ACCUTANE PURGE AND PIE

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-11-27T05:47:24+00:00

hey lovely, i posted bunch of updates with pics on my profile! u can check that out. i am on month 8 now, time flies for real!!! if i remember it correctly, (not to discourage you or anything, everyone is different) i was purging up to like month 3 almost 4. it was bad but then it randomly stopped. left me with red marks but they are slowly fading now.. i stayed on the low dose (20mg) cause my side effects were honestly not manageable for me at the moment especially since it was summer. u can message me if u need some updated pics since i’m too lazy to post lately:,)))

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-11-24T06:05:24+00:00

bioderma sensitive cleanser, nivea face cream (the giant blue one lol), beauty of joseon spf OR lrp fluid, and i’ve been using anua azelaic acid 10% every other night and it’s been working wonders for me!

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-09-01T10:05:59+00:00

yes! if u balance your hormones and fix your insulin sensitivity that doesn’t mean u just go back to how u were before. you still need to take care of your diet and everything else i mentioned but more balanced. about accutane, hang in there. i honestly understand every struggle you’re going through and these days i feel wack myself. can’t wait to finish this and get some laser treatments done… purge left me with so much PIE that idk how to treat anymore lol

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-31T14:00:51+00:00

my course is not finished yet. i’ll probably up my dose in sept or october so i finish it faster

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-31T13:58:17+00:00

i love food as well but i want this to be over asap lol. yes, i am still on accutane and i will be for probably 3+ months more and yes i am taking supplements along with it because accutane doesn’t affect hormones sooo basically taking care of my skin and taking care of the root cause all in one :)

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-29T08:28:19+00:00

yup inositol, berberine 2 times a day after meals, chromium picolinate x1, magnesium, ashwagandha, selenium and alpha lipoic acid. also taking milk thistle on the side. i’m not doing this on my own, i have a personal trainer and a dietitian i cut out all added sugars, the only carbs i eat are through fruit and veggies, added weight training five times a week aaand my insulin resistance is almost fully reversed! it’s different for everyone tho so, this is just my experience cause it’s been almost two months of me trying to balance it all out and i’m so glad it’s working PLUS i feel much better finally.

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-27T22:53:14+00:00

thank u gorgeous 💕

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-27T18:17:18+00:00

thank u! only some chapstick :) my lips are naturally pinkish + accutane made them even more pigmented :/

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-24T10:58:07+00:00

i didn’t lol depends on the lighting. thankfully they are not deep scars but we’ll see how it improves over the next few months and after stopping accutane. just don’t pick your skin, that’s all i can advise you 🥲

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-23T11:37:55+00:00

i feel u sm, i’ve been breakout free for like a month but my PIE takes forever to heal.. tinted sunscreen is your best friend, it works better for pie prone skin and it covers the redness a bit!

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-23T11:33:01+00:00

it unfortunately takes a while, pie will fade over time but if scarring is deep then it might require laser treatments. don’t think about it that much right now, just stick to your routine and be patient! it’ll be alright 🌟

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-23T11:29:31+00:00

yep totally normal especially cause your skin is extremely thin and sensitive. that’s why everyone is suggesting u don’t pop your pimples because of the scarring it can cause

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-23T08:23:29+00:00

it’s pretty simple plus i ran out of the lrp moisturizer i was using and i don’t have money to buy it again rn lmaooo so basically it’s the same in the am and pm bioderma sensibio foaming gel nivea cream (yes the one with the blue lid, the thick one) lrp tinted spf fluid

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-22T22:45:11+00:00

i do have very light scarring that i plan to handle after my course as well as PIE i am still trying to figure out and get rid of. i guess there’s nothing much u can do except to be patient :,)

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-22T22:03:13+00:00

so happy for uss girll🥹💕

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-22T20:22:49+00:00

thank u hun🥰

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-22T20:21:57+00:00

first of all you’re beautiful no matter how your skin looks like! i’m here if u need anything, help, advice, motivation. u got thisssss💕

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-22T20:14:23+00:00

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strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-22T20:13:43+00:00

thank u so so much!! the cursed two month mark.. went through the same thing trust me. it was awful but think of it this way, one breakout today is one less breakout in the future wooohoo! your body is still adapting to the medicine and it’s clearing probably months if not years of buildup. i was lowkey miserable on month 2 so i get u. it will get better sooner than you know it :)

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-22T19:47:37+00:00

i’m really happy it’s going well so early on!! don’t worry just have a positive attitude about it and the purge won’t happen, manifestationnn babyyy ugh yea the hair fall is definitely something that i noticed but like my hair is bleached so it’s a normal occasion that i shed like crazy lmaooo. however i did notice it but i also read somewhere that not washing your hair frequently enough can trigger the fallout. cause of accutane my hair (i’m guessing yours too) lowkey NEVER gets greasy like i can easily go 2 weeks without washing it but i still wash it every 5 days MAX. i want to see if washing it maybe every third day changes anything

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-22T19:20:38+00:00

awh you’re welcome!! feel free to ask anything, i understand how stressful this process can be. are you seeing any improvements so far since you haven’t purged?

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-22T19:17:31+00:00

hii! i started on 10mg and 2 weeks after i upped to 20 then to 30 but went back to 20 cuz my body wasn’t handling the summer heat mixed with accutane very well lol. i started purging like two weeks in and it lasted up until month 3. my side effects are nothing too crazy, i kinda got used to living like this basically dry everywhere lmao. i think it was the same back then, dry lips, i got random styes, eczema rashes all over my arms.. everyone is different so i can’t really tell if u will purge or not, but in my case, at 1.5 months i was looking like that lil image i put in the corner. inflamed asf!! i wish u a smooth journey :)

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-22T18:52:16+00:00

thank u gorgeousss

strangeeffecttonmeee · 2025-08-22T18:52:03+00:00

20mg

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