Hey hun,

i took spiro for about two months a year ago and yeah, I felt really depressed and sad. I fainted almost on a daily basis and in addition, I would cry for no reason. It did not go away. My friends were so confused by my behaviour. My skin was 100% clear while on it but I just could not handle taking it! So i stopped. So you are not the only one experiencing it.

I'm so thankful I came across both of your posts. I have a 15yr old daughter who has struggle with moderate to severe acne for 3yrs. She's been on numerous antibiotics, and every topical imaginable and 3 dermatologists now. We have tried to avoid accutane due to the side effects. We've done 4 PDT treatments now and that does help a great deal. It's worked better than anything. Her new doc recommended her going on Spironolactone to see if it helped with any hormonal related breakouts. My daughter is a teen and being a teen and raising a teen can be tough needless to say. There's always going to be some respect issues and drama and just normal teenage angst. However, my daughter went through an extremely tough period of the last several months. I had read the info that came with med that said it could cause depression and some dizziness. I discussed with my daughter. Let me just sum up quickly and say we feel like we went through hell and back after her being on this medication. My daughter started sleeping in till 2pm everyday of winter break and when she was ups looked despondent, she would have complete rage episodes and would cry and become extremely upset and angry for no apparent reason. She was depressed, angry,tired all the time, and truly she seemed in complete despair.One morning she passed out and thankfully I walked in to her room right when it happened. Finally after going to a therapists and that not even helping and her refusal to go to a pyschiatrist for help... I stopped and thought about the timeline when things seemed to get out of control. I realized it was the same exact time she had been on this new med. I started googling and reading about the dosages and user side effects. I found out that she should have started on a much smaller dose. My daughter is 100lbs and was put on a 100mg dosage. When I saw your descriptions of how you felt on this medication, I saw my daughter. I took her off this med immediately. She has been off for only 1&1/2 week and she is back to her more usual self. I'm so thankful to have my healthier, happier daughter back. What an absolutely scary experience with this drug. I believe this drug really brought her down to a very dark, unhealthy and scary place and she had no idea how to react to how she was feeling. I don't think it should be allowed to prescribed for acne...especially not in adolescents.