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I had gorgeous skin as a teen and then developed...
I had gorgeous skin as a teen and then developed adult acne. I'm 48 and finally visited a dermatologist. She prescribed Spironolactone 50 mg and said to go to 100 mg if it was well tolerated. It was developed as a blood pressure drug and acne isn't even listed as a condition it treats on Drugs.com! I was warned about its diuretic effect and told to drink lots of water. I was not told that many people didn't deal well with the side effects! There were lots of positive reviews about using it for acne, so I stuck with it for 2 weeks hoping things would improve. The doctor was surprised I lasted that long considering my reaction. MAJOR: confusion (didn't help me decide whether to stay on it or not!), frequent urination and lack of control about it (I drank a lot of water like I was supposed to). If I'd had to go to work, that alone would have been awful. Occasional: dizziness, lack of balance, headache, night shivers (only once). The worst was that it tipped me into a bipolar episode (not a problem for most people), but the other problems were specific to the spironolactone.