Rash from spironolactone? (Photos)

Thank you for your question. Sometimes patients only need to take spironolactone for a relatively short period of time (3-6 months), other times patients will be on spironolactone for several years to control their acne. It varies on your skin and other acne treatments you may be doing at the ...

Any modality that includes hormone can cause irregular periods and breast tenderness. Additionally Spirinolactone is associated with muscle cramps and serum potassium imbalance (that can be quite serious). There are many options to treat acne and hormonal therapy is low on my list. Sometimes the...

Thank you for your question! Based on your description, it sounds like you fit the profile for hormonal acne. Usually for this condition, I start patients at 50 mg daily and increase until their acne is controlled. The highest dose I will prescribe is 150 mg daily. Sometimes it will take up to ...

Thank you for your question about Spironolactone. The lowest recommended does for Spironolactone to treat hormonal acne is 50mg.  I would encourage you to speak to your healthcare provider to see if 25mg would be appropriate and have less side effects for you.One safe and easy treatment we ...

Spironolactone may rarely cause lethargy or fatigue, however insomnia is not reported.  But spironolactone may affect you  differently.  If you truly have cause and effect, the medication may be responsible for your symptoms.  Avoid the spironolactone for a few weeks, then try taking it again....

Unless your skin has changed, if you stop your medications, you will again have breakouts.  If a patient is doing well, I try to wean the oral medication first.  I try to maintain the patient's skin with topicals.  Of note, Differin is a retinoid, and it has many beneficial effects on the skin...