Sumisee

just switch it will be well worth it even if you do break out in the beginning. I luv ortho cyclen. the only bc pill that did awesome things for my skin. I did switch from loestrin to ortho tri cyclen...

that's so strange usually u breakout even more after quitting bc pills. this is great for you. who cares why your getting clear. your skin is way better after quitting hormone therapy which never happ...

I was on 25 mg and it did help my moderate acne! I wouldn't say I wasnt 100% clear but more like 85% clear but unfortunately my hair just kept falling out on any dose of spiro so I quit it. although i...

I know that u dnt want to remove the mirena but if I were u I would try to save up some money some how to get it removed. I know a lot of women who had bad acne because of the mirena. I also have hear...

why dnt you just go back on ur old one that worked and take the brand name since the generic u liked of it isn't offered by them anymore. u cant go wrong with brand name. or u can try to stay on yaz f...

well then maybe you can try a natural supplement called estrosense. my cousin takes that in conjunction with her bc pill for her acne since the bc pill alone wasn't keeping her skin 100% clear and now...

well I just started the ortho cyclen about a week ago again because I just quit spiro but I was on it last year and I remember that my skin was perfect. no oil or blackheads or cysts; no acne! just a ...

try taking spironolactone (aldactone) with the bc pill if you don't want to switch pills. I heard many success stories with this combo. usually just 25-50mg is taken when the bc pill is mixed with it ...

Try Ortho-Cyclen (monophasic)!!!!!! It is the best bc pill ever! My acne has always been frustrating and I tried everything to the point where my derm put me on two courses of Accutane and it still ca...

Sumisee, you said in one of my posts that you cannot become resistant to spiro and here you've said you can take it forever, I'm just wondering if your doctor told you this? Because, as I said, mine (...

Very well said and you're so right! Congratulations on your success with it! if I were you, I would continue taking spiro forever because the risks with spiro are so minimal compared to bc pills (synt...

that's great that you got 100 mg. im sure you will clear up on that dose soon. you most likely needed the higher dose eventually cus your testosterone levels are a bit elevated and mine were not. the ...

yes. some woman do clear up on ortho-tri-cyclen. it was one of the bc pills that was FDA approved to alleviate acne so just give it some time. take it for about 4 months and if you see no improvement ...

I can't relate to your situation but I would recommend that if you started breaking out on the 100 mg then maybe your hormones changed a bit so why not just increase to 125 or 150 but not anymore than...

you will mostly breakout with any bc pill you start because your hormones are trying to adjust so you got to give it at least 4 packs to notice improvement in your acne. if you are going to switch, I ...

i took OTC and it didn't help my moderate acne even after being on it for 7 months so then my gyno gave me Ortho-Cyclen (OC) and after the 3 or 4 pack, I was finally clearing and side effects from the...

Okay, Tri Previfem uses norgestimate, which uses a low androgenic progestin, so that's a good thing so far. Sometimes, though, people have trouble with the "Tri" birth controls because the pills perio...

I went on Accutane twice. the last time was around 1.5 years ago. I was on 60 mg for 5 months for both times. I did get joint pain, fatigue and dry lips. I also only cleared up the last month and didn...

JennaBean, what were your testosterone levels? are you saying you want to go to the derm to lower ur dose or increase it? 50 mg is a perfect dose but u never know if 25 mg might help. that low dose se...

Green Gables is absolutely right! Please be patient because it takes time for your body to adjust. she had severe cystic acne and only after 8 months did she see dramatic improvement. On September 20,...

I take the brand name Aldactone. I think its best to go with that so that your certain your skin is reacting well or not to the med because some people don't know it but their body could respond diffe...

Posting this update on this forum too! I have good news to share with everyone: the hair shedding stopped! I ended up stopping the spironolactone for just a week because my mom urged me to get back o...

I have good news to share with everyone: the hair shedding stopped! I ended up stopping the spironolactone for just a week because my mom urged me to get back on it and just stay on a lower dose to se...

Hi green gables! I have read many of your posts. Thank you for contributing so much to the hormonal acne forum!!! You seem very knowledgeable in this subject! To answer your question, yes I have been ...

I have taken spiro for almost 6 months and I have actually lost 5 pounds on it so some people will gain and others will loose. I hope you don't gain any weight.