Alli=Liver Damage?!

Hmmm, so after loosing weight I have been taking Alli weight loss pills whenever eat super fatty foods. But today I saw an advertisement for a lawsuit against Alli for liver damage 0__0 That may have also been why my liver was not doing too well last month. I immediately hid the pills and will not take them until after I finish my Accutane treatment. I do not know if that is the direct reason, or me working out, but I do not want to take any chances.

3 Months Progress Update

I have been photographing myself around the same time each month since July this year. Pics start in August because I started Accutane treatment in September. As you can see I have had a DRAMATIC clear up in only three months! All of these pictures are 0% make-up on.

November

October

September 14, 2011

 

August 10, 2011(pre-Accutane)

Gross updates

I've been getting hemorrhoids the past two weeks >.< like super painful too. I hate it. I'm posting this so other people will know about it and to know that it can be a side effect. Because Accutane dries everything up, it can sometimes dry out your rectum as well, causing pain. Hemorrhoids can be inside or outside the rectum and are little inflamed polyps that bleed. So if you are on Accutane and it hurts to poop and you have a small amount of blood, definitely tell your dermatologist, but don't be too worried. The warning of the box means if you have blood mixed with stool. How to remedy this is to drink electrolyte water. Your body needs the extra hydration, regular water is ok, but Pedialyte is the best. Seriously, it has saved me from peeling skin, headaches and other side effects causing by dehydration while on Accutane. I just need to make sure to drink it everyday ^^;; Get the plain kind and mix it with juice since it is a little salty by itself.

Pink Eye

I have pink eye AGAIN x__x Pretty sure it from the Accutane now. I keep having dry eyes, and I read that super dry eyes can cause pink eye. I bought some homeopathic pink eye drops since I ran out of the antibiotic drops that the doctor gave me last time.

Went and had my appointment today. Discussed my fever this week, my achy body, etc. She also told me that my liver enzymes were a little off 0__0!! So then she started to ask me questions about what I have been doing lately, because it wasn't bad enough to take me off Accutane, but whatever I may be doing I need to stop. Went a little like this:
Derm: Have you been drinking a lot?
Me: I had half of a wheat beer on Friday, and half of a small gelato smoothie that had rum in it. I don't drink wine 3+ days a week like a did before Accutane anymore, and I don't drink when I am out with friends. If I do, I try to only drink half.
Derm: Do you exercise?
Me: Yes.
Derm: How much?
Me: I try and do 3-5 days a week for an hour.
Derm: That's it! Stop exercising.
Me: ?! Really? Why?
Derm: You are putting to much stress on your body and midsection. It is making your liver work too hard.
Me: um...ok. Can I do 2-4 days and do an hour of light exercise like on a bike set to level 1?
Derm: hmm...ok. But be careful. Definitely don't drink if you do.
Me: okay.

Sick Again

I'm sick AGAIN. My body hurts all over, fever and I have not had a bowel movement in two days! (TMI I know...) I really think that Accutane has killed my immune system (T.T) I think that I keep getting a bug from the gym because when I was there last week there were people coughing and sneezing there >< and even though I use sanitizer and breath through my nose I think that I caught a bug. GRRRRRR!! I am tired of being sick, I have a math test tomorrow.
What I have been doing is sweating myself at night. My dad taught me this, it is when you cover yourself with lots of blankets making yourself super hot and sweaty. The idea is that you get so hot that the virus cannot live in your body anymore. I have also been taking ibuprofen and drinking 32oz of orange/guava/passion fruit juice a day. It has a lot of vitamins A, C, and E in it which are powerful antioxidents. I ran out of my BareMinerals moisturizer last night, so I need to find a new one. Right now I'm using the samples the derm gave me and deciding which I like best.