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2 of 5 visitors found the following comment helpful.
s.d., cbus, ohio
May 27th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Oil reduction |
| Cons: | Really really really bad breakouts in the first month or so. |
| Bottom Line: | When I started out taking Spiro I had one zit on my chin. Just one. During the course of taking it (it's been a little over 3 weeks) I have gotten *dozens* of zits. Now I have red scars all over my chin and forehead area. Seriously. I hardly ever leave the house and never ever look at myself in the mirror because I'm too afraid I'll start crying. When does this stuff start working? I am sick of looking awful. I'm just about at my wits end with this drug. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | s.d. has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 28.00 |
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1 of 1 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Anonymous, USA
May 25th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | My skin is clear, not oily, my period is regular again, and I don't have leg/ankle edema at the end of the day anymore!!! |
| Cons: | If I drink alcohol, the combination makes me pee like crazy. Sometimes I have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. |
| Bottom Line: | I had moderate, non-cystic acne in high school. I went on accutane when I was 17 and it cleared my skin up great. No one in my family has had cystic acne. Then, all of a sudden, when i was 24 I started getting cystic acne. I would get 2 or 3 BIG nodulo-cysts a month. They would take 6 months to come to the surface and would scar. I went on accutane again for 8 months, which helped somewhat, but I was still breaking out while on the accutane up until the last month on it. I was really demoralized. I was also having a lot of problems with bleeding when I wasn't supposed to while on birth control pills. Then, 3 months ago my derm put me on 50mg twice a day of spironolactone. This stuff is great!!! My skin is PERFECT again, dry, and my periods are normal again. I've also stopped getting ankle edema by the end of the day. I wish I had tried this sooner.
I would recommend this to any woman who has adult-onset cystic acne. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 30.00 |
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5 of 5 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Cris, Viana, Portugal
May 17th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | I'm 30.Started with 50mg for hormonal acne and hirsutism.After one month raised it to 100mg, which I take every other day. It cleared my skin like accutane without drying it and without the super nasty side effects. Use it without the BCP. |
| Cons: | the fact it messes with you potassium and sodium levels in the body can create letargy and lack of energy. You need to control your diet when on Spiro and never eat food rich in potassium (bananas, nuts etc) otherwise you might develop hyperkalemia |
| Bottom Line: | If you are over 25 and still with acne,, or you are younger but have other simptoms as well (alopecia, oily skin, hirsutism) chances are you have hormonal acne. That means that you can either have too much production of masculin hormones (androgens/testoterone) or your skin receptors are too sensitive to a NORMAL (within the range) level of hormones. So the skin converts the normal level of masculin hormones circulating in your body into a greater amount of acne, oil, body hair etc. Don't let the doctors convince you that if your hormones levels are within range that you do not have hormonal acne. There are lot of respectable reaserch atesting to that. Spiro is a great way to get rid of acne (hormonal or adult) acne, with almost no negative side effets and can be taken during a long period of time. Much better than pill. I take it without BCP, and i take 100mg 4 to 5 times per week. You don't need to take it every day mind you!Apart from a bit of lack of energy, no side effects for me! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Cris has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 15.00 |
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Anonymous, PA
May 16th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | It works !! and cheap. |
| Cons: | None |
| Bottom Line: | I have only been using this for 2 weeks now. I am a 52 year old perimenopausal female and having a problem with acne for the last five years. Been on everything imanginable except for Accutane. Steroids, antibiotics, creams, pills, Elidel you name it. It started out causing the whiteheads to come to the surface, but then they slowly decreased. This is my second week and I can see a big difference. Please try it it cannot hurt to see if it works for you. No side effects either. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
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lalafa, Florida
May 11th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Clears up, just slowly. The pills even have a little bit of a minty taste. They also make you go to the bathroom a lot, which made me lose weight, so I am not complaining. |
| Cons: | A little lethargic, especially in the morning for me. |
| Bottom Line: | Talk to your derm and see what he/she says. I have had very little side effects, and if I did have some, I didn't mind them. Yes, it did make me break out worse at first, but be patient. Just make sure and drink plenty of water.
Basically, I have battled awful complexion for years now, done all of it (accutane, antibiotics, and everything else), I have only been on this for about 6 weeks, I am still not clear, but I am seeing a glimmer of hope that I will be (my face and scalp are so much less oily). I am sticking in there and seeing this pill through, I have seen improvments, patience is the key! I will post again in a few weeks. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | lalafa has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 15.00 |
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happy!, IL
May 7th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | I've tried everything - even accutane (which worked perfectly for about 2 years after stopping it) but then slowly but surely the acne came back. Spiro WORKS... I almost gave up on it when 2.5 weeks passed with no changes for the better or worse. |
| Cons: | Started working week 3 on 100mg |
| Bottom Line: | Be patient!! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | happy! has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Price Paid: | 5.00 |
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1 of 1 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Hannah, Florida
May 5th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | I am 38 and had Acne since I was 12. This is the only thing that works for me. my doc would only give me 25 mg twice a day. I didn't thing it would be enough, but after 3 weeks (it got worse) my skin is totaly clear. I know take it every other day. |
| Cons: | Can't stop it for more than a few days or I break out really bad, with cycsts. really is the only thing that worked for me. Retin-a is ok for having blemished go away faster, but this prevents them |
| Bottom Line: | I love what it does for my skin, but hate the fact that I have to take medicine on a regular basis. Especially BP meds, and I have low blood presure naturally. I hope it doesn't mess up with my blood pressure. I wish I could find something that will get rid of it once and for all. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Hannah has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
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1 of 1 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Anonymous, Chicago, IL
May 3rd, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Cleared up skin completely, no breakouts, lost weight!!! |
| Cons: | NONE!! |
| Bottom Line: | My derm put me on this for about 9 months or so leading up to my wedding, because I was adamant about having clear skin on my wedding day. My skin was perfect!! Not a single breakout while I was on it. Plus, I lost about 10 pounds from the diuretic effect - an added bonus!! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 20.00 |
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googler123, Los Angeles, CA
Apr 14th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Works well, few side effects. |
| Cons: | Will start breaking out again if stopped, occassional headaches if you don't drink enough water. |
| Bottom Line: | I have been taking 150mg for a year now and nothing has worked as well except for Diane 35 birth control, which made me gain a lot of weight and caused mood swings. Diane-35 is also associated with increased risk of blood clots. Spiro makes my skin less oily and I am usually at least 90% clear. However, it is heavily dose dependent. I reduced dosage by 25 mg and I started breaking out around chin area. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | googler123 has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 25.00 |
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Kathy
Apr 11th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Works with no side effects |
| Cons: | Diuretic |
| Bottom Line: | I am in my 40s and still fight acne. My doctor prescribed Spiro about 5 years ago because he said it's good for older women who get acne. It worked like a charm and my skin cleared and stayed that way. It has added benefits for me because of my high blood pressure. About 2 months ago, a new doctor told me to stop taking it because he didn't think I really needed it and it wasn't proven to work for acne, so I stopped. Within a week or two I was breaking out again like a teenager, especially chin and jawline. I started doing some research, including this site, and have found that it does work well for a certain segment of the population. I'm definitely going back on it! Give it a try. You may have to run to the bathroom a little more often, but it's a small price to pay. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 5.00 |
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