Met my or may NOT work for Acne
From: Shelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Sep 2000 19:36:44 -0500 (CDT)
as I understand it, acne is a result of too much testosterone. Spiro
directly reduces the amount of testosterone(How I don't know) thus
reducing acne.
IR causes the ovaries to over produce testoserone. Met directly helps
control IR which results in the ovaries NO LONGER over producing
testoserone. Therefore the Met indirectly reduces the amount of
available testosetone thereby reducing acne.
At Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Stacy wrote:
>
>I've been on spiro for just about a year. My blood pressure is similar to
>yours (actually my top number has been as low as 90). Anyway, if I remember
>right it made me a tad nauseous in the beginning, but that went away.
>Didn't effect my bp. The hair and acne cleared up (hair takes a while, and
>the acne may be due to my also being on a bcp). Only drawback is it's a
>diuretic, so you have to urinate a lot and it also makes you constipated
>(sorry...). The advantage I found when I was on metformin at teh same time
>was that met gives you diarrhea, so the two kind of evened themselves out in
>that area :)
>
>--
>Stacy
>
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