Valerie44

Hello cellardoor9!! The Spiro has helped me a whole lot, I went from getting 3 or 4 painful cysts at a time down to one and as of now im completely clear! My derm told me yesterday that at 6 months it...

Awesome news CarpeMomentum!!!! My doctor wouldn't up my dose since he seems to think my skin is looking great at the 50 dose. Im not so sure, even tho im clear right now I always test how well the Spi...

I just hit the 6 month mark today!!! And I can honestly say my skin is a whole lot better but I had many ups and downs. I am totally clear as of today but not so sure if that will be the case when tha...

That's great yunchang! Ive been on retin-a for over 10 years now and I love it !! Not only does it help with acne but with wrinkles yay lol that's a plus for me since im in my 40's. I hope you have c...

Just came from seeing my dermatologist and to my surprise he said my skin looked great so he's keeping me at 50 mg of Spiro for another 6 months then he will up it to 75mgs Today I feel as tho my ski...

Thanks CarpeMomentum So happy to hear your doing well too !!!! Now you have me excited about upping my dose so my skin can be even less oily yay lol Did you get another break out going on 75 mg? Im ...

Ok 6 months into Spiro and as of today my skin is clear I did get one cyst right under my lip that hurt like hell but its now gone and I don't have one single pimple! I asked my gyno to change my bir...

Hi beautiful Maria I just wanted to check in and see how you are doing. I'm about to up my dose to 100mg next week when I finally see my dermatologist after 6 months. I'm so worried about another IB ...

Hi Spiro ladies I've been reading everyone's journey to give me a push to keep going with the Spiro! I'm still not clear at almost 6 months!!! As I type this I have a nasty cyst right under my lip an...

Well going into my 6th month of spiro I thought for sure I would be clear and for the most part I am but still getting a painful cyst right around my menstrual cycle. I decided to change my birth cont...

Keep up the bad attitude towards people with acne or being fat or anything thing else you might want to make fun of and you will always have that karma on you!!!!!!! Negative thoughts and actions will...

There's never a reason to justify being rude and hurtful towards another human being EVER! It doesn't matter if you have acne or are a top model with porcelain skin, in my eyes that makes you ugly. If...

All I have to say to the poster is SHAME ON YOU!!! Just remember that you have finally been blessed with clear skin and at ANY given moment your so called clear skin can be easily taken away! You need...

Oh I have called into work a few times at different jobs just so no one could see my hideous face. At those times its when I had monsterous cysts and they hurt like hell so there was no way I was goin...

I couldn't find a doctor who would give me Yaz or Yasmin, I guess its because I have some health issues going on that's not related to acne but I really wanted to get on that birth control so lucky yo...

3rd month for me had ups and downs but I did notice I was getting smaller break outs and they would clear up faster. I feel right now if I were to stop the minocycline completely I would break out so ...

Sorry to hear that CarpeMomentum! I know what you mean, when you think your all in the clear WHAM another cyst appears, sometimes I just want to slap my own face off LOL I know that's harsh to say but...

I can relate so much Prescriptionqueen! I'm 43 and also been dealing with acne since the age of 14, I am so tired of dealing with cystic acne or any kind of can for that matter! I was put on 50mg of S...

Your skin is looking great!!! I see your taking 100mg of Spiro, I'm thinking of asking my derm to up mine to 75mg. My skin is doing better as far as the break outs I'm getting but I still get pimples ...

Thanks! I hope I stay this way but who knows, its an every day battle that Im getting tired of fighting. I hope your noticing your skin getting better with the Spiro I am still taking the Minocycline...

My face is clear again after that small break out, it only lasted about 2 days which is good. I believe the Spiro is kicking in and causing my break outs to be less and less and no where near severe a...

I use pads with salicylic and glycolic acid at the strongest which I think is at 10%. I actually love the way these work, I was using them twice a day and now I only use it once a day in the evening....

I know, I felt like a pin cushion lol and not to mention I would bleed every time! Well I'm hoping I wont need anything in a few more months since starting Spironolactone 5 months ago so I'm keeping m...

Ive been on Tretinoin Gel .01% for 14 years with a break of 1 year switching to Tazorac but decided to go back to Tretinoin Gel since it didn't make my skin so oily. It took me a good 6 to 8 months to...

Same here, I always get a cyst in the same exact spot! I haven't gotten a cyst in a while till this one showed up but thanks to you and sharing this info the cyst is now dead lol. I'm lucky that I don...