Spiro - miracle for me!! - Acne Tips Message Board

kathleen0604 · 05-16-2006, 11:18 PM

Newbie here....I have posted replies in several threads and thought I would start a new thread on Spironolactone. I have been taking this medication for 2 months and at times wanted to give up due to the headaches, many trips to the bathroom and still breaking out. I am glad I stuck with it because my skin is finally clear and glowing! You need to find a good doctor that will listen to you and not throw products at you for your acne. Hormonal acne really can not be treated by antibiotics or creams, you need to put the brakes on testosterone. I can recommed a good book The Hormonally Vulnerable Woman by Geoffrey Redmond. He has a chapter that is wonderful about homonal acne and Spiro. It may be worth looking into if you have battled acne and nothing has worked.

meow_doldol · 07-22-2006, 12:01 AM

I started taking Spiro 50mg twice a day a week and a half ago, and I have not seen any improvement, in fact, I am getting more cysts and my face is oiler, and my hair is getting rough. Did you experience worsening period during the first two months before it started to get better? Thanks.

mommaoftwinsplus1 · 07-22-2006, 01:24 AM

I have posted in the recent past about my success with spiro. I am a 31 year old female and have had moderate acne for about 8 years or so. I desperately tried almost every pill, cream and "magic cure" out there (Except Accutane). Anyway I did some research online and decided to ask my primary doctor to let me try spiro. Well long story short I started on 25 mg a day, 8 months ago and saw some improvement after about 2 weeks. Then she bumped my dosage up to 50 mg a day and I saw a little more improvement. And now I am up to 100 mg a day and my skin is great. I can actually leave the house without makeup on if I want and not worry. I still have some spots left over from old acne, but hopefully those will fade in time. But to me it's a dream compared to the painful cysts I would get before. I will get an occassional "little" blemish around my period, but I can handle that no problem. Oh and I also have not had any side effects on this med. Well at least I don't think my side effects are from spiro. I also started taking an anti-anxiety medication around the same time and I have some sexual side effects, but I really don't think it's the spiro. I feel like I am living now...no more panic attacks and no more acne. I am able to go out and enjoy fun stuff with my kids and Hubby and I love it!

Mommaoftwinsplus1

LisaMarie982001 · 07-22-2006, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by mommaoftwinsplus1

I have posted in the recent past about my success with spiro. I am a 31 year old female and have had moderate acne for about 8 years or so. I desperately tried almost every pill, cream and "magic cure" out there (Except Accutane). Anyway I did some research online and decided to ask my primary doctor to let me try spiro. Well long story short I started on 25 mg a day, 8 months ago and saw some improvement after about 2 weeks. Then she bumped my dosage up to 50 mg a day and I saw a little more improvement. And now I am up to 100 mg a day and my skin is great. I can actually leave the house without makeup on if I want and not worry. I still have some spots left over from old acne, but hopefully those will fade in time. But to me it's a dream compared to the painful cysts I would get before. I will get an occassional "little" blemish around my period, but I can handle that no problem. Oh and I also have not had any side effects on this med. Well at least I don't think my side effects are from spiro. I also started taking an anti-anxiety medication around the same time and I have some sexual side effects, but I really don't think it's the spiro. I feel like I am living now...no more panic attacks and no more acne. I am able to go out and enjoy fun stuff with my kids and Hubby and I love it!

Mommaoftwinsplus1

Mommaoftwinsplus1,

Can I ask you if you have a history with panic attacks? I do I have hadthem since 9th grade. They come and go, like I can go a year without having one then all of a sudden get one. They were at there worst in 9th and 10th grade. And i've only had some after that. Did you experience aniexty when taking spiro. The reason I am asking is be/c the first day (today is going to be my third day when I take it in a hour) I had an aniexty attack. Ok, but this is all I am taking... at 11am I took sprio 100mgs and 2 predinose 10mgs, then at 2pm i took doxy 100mgs then at 6pm i had to take yasmin. Before I took the yasmin I had to call the dr. at target (where I got the pills) be/c I was afraid to take the bc pill be/c i was afraid to get aother aniexty attack. He said that it proably was the preidonse be/c I was n it for a week then didn't have it one day then took 2. He said I am going to still have a couple rough days with the aniexty. But I was thinking that be/c of what the side effects are on spiro... weakness, tiredness, tingling of the arms, fast or slow heartbeat. These effects are how I feel when I am having an aniexty attack so if I get these sysptoms then I already think I am having an attack so it just drags it out. When did you start taking your pills for aniexty? I was on pills in 9th and 1th grade but then went off be/c I was afraid of having to be on them for them rest of my life. I did have some aniexty yesterday but i just tried to keep myself busy. I really feel the spiro is what I need I am going to try and fight this. If I can ask what kind of aniexty med you are on then maybe I can get on it too?

kathleen0604 · 07-22-2006, 02:43 PM

Hello..Meow doldol...I just posted a reply to another thread on Spiro. My acne did get worse the first month on Spiro, but stick with it because I am clear now - no more acne. I started Spiro in March, acne got a little worse, but in May and June started to see great improvement and no more oil. Now in July my skin is glowing and clear. Good luck.