I have posted in the recent past about my success with spiro. I am a 31 year old female and have had moderate acne for about 8 years or so. I desperately tried almost every pill, cream and "magic cure" out there (Except Accutane). Anyway I did some research online and decided to ask my primary doctor to let me try spiro. Well long story short I started on 25 mg a day, 8 months ago and saw some improvement after about 2 weeks. Then she bumped my dosage up to 50 mg a day and I saw a little more improvement. And now I am up to 100 mg a day and my skin is great. I can actually leave the house without makeup on if I want and not worry. I still have some spots left over from old acne, but hopefully those will fade in time. But to me it's a dream compared to the painful cysts I would get before. I will get an occassional "little" blemish around my period, but I can handle that no problem. Oh and I also have not had any side effects on this med. Well at least I don't think my side effects are from spiro. I also started taking an anti-anxiety medication around the same time and I have some sexual side effects, but I really don't think it's the spiro. I feel like I am living now...no more panic attacks and no more acne. I am able to go out and enjoy fun stuff with my kids and Hubby and I love it!
I have posted in the recent past about my success with spiro. I am a 31 year old female and have had moderate acne for about 8 years or so. I desperately tried almost every pill, cream and "magic cure" out there (Except Accutane). Anyway I did some research online and decided to ask my primary doctor to let me try spiro. Well long story short I started on 25 mg a day, 8 months ago and saw some improvement after about 2 weeks. Then she bumped my dosage up to 50 mg a day and I saw a little more improvement. And now I am up to 100 mg a day and my skin is great. I can actually leave the house without makeup on if I want and not worry. I still have some spots left over from old acne, but hopefully those will fade in time. But to me it's a dream compared to the painful cysts I would get before. I will get an occassional "little" blemish around my period, but I can handle that no problem. Oh and I also have not had any side effects on this med. Well at least I don't think my side effects are from spiro. I also started taking an anti-anxiety medication around the same time and I have some sexual side effects, but I really don't think it's the spiro. I feel like I am living now...no more panic attacks and no more acne. I am able to go out and enjoy fun stuff with my kids and Hubby and I love it!
Mommaoftwinsplus1
Mommaoftwinsplus1,
Can I ask you if you have a history with panic attacks? I do I have hadthem since 9th grade. They come and go, like I can go a year without having one then all of a sudden get one. They were at there worst in 9th and 10th grade. And i've only had some after that. Did you experience aniexty when taking spiro. The reason I am asking is be/c the first day (today is going to be my third day when I take it in a hour) I had an aniexty attack. Ok, but this is all I am taking... at 11am I took sprio 100mgs and 2 predinose 10mgs, then at 2pm i took doxy 100mgs then at 6pm i had to take yasmin. Before I took the yasmin I had to call the dr. at target (where I got the pills) be/c I was afraid to take the bc pill be/c i was afraid to get aother aniexty attack. He said that it proably was the preidonse be/c I was n it for a week then didn't have it one day then took 2. He said I am going to still have a couple rough days with the aniexty. But I was thinking that be/c of what the side effects are on spiro... weakness, tiredness, tingling of the arms, fast or slow heartbeat. These effects are how I feel when I am having an aniexty attack so if I get these sysptoms then I already think I am having an attack so it just drags it out. When did you start taking your pills for aniexty? I was on pills in 9th and 1th grade but then went off be/c I was afraid of having to be on them for them rest of my life. I did have some aniexty yesterday but i just tried to keep myself busy. I really feel the spiro is what I need I am going to try and fight this. If I can ask what kind of aniexty med you are on then maybe I can get on it too?
She is in the early stages of clearing I would say. It does look better and existing acne looks smaller but there is plenty of scarring. Derm just upped her dosage to 50 mg. plus the Yasmin and he said she looked better. After 6 weeks they will reevaluate and accutane is still an option. I am hoping that things continue to improve and she won't have to go to accutane again. Thank you for asking.
Hi Kathleen - I have seen commercials for this drug store that advertise that they catch drug interactions. she thought that 50 mgs would be too much on top of Yasmin like we didn't know or something. I don't think this is the first time the derm has used spiro so I don't know why he let them over rule him. I'll call him today. I got a different pharmacy to fill it but now my daughter is confused as to the safety of it. I was thinking 50 mg was conservative since alot on this board are at 100 mgs or over. Yes, it will be worth it if she gets clear but so far the derm is still talking accutane and if they keep her dose of spiro too low it may not work.
Don't give up girls! If you're like me, Spiro was your last alternative for hormonal acne after 4 rounds of accutane, many antibiotics, topicals,etc. I wanted to quit a million times, but stuck with it. It took a good 3 months of horrible breakouts and oily skin, but I am now clearer than I've ever been except of course those lovely scars. I'm hoping to do a peel for those soon. Any recommendations for peels that really help with the scarring? One more thing, I've quit all the things doctors have given me and just wash with a gentle cleanser like Cetaphil once a day and a scrub called Nia24 once a day. I put pure aloe vera gel on morning and night and it has really calmed everything down and helps with healing. Good luck.
Don't give up girls! If you're like me, Spiro was your last alternative for hormonal acne after 4 rounds of accutane, many antibiotics, topicals,etc. I wanted to quit a million times, but stuck with it. It took a good 3 months of horrible breakouts and oily skin, but I am now clearer than I've ever been except of course those lovely scars. I'm hoping to do a peel for those soon. Any recommendations for peels that really help with the scarring? One more thing, I've quit all the things doctors have given me and just wash with a gentle cleanser like Cetaphil once a day and a scrub called Nia24 once a day. I put pure aloe vera gel on morning and night and it has really calmed everything down and helps with healing. Good luck.
Have you had any side effects with Spiro? What's your dose? I'm on 200 mg a day and feel SO TIRED! Also, my skin has gotten REALLY dry. So dry that there are flaky patches all over my face. Could this be the Spiro? I also started using Vaniqa once a day around the same time, so maybe it's that.
Hi all spiro users,
I am in desperate need of some encouragement!!!! Peachy, LisaMarie, you have heard my story....but I decided to respond to this thread! For those who don't know me, I am on 200 mgs/day and have been for 2 months and 7 days (how sad, I'm actually counting). The reason I'm counting is becacause in some cases it takes like 4/5 months to see clear skin, and well...I'm not seeing it! In fact, I am dangerously close to discontinuing treatment. My acne has gotten worse since I started this medication...and I am just really down in the dumps and not knowing what to do. I am tempted to go back on accutane really, but I know that I will have a breakout with that too. I am just really losing hope.:(
I have not posted in awhile-sorry! I am a former acne sufferer and my twins also suffer. One went on her 2nd round of accutane about a yr ago, so far so good! The other went on spiro and had amazing results, just as good as the accutane for her identical twin. Went off of spiro about a month ago & guess what started breaking out again. I will say, that her acne was never quite as severe as her sisters. Anyway, she is back on spiro, will post again when i find out dosage. Also, no good experience with Yasmin, causes a lot of emotional problems. They are both now on another bc ?? will have to post again. What I wonder is how long can you stay on Spiro-forever? Also, have to mention that a male doc filling in for their regular female derm suggested the spiro. Have faith!!
