Spironolactone using please reply

[nancid75]

Originally Posted by Jacqueline807

I took it about 6 months ago and it did nothing for me, except give me nose bleeds every single day. Everytime I washed my face or showered, my nose bled. So obviously, I got off spiro . Anybody else go through side affects like that??

I started spiro 3 days ago and the nosebleeds started yesterday. I was thinking it was because one minute my nose is dry, and the next it runs. I am also on Doxycycline, Differin gel, Finacea cream, and use Rosaderm cleanser. You would think I have it bad - but really I dont. I am just 33 and sick of the acne!

[Jacqueline807]

Originally Posted by nancid75

I started spiro 3 days ago and the nosebleeds started yesterday. I was thinking it was because one minute my nose is dry, and the next it runs. I am also on Doxycycline, Differin gel, Finacea cream, and use Rosaderm cleanser.

Wow, so I'm not the only one with the nosebleeds. I was also taking Doxycycline while on Spiro. But they didn't do much at all, so I'm off both now. Bactrim is wonderful.

[nancid75]

Haven't heard of Bactrim - cream or oral? I have been on all sorts of stuff in the last year. Very anxious to see if this works.

[goosepimples]

HELP please!
Hi everyone- I just started Spiro two weeks ago(50mg, 2x/day) and have had a huge breakout on my forehead. My cheeks and nose are starting to dry out but my forehead(where normally i had very little pimple activity) is all red and bumpy. My skin is 5x worse than it was before I started Spiro. Has this happened to anyone else? I am in graduate school and have a boyfriend...all I want to do is hide in my house. Did anyone who has posted success stories have an initial breakout like this? I am getting so worried that I am destroying my skin even more than it already was! I feel hopeless, as I've tried everything (3 treatments of accutane and every topical and antibiotic)but the acne keeps returning...Spiro was my last ditch effort to stop this nightmare.

[goosepimples]

Originally Posted by Nici11

I've been on Sprio for almost exactly two months now. I like to think that my skin is finally starting to clear up, but I can't really be sure. I still have constant acne on my forehead, near my mouth and sometimes on my cheeks. I'm on 75 mg per day. I'm not sure if this is even enough, as I've read other boards on here with women taking more than that. However, my birth control and the water I wash my face with could be effecting my skin as well. I've read a lot of good things on here about Sprio (try doing a search) which is why i started taking it in the first place. Good luck!

Hi Nic,
I was just wondering whether or not you have seen any significant changes since your last post? I have been using spiro for a couple weeks now and have broken out terribly on my forehead and a few on my cheeks/mouth area. My forehead is a wreck right now though--- much much worse than before I started treatment. Does this get better? Any encouragement/advice would be much appreciated. Should I stick with it? Was it worth it for you?
Thanks