Expert: Imran R. - 6/20/2007

Question
3 yrs ago i took a medicine called welbutrin to help me focus while going to school....5 months of taking it i woke up with bright red lesions on my face....they were flat and red. I stopped taking the welbutrin but still had cystic acne all this time. my skin was perfect before i took the welbutrin...and i can figure out what happened. Ive been to dermatologist and i do not want to take accutane.Plz help

Answer
Dear April,

Thank you for your question.

The mentioned drug is used to treat depression. It is unbelievable that they recommended this for focus and concentration. Your body is now suffering the toxicity effects in blood and skin as a result of taking this drug. It is terrible that you have had to go through this.
Thankfully there are solutions.

You need to detoxify your body. If you are having at least 1 bowel movement per day with your current schedule, then you are probably not constipated. If the bowels do not move daily, then a colon cleanse is necessary. You may look up Dr. Natura products.

I would advise two things to be started immediately: Look up "oil pulling" on google search. You would do this every morning, before breakfast. Swish with sunflower oil for 10 minutes, spit it into the sink drain (rinse it with hot water as the white oil is now full of toxins)then swish again for another 10 minutes with sunflower oil. This will clean the lymph and the blood.

Furthermore, start your body on some good nutrition. Take this product daily, right after you have done the oil pulling:  http://www.tryfrutavida.com/main

The fruta vida is a natural nutritional product, high in antioxidants. It will help focus, and provide natural vitamins, minerals and will stimulate your immune functions. I take it myself and can attest that it is an excellent supplement. I would advise taking one ounce in the morning, and one ounce in the evening. Take it about 10 minutes before a meal.

Now, apply this same product (it is liquid) to the affected areas on your skin. Rub it in. Do this every night just before bed. Make sure you shake the bottle well before each use, and wash your face before applying.
Taking it internally and applying externally will greatly speed the rate at which your body heals these lesions and repairs the skin.

Do not take accutane. It may make the problem worse as you already have to deal with drug toxicity.

Some general dietary recommendations:

Cut out all soy products, soy causes thyroid degradation. Cut out pasteurized milk, take only certified organic or raw milk. Cut out all artificial sweeteners: splenda, sucralose, aspartame, nutra sweet, equal, spoonful, saccharin, acesulfame potassium, sorbitol, cyclamate, alitame. These sweeteners are toxic.

Make sure you read labels on all products before you purchase; *make sure you avoid everything that says "sugar free" on it.

Cut out the use of microwaves, they lower haemoglobin levels, deteriorate immune functions and produce high numbers of radiolytic compounds in foods. Replace your microwave with a nuwave oven when you can.

Avoid all hydrogenated oils, avoid margarine, canola, rapeseed, and soybean oil.

Replace with butter, ghee, unrefined coconut oil, sesame oil, and virgin olive oil.  

7-10 glasses of water per day is a good idea to help flush out toxins from the body. Warm or room temperature water, never cold. Never drink tap water or distilled water. Remember, drink purified water only.

If you are using toothpaste that contain fluoride, please replace with a herbal toothpaste that is fluoride free.
If you have dental (mercury) amalgams---get them removed by a dentist who knows how to remove them.
Never agree to silver amalgams either, as they are 50% mercury. The dentist must provide a bio-agreeable material
as a filling.

If you take vaccines, read this:
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/VaccineResearcher.html

Let me know if you have any more questions.

With best wishes,

Imran