"i would say i had a good experience with aldactone.  my skin did clear, although i do remember having a little bit of a break-out now and then.  i started taking the medicine about 6 months before my wedding (i was age 29 then) and i stopped a couple months after the wedding.  my skin looked very good and the breakouts diminished. i don&#039;t think i experienced any bad cystic type acne then.  i used the highest dosage of retin a (just a tiny bit) at night also along with a cetaphil moisturizer.  since i was getting married, i was very cautious about weight gain and i don&#039;t think i gained weight from the medication, although i was going to the gym regularly and doing weight regimens. i think i&#039;m going on it again. i will also go on epiduo."