Now that I am clear and have cleaned up my diet I want to try to lower my dose to see if I can gain some of the water weight back (it's made me loose 10lbs I couldn't afford to loose) and if I can stay clear on 50mg or 25mg a day. Is it best to drop from 100mg to 75mg to 50mg or is it ok to drop from 100mg to 50mg?
THANK YOU FOR ANY ADVICE.
I am also weaning off and lowering my dose. (I was cleared with 100 mg, birth control, and a low-carb, dairy-free diet).
I am reducing my dose by 25 mg every two weeks, but this isn't based on any particular study or doctor's advice. Intuitively, I think it would be easier for your body to recover its hormonal balance if you slowly reduce your dose.
I went off spironolactone once already, and my acne came back approx. a month afterwards. I plan on also stopping the birth control and using DIM as my main, "medicinal" way to combat my acne.
Thanks Bradmanda. You are right that it makes sense the body would do better with small adjustments. Have you had any breakouts since lowering dose? I have the Mirena IUD and want to get that out soon too. I have a little fear that my skin will go crazy again though.
What does DIM stand for? Sorry, I am new to this 
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