I'm on my 7th week of 100mg Spiro, and my acne is the worst it has ever been. Is it normal for it to get so much worse? (Photo)

September 10, 2018
Asked By:sc_43 in San Diego, CA

On my 7th week of 100mg Spiro & .025 Tretinoin. I've been experiencing steadily worse breakouts of deep pimples all over my chin for the past few weeks. I used to get a cystic pimple every month or two (although the 50 mg Minocycline I was prescribed helped with that), and now I am getting three a week. I realize Spiro takes 2-3 months to show improvement, but is it normal/expected for my acne to become so much worse? I recently refilled my Mino prescription, but have not seen any improvement.

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