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[Green Gables]

I've been on spironolactone for nearly 4 months now. Started at 50mg, and after a month, went up to 100mg. It looks like my cystic acne is actually stopping...and old ones are clearing. I am ECSTATIC about that because it's been...15 years with horrible acne. Of course it seems there always is a catch...I am gaining weight in the boob and butt area. Don't mind the bigger cup size, but heavens to betsy the derriere on this pear-shaped lady is big enough!

I know it's the spiro...I'm a dancer/dance teacher and I exercise like crazy, so I'm always thin if I eat right and exercise. Nothing changed about my routine except the spiro, and I've slowly gained about 5-7 pounds over the last 2 months. I'm not bloated--it's not water weight. It's not muscle--my jeans are tighter.

Anyone else going through spiro weight gain woes? Did you notice it after a certain dosage point? Any tips besides diet and exercise?

Edited by Green Gables, 30 May 2012 - 11:18 AM.

[Niing]

Actually now that I think about it, my butt has gotten bigger. I thought maybe I was just eating too much.

[LoveGreenSmoothies]

I did notice I was puffing up. I think it's the estrogen.

[societydeb]

I think it may depend on whether or not you had too much testosterone to begin with. I have WAY too much and its actually helping with my weight ( I need to lose). Also, if you are doing the spiro in combo with BC. Spiro was originally used to treat high testosterone, and they just found the relationship between women with too much ts and acne.

[Charlotte77]

I went up two full bra sizes and my butt is pretty big.
Over two years I gained 30 pounds on Spiro...
yes,you read right,30 pounds!
And I was also quite thin.exercising a lot,and eating very little.
I also have Hypothyroidism though,so hopefully everyone will not experience the kind of weight gain I have.

I had to come off the Spiro because even with synthetic thyroid hormone,the pounds were not budging at all.
I'm a little depressed because for me it seems to be either thin with acne,or overweight with clear skin.
So far being off the spiro I have not really broken out,but I have been pretty consistant with using other things to hopefully keep
the zits at bay.