hi everyone! I was on spiro for 5 years and my skin was perfect. When I started the pill I was also on birth control. Last year I decided to go off birth control and then a year later my skin was doing so well I wanted to wean off spiro. Within months of stopping spiro my acne came back worse than ever before and I went back on it this April. I have seen no improvement and it is not working like it did the first time around. The only difference I can think of this time is that I am not on BC. Has this happened to anyone? I wish I never stopped it because everything is all backwards!! Please help!!! Its been 6 months and no improvement!!
Hormones can be super annoying when it comes to acne. Any time they change you can get a breakout.
It doesn't make sense that it was the BC that was keeping you clear if you were off it for a whole year and staying clear just on spiro. At least my common sense tells me that doesn't make sense.
So I'm thinking probably it's just hormonal fluctuation. Going off stuff, getting back on it, etc.
While you figure out hormones (along with a doc but be fiercely your own advocate), I would strongly recommend doing The Regimen so you can stay clear as you figure things out. You want to prevent scarring. The Regimen is super powerful, so it can usually handle even the meanest hormonal acne.