Re: Spironolactone-effective treatment for persistent acne?
From: Lisa/Boston (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 27 Feb 2001 10:19:52 -0600 (CST)
Hi,
After 3 courses of Accutane in the past 10 years, my derm. is
suggesting spironolactone to combat my moderate, but persistent cystic
acne. May I ask you what dose you found to be effective? He wants to
start me on 50 mg and I am currently taking bcp (ortho tri-cyclen).
For the first time in a long time I'm beginning to feel optimistic about
a treatment for acne...
Thanks for any info you can shareAt Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Beth wrote:
>
>Hi.
>
>I have been on Spirolactone for about 2 months now. It has helped my
>acne tremendously, it is pretty much gone. The only breakouts I have
>had are one or two itty bitty zits... nothing major. (keeping fingers,
>toes and every other body part crossed : )) Hairloss I can't tell a
>difference with yet but my dr. says it may take up to 6 months to see a
>difference for that.
>As I've commented before though I'm not comfortable taking it for a long
>period of time since it's a known tumorigen (can cause non-cancerous
>tumors). Also if you are pregnant or breastfeeding it's probably not
>good to take. (for breastfeeding it can pass through and since it's a
>tumorigen... while pregnant something about messing with the sex organs
>of the baby as they develop)
>For a short time fix though, it's been working great. I haven't really
>had any side effects from it and I noticed a tremendous decrease in acne
>after just a month. (it took about a month for the old acne to clear
>up, no new developed during that first month)
>
>--
>Beth
>
>At Thu, 19 Oct 2000, jane wrote:
>>
>>Wondered if any of you either were helped or hindered on
>>spironolactone/aldactone for decreasing acne and hair? Any side effects
>>that made you stop using it?
>
>--
>Beth
>Rockport, MA
>
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