sbowlchica

Got blood tests back... the only thing out of range was DHEA, and it was too high. 442! I read through some of the earlier posts and many of you guys had low DHEA and were worried about that. Many oth...

Four weeks on low ox. Meh, not much has changed. Still the same symptoms. Less insomnia and brain fog than last week. Not breaking out as much; still losing hair, but not as much; skin and scalp a lo...

Today marks week 3 dumping/detoxing on a low oxalate diet. There has been hope, but most of the time, I feel like a brain-fogged, half-dead, orthorexic zombie. Brain fog and insomnia coupled up make m...

hey guys I haven't read through this whole topic because theres so many pages but i wanted to ask...For those of you who has taken accutane and your acne has significantly improved or is gone now, wou...

sbowlchica, It seems like the low oxalate may be helping you, i'd be curious to see how it continues to go for you. What supplements are you taking? and I'm curious for anyone else on here....has an...

Two weeks on the medium/low oxalate diet and I'm starting to get a sense of Jekyll-and-Hyde. Pre-and post-Accutane symptoms are coming together... I'm definitely feeling a sense of "detox", but it's a...

@sdro123 I've heard conflicting theories on what you are experiencing. Some say it's candida dieoff, and before the candida dies, releases mycotoxins that gives you flu-like symptoms. Some say that...

Let us know when it's up! Maybe we can have individual topics for the things we're trying.

@sdro123: I'd suggest going one step further than gluten-free. I didn't have much improvement on gluten-free, but on this diet, I'm already seeing promising signs. @Milano: I take a prenatal vitami...

I'm trying the low oxalate diet. Two days on it, I felt great-- no more hair loss! skin not dry! It was wonderful! ... and now I'm in the detox phase and feel like absolute shit. I feel tired al...

I may have found another piece to the puzzle-- one that is incredibly disheartening, at least for me. I found out that most of the "healthy" foods I love contain oxalates, which may increase hair l...

  I'm not taking any serious DHT/AR inhibitors, mainly because I'm poor but also because I don't want to risk dependency. It has mixed reactions, just like the theory of why Accutane still affe...

I'm not taking any serious DHT/AR inhibitors, mainly because I'm poor but also because I don't want to risk dependency. It has mixed reactions, just like the theory of why Accutane still affects us ye...

I've just dealt with one charlatan recently, and I really don't want to have to deal with you again. Dealing with Joe's showy pretenses to knowledge or ability is one thing (he is right about some thi...

More hair loss tips: Skip out on oilings, cowashes, etc. It may seem like oiling your scalp or putting conditioner on it could help to moisturize it, but it also softens up the roots of the hair, maki...

I've also got some things that have helped me in my recovery. I used to come here and tout the benefits of taurine, but guess what... it stopped working. I wonder if the taurine was actually doing its...

I'm taking an artichoke/milk thistle supplement (currently just to use it up). The only thing it did was make me pee more, especially at night. Didn't notice much of a change. Taurine, however, is m...

I take taurine late in the morning with breakfast. Most websites tell you to take it in the evening, because it has a bit of a sedative effect on the brain. I tried to take it in the evening, but I co...

At what dose are you taking taurine and D3? There is somebody in the holisitic forum who swears by taurine, I tried it bevore and did not experience anything noticably, but want to try it again. ...

I'm mainly a lurker on here, but I'd like to tell you about the things that worked for me in recovering from Accutane. My side effects were never that bad... mainly hair loss, with a little bit of dry...

I've posted this all over the Accutane sufferers blog... think you guys might want to look into this, too. I'm two days into upping my Vitamin D to 3000 IU/day and nothing yet, but what can you tell f...

It's been about a year since my hair started shedding on Accutane. I stopped late July, and my hair loss has been going away and coming back in cycles since then. Taurine and a high-protein diet have ...

Well, my hair loss had stopped for a good two months, but now it's coming back as bad as ever. I have no idea why, since I haven't changed anything. I'm adding biotin into the mix and trying to get mo...

Well, over three months after shedding began... I combed my hair for the past two nights with NO HAIRS on the comb!! This is amazing! Just be patient, guys... it'll stop. I promise. I think the ome...

I'm in a similar situation. Took accutane for three months, 40 mg twice a day (which is insane, since I only weigh about 100 pounds) and stopped when I noticed diffuse thinning all over my hair. After...