Is anyone aware of a linkage between isotretinoin (Accutane), used for treating cystic acne, and Sjogren's, which is linked to the epithelial cells? At 21, when Accutane first appeared, doses were higher than current (I remember my skin bleeding when scratching lightly with a fingernail). I am now 51, and have had Raynaud's for a number of years, and was just diagnosed with Sjogren's. Just curious if anyone has seen this?
View 2 RepliesIs anyone currently on Accutane, or have taken Accutane, and is experiencing red/pinkish colored skin, mostly on the face? It almost looks sunburned and covers the nose and cheeks areas..not nec. around the eyes.
View 19 RepliesMy 15 year old son has had a mono like virus (at least that is the diagnosis) for approximately 5 weeks. Tests have not shown it is mono but the doctor feels it is a mono like virus. Other bloodwork has all come back normal. He has had severe fatigue, on and off fever, and swollen glands especially his spleen. No sore throat. I know in some cases mono can last between 1 to 2 months (or more in severe cases). It is very frustrating not having a confirmation that it is mono. One other thing, is that he was just finishing up 7 months of accutane for acne. Here are a few questions:
1) if it is mono, how long would the swollen spleen last. I had read elsewhere that the swollen spleen if present typically goes away after four weeks.
2) if it is not mono but another mono-like virus, are there any tests to do that would tell you what it is?? Without having a confirmation, it has been extremely worrying to us, his parents.
3) is there any possibility that the accutane has anything to do with the swollen spleen. I read elsewhere that people with mono should not be taking accutane or drinking alcohol or taking tylenol. He had just stopped taking accutane when he started showing signs (ie. swollen spleen). Could a problem result if he was taking accutane prior to showing symptoms of mono during the incubation period. IF so, any recommendations for tests to do or things to look for.
Will accutane clear fordyce/sebaceous prominence, how much and fur how long should I take accutane for my chronic fordyce condition?
View 14 RepliesI have acne and have just started accutane course (two weeks in). I also have fordyce spots on penis before treatment, fairly little and i could live with it. I read online many people think accutane gets rid of them and they do short term unitl you stop the drug but when they come back they come back 10 times worse. I really don't want this to be the case, and am seriously thinking stopping the course coz i dont want my penis covered when before I had them but could live with it just about.
View 1 RepliesI'm 17 a soph in college and i've struggled with acne for 3 years now. i used to have amazing skin and then started getting mild acne here and there.
but now it has gotten so horrible that i can't even stand to look at myself in the mirror. my self esteem is down the drain. i don't go out at all, not even with friends or family. i just stay at home all day feeling like crap.
it has gotten so bad that i even broke up with my 3 year boyfriend. he says he loves me no matter what but i feel like he's lying. i just feel so ugly and disgusted with myself.
i have tried everything out there possible. every pill, every over the counter med, and every prescribed med there is. im starting accutane next month and i know it's supposed to do wonders but i just don't know what to do with myself till then.
i feel so hopeless and helpless. college is starting in 7 weeks and i wanted to have better skin before then but i don't even think that's possible. i hate being the only one with bad skin amongst my friend group. it seems like they all have flawless skin and im so ugly. i know it will get better after i start taking the pill but for now i feel so low and i feel like im crying all the time because of this.
I'm 16 years old and I recently discovered just a little area of brown colored skin on my neck. I reverently finished a 7 month course of accutane and I know it can affect your pigmentation in many ways.
View 1 RepliesI am glad I am retired, no more stress eating.
View 5 RepliesWhat's the possibility of me getting pregnant if my husband and I have sex almost every night from the moment my period stops until the next month when my period starts?
View 1 Repliesi have been mastrubating from the age of 18 till 29 age . i started this because i was having wet dreams from 14 age . sometimes this thing helped but sometimes not . now i am having normal erections with ejaculation time during sex varying from 10 min to 2 hr . i am physically fit as i was an athlete and i regularly do exercises . but i am still facing wet dreams . i mastrubated with a one month gap at least but sometimes gap decreases to 3 days and sometimes 3 months. But normaly if i mastrubated twice with 3 days gap my third mastrubation gets at least 1 month gap or even more in between i have stopped for more than 1 year .now i am not mastrubating as i am having frequent sex. my urine test done today shown 4-5 puss cells 1-2 ep cells with bacteria as i stored it room temperature for more than 4 hrs . i want to know that had my past habits got something to do with my potency ? and are my wet dreams normal?
View 1 RepliesI am a 27 old man ,hbv carrier .i want to know if there is any study about the relation between ggt and smoking.my ggt after a 2 month of quiting smoking was 22.and when i resmoke a 2 pack per day four 2 month it become 26.i read that ggt is better under 20 u/l.
View 5 Repliesinitial trigeminal neuralgia in my case may have been triggered by a gum infection.
I have suffered migraines since the age of eight. Is this condition related, a correlation between the two ?
There is no disease caused by cholesterol. One study using 9 countries showed a correlation between cholesterol and heart attacks but when all other countries were put in there was no correlation in fact the Eskimos who have blood cholesterol 300 - 500 and are legendary for not having heart problems. 75% of heart attacks happen to people who have what doctor would say good cholesterol. Some studies have shown that cholesterol below 200 shorten your life expectancy. As people decreased their cholesterol intake many other diseases that did not exist 50 years ago are know are on the top of the list. Alzheimer's, Erectile dysfunction, hormone problem, and poor immune systems why because they are all made of cholesterol. Naturopath doctor say a normal cholesterol is 220 - 270
View 2 RepliesI know something about crohn’s disease. However, there is something else that intrigues me. I was wondering if this disease can be manifested with haemorrhoids. As far as I know, those are two different entities, so I would like to know if they can be linked in any way.
View 2 RepliesI have been taking vitamin d for around 2 months now (2000 UI daily) and noticed my weight has been increasing and i have not really changed my diet. Do these go hand in hand?
View 3 RepliesI just learned I am diabetic, A1C is 9.0 with an average blood sugar of 211.
Likely I was thrown into a higher diabetic state due to a low purine diet for about a year now which was necessary due to uric acid kidney stones. I was eating more foods that was bad for a diebetic such as bread and potatos since I could eat those on a low purine diet. Note I was likely high in blood sugar already which may be a contributing factor to kidney stones as I found one study that indicated a 40% increase in uric acid kidney stones with diabetics.
Of course now I'm really messed up as foods I can eat on a low purine diet I can't eat on a diabetic diet and foods I can eat on a diabetic diet I can't eat on a low purine diet. So that leaves hardly nothing that I can eat.
It's only been 5 days since the change in diet due to diabeties. I can't seem to get it regulated by diet. It goes up overnight as I sleep which doesn't make sense, I'm not eathing anything!
Readings before meals at different times of day have been 189, 159, 161, 160, 138, 132, 168, 138, 236, 182, 150, 142, 193 taken at different times to the day. The 236 reading was 2 hours after a snack. Mid-day seems to be the lowest. I'm eating so little I'm having trouble maintaining weight. Over the course of the low purine diet I've lost 30 pounds. I could stand to loose a tiny bit more but not much.
I'm starting to exercise some and plan on increasing it as soon as I receive excersise equipment...
I just don't understand the changes in sugar levels, can't seem to attribute it to any particular food necessarily. We are trying diet first before meds. I'm taking Urik-K for the kidney stones.
Just trying to figure out why the rise overnight when it is basically fasting and it rises which I would think it would lower since I didn't eat anything for a period of time?
Just enquiring how many people on here smoke, i've had hs for 10 years now and my doc has said stopping smoking will help i've cut down a lot gone from 20 - 25 a day to 10 which is great for my health i will eventually stop but i just want to know is it related to this condition because these days i can go drs wiv my leg falling off and he would say stopping smoking.
View 18 RepliesI have general query regarding parathyroid disease in the context of women with 50+ years of age. Is osteoporosis a symptom of this kind of disease ? Or, does it need to be both vitamin-D3 & Ca to be high in Blood too ? For example, if x-ray shows osteoporosis & also vitamin-D3 (25 OH) is too low (i.e. < 15), can we simply rule out parathyroid disease here ? Or, to be sure, we need to test serum Ca as well ?
View 1 RepliesI've been on ferrous fumarate for 3 months and doctor says my results are improving (hemoglobin has reached normal and ferritin has went from 1 to 12)
My symptoms were continuing so I was tested for B12 deficiency and got result today. B12 came back as 276. The doctor left a message to say continue with iron for 3 months and that was it! I am really down as I don't know whether the iron will up my B12 or not? I don't know if this means my B12 is on the up or if the iron tablet has nothing to do with it?
Does anyone know any more about gluten and thyroid function? Read somewhere that going gluten free will improve health. Any thoughts?
View 1 RepliesI have only had a primary outbreak about 3 months ago now. Twice since then I have had a sore throat similar to the one I had in the first 3-4 days of my outbreak. My question is, do you think my recurrent sore throats are in relation to my herpes? I have not had another sore since then.
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