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Re: giving up on SpiroFrom: Sue (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sat, 6 Jan 2001 13:10:28 -0600 (CST)
>It's been 3 months now. I've been on 100mg/day of spironolactone and my acne hasn't gotten any better so I'm thinking of stopping it.... Any advice?< Spiro is really an effective drug, but you haven't given it long enough (you might need a higher dose as well). Most of us do pretty well at 200 mg per day; to see optimal results, you must wait at least 5-6 mos. At that "magical point" for me, it was amazing--the hair stopped falling out of the top of my head and I definitely had slowed growth on my chin and neck. I, too, was on minocyn but couldn't handle the indigestion (and involuntarily "revisiting" my meals--if you catch my drift), so I switched down to another antibiotic. If your skin is dry, then you need to consider a moisturizer. Contrary to popular belief, acne isn't so much affected by something "clogging" your pores from the outside (like makeup or a moisturizer) as it is from bacteria and stuff clogging them from the inside of your body--as evidenced by the fact that antibiotics work well to control it. Try a "non-comedogenic" moisturizer--I use something from Avon called "Nurtura" and it does a great job. I'm also off the antibiotic now and the spiro is doing well keeping the acne at bay and the hair on my chin at a slower growth rate. Good luck!
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