Re: Spironolactone-effective treatment for persistent acne?
From: Christa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:53:00 -0600 (CST)
Hi Leslie -
Thanks for the reply. Have you had any side effects from the Diane 35?
I have been reading some other comments which complain of depression or
decreased sex drive. I'm so excited that this might finally help my
skin I almost don't even care right now but I'm just curious.
At Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Leslie wrote:
>
>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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Christa :-)
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