Acne, accutane and pea protein

[maldey]

I’m taking Accutane 20 mg daily. I work out, and when I started taking whey protein, pimples began to appear. It may have been a coincidence or not, but I stopped using it and the new breakouts that had flared up disappeared. I did some research and saw that milk-derived proteins are indeed associated with acne, as they increase IGF-1. So I looked for a plant-based alternative, which was pea protein isolate. I started taking it, and after about 9 days I noticed a lot of pimples appearing again. Could there be any connection? It doesn’t seem to make sense that pea protein would cause acne. Was it just a normal fluctuation of acne while on Accutane?

 

[nbfmyb]

So I looked for a plant-based alternative

did you look for a dildo too?