Hi there,

I too am on Spironolactone generic for aldactone, and it is working great. My only question is how long did you have to take the medication? Is this something I will have to take for the rest of my life? I asked my dermatologist he said no that I had to wait until he felt my skin was under control and than slowly ween me off of it. But I wanted to hear from someone who has actually had the experiance. I'm 27 and been dealing with acne for 9 years now. I really do not want to have to deal with it another 9 years.

[QUOTE=caligirl23;2532971]Hi there,

I too am on Spironolactone generic for aldactone, and it is working great. My only question is how long did you have to take the medication? Is this something I will have to take for the rest of my life? I asked my dermatologist he said no that I had to wait until he felt my skin was under control and than slowly ween me off of it. But I wanted to hear from someone who has actually had the experiance. I'm 27 and been dealing with acne for 9 years now. I really do not want to have to deal with it another 9 years.


I wouldnt stop taking it. My derm told me the same thing. I had been taking 50 mg a day for about 9 months and my skin was nearly perfect for the first time in my life. Within a week of going down to 25 mg a day, I was more broken out than I have ever been!! Now two months later I am taking 75 mg AND my skin is still terrible, but starting to calm down. Now I'm nervous because I'm afraid that the whole ordeal with start again if I return back down to 50 mg a day, which is such a shame, because if I had done nothing, I would have perfect skin now and be taking less medication. :(