I think I got excited way to fast and now I am probably going to use anti-biotics for a few weeks with spiro. I've been hearing that bactrim is good? && I was just wondering goosepimples and karm009 - how do you guys take spiro? do you take 25mg after several hours throughout the day? or do you guys take the entire dose you were prescribed at one time?
hi guys!
I take 50mgs. spiro in the morning and 50 at night. I am taking 100 mgs. of minocycline with each of those doses as well. It's only been 2 days on the mino but I really think that I may be seeing a difference for the better. My forehead is still breaking out but I think that overall my skin may be improving. Still have a while to go though. I am not going to change anything until I see my doctor again in May, but I think I may want to go up to 150mgs. of spiro to get rid of the oil totally.
Sidraz: I think the antibiotic is a good idea at the beginning--I am so relieved I called my doctor to ask for it. I wanted Bactrim (there is so much encouraging stuff listed on here about it) but she prescribed me Mino instead and I went with it. So I say ask for the Bactrim. I am going to ask for it next appointment because of the side effects of Mino that Karm0099 mentioned.
things are bad again. pimples on cheeks and more back on forehead. the thing that is REALLY scaring me is that on top of all this i seem to be developing bad melasma on my upper lip, i had some traces of it last summer but now it is back and very noticeable. Literally over the last two weeks. I think it may have something to do with my taking the minocylcine (i have read that some people have a connection btwn mino and melasma). UGH. or maybe it's my BCPs (orthocyclen). I NEED HELP. i look worse than ever, have a graduation coming up, and have to meet my boyfriends parents (all in the next three weeks). I have never felt so powerless over my skin, nor embarrassed. Perhaps this spiro experiment was a terrible idea--- but I really had no other options. I want to stick with it. But I wish this melasma would go away--it is making me want to hide even more than the acne! man i must have the worst genes ever. . .
I'm really sorry to hear that your not doing so well goosepimple . I'm not doing the best I could be either, I'm on 100mg of Spiro, and I'm on bactrim as well now. and I guess i'm just having a hard time being patient becasue its only been 3 weeks and I heard I should give spiro atleast 2months to work. I'm still breaking out as usual so its just killing my confidence of this medication working... I hope it does tho.
. I'm not doing the best I could be either, I'm on 100mg of Spiro, and I'm on 
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