Emily54

I am on spiro 50mg. I have bad cystic back acne, but my face is mostly just a lot of clogged pores and the occasionally whitehead on my chin, jaw and cheekbones. I used to have cystic facial acne but...

I'm really curious what my brand is but all I see on my bottle is Teva-Spironolactone. I googled "Teva" but couldn't determine if it was brand name or generic. Perhaps labelling is different in Canada...

You should get a full hormonal panel done. That said, many women have hormone levels in the "normal" range and yet have hormonal acne. My hormonal levels are normal and I have bad body acne and tons...

Thanks all. I think I am going to try spiro.

I have no recollection of my dosage, sorry.

I had the same experience as raffibomb. Had bad acne on my chest, back and face. I was totally clear of new acne everywhere including my chest and back about 2 months in. It look longer from some of h...

I read a lot here but rarely post. I know so many of you have tried lots of things for hormonal acne, so I thought I'd ask for some advice. I've had face and back acne for over 20 years. I am 34. T...

Thanks!

I used to get steriod shots for really bad cysts and nodules - it was one shot per nodule, and which would flatten them out within a day (but it would still be weeks until they healed completely, and ...

I don't mean to alarm you, but you might want to go back to the derm and have that recurring pimple on your nose tested for basal cell skin cancer (assuming you have not already - I can't tell from yo...

Thanks for posting and congrats on finding a regime that works for you. You said you were clear one month after starting the tea tree oil.toner spray - when did you cut our dairy and start your suppl...

In another thread, there was talk about prolactin levels and acne. I didn't want to hijack that thread, but I am interested in whether anyone who has done hormonal testing had high prolactin levels? ...

My doc just prescribed topical clindoxyl gel (BP and clindamycin), and will prescribe spiro for me next month if my hormonal blood test come back normal. I can't use tetracycline-based antibiotics lik...

So I saw my lovely family doctor today and she was just great. We are doing a panel of hormonal tests, but only those that are covered by my health plan. She prescribed Clindoxyl (BP and Clindamycin...

thanks Jlcampi!

thanks jlcampi! You mentioned a let down during this phase. If you are referring to ptosis (sagging) that would make compete sense. I am not referring to sagging breasts - sagging sadly happen...

DIM can actually increase free testosterone, which doesn't help if elevated androgens / androgen sensitivity is your issue. DIM also made me break out. I had normal periods, am very thin, no libido i...

I am sorry yo report that, for me, my face is mostly under control but my back and chest still break out a lot. I've had body acne since I was 12 or so. I'm now 34. But I am a women, so maybe it is...

thanks jlcampi! You mentioned a let down during this phase. If you are referring to ptosis (sagging) that would make compete sense.

Thanks all. I have stopped taking everything for the moment (I took DIM and NPC until my supplies ran out). Even off the NPC and DIM, my hair is shredding much less than it was before. Hmm. I have...

This is my first post. I love these forums, and some of you are so knowledgeable about hormonal acne. Sorry for the length in advance. I have struggled with acne on my face (whiteheads, clogged pore...