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Any women tried Spironolactone?

Hi blue eyes, good luck with accutane! I'm on almost week 4 of spiro. I'm not clear, but I think that this month that I started taking it my skin has been better than before I started it. I hope it im...

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21 years ago
Any women tried Spironolactone?

Hazelnut, my skin was "combination", you know, a bit oily in the T zone. But now it is dryer. That's what spiro also does, it regulates oil production, I guess. Good luck!

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21 years ago
Any women tried Spironolactone?

Hazelnut, no I never took accutane, my acne is not so bad. And about the birth control, spiro is not a birth control pill, but it works as an antiandrogen. It can lead to birth defects if you become p...

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21 years ago
Any women tried Spironolactone?

Hazelnut: I'm taking spiro with Diane. My doctor said it was OK. What he said is that birth control pills should reduce breakouts by 50%, and combined with the spiro it would be more effective. I've b...

In forum Hormonal acne

21 years ago
Any women tried Spironolactone?

Yes, it's the same ingredient, but in a more concentrated form. I took it once, with great results...

In forum Hormonal acne

21 years ago
Any women tried Spironolactone?

Blue Eyes, I'm also on Diane, so my first period on spiro was normal. I have a question for all of you: the spiro is making my skin a bit dry. I currently use Clinique's dramatically different gel (s...

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21 years ago
Any women tried Spironolactone?

Ah Kelly, I forgot to ask you where are you from? If you're not in the USA, there is another medication, with similar effects to spiro, called Androcur. I think it's even stronger than spiro, and it's...

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21 years ago
Any women tried Spironolactone?

Hi Kelly (and everyone else), if you haven't had results with the spiro, don't lose patience. My doctor (endocrinologist) said that it takes between 1 to 4 months for it to start getting into your sys...

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21 years ago
Any women tried Spironolactone?

Hey Pankins, how's spiro working for you? I read your posts from a while back, it seems it's working pretty well?? And that website you posted it's really great.

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21 years ago
Any women tried Spironolactone?

Hay ladies, any positive experiences? I'm starting to get scared that spiro won't work... Anyway, I found this website, it's very informative, it has lots of information on spiro. It says that it take...

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21 years ago
Any women tried Spironolactone?

Hi everyone! Please keep reporting your expeirence with spiro, I need positive reinforcement! Also, I have a question: I'm only using spiro, not any topicals. As many of you have experienced, those me...

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21 years ago
Any women tried Spironolactone?

Hi everyone, Shortee told me about this thread. It's really great and informative. I started spiro 2 weeks ago. So far, I really don't know if there has been improvement, I guess my face is less oily....

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21 years ago