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So I went to my derm today for another round of shots and she offered up accutane to me. I was going to ask her for it again because i have been asking it for a while but i guess after looking at my skin she felt there was no other choice for me since i have exhausted everything. anyway i asked her about staying on spiro and she said for me that is a good idea since most of my acne is hormonal. now the issue with birth control is coming up and i need to figure something out. i had a phlebitis once from taking yaz so the thought of taking any hormonal birth control freaks me out but she did recommend nepxlanon or the mirena or copper iud. i am leaning toward the copper iud since it doesnt contain any hormones but the thought of having one put in doesnt seem like fun.
so has anybody taken spiro and accutane at the same time? i think they will keep me on the 100mg dose the entire time and i will probably stay on it after i get off it to help stop my acne from coming back. i have been upset all morning because at 35 i spent most of my life trying to avoid accutane and now i will be taking it so i am kind of sad about it even though i wanted it all along if that makes any sense.
i never heard of anyone taking them both together because people take either spiro or accutane. I heard some ppl say they were told to not take them together. If your acne is hormonal and your taking 100mg spiro then it should be clear... or maybe its an imbalance of hormones which is leading to acne. Acne that lasts past 22-25 is considered hormonal imbalance, thats what my dermatologist has said and i have read. all acne is hormonally related. did you not clear up on BCP pills? it is usually good for acne.
whether you take it or not, you know yourself best, don't be upset!
yeah i was surprised but they wanted me to take both of them together. i was on birth control for years and it broke me out so bad and when i got off them in 2008 due to a phlebitis in my arm my face was clear for about 2 years. i started getting more cysts but was able to keep everything at bay while taking antibiotics for a few years until all hell broke loose. i guess the antibiotics stopped working because i woke up one day with like 8 cysts which is a record for me and then i just keep continuing to get more. friday will be 8 weeks on spiro but i have only taken the 100mg dose for 3 weeks. my derm offered me the accutane because i have already have some scarring and since my acne is all cystic she doesnt want it to get worse. i guess they said its hormonal because its mostly on my chin jawline area but today i have some spots below my one cheek but mostly its on the outer edges of my face. i guess with being on spiro at the same time that it will cover everything. i think i will probably just do the copper iud because i would like to avoid more hormones if i can thats for sure.