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I was recently (not even two weeks ago) put on Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo for birth control (not for acne). I had FINALLY gotten my acne under control, and now I am starting to break out a little bit. It's ...

So, I've searched for an answer to my question (I hate double posts), but haven't been able to find the exact question I’m asking.   Here’s the deal, right now, I am taking 75mg of Spironolacto...

I understand what you guys are saying about being bothered by people who think confidence is what makes you attractive even if you have acne. I can see where you're coming from, but I also think that ...

I really think it's because to people who haven't had or don't have acne, it doesn't seem like something that's a very big problem. I've spoken with people who think that acne sufferers should "get ov...

Hey! Just wanted to post my experience with Spiro to encourage you. I have been on it for almost 9 months, and now it is an anomaly if I get even one pimple! Which if it does happen, is usually becaus...

I did have an initial breakout, and it seemed to mostly be along my jawline. I'm not gonna lie, it was pretty bad... BUT there were no cysts, and it healed up within a week which I was not used to hap...

I actually did some research, and you CAN be on Spiro while on birth control. But you can't be on Spiro when you're pregnant... so that was my mistake. In fact, some doctors require you to be on birth...

Glad to help! Your body won't ever adjust to Spiro and stop working in the way it could to antibiotics. The only way that it would maybe not do what it was supposed to, would be if you have changes i...

Try putting a little bit of Tea Tree Oil on before going to bed (probably not every night because it's very drying). I love that stuff! Shrinks your pores and kills bacteria. If you haven't used it be...

Hey, Mandy!       Unfortunately, there is no lab test or medical test that can show that you have hormonal acne. You could, however, test for high testosterone levels since Spiro redu...

I started having mild acne around 12 or 13 years old that slowly progressed into unbearable, painful, ugly cystic acne. No makeup helped (only made it worse) and my self esteem was abysmal. I'm not se...

I've tried using the banana peel thing for several nights now, and I agree with dejaclairevoyant, it's very soothing. It seems to decrease the swelling and redness some. Possibly even helped a little ...

What do you guys think about this? I think I'm gonna try it while I wait for the spironolactone to (hopefully) work. It can't hurt, right? I'm curious to know if anyone has tried this, or if you do tr...

crystal_willow,   Thank you so much for making this blog! My dermatologist put me on Finacea about a month and a half ago, and I was thinking of stopping because I'm not seeing the results I gues...