lifeinfaith

Hi ladies. Just wanted to say good luck to you. I am 14.5 weeks into Spiro 100mg and minocycline 50mg a day. The mino helped right away (I started it a couple weeks before Spiro) and in the last coupl...

Day 13 Week 1   For some reason I am in a "my face is looking better stage" which terrifies me because every time I go up I come crashing back down. I am also going to see an aestetician Thursda...

Kelsey - Are you taking spiro? I totally agree about stress/mind acne connection and my dermatologist, therapist and primary care doc have all confirmed this. They told me stess can even have much wor...

Hi the darlinglife, My derm has prescribed me 50 mg of Spiro without requiring me to get on BC, which I like because I have heard bad side effects for Yaz and Yasmine and I would like to mess with as...

I have these confined mostly to my cheecks. My derm put me on Spiro to decrease the oil production and prevent new ones, and a retinoid - retin a micro to make them come up/break them down.

Kelseylee- I considered the idea of an initial breakout from Spiro.. But I asked my derm and she said it doesn't make sense scientifically and that her patients haven't ever complained of an IB from S...

Aaniella- I'm sorry about your acne issues. That does seem rough to have it on your body. I have read that the Diane bcp can make acne worse for some women so maybe that's why it didn't help your fac...

Have any of you guys tried chemical peels or microdermabrasion for helping clear clogged pores? Sometimes I feel like the retin a is making it worse not better and I've been on retinoids for almost 4 ...

Greengables – I have seen in posts that you recommend 10% BHA several times a week for a lot of clogged pores. Isn’t that peel level strength? Do you know if it can be used while on retin a micro?

Greengables – I have seen in posts that you recommend 10% BHA several times a week for a lot of clogged pores. Isn’t that peel level strength? Do you know if it can be used while on retin a micro?

Michi - Wow 14 weeks! What kind of acne did you have before? Did you notice any decreasing of oil and do you feel like you got clear after a certain amount of time?   Cwctmo - I am mostly deali...

What mg of Spiro are you guys taking?

Today was pretty crummy, my mom went back to Texas. I sure do miss her. In addition, I think I got really stessed and anxious last night and picked at my face..I picked a clogged pore on my cheek and ...

I'm so happy I found your post. My dermatologist also put me on spironolactone 100 one time a day. I started it only yesterday so yeah its a little to soon to tell whether it is working or not. I am a...

Do you use a BHA or AHA in your regimen at all? Has the azeleiac acid in the Finacea seemed to help with red marks?

Went to Sephora today to get help on makeup...I have never really worn makeup other than eyes so I dont know what the best method is for covering acne marks. For like 10 years I have used Mary Kay fou...

Day 4 Week 0   Well last night I had three pimples appear randomly - two were white heads on my chin and another was a swollen pimple on my lower cheek... All popped easily. Then today one of t...

Kelseylee -   Thanks for the advice. What kind of salycilic acid do you use and do you just use it at night? I have played around a bit with salycilic acid and sometimes I think it dries things ...

Day 3 Week 0   Well I kind of nose dived this morning. I tried extracting some of the clogged pores last night with an extraction tool and ended up creating 2 scabs and a red swollen mark. My hu...

Hi lifeinfaith, It sounds like we are in pretty similar situations! My skin did not get very bad until I was 26/ 27. Prior to that, I had almost perfectly clear skin. In college I had a mild clogged p...

I decided to start a log to help others and myself through the next several months. If anyone wants to join in on the journey, please do! About five and a half months ago, my full blown acne started ...

Lja - How has you skin been since your 2011 post and starting on spiro?

I have been on differin for about 2 months prescribed for closed comedones (clogged pores) and blackheads on the lower part of my face and cheeks. It was only about 15-20% improvement when I had my 2 ...

I have been on differin for about 2 months prescribed for closed comedones (clogged pores) and blackheads on the lower part of my face and cheeks. It was only about 15-20% improvement when I had my 2 ...

I was on differin for almost 2 months and saw some improvement. Went for my derm checkup and she said I should have 50% at that point but it was more like maybe 15-20% so she upped me to Tazorac. So f...