Week 7 of tret and azelaic acid

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I’m on week 7 of tret 0.025 and azelaic 15% why does my acne keep getting worse and worse I thought the purge lasts till week 5 I don’t see any sign of my acne going away it js keeps getting worse I apply tret 4x a week on nights and azelaic 4x a week on mornings and use spf daily but still my acne is still so bad to the point where I don’t even wanna leave my house
 
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Bump bra can someone tell me what’s going on and what can I do to actually see results
 
I’m on week 7 of tret 0.025 and azelaic 15% why does my acne keep getting worse and worse I thought the purge lasts till week 5 I don’t see any sign of my acne going away it js keeps getting worse I apply tret 4x a week on nights and azelaic 4x a week on mornings and use spf daily but still my acne is still so bad to the point where I don’t even wanna leave my house
Maybe it is bad for your skin, everyone skin reacts different. Maybe try Accutane or something else
 
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Maybe it is bad for your skin, everyone skin reacts different. Maybe try Accutane or something else
Bro I need my skin cleared up before skl bra it starts Sep 1 and yea I did take it without a prescription but idk man fuck
 
Bro I need my skin cleared up before skl bra it starts Sep 1 and yea I did take it without a prescription but idk man fuck
I think everyone uses it without prescription. But its not uncommon that the skin gets worse in the first weeks. Keep going or try Accutane
 
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I think everyone uses it without prescription. But its not uncommon that the skin gets worse in the first weeks. Keep going or try Accutane
Week 7 btw :feelswhy:ima do accutane if this doesn’t solve it till week 12
 
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I’m on week 7 of tret 0.025 and azelaic 15% why does my acne keep getting worse and worse I thought the purge lasts till week 5 I don’t see any sign of my acne going away it js keeps getting worse I apply tret 4x a week on nights and azelaic 4x a week on mornings and use spf daily but still my acne is still so bad to the point where I don’t even wanna leave my house
0.025% of tret is on the lower end of the dosage spectrum its not gonna fix major hormonal acne so I recommend hopping on accuntane since its clearly not working out for you
 
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0.025% of tret is on the lower end of the dosage spectrum its not gonna fix major hormonal acne so I recommend hopping on accuntane since its clearly not working out for you
Bra fuck me I had mild acne to start with idk why I even started this shit fuck me before and after :feelswhy:
 

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Bra fuck me I had mild acne to start with idk why I even started this shit fuck me before and after :feelswhy:
Correlation doesnt equal causation its probably something else, maybe your diet has changed or have you been taking any androgens and not showering frequently?
 
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If you’re sweating in the day then use hypochlorous acid spray and reapply moisturizer or sun screen

Make sure you hand wash with soap before you apply anything
I js stay inside all day since I don’t wanna go outside with such ache
 
try accutane 20mg + antihistamines. i dont have purge at all and it was better even after first month
 
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I’m on week 7 of tret 0.025 and azelaic 15% why does my acne keep getting worse and worse I thought the purge lasts till week 5 I don’t see any sign of my acne going away it js keeps getting worse I apply tret 4x a week on nights and azelaic 4x a week on mornings and use spf daily but still my acne is still so bad to the point where I don’t even wanna leave my house
Use spf with PA protection and you most likely need accutane. Just reduce it as much as you can before skl and use tinted spf to make it less visible
 
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Ho

How tf do I reduce it??
Accutane and fix ur diet honestly don’t eat processed slop since that’s what’s most likely causing this too, avoid sugary stuff that will spike ur igf and use cleansers with minimal chemicals in them. In my experience brands like CERAve have always made my acne worse and quite litr js fixing my diet, getting a gentle cleanser, decent moisturizer, tret and spf with PA++++ protection helped the most
 
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Accutane and fix ur diet honestly don’t eat processed slop since that’s what’s most likely causing this too, avoid sugary stuff that will spike ur igf and use cleansers with minimal chemicals in them. In my experience brands like CERAve have always made my acne worse and quite litr js fixing my diet, getting a gentle cleanser, decent moisturizer, tret and spf with PA++++ protection helped the most
Hm I do use cerave moisturizer might be the culprit idk and like my acne calmed down in the middle at the 5 week mark than idk what happend and it got fucked again
 
I’m on week 7 of tret 0.025 and azelaic 15% why does my acne keep getting worse and worse I thought the purge lasts till week 5 I don’t see any sign of my acne going away it js keeps getting worse I apply tret 4x a week on nights and azelaic 4x a week on mornings and use spf daily but still my acne is still so bad to the point where I don’t even wanna leave my house
Could bw purging see if it goes away

Could also try tazarotene if you specifically need a topical retinoid but then ofc isotrets an obvious alternative too
 
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Could bw purging see if it goes away

Could also try tazarotene if you specifically need a topical retinoid but then ofc isotrets an obvious alternative too
Tazarotone is lit stronger than tret and I think if I hop on that it’s gonna get worse
 
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I’m on week 7 of tret 0.025 and azelaic 15% why does my acne keep getting worse and worse I thought the purge lasts till week 5 I don’t see any sign of my acne going away it js keeps getting worse I apply tret 4x a week on nights and azelaic 4x a week on mornings and use spf daily but still my acne is still so bad to the point where I don’t even wanna leave my house
Maybe your diet is shit or your frequency is still to much for your skin to handle
 
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I literally eat nothing from outside evrything is homemade
Damn I guess you’re just unfortunate, if your skin is irritated from 4x a week maybe try less and see what happens. If not you are very unfortunate and probably should use taz
 
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Tazarotone is lit stronger than tret and I think if I hop on that it’s gonna get worse
True but then again see if youre just purging w tret

Isotret will reduce oil production in glands which will also make it far harder to get acne so that could be viable, and yeah taz mogs tret but youre rite it could possibly make it worse
 
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Damn I guess you’re just unfortunate, if your skin is irritated from 4x a week maybe try less and see what happens. If not you are very unfortunate and probably should use taz
I bumped it up from 2x a week to 3x a week now 4x so I don’t think my skin is irritated and no stinging
 
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But I barely had acne in the first place :feelsbadman:
Purging just means pimples that would’ve appeared much much later appear all at once or earlier due to skin cell turnover. You probably have hormone imbalances I’m going to assume because you said you eat very clean. Don’t worry about it it’s gonna get better. For me for example I already had fairly clean skin, just wanted to level things up and I barely purge, sure for me it’s week 2 but my skins already getting better
 
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Purging just means pimples that would’ve appeared much much later appear all at once or earlier due to skin cell turnover. You probably have hormone imbalances I’m going to assume because you said you eat very clean. Don’t worry about it it’s gonna get better. For me for example I already had fairly clean skin, just wanted to level things up and I barely purge, sure for me it’s week 2 but my skins already getting better
Purge usually comes at week3-5 I had barely anything at week 2 so yea but I hope this clears
 

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