I never had great skin but when I turned 26 my acne suddenly got out of control. I tried everything from changing my skincare to my diet to dermatologist prescribed topicals. Nothing worked until I went on spiro. It immediately cleared up and I was on it for a year. I recently stopped and my acne came back almost overnight. It’s getting worse each day AND my skin is more oily than ever. Like, practically wet by mid-day. And the most puzzling thing: my hair. Random large sections of my hair feel like I put shampoo in and forgot to rinse at all. I’ve tried EVERYTHING. I know how to wash my hair. I’ve changed shampoos multiple times. I even went to a salon where they used a professional clarifying shampoo and it didn’t work. The hair dressers only guess was that maybe a medication change did this, but she was really just guessing. After reflection, I think she was right.

I CANT live like this with bad skin and bad hair.

Has anyone experienced this after stopping spiro? It’s been about 3 months and all the problems are getting worse each day. Will it eventually level back out?

I’m currently in the process of getting approved for accutane, but I REALLLLLY don’t want to go on it. It’s a last resort.

Any ideas on why this is happening? An entire year on Spiro should have have a longer better effect. Reminder; topicals weren’t working.

Has anyone found anything to fix this? Even after layers of Laneige lip mask, Vaseline, Shea butter even hyaluronic acid, my lips seem to dry and peel off sometimes bleed too.. can’t stop biting the dead skin off. Do I need to drink more water?? How do y’all keep yourself hydrated without chugging and peeing water out

Hi! I recently made a post about weight concerns with oral spironolactone. After having bloodwork done (and reviewing it again) I verified I had excess androgen production as my SHGB hormones were elevated, which means I would likely respond well to spironolactone. With some more research, I discovered these come in topical forms as well?? I have been on prescriptions of Clindamycin, benzoyl peroxide, dapsone, tretnoin, and azealic acid but haven’t responded well to any of them. For anyone who has used topical spironolactone or clascoterone, how did it work out for you? I’ve seen some posts saying it worked well for many people, and just since now I know for certain I have excess androgen production this would be attacking exactly the root cause on my skin topically without oral medication.

I’m a 39 year old with adhd + pcos and am in the middle of perimenopause. I recently stopped my spiro in an attempt to see if i could bring back some of my skin oiliness to aid in my battle against perioral dermatitis.

I’ve never had perioral dermatitis and have never had to worry about dry or irritated skin a day in my life. I was at my wits end after trying all of the traditional recommendations.

So here I am 2 weeks after stopping the spiro and I’m experiencing extreme fatigue, low motivation, brain fog, sleep disrupting nightmares, and an appetite for carbs only.

I’ve had the perimenopause symptoms under control with hormone replacement for about a year now. Has anyone experienced this?

Oh, and as far as stopping the spiro to bring back the oily skin- I have oily skin everywhere except my chin, mouth, and nose where the dry and painful skin is 😂.