mommabear

Unfortunately it appears that the Hormonal forum has been deleted. I simply can't sift through all the unrelated posts on here about antibiotics, retinoids, and Accutane to effectively answer or respond to your hormonal questions. You may PM me if you have a question because I won't be visiting this forum regularly any longer. It is sad that hormonal information can no longer be conveniently shared with the public.
 
I will probably stop visiting acne.org in the near future, as I dedicate my time here to the Hormonal acne problem, but for the time being I will try to respond to PMs. 

What the heck, is that what happened?? Why on earth would they delete the hormonal forum? I'm with you green gables I don't feel like wading through all the other topics to get to the information I want.
Acne.org bring back hormonal forum!!!!!

Hi!I started 100 mg of spiro about two months ago and I have seen no improvements in my acne! the only thing that changed immediately was that all my oil is GONE!like..it stopped the next day!But I am breaking out worse on my cheeks with clogged pores that eventually turn to pustules...yuck!I have zits on my forehead and mainly my cheeks.
I also had a few dark stray dark hair on my chin that are now Gone!!!They haven't grown back since the last time I plucked them!
I don't know if spiro is for me cuz my acne is not presentably hormonal..as in nothing on the chin and stuff.
Please guide if I should increase my dosage or If I am being paranoid too soon.The last week has been the worst with big pimples that I so hate and I refused to step out!!My zits are not Cysts, never were!Just the angry red inflamed ones!Any help will be much appreciated!!Thanks..and when do I expcet recovery and how do I know that spiro is not the drug for me..which I so pray for! thanks
so now I have 6-7 clogged pores ready to turn into pustules and 4 acytive pustules...gross!!The most ever on my face!!

Hang in there! It sounds like its working because your skin is less oily and it's purging all your old gunk out. I highly recommend going to a esthetician and get a salicylic peel/microdermabrasion treatment to clear out all your congestion, it did wonders for my daughter. She is also on her 2nd month of spiro (100 mg) and it has been a miracle! I would say her skin is 75% better.  Do you know exactly how many weeks you have been taking spiro? It seems like it takes  8 (horrible) weeks until you say "hey I think this is really working"!!
Good luck and keep us posted!

Week 8 Update- Hey, guys. Not much to report here, except that last week during the time in my cycle in which I was I was ovulating, I noticed that my face had an unusual amount of puffiness to it. In fact, it looked downright bloated. Not cute. This lasted about a day or so. Other than that, I don't have any unusual side-effects to report about my being on spiro.

Looking forward to reading updates from the others on spiro.

Y'all take care.

Probably a good sign. You're supposed to get that "pregnancy glow" when you're ovulating...I guess that signals hey men, I'm fertile!!!...but that glow is basically just a youthful puffiness

GREEN GABLES- So glad to see you again! Your wisdom and encouragement have been sorely missed.
How are you doing? Skin still "glowing"?Any changes/updates?