A necessary evil. Accutane ravaged my serotonin receptors, and life sucks with low serotonin. The sexual side effects are not ideal, but they're preferable to living in my own mental Hell. Prozac does an amazing job of allowing me to not dwell so much on the negative aspects of what I'm dealing with (which, as I'm sure you all know, can be very all-consuming and overwhelming).

3) WEED!!! Seriously, it's a REAL miracle drug. It won't "cure" you, but I guarantee you'll be in better shape after six months of use. I get medical (bless Canada), and highly recommend marijuana capsules. 0.5% THC 21% CBD is my preference. Take those daily and supplement with eadibles and

Riddle me this.

If Roche claims accutane side effects are long lasting. Possibly even 50 years.

The answer is why??!?

where is Roche claiming this? Do you have a source?

http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/14978883

This is what happens in our livers- or something close!!!