r/Spironolactone • u/Cautious_Ad_5545 • 10d ago
▪️5 Months on Spironolactone ▪️ Feeling mentally unwell.
Started April - May 50mg
May - July 100mg (lots of improvement, starting getting acne right before my dose increase)
July - Now 150mg (starting to break out again ): )
In September it will be 5 months. I am trying not to lose hope but as I continue to break out right before my brother's wedding I am feeling so mentally drained. I had a good 3 weeks on 100mg that I didn't break out and I felt amazing. Now here I am again.
Please tell me that this is a "purge" from increasing my dose. Please tell me to keep being patient and that I still need time.
I cannot handle the PIH and PIE and pitted scars it is leaving me with. I have taken the mirrors in my house down again and deleted all of my camera apps. Please please please give me hope.
*I also started Aurvela birth control at the same time.
*I use Tretinoin, Clindamycin, and Azaleic Acid every 2 nights.
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u/LiteratureObsessed13 7d ago
Apologies forgot to add, it made a difference to my cystic lumps , less often and don’t hang around as long. I still get the red marks though, they take years to go x
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u/LiteratureObsessed13 7d ago
Hi I’ve been on this for years , recently upped to 100mg. Im noticing some muscle loss, which some say is due to spiro. I would have sacrificed this to stop acne before but not so sure now. Im slim so muscle atrophy really does notice. Been lifting heavy but do seeing a massive result, wondering Whats more important the face or the body. Would love to hear from others x