Has anybody heard of or used the drug spironolactone in the treatment of adult acne?

Spironolactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic usually used in conjunction with other drugs for treatment of high blood pressure, primarily because it causes potassium-retention, which other diuretics do not. So, if high potassium is somehow beneficial for treatment of adult acne, then I guess that might make sense.

Has anybody heard of or used the drug spironolactone in the treatment of adult acne?
Spiro doesn't treat acne with high potassium, silly. It's an anti-androgenic drug. It blocks the receptors on your skin from the testosterone in the blood. That way you don't grow facial hair or get acne -- or if you have these things, it will get rid of it. Report It

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Reply:Yes, I took it after I came off acutane. I had some side effects and stopped taking it and later that year, I developed two kidney stones. Not sure if it was related, but I never had that problem before, but all I know is that you it's a form of a waterpill.





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Reply:I looked this up in my nursing drug book. I knew it was a diuretic, but had never heard of it being used for acne. It is listed for an off-label acne tretment.