MonsterDiesel

Accutane changed my personality after using it. I was a happy go-lucky kinda guy and then came accutane and two failed attempts.. so yeah. This drug can totally cause that. So sorry for your loss..

I second that. Get off this drug before things get worse. JUST. NOT. WORTH IT.

2 hours ago, guitarman01 said: @MonsterDiesel on the topic of k2. You look into this thread and later find out that this person had taken Accutane previously as well and seemed to have a ext...

8 hours ago, Devolution said: Does anyone know how to treat small fiber neuropathy or any type of neuropathy for that matter? My skin keeps burning, getting pins and needles or feels dead if i ...

I've been getting really bad cramps anytime i take vitamin d or eat calcium rich foods so I stopped both. I imagine theres some imbalance in regulating calcium so I tried taking vitamin k. K2 makes ...

We really should break up this thread into two; one for research and theories, another strictly for supplements and what's working/not working for you right now, etc..

On 4/7/2018 at 3:29 PM, brendan452 said: On 4/7/2018 at 7:01 AM, MonsterDiesel said: Quite possibly i'll be on TRT for life. I spent 10+ years trying to raise my testosteron...

8 hours ago, TrueJustice said: Are you on TRT for life? I’m sure this comes with its own list of side effects yeah? Quite possibly i'll be on TRT for life. I spent 10+ years trying to raise ...

I think we have enough information to start repairing some of the damage caused by Accutane. The problem i see is this 1 pill/1 cure approach that never works. The damaged caused was multi-systemic ...

Anyone else seal with fungal infections since.accutane? I keep.getting athletes foot and balanitis. I soak in vinegar and it goes away but eventually comes up. I think this is related to biotin statu...

Doc put me on testosterone shots. .5 every 2 weeks to start. Anyone has experience and can tell me what to expect?

2 minutes ago, guitarman01 said: 15 hours ago, MonsterDiesel said: My biotin test still needs interpretation. I feel it was too kow although within normal range. so y...

Just tested total, free and carnitine esters. All are normal. No surprise i guess. Its been years since I used Accutane and ive taken carnitine a few times since. My biotin test still needs interp...

1 hour ago, Gladiatoro said: My final post , don't insult my intelligence. And as always good luck to all isotretinoin sufferers. I appreciate your input to this topic over the years. Be...

Has anyone tested free and total carnitine levels in blood?

I've been exhausted lately and nattokinase is the only thing thats giving me some energy and functionality. I bought a bunch of natto yesterday to get it from food instead of from the supplement. I ...

38 minutes ago, mikez said: Would a test like that work with Vit A? Glucose can rise and fall rapidly, where as Vit A, being fat soluble, has a much longer half life and also wider distribut...

1 minute ago, mikez said: I had them tested...came back normal. hi Mikez, Thank you for the input. I would be curious as to what the vitamin a levels are after we eat butter, carrots, etc....

Has anyone ever tested their vitamin a levels?

17 hours ago, hatetane said: @MonsterDiesel Do you have the skills to create or copy a template like this? We would need a separate thread. Would it just be a case of copy and paste for members...

2 hours ago, hatetane said: Thank you for this. How do we get everyone to report their sides? Is it sheer laziness or something else? All I know is that by not reporting it we are letting the...

If we want our voices heard and really make an impact on encouraging more research, we need to make our voices heard. We need to fine a way to let anyone who was affected document what happened and w...

9 hours ago, TrueJustice said: Newer victims - pay attention to this, your depression isn't of the normal kind, it's a result of damage to the hippocampus. Will antidepressants work?? only in...

Quote Thus, topical use of a RAR antagonist as an antidote to block the cutaneous toxicity of Accutane should greatly improve patient compliance.

"Recent work showed that β-apo-13-carotenone is also a high-affinity antagonist of all 3 retinoic acid receptors (RARα, RARβ, and RARγ)." β-apo-13-carotenone is a breakdown product of Beta-carotene an...