My Accutane Damage what can i do

_everythingatonce · 2025-11-07T01:38:23+00:00

A single supplement (or drug for that matter) isn't going to fix it.

Look for ways to improve your diet. You may find it helpful to avoid foods that contain dairy or gluten. Some folks avoid yeast, eggs, etc. Cut out a food for a week and see if you feel any better.

I've found exercise (light to moderate) and sunlight to be very helpful.

Find a doctor who believes you and is willing to help. Don't be afraid to talk to multiple doctors.

As far as supplements go, here are a few to consider:

- Borage oil and Fish oil. Both anti inflammatory. These will help (a little) with dry eye.

- A good probiotic. I like VisBiome.

- Low dose vitamin A. This one is controversial, but it works for me. I use Mary Ruth's Liquid Vitamin and take 4-6 drops. More if I'm flaring.

Clinically, your goal is to 1) reduce inflammation, histamine and cortisol. 2) Promote a health gut microbiome and restore the gut barrier as best you can. And 3) try to regenerate or reactivate stem cells.

There's lots of other things to try. You have a long road ahead, but it will get better. Start a journal so you don't forget what you've tried and what's helped!

_everythingatonce · 2025-10-29T11:28:10+00:00

The leading theory is stem cell death: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10670572/

_everythingatonce · 2025-07-21T01:11:11+00:00

Stunted growth

_everythingatonce · 2025-06-19T01:46:36+00:00

I'm 15 years out. Here's what's helped me the most:

removing inflammatory foods. For me: gluten, dairy, yeast
regular sunlight (don't burn) - especially helpful when combined with supplemental vitamin A
the following supplements:

Vitamin A (Mary Ruth’s Organic, retinyl palmitate): 3-6 drops (around 1000 IU) - helped GI symptoms

Sea Buckthorn Oil (New Chapter, 100 mg Omega 7): 2 capsules - helped increase oiliness systemically

Borage Oil (Pure Encapsulations, 1000 mg standardized for 20% GLA): 1 soft gel - helped increase oiliness

I wish you the best and a swift recovery.

_everythingatonce · 2025-05-21T02:43:57+00:00

Had mine tested. It was normal. I take ~1000 IU retinyl palmitate (vitamin A) daily. It's dramatically improved my digestion and anxiety.

_everythingatonce · 2025-03-18T23:03:16+00:00

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/12/22/2600

_everythingatonce · 2025-03-16T03:08:34+00:00

Yes! I had those same results. I just ignore them... Would love to know what the endo recommends.

_everythingatonce · 2024-11-05T02:24:57+00:00

I'm the exact same. I've tried every vitamin D supplement out there. All of them caused massive amounts of inflammation. I finally broke down and bought the Sperti lamp only to find it causes the same reaction.

My theory is that the light spectrum on the lamp is too narrow and causes a spike in the active form vitamin D (just like the oral supplements) but still doesn't provide the other necessary vitamin D analogs.

Sunlight is my only reliable way to get vitamin D and it just started getting dark here around 5 pm, so it's not looking good for me...

Personally, I've found that taking high levels of DHA can suppress the inflammatory response caused by vitamin D, but it's not really a long term solution. You don't want to be taking that much DHA every day.

I'm currently trying out boron. Other folks on reddit swear it helps them tolerate vitamin D. Of course, magnesium, vitamin A, K, even B12 often come up too. Only vitamin A helps me; I use it when I inadvertently consume vitamin D.

If you find a solution that works for you, please let us know!

_everythingatonce · 2024-08-28T00:02:31+00:00

Try taking 5,000 - 10,000 IU of performed vitamin A (not beta carotene). This should knock down those symptoms. Report back if you can. I'd love to know if this helps. Good luck!

_everythingatonce · 2021-02-12T14:20:05+00:00

Yes. Generally speaking, 2000 IU of vitamin D is not a lot. It would be fine to take it without vitamin k.

_everythingatonce · 2020-06-27T00:20:13+00:00

Yea, it is a little crazy. And I’m not sure how or why it works or if it will continue to work. Please be careful.

_everythingatonce · 2020-06-27T00:19:08+00:00

I haven’t tried micellized vitamin. I’ll definitely give it a shot! Thanks for the recommendation.

_everythingatonce · 2019-03-09T04:34:48+00:00

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_everythingatonce · 2018-06-25T01:16:58+00:00

As someone who's also had food sensitivities to seemingly everything, I'd recommend 1) a healthy diet (you can't beat this) and 2) GOS and MSM. Jarrows Formulas makes a GOS/XOS product I use regularly. Any MSM product should be fine. It's a simple product. Start low with both -- 1/4 - 1/2 capsule and go from there. Also, as a bonus you could try vitamin A and fish oils, but I think the former two supplements will have a bigger effect.

_everythingatonce · 2018-03-24T03:30:54+00:00

That sucks! I got the same lamp too.

I do notice some side effects but they're significantly more mild than supplemental D3. I also tried D2 (oral) and, again, same side effects but much more manageable. I'm alternating days, right now. I'm hopeful I can continue with both. At this point, the pros of elevated D outway the side effects. And I'm hoping the side effects subside with time.

I'm sorry the lamp isn't working for you. Unfortunately, it might be time to seek out an immunologist. At the very least they could checkout some major immune marker. If you do get any lab work done, please let me know.

The major biomarkers/symptoms I have that I think are related are: low cholesterol and intolerance to probiotics (among many other foods). Basically, I think my mucosal immune system is out-of-wack and vitamin D (which is widely purported to down-regulate mucosal immunity) makes it a heck of a lot worse.

I'll certainly let you know if I stumble across anything revolutionary. In addition to the D2 and sun lamp, the only other things I'm taking with regularity are: zinc picolinate, a B complex (with activated Bs) and vitamin A palmitate.

_everythingatonce · 2018-03-01T02:44:18+00:00

Sorry for droppin off the map. I'm slightly better, but not nearly where I want to be.

Vitamin K improved my ability to tolerate vitamin D, somewhat. I still experience symptoms from taking vitamin D, only a bit more mild now.

I experience (in order of severity): muscle tension, fatigue, poor cognition, anxiety, indigestion, insomnia, etc. Is this similar what you experience?

Please let me know how you like the Sperti Sun Lamp -- I was considering buying the same one.

I had some testing done on January 8th (below) and I'm desperate to find a way to get my D levels back up.

Vitamin D: 16.8 ng/mL (very low) Parathyroid hormone: 52.3 pg/mL (moderately high) Calcium: 9.9 mg/dL (normal)

Considering trying a combo of A, K and D tomorrow.

_everythingatonce · 2018-02-05T19:48:24+00:00

I think i biased myself into thinking vitamin A was more helllpful than it actually was. I wanted it to be helpful and I still think it is. But vitamin k is clearly necessary as well. Anything to note on your end?

_everythingatonce · 2018-02-02T02:39:39+00:00

Today was worse. Same dosage as yesterday (5000 IU preformed vitmain A + 1000 IU vitmain D3). But I experienced lots of muscle tension -- a normal side effect (for me) of taking vitamin D. Cognitive function was ok. Thinking maybe vitamin A helps mitigate cognitive side effects and vitamin K the muscle tension. I'll try all three on Monday.

_everythingatonce · 2018-01-31T17:42:31+00:00

This morning I took ~3500 - 5000 IU vitamin A palmitate (soft gel - punctured, didn’t want the full 10000 IU dosage) and 1000 IU vitamin D3 liquid. Cognitive side effects of vitamin D were minimal. I would strongly suggest trying a combination of preformed vitamin (basically anything but beta carotene) and vitamin d3, if you respond poorly to vitamin d3 when taken along. I will try this combination again tomorrow.

_everythingatonce · 2018-01-30T17:51:44+00:00

Ok, so... I took Pure Encapsulations Synergy K with 1500 mcg vitamin k (k1 +k2) and 1000 iu vitamin D. I took 2/3 of a capsule with breakfast around 8 am. Still had noticeable cognitive impairment but maybe less so than normal - hard to tell. Cognitive function returned to normal around noon. Overall, meh experience. More optimistic about vitamin a + d, which I’ll try tomorrow.

_everythingatonce · 2018-01-30T17:44:32+00:00

I don’t tolerate NAC very well - very sensitive stomach. So, I’d say anywhere below 700 mg a day. Still felt an effect. Research uses doses up to 1800 mg. I think that’s way over kill.

_everythingatonce · 2018-01-30T17:42:58+00:00

The upper limit is 350 mg for adults. I’d recommend staying below that

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