Spironolactone

Finally! I'm 28 days into my 100mg daily spironolactone treatment and am seeing awesome results. It was a little iffy for a few weeks -- I cleared up, then broke out, then cleared up, then broke out (first time was right after I started spiro, second time was right after I upped my dose from 50mg to 100mg) -- so I think I've finally moved into...

Definitely improved!! The areas on my chin that were starting to get irritated have basically vanished. They were annoying for about 4 days, and I was really worried they would grow into large cysts like they used to, but by this morning they were flat and just a little red. It's finally making sense to me that topical medications are not going...

No real change in the last 2 days. Still have 2 areas on my chin that are swollen... they haven't grown too much, but they also aren't budging, so I'm really nervous they are going to keep swelling and become stubborn like all the others I used to deal with. Blah. I'm taking 100mg/day now, 50mg in the am and 50mg at night. Also sticking with...

Still improved, but not 100% great. Yesterday I had 3 areas on my chin start to become a little irritated. Two of them are gone by now, but one has grown into a small(ish) cyst under the skin. It doesn't seem to be as aggressive as before the spiro, so I'm hoping it stays "calm" and just slowly diminishes. Hmm. Feeling a little bummed...

This is probably going to sound dramatic, but there's no other way to put it... My skin is freaking AMAZING since I started taking the daily 50mg of spiro!!! It's literally unbelievable. I keep waking up thinking "where is that huge cyst going to pop up?" and each day my face just looks better and better!! I even...

I feel awesome!! Last night I noticed the hair on my arms was super soft and almost blond. I'm Italian and olive-skinned and have had dark(er) hair all my life. Not the reason I started spiro - I had cystic acne - but all of a sudden I noticed that the skin all over my body is softer and smoother. Bonus! My mood is great too, I feel like my...

Quick update! Woke up feeling great this morning. Drank a ton of water last night and finally stopped feeling dehydrated. My skin is ehh... I have 4 cysts that will be injected with cortisone later this morning at the derm office, and about 5 other active, smaller pimples (more like clogged pores) around my chin and mouth. It's definitely more than...

Hello! The purpose of this blog is to document my struggle and (hopefully!) my acne cure. I've had acne-prone skin since I was about 15 years old, and am currently 28. Here's a quick recap (you can skip this part if you don't want the long version ) ---
From 15 - 18: struggled with various breakouts that would get better with...