Quote from goldengirl:

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.