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Hi everyone, I've had progressively worse hormonal, cystic acne for the past 10 years. I'd tried everything and had to stop BCP and Rx meds due to side effects. I hardly ever take pills like aspirin, ...

It's me again. Thought I'd give an update (one year since the last one!). In August of 2012, I went off Yaz, so I no longer take Spiro OR Yaz. My skin was still clear when I stopped, but when they di...

63 weeks (day 445) well it's been exactly 4 months since I last posted & 4 months since I quit spironolactone & went on yaz (loryna) all by itself. as far as acne goes, i'm pleased to say ...

46 weeks (day 322)   sunday was the last day that i took my spironolactone. i have decided to quit spironolactone for a test-period of time (still continuing with yaz). i had a sudden realization...

41 weeks + 2 days (day 287)   hello - i am still pimple-free, yay! no progress on hair since last post. dent on cheek is still there & larger. possible causes: sinus infection scarring, ringw...

36 weeks & 4 days (day 256)   as far as acne is concerned, mine is pretty much completely cleared up now! the other day i realized i didn't have a SINGLE pimple anywhere. i still get 1-2 pimp...

Miss CP - thanks for the suggestion! i've read a lot about laser hair removal, and i have been regarding it as my last resort for several reasons.   1) for me, the excess hair and acne are signal...

22 weeks + 6 days (day 160)   wow, it's only been 2 weeks, and i'm posting again already! that mono really wiped me out for awhile. i'm finally feeling well again & have walked twice this wee...

20 weeks + 2 days (day 142)   helloooo! updates! sorry, but i was not strong enough to test out my non-tweezing theory. that required letting hairs grow in, and i really feel too uncomfortable if...

11 weeks, 1 day (day 78)   hello! whew i have gone a long time again without posting - sorry! i was so busy over the holidays, and i have been traveling every weekend for a couple months now. &nb...

ohhhhh i forgot to include something big!   got bloodwork results, and for the first time EVER, ALL of my levels were normal!! hormones, potassium, everything!! so i can keep taking spiro for now...

I went to the dermatologist this morning, and she definitely agreed that after nearly 8 weeks of treatment, there has been no improvement in my skin. She switched my topical medication from differin t...

day 31   mm slight downward progression a few new, inflamed pimples on the left side of my face along my jawline. it's either from the four days of placebo pills that would've corresponded with ...

day 28   today is the last day of my first full cycle of off-brand yaz! somehow i still have one day of spiro left...don't know why only 29 come in a bottle.   went to refill both rx's today...

hmmm that's interesting about exercise lowering estrogen levels! that kinda sucks too. it seems like it doesn't affect most women though, or all female athletes would have acne, and i meet so many who...

I'm glad to hear that the spironolactone is working for you! I have decided to go ahead with the progesterone therapy. I got my lab results back today, and all of my hormone levels were extremely low,...

day 24   wow! congrats on your marathon! that is such an accomplishment! 13.1 felt like a bunch to me..can't imagine doing it twice back to back..! i am thinking of trying a duathlon next (short ...

day 23   hello!   my computer had a meltdown, and i was laptopless (!) for like two weeks, which prevented me from posting. the good news is that the old laptop burned me, which made lenovo ...

day 8   i ran today! it was great.   today begins week 2 of spiro & off-brand yaz. i found my last pack of name-brand yaz, which i never finished (even though i was supposed to). i le...

Hi, I can identify with your situation. I am 24 as well and have been fighting mild acne for a while. My normal breakouts occur along my jawline, and the corner of my mouth when it's that time of th...

day 7   i felt good for most of the day, but maybe i worked too hard at work, because on the drive home, i could already feel that i was wiped out and probably wouldn't have the energy to run to...

day 6   i felt great again today. it was a feeling i had when i was on yaz last year. it sounds crazy, but i swear it's true. it's like a distinct peaceful, organized, happy feeling.   amber...

I'd also return the Bare Esscentuals ASAP if they let you! I thought that stuff would be great to and heard a lot of good things about it but I swear that stuff caused the most painful acne ever and m...

day 5   felt pretty good and happy today. not much to ramble about today. my skin looks a tad better than yesterday, and the photos (which never actually appear in these posts..?!) look way bette...

day 4   i woke up this morning and felt great. almost too great though, like i was super hyper. i think it was a result of me drinking coffee last night, which i usually can't do without causing ...