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Re: giving up on Spiro!!!!!!!!!!!
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 16 Jan 2001 09:11:26 -0600 (CST)
I have been on 100mg/day of spiro for 5 months..no difference in acne
clearing or hair growth slowing..Still have irregular periods..so I find
it hard to believe in just one more month, a miracle will occur and I
won';t be bothered bu these anymore..I'm thinking of stopping the spiro.
At Fri, 12 Jan 2001, Kimberly wrote:
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>At Fri, 12 Jan 2001, Kimberly wrote:
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>>Please don't give up on Spiro.
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>>At Sat, 6 Jan 2001, Sue wrote:
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>>>>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.
>>>
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