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Puffy Face From Spironolactone?

Sounds like an allergy! It could be an allergy to Spiro, or something else you're taking. Any new lotions? makeup? cleansers? topicals? I found a water bottle keeps me hydrated. I quit soda about a ...

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12 years ago
Accutane Video Journey

Why are you feeling miserable? Health issues or emotional? I think your skin is looking great! If you want to speed up the process you can always ask for a topical to use as well. You'll more than l...

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12 years ago
My Cure - When Accutane Didn't Last

Hold up - you took 3 6 month courses at 80mg?   Yes, 2 full trials. The 3rd one being interrupted when I started having health issues. Of course, they started me on 40mg (a month or two?) then ...

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12 years ago
New To Spiro

Eek..I've been on aczone/tazorac before. I did it for a month before I decided it was making my skin worse! I felt so depressed and my skin felt like it was on fire! I'm glad you're sticking it out. B...

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12 years ago
My Cure - When Accutane Didn't Last

Hi, just stopping by to share my story. I'm a 22 year old female that struggled with acne since age 13. I've been to numerous dermatologists and have been prescribed everything from antibiotics, ret...

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12 years ago
Accutane Video Journey

Looks great! Are you feeling better about your neck? It looks like it's going down a lot!

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12 years ago
Accutane Video Journey

I am using Cerave Foaming Cleanser, it's gentle but cleans very well. You can buy it from Walgreens. My dermatologist recommended it. Cysts are just a type of severe acne. Topicals help acne. While ...

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12 years ago
Accutane Video Journey

James, there's no way Accutane makes your skin worse. I mean, there may be an initial breakout. But since it disables your oil glands, it WILL clear your skin. I think you'll see a big difference in 4...

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12 years ago
Accutane Video Journey

About the redness, I can't say for sure if I had redness or not during Accutane. Honestly I've always had a pinker tone on my face (probably because of the nightly topical use) and makeup just covers ...

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12 years ago
Currently On Roaccutane (I'm From Uk) And Dianette, Need Advice !

Glad it's going well , good luck with it all and yes make a skin blog , I'll be definitely following it ! I'm thinking of switching to ortho tri cyclen after dianette as I heard that's a skin friendly...

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12 years ago
Spiro, Epiduo And Minocyclin

Hey, hang in there! I'm been on 50mg Spironolactone a little over a month now.. I feel your frustrations. Have you been taking pictures? I have found that it's really been helping me with this whole...

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12 years ago
Currently On Roaccutane (I'm From Uk) And Dianette, Need Advice !

You can take roaccutane and dianette at the same time. Are you afraid that the BC is going to interfere with roaccutane? Because it definitely won't....in fact they SUGGEST you be on birth control. Yo...

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12 years ago
Accutane Video Journey

Oh yes, you'll be clear like a baby's bottom. Trust me..You can always ask your doctor to up you to 40mg a day if you don't see even the slightest difference in a month...but you saying you have abdom...

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12 years ago
Accutane Video Journey

Yay, good for you! Stick it out with the Accutane, it WILL work. You'll see more dryness within a month and definite clearance within 2 months. In the meantime, maybe you can pinpoint exactly why yo...

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12 years ago
Currently On Roaccutane (I'm From Uk) And Dianette, Need Advice !

You can take roaccutane and dianette at the same time. Are you afraid that the BC is going to interfere with roaccutane? Because it definitely won't....in fact they SUGGEST you be on birth control. Yo...

In forum Personal logs

12 years ago
Currently On Roaccutane (I'm From Uk) And Dianette, Need Advice !

You can take roaccutane and dianette at the same time. Are you afraid that the BC is going to interfere with roaccutane? Because it definitely won't....in fact they SUGGEST you be on birth control. &n...

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12 years ago
Spironolactone 100 Mg + Birth Control Pill

Thanks for sharing your story! It's so motivating!   Your signature states you still use topicals daily. Is this true? Or do you find you only need to take care of it with washes and lotions like...

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12 years ago
I Am 100% Clear. Severe Cystic Acne Cured With Spironolactone.

Thanks for sharing your story Green.   After 3 trials of Accutane, and developing Interstitial Cystitis from it, I'm trying Spiro for the first time.   I'm taking 50mg of Spiro once a day. I...

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12 years ago