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Has anyone taken spironolactone for acne?

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Romanarama · 04/12/2009 09:53

I would be interested in your experiences.

I'm 2 weeks in and my skin is worse, but I suspect it may take quite a long time to kick in. I also have a permanently upset stomach and feel a bit weak. I plan to persevere for 2 months, but may pack it in then if things carry on like this.

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Romanarama · 04/12/2009 16:34

bump?

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Romanarama · 04/12/2009 21:28

bump again, just in case....

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CantSleepWontSleep · 04/12/2009 21:39

I've not heard of this one, and thought I'd tried just about every acne treatment over the years!

Does it go by any other name? Is it a consultant prescription or a GP? Is it new?

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Romanarama · 05/12/2009 04:45

It's from a dermatologist prescription, but I don't live in the UK, so we don't really have GPs. It's preferred in the US as I understand to things like dianette, and works in the same sort of way on anti-androgen receptors (I think!).

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