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Spironolactone cleared up my skin beautifully after having suffered with acne from ages 12 to 27. Last year, I got a Mirena (hormonal) IUD and slowly started to break out again. After a year and a few...

Hey! thanks for the clarification. I'm curious about DIM. Has it helped you a lot? Have you had any side effects? DIM worked very well for me. It cleared me up completely with no side effects (I too...

Hey I am the exact same! I am a HUGE coffee lover… I have been drinking one coffee a day for the past couple of years. I've been suffering from acne for a lot longer though, on and off, so I never co...

Really? I didn't realize it was okay to do that unless as an additional emergency contraception when you skip a pill. I'll definitely think about. Thanks! One thing though, would you still get a perio...

Good luck with it, I really hope it works again for you! (: One question... have you considered skipping the placebo/sugar pills? It's fine to do this and it may help your hormones stay a little more...

Yeah, I'm really hoping what I'm experiencing right now is an initial breakout from birth control, and that it will work eventually. I understand it's possible to have too much estrogen and estrogen/p...

Ah, sorry I didnt even realize my profile said i was male, lol, gonna go change it. I know what you mean, but the thing is both Diane 35 and Yaz and Yasmin helped me amazingly before, so now I'm lost...

Actually, the pill can certainly mess with your hormones. Birth control (whether it is a combination of estrogen/progestin or just progestin) is synthetic hormonal medication. Birth control can cause ...

If you think you've stopped breaking out again after only a month of returning to the pill, that is a good sign... I always tell people to wait at least 3-4 months to see results from hormonal treatme...

I'm not super familiar with your situation but I can offer my two cents... By the way, your profile states that you are male so I was confused by your post until I read the part about birth control. I...

Hey thank you so much for your response. Yes I saw that list like 2 weeks ago and I wish I would have seen it three months ago! Basically I got screwed taking two of the worst forms of birth control i...

Hello All, So Im new here but need some help figuring how to attack this acne issue.. So a little background I never had acne 3 months ago. I started taking Lutera and about two weeks in my skin becam...

When I was in high school I never actually got an major acne issues, every once in a while in the forehead due to my hair and my chin probably because of leaning on the desk but never on the cheeks. B...

Welcome to the boards, Cinni! (: If your acne is truly hormonal, then topicals will make no difference. There are a lot of hormonal treatment options out there, both natural and pharmaceutical. Some ...

Hey Daisy, welcome to the forums! (: I've been in the same position as you and have cleared my skin, so it is possible! I had low progesterone and high androgens (testosterone) as well — You can rea...

Hi Hearts! So my natropath recommended Pregnenolone since that is the precusor and that is SUPER low as well in my tests. Do you know anything about that? Also, where do you purchase your Progester...

Sorry you're having a rough time! ): I hope that this new information from your tests will help you clear up quickly.   I had high androgens (testosterone) and low progesterone/high estrogen bu...

You would probably see at least some effect from the SP by now if you have been taking it consistently for 3 months. Maybe it's just not what your skin needs... SP is an anti-androgen. I don't know a...

First off, I'm sorry you're struggling... cystic acne is extremely painful. Are you male or female? You are only 17 so there is a chance that your hormones will level out on their own — if you don't m...

I agree with paigems. Yaz has a lot of similarities to spiro (aldactone.) I reacted badly to both meds — the same kinds of side effects.

No problem, I hope it works out for you. (: There are a lot of options out there, so don't lose hope if one thing doesn't work. Other vitamin/minerals that I've read helps some guys are zinc or b vita...

Definitely try taking vitamin D3 first. It's a much more subtle approach and it alone has cleared some people. Make sure you take enough — the recommended 400iu or whatever is nowhere near enough if y...

From what I understand, taking progesterone orally isn't as effective because it is mostly destroyed by the acids in the stomach and also the liver. It's better to apply it topically on thinner-skinn...

I'm sorry to hear that you are struggling with breaking out, even while on spiro. Another user on this forum — brenmc, has also had issues with spiro becoming ineffective/wearing off after some time. ...

I don't, personally. If I take zinc too frequently I start to get clogged pores/tiny bumps. That is interesting.