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How long will spironolactone stay in my system once ceased?

Peggysue6719Jan 19, 2019
How long will Spironolactone stay in my system once ceased? As I am a bodybuilder and I have bad acne, but I have just seen that it is a banned substance because it is a diuretic and masking agent. My doctor wasn't sure and she said to Google it.

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A. David Rahimi, MD

Dear patient, Obviously it is exceedingly difficult to answer your questions without knowing more about your past medical history, type of acne and other medications or concurrent conditions. Having said that I would consider discussing your side effects with your prescribing doctor right away....

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Laura A. Katz, MD

Hormonal acne is a real beast and something that requires proper understanding to conquer. HEre we go. Hormonal cystic acne is dominated by bacteria, testosterone abundance, and believe or not, dryness NOT oilyness like it looks like. So these are the areas that should be tackled to fix it. ...

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Laura A. Katz, MD

At Laura A. Katz MD PC in Monroe, Mi, we tend to stay away from long term oral antibiotics due to side effects like you mentioned and the potential long term complications and skin sensitivity.  This does not always happen, but it sounds like that combination may not be right for you as you...

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