What is more toxic to your liver a 17-aa oral steroid, or Accutane?I heard Accutane is twice as toxic, but why would they keep you on it for 6 months?Thanks for any comments/replies.
I think the word toxic is a bit steep.. anything that is liver toxic would be something like Mercury, or things of that nature. Lol.
That word is throwing around a little bit too heavy.
In regards to things being taxing on the liver, it basically comes down to the individual.. I was on a very aggressive treatment of accutane for 6 months my dosage peeked out at 120mgs.. everything checked out fine on my blood work every month, of course certain markers were out of range, it was nothing to be alarmed about, and the professional said I was exactly where I should be considering.. now I do not recommend this but unbeknownst to them I was also using oral AAS, I would never recommend that to anyone. I made that clear conscious decision because I was getting blood work regularly.. I'm sure I can pull up a spreadsheet AB 7 months worth..
There was people that take multiple and sometimes a half a dozen or more medications at one time because of diseases or illnesses or other underlining predispositions, and their blood work can be absolutely trifling.
I'm not minimizing the fact that orals/AAS does not stress the liver, it basically comes down to being a mature minded adult and given yourself ample time off to recover..
A lot of stuff that you hear about accutane when you read through Google is a lot of Internet crybabies, people are more inclined to post about negative feedback rather than their success...
you can go on message boards that are catered around acne and skin conditions, and you can read a lot of success stories that includes blood work that proves the accutane is not the monster or beast that is made out to be.. it is to be respected and only used on there the supervision of professionals.. it's like anything else in life, some people get violently ill with explosive diarrhea from antibiotics, and some people don't.. there is good and bad and pros and cons..