Ruthy2

I am also 65, female, and still being treated for cystic acne. I'm on the acne.org regimen, plus 200 milligrams of spironolactone per day. Spironolactone has been a miracle drug for me -- my face is...

Estroblock blocks estrogen, and for most hormonal acne it is androgens, not estrogen which are the culprit. Estrogen is actually helpful in most people for acne, since it opposes the action of androg...

I agree with leelowe1. . .I've had to up my dosage in the past, depending on how my estrogen/androgen ratios were shifting around. I was on my highest dose (200 mg) in my thirties.

Hello. . .In my late 20s I had severe cystic acne and my endo put me on 200 mg of spiro right off the bat. Some doctors are more cautious about using the higher doses. You may want to find a doctor ...

You don't say how old you are. I have had to adjust my spiro dose with age and hormonal changes. I needed a higher dose (200 mg) in my thirties because of hormonal shifts (had higher androgen levels...

I went off spironolactone cold turkey back in the nineties -- from a dose of 200 mg down to 0. I had no side effects. Of course my skin broke out again soon after, since spironolactone is a treatmen...

Yes spironolactone helps many people with acne, particularly androgen-caused acne. I'm 62 and still on it at a higher dose than before (I'm currently at 100 mg per day), since after menopause my estr...