lifesnotfair

  Okay time for an update. My skin was doing better for a while but a few weeks ago it completely freaked out. I'm waking up with 5 new cystic puss filled bumps every day.. At one point I had t...

Okay time for an update. My skin was doing better for a while but a few weeks ago it completely freaked out. I'm waking up with 5 new cystic puss filled bumps every day.. At one point I had to take pa...

    If you have DHEA issues, DIM is probably not the right approach, as it mainly targets "bad" estrogens. I suggest visiting a good naturopath and/or acupuncturist who can pinpoint wha...

  Okay I haven't been here for a while. I basically gave up with my skin and tried to just live with the acne.. As you can probably guess the progesterone didn't work too well. I used it for ...

Okay I haven't been here for a while. I basically gave up with my skin and tried to just live with the acne.. As you can probably guess the progesterone didn't work too well. I used it for good 3 mo...

  This is interesting. I live in Finland and would try it if I could afford it. Also I'm pretty skeptical about this actually working.. Give it a shot and let us know. Don't think it's expens...

I thought I would try to do monthly updates on my progress just to keep track in case anything starts to work. So I decided to try natural progesterone and started using it a month ago. My periods ar...

This is interesting. I live in Finland and would try it if I could afford it. Also I'm pretty skeptical about this actually working..

  So I'm back to square one.This is sooo devastating. I am now taking vitex to help with my irregular cycles but so far no change in that department. I also recently started taking inositol 1g ...

  Yep! That's exactly what happened to me ... my DHEA was actually so high that I had to get an ultrasound to see if I had an adrenal mass. It's been over a year since I took plan B and my skin...

I love your detailed story! I hope you are still having continued success with your regimen. and am still fighting monthly breakouts even though it's been 5 months since I took plan B. I noticed t...

A lot of women handle spiro just fine but I am not one of them. I was on it for almost two years but at the year one mark I started getting TONS of bad side effects. Gained around 20lbs, hair started ...

  yeah i wouldnt worry about anything. sometimes its best not to read too much online. always go with what your doctor says when it comes to meds and things Nothing against you, tracy521 but ...

i think you should be fine but talk to your doctor again about what you eat and see what he has to say. i eat tons of veggies, potatoes, bananas, whole grains and never had any issues so think you wil...

lifesnotfair i am sure you will be fine on the spiro and i wouldnt worry that much about what you are eating. i eat the same way i did before spiro and have been on it for almost 2 years with no issue...

I'm curious about this because of all the studies that show inositol works to lower androgens. With herbs there isn't a lot (if any) proof that they will help. I don't have PCOS personally so no insu...

Thanks wishClean! I do agree with you the natural way is always better but I've pretty much lost all hope for anything ever working.   I've been on spiro now for 6 weeks and I only take 50mg. I'...

I have a similar story but I never had mirena. My acne started when I took a plan b pill 3 years ago. Still going strong.. I had my hormone levels checked last summer and that didn't actually help too...

Sorry to tell you this, but there is no "6 month course" of spiro...if you truly have a hormonal imbalance --specifically androgen-related -- then you have to continue taking the drug until you hit me...

On 9/28/2014 at 5:38 AM, Green Gables said: Spiro is an anti-androgen like saw palmetto, although spiro is a lot stronger and spiro also increases estrogen some. So saw palmetto = le...

  @lifesnotfair I'm sorry to hear you are struggling. AND...this may not be what you want to hear, but I wouldn't recommend spiro. I was on it for almost exactly 1 year, & while it cleared...

I figured I'd do a little update on my skin. I've been taking Saw palmetto for over a month now and I think it's still early to judge whether it works or not. Since I've started taking it I feel like...

I would try vitex to help regulate your cycle. It helped me a lot after quitting bcp. It seems that you break out when estrogens are in their highest. After your period ends estrogen starts to rise an...

I was debating the saw palmetto, but can they test DHT levels? free testosterone was on the high side of normal, and total testosterone was high with high DHEA... how much saw palmetto would you sugg...

I'm glad it's working for you! I know I had bad side effects on every medication that doctors put me on. With the herbs I've had none or they've been very mild and gone away within a few weeks. Probi...