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Re: Spironolactone-effective treatment for persistent acne?
From: Leslie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 23 Mar 2001 23:58:39 -0600 (CST)
I've been taking Diane 35 for about 3 years, 6 mos, in combination with
spiro 100mg/day (which started at 50mg/day and increased gradually over
the past year). I've had good results and aside from the occasional zit
I'm very happy with this treatment. Have faith Christa - it takes about
3 months to really notice results. I'm 33 now and I too found that my
skin was worse in my late 20s than during my teens. My dermatologist
offered accutane as an option, but the side effects sounded terrifying!
I've tried at least 10 different BCP brands/formulations over the past
10 years and Diane has worked best for me by a longshot. People comment
on what great skin I have! (My only distress now is the hair thing,
however the spiro is supposed to help that too).
Leslie
At Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Christa wrote:
>
>I have started taking the Diane 35 BCP for my acne situation. It's
>supposed to be good for that. I too have tried everything under the sun
>with a very good dermatologist but nothing worked. I'm now 30 years old
>and still suffering! I have just started on the Diane about 2 weeks ago
>but I'm anxiously awaiting the results!! Hope this helps.
>
>>I have been on spiro 100mg.day for 6 months..still no change in helping
>>to clear up my acne! In past year, I have been on accutane, retin a,
>>minocylcine, azelic acid, etc. It is so discouraging to still keep
>>breaking out! I don't think there is anything left I haven't tried!
>>
>>I also had read that vitamins B6 and B12 are no good for acne prone
>>skin..but maybe it works for you.
>>
>>At Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Lisa/Boston wrote:
>>>
>>>Thanks for you feedback and words of support Kristy,
>>>
>>>What prompted you to try the prenatal vitamins as opposed to other
>>>formulas? I've been taking B6 (100 mg) daily for a month or so as it is
>>>supposed to help mniimize "pre-menstrual symptoms" including breakouts.
>>>It's hardly a therapeutic dose, but I really haven't noticed any
>>>difference at this point. I'll have to look into the prenatal formula
>>>as an option.
>>>
>>>I've enjoyed clear skin at the end of each of my accutane treatments,
>>>but that has not proven to be a permanent solution for me. I'm almost
>>>30 and my acne is clearly worse than it was in my teens. I have felt
>>>that my acne is hormonally driven for quite some time now, so I'm hoping
>>>that getting my hormones (and nutrition) more balanced will help me to
>>>address the cause rather than mask the symptoms.
>>>
>>>When the doctor suggested 50 mg of spiro, I was kind of afraid that that
>>>was too low a dose to be effective, so I'm glad to hear that you have
>>>found it helpful, if only in a back up capacity.
>>>
>>>Lisa
>>>
>>>At Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Kristy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>In addition to the spironolactone (at 50 mgs) I take
>>>>prenatal vitamins. Since being on the prenatal vitamins
>>>>(almost 1 year now) I've had good success. I started
>>>>taking the prenatal vitamins two weeks before I started the
>>>>spiro. I think that in my case the spiro is backing up the
>>>>prenatal vitamins at stopping all of my acne.
>>>>
>>>>I get my prenatal vitamins over the counter from Wal-Mart.
>>>>My dr knows that I'm doing this and she said it was ok for
>>>>me to do.
>>>>
>>>>I wish you all of the best with finding an effective
>>>>treatment for your acne.
>>>>
>>>>=====
>>>>Kristy :)
>>>>
>>>>http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Falls/4659/kristyspage.html
>
>--
>Christa :-)
>
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