Cellardoor9

My scarring is similar, possibly worse... i don't know what to do either. *sits here and waits for someone else to answer* I tried chemical peels but I think that just helped with some hyper-pigmenta...

its been two months since my last post. I still get breakouts, but I think the major part of the battle is over. Just stuck waiting for these scars to heal. So conclusion: Spiro did NOT work for me!...

That's great that the spiro works for you! Unfortunately I had a lot of cysts before the spiro and things got so much worse after I started the spiro. I gave it some time, but it seemed like my face o...

Week 12: I feel like I have been changing my routine a lot in the last few weeks. A few days ago, I dropped spiro completely and replaced it with 480mg of Saw Palmetto extract since I felt like it was...

Hey Valerie, Has the Spiro helped you at all since you first started or are you still waiting for any results? Hi Spiro ladies I've been reading everyone's journey to give me a push to keep going ...

Week 11 (tomorrow): So, this last week or two, has been pretty good. A lot of cysts have gone down and I'm just left with a lot of redness. I'm far from cured. Still counting about 20 actives on my fa...

I've been on the generic Spiro (it doesn't have a brand name). I started with 50mg but now I dropped down to 25mg about 2 weeks ago. I'm a little over 10 weeks now (2.5 months) taking it and got a ter...

Good Luck with the Spiro. From what I hear, it takes a while for it to kick in. Be carefully not to up your dose too fast tho because my theory is, if you have very hormonal acne, your face will break...

Week 9: So, sadly this is probably the end of my journey with Spiro... I would have gave it more time if it didn't make my face explode past the point of natural recovery. I can't live like this waiti...

My theory is that any hormonal change, natural by your body or through medication, can cause acne to be worse. Ortho tri cyclen is a triphasic birth control meaning the hormonal amounts change depen...

I wish I could do both but my dermatologist is making me choose and both my PA and dermatologist both want me on accutane even tho they now know I have pcos. They are convinced that the Spiro isn't go...

Week 8: So things seems to be stabilizing a bit, not really better, not worse.. I went to my gyno to get some words of advice about my pcos and she pretty much told me nothing. Said she knew already t...

Sad.... I might have to go on tane Was never on it but I know I'm going to be one of those people that gets every possible side effect on it because my body is prone to breaking down on me. Always fe...

week 7: Face is not getting insanely worse but it is still worse than when I started spiro x-x I was almost about to quit and go on accutane because my dermatologists have been telling me they think ...

Good Luck! I pray you don't get an initial breakout like I did. Let me know how things progress Hi cellardoor, I just started spiro 5 days ago. So far so good but I'm waiting for this breakout that ...

Not sure if you still go on here, but my skin is very similar to how yours was in those pictures and I'm wondering if the spiro has helped in the long run.

Week 6: I got some solodyn from another dermatologist but she didn't want me to continue the Spiro. I've been taking the solodyn with the Spiro for the meantime until I see my regular dermotologist on...

Thanks for the advice! I just looked up Keflex and was excited about trying it but found out its in the penicillin family of drugs and I got a reaction to amoxicillin when I took it when I was younger...

side note to anyone reading: cystic acne runs in my family. My grandfather, Aunt and cousin all have/ had pretty severe acne on their face and back/ shoulders. I got stuck with the bad genes =[ I'm pr...

Day 39. Still breaking out, got two huge cysts on either sides of my cheek right under my eyes. I guess my hormones wanted to make my face symmetrical. Old stuff seems a little less inflamed but still...

1 month today. I was bumped up to 50mg/ day and after I get my blood test done, he said he would push me to 75mg. My derm. is realizing that this is the worst breakout I've ever had and he mentioned A...

You sound just like me right now. This last breakout I've been in for the last 2 months has been a nightmare. It's made me so bitter too. I used to be so nice lol. I work around people so I'm forced t...

yay, online support group. Help me get through this long wait T_T

I'm only on Day 24. Its been a long 24 days tho. Started a gallery log... its pretty bad right now. I'm in the Dark ages. What's your dose right now? And how bad was your acne before you started? I fe...

I've been slightly changing my diet but I kind of gave up... I just did a before spiro- current picture comparison and realized my cyst got ALOT worse and more inflamed. I guess I didnt really notice ...