32 Years Old and Have Exhausted All Other Options....including Accutane. - Englewood, NJ

It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update. Skin today and for the last few days has been a mess. I think a trigger for me is tomatoes or tomato based products. Been on a chili kick lately. I’ve cut back starting today so we shall see when this clears up. Skin has been quite manageable the last few months. Hair wise , still losing hair, especially at the temple but it is slowing down and my derm says she sees baby hairs . Hoping this new breakout goes away sooner rather than later.

So this side effect has been talked about before. The funny thing is that spiro is usually used for hair growth . In any event , I am dealing with significant thinning at the sides of my hair . I don’t lose a lot of or overall so it’s strange. My mom deals with the same issue . I don’t know if it’s because of coloring my hair , high dosage of spiro, my thyroid or a combination of any of these factors.
It’s pretty depressing to be honest . Reducing my dosage back down to 150 mg. My derm says that a topical alternative to spiro will be coming out at years end so she hopes to take me off of it and switch .
My acne still sucks and I’m feeling blah . Not sure what’s going on with me lately . Everything seems to be getting to me a lot more than usual .

So it’s been a few weeks at 200 mg and so far not a lot of improvement . Thankfully the acne is sticking to my lower face as opposed to all over but still. Bumps are so painful though . These acne patches are God sent as it prevents me from constantly touching the spots . My period is late so I shall update things on that front . Holiday eating has been no doubt making things much worse . Here we go riding into 2021.
Happy New Year everyone !