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Update - I went about a week and a half completely soy free, dairy free, etc. (basically only ate meat, almonds, veggies and fruit) and I got almost 100% clear! BUT I was starving cause all I found it...

I experience break outs when I eat soy so I avoid most soy along with gluten and dairy. When I do eat soy, I eat fermented soy - like miso or tempeh. Non-fermented soy (soybeans, tofu, soy-based prote...

Soy is a huge acne trigger for me due to its effect on hormones. I'm guessing that if I give it up completely I should get clearer, but it's really hard since it's in so many foods. Has anyone had luc...

Just wanted to update this to say that my acne became about 25% worse after taking Plan B. Not good, but not the nightmare I was fearing. I was still getting pretty frustrated, but over the past coupl...

Just wanted to update this to say that my acne became about 25% worse after taking Plan B. Not good, but not the nightmare I was fearing. I was still getting pretty frustrated, but over the past coup...

Thank you for your input! I thought the same thing myself, but then I read some posts that scared the crap out of me. People talking about the acne coming back as much as 8 months later. One person sa...

I have been on Spiro 100mg for 9.5 months. I also went on minocycline when I started to help with the IB. The mino helped a lot, and I did become pretty much completely clear after 4 or 5 months or so...

Rye and multigrain bread have low gi and are suitable for diabetic people. If seeds or rye don't break you out give them a try.. i eat a slice of rye bread with jam (i made it with fructose) preferabl...

I avoid soy at all costs. It's not hard to avoid if you're cooking foods from whole ingredients. Thanks! Funny enough I didn't read this until after I came to about the same conclusion last night an...

Soy is a huge acne trigger for me due to its effect on hormones. I'm guessing that if I give it up completely I should get clearer, but it's really hard since it's in so many foods. Has anyone had luc...

Thanks guys. I've been reading a lot and really considering axing the soy for good. It's just such a huge commitment and I enjoy eating everything I see!

Soy is a horrible acne trigger for me. I avoid it, but it's hard to eliminate completely and I'm really sick of trying to stay away from it when so many great foods use it, especially Japanese food. &...

Wow, I had no idea, Austra. The information I've heard makes it seem like Plan B stops a sperm and egg that have come in contact from creating a viable pregnancy, at least that's how I imagined it. So...

Just FYI, it didn't take long but my skin is now out of control again. I'm really frustrated but doing my best to be patient with the plan b hormones getting out of my system and the spiro doing it's ...

Thanks for the responses everyone, made me feel better:) Reading things online totally freaked me out and I should have just taken the pill and not gone searching for things to upset me! I just hate t...

Last night my boyfriend and I had unprotected sex (stupid stupid stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and afterward decided we should use emergency contraception. I was really scared since I've been on Spiro ...

I understand. My boyfriend laughs when I tell him I can't eat something because it gives me acne. I don't think he really believes it does, but he is sweet and agrees to help me avoid those foods. If ...

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 understand. My boyfriend laughs when I tell him I can't eat something because it gives me acne. I don't think he really believes it does, but he is sweet and agrees to help me avoid those foods. If ...

I will def keep you updated. Going to stick to 25 for a month at least. Was your weight loss related to the spiro at all or other factors?

Awesome, thanks for the response. I'm going to take it slow and see how I do on 12.5 mg for a month or so. Note sure if it will do anything, but would rather start small.     Actually, after...

Also, I had similar problems after a treatment of photofacial (aka IPL). You didn't have any similar treatments recently, did you?

Awww I'm so sorry you're so upset about this. I'm not sure, but it's probably due to the dryness! Have you stopped the products? I would stop entirely for a while to let your skin calm down.

Hi everyone! First time posting here, although I've been reading the site a lot over the past year as I experienced a gradual worsening of my adult acne in my 30s. I have used spironolactone in my m...