For the past month and a half I've done all the prerequisites for going on Accutane, a medicine for people with severe acne. Now, my ance isn't technially severe, but it's pretty bad.
And I'm sick of being ridiculed at school for it. So I really want to go on this drug.
But, my psychiatrist doesn't reccomend it. For those of you that don't know, I've had Obesessive Compulsive Disorder and Depression for a few years. (OCD- 7 years; Depression- 5 years) And although there have been more than one study for links between Accutane and Depression, they're not for sure if there is one, but it's a possibilty. And with my history of Depression (including thoughts of suicide and two instances of grabbing knife and threatening to kill myself), it may not be the right way to go.
So both of my parents and I read through the whole book and researched more about Accutane, and eventually decided that I would be monitered enough to be able to go on it.
So, I took the last step and went to the hospital to recieve a blood test. That test came back and apparently my liver enzymes are pretty high. This means, for those of you that don't know, something is damaging my liver, which, if not treated, could lead to liver damage and eventually death. Now, we're in the very beginning stages of this; I'm not even having any symptoms yet, so please don't freak out.
But I have to go off of one of my medicines, because in very rare cases it's been known to cause liver problems. Which means, I may be very depressive in the next few weeks. Two weeks from today I have to go back for another blood test. If that test comes back better than this last one, meaning that if my liver enzymes are lower, then my psychologist will put me on a new medicine in place of the one he's taking me off of now, and I can re-apply for Accutane. But if it's the same or worse, then I have to go off ALL of my meds in hope of finding the cause of my liver enzymes being high. If that happens, I will, without a doubt, be in an even worse mood than the next few weeks.
So, to sum this up, if you're the kind of person that prays, please pray for me. Even though I'm guessing it's minor, please just hope for the best, okay?
I love you all (:
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