Calling all Spiro users ...

[bbbsq11]

I'm a 21 year old female. I have moderate acne and oily oily skin. Blackheads all over nose, nose area and forehead, some on chin. I have acne on my jawline, cheeks and a few on forehead. In addition, I have acne on my chest, back and neck.

I have been on ortho-tri-cyclen for almost a year. It has helped a little, but not anything dramatic.

I want to go on Spiro. Do you think it will work??? Has it worked for any of you with the same type of skin as me?

I was also thinking of switching BCP to Yasmin. Would there be any sort of bad breakout with a change in the pill??? Is Yasmin much better at controlling acne?? Maybe it wouldn't be so bad along with spiro. Please give me your experiences.

I have a Dr. appt next tuesday.

Thanks!!

[BorderGirl]

Yasmin has the equivalent of 25mg of spiro. Thats a pretty small dosage, but compared to OTC it would probably help your acne a little more.
I love spiro. It has gotten rid of almost all the bumps on my skin and I never ever get zits. The blackheads are going away very very slowly though. I'm wondering if maybe my derm needs to remove them to speed things up. I'm also on topicals and birth control: differin cream, klaron lotion, and desogen.

[bbbsq11]

BorderGirl - did you have body acne before?? if yes, has spiro cleared that up??

[BorderGirl]

Yes I have a little on my back. Yasmin cleared that up immediately. Spiro hasn't. But please keep in mind I've got some serious hormonal problems that are worse now than when I was on Yasmin. For normal people body acne is probably the first thing spiro clears up

[thick skin]

Spiro has worked and continues to work beautifully for me (50 mg/day). I would say definitely try it.