just starting spironolactone - Acne Message Board

sharon1710 · 11-05-2007, 12:43 PM

Hi im 38 and have had moderate acne for 20 years and tried everything including accutane. After researching on the net have just got my GP to reluctantly prescribe me spiro. She has given me 25mg daily for a month and will then review. Has anyone had any joy with such a low dose?

tiggerbuddy · 11-12-2007, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by sharon1710

Hi im 38 and have had moderate acne for 20 years and tried everything including accutane. After researching on the net have just got my GP to reluctantly prescribe me spiro. She has given me 25mg daily for a month and will then review. Has anyone had any joy with such a low dose?

That's a VERY low dose to be effective for acne. My endocrinolgist said that 100 mg is usually necessary. I'd defeinitely ask your GP to start you on a higher dose, or bump you up quickly.

sharon1710 · 11-15-2007, 12:15 PM

I have to go back for review next week so I will ask her to increase it. No improvement with reducing my oily skin yet, but I have started with a rash around the top of my legs, its like small pinkish dry areas of skin, not itchy or painful. I have continued to take the spiro but will mention it to GP next week.

sharon1710 · 11-18-2007, 05:03 AM

Unfortunatley have had to stop taking the spiro as the rash spread to chest and neck and ended up looking worse than the acne. Back to the drawing board. DAMN

pnut77 · 12-15-2007, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by sharon1710

Unfortunatley have had to stop taking the spiro as the rash spread to chest and neck and ended up looking worse than the acne. Back to the drawing board. DAMN

Sharon-
That's interesting you mention the rash as I am on spiro too and was on a dose of 150mg for about a month when all of a sudden I developed these horrible hives that drove me mad. All over my body one second and I would be itching like crazy and they would subside. My doctor told me to take claritin and I have been rid of those hives but I wonder if they are attributed to spiro ... spiro has been working for me but I am not 100% clear. It's only been two months though ...