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shawnabowbawna

Member Since 06 Dec 2012
Offline Last Active May 20 2013 11:29 AM

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Spironolactone + Tretinoin > I'm Clear! Spiro Day 99, Tretinoin Day 88

Posted 11 March 2013

I want to start from the beginning for everyone who has not been following my journey from the beginning. I was pre-diagnosed with PCOS when I was 17 and started taking Yaz birth control. I switched between Yaz and Nuvaring and didn't have too many problems. I always had acne, but it was never severe and quite manageable. 1.5 years ago I got an IUD....
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Spironolactone + Tretinoin > Spiro Day 80, Tretinoin Day 69

Posted 19 February 2013

I've finally posted some update photos. They're not the best quality, but I will post some good ones when I reach the 3 month mark. My chin area is doing GREAT!!! I haven't had any cysts in that area for a few weeks and it is such a relief. My cheeks are so-so. I had a big picking battle last week and think are starting to heal up. I have a few bumps on m...
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Spironolactone + Tretinoin > Spiro Day 66, Tretinoin Day 57

Posted 07 February 2013

I have had quite a bit of problems during the last week or so. My doctor gave me samples of Epiduo and so I was trying it out when my skin suddenly turned on me. The skin on my neck got really inflamed and everything I put on my face was causing a burning sensation.  Even the CeraVe moisturizer was burning my skin. So I took a step back and have not...
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Spironolactone + Tretinoin > Spiro Day 56, Tretinoin Day 47

Posted 28 January 2013

I saw my dermatologist last week again. She wasn't too happy with my progress so she approved upping my dose of Spironolactone to 150mg. So now I am taking 50mg in the morning and 100mg at night. Since she approved this, my skin has improved. I can't say for sure that the increased dose is the only reason why, because I am approaching 2 months and I feel...
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Spironolactone + Tretinoin > Spiro Day 38, Tretinoin Day 29

Posted 10 January 2013

I have quite a few updates.

I've been continuing to alternate the BP and Tretinoin in the evenings and it has been working out very well. All of the inflammation is down. Its so nice to not worry about new cysts and whiteheads popping up and waking up every morning feeling around for new ones to prepare myself for looking into the mirror. It can be so...
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