Marit

I just started at 25mg....was wondering how long it takes to lower testosterone to a more normal level, and then what it takes to maintain it....
Marit

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-29 year old female, dx 2005, symptoms ~10 years
-High testosterone, cortisol, aldosterone, androstenedione, free androgen index, no apparent insulin resistance however
-Metformin and Seasonale keep hormones under control
-Main symptoms: weight gain, high androgens, no periods unless on OC
-fortunate to have very good bp, blood sugar, cholesterol, etc., no hirsutism.

Julius

hey there. I won't be able to tell you any scientific findings about testosterone levels, as I've only started spiro recently and haven't had any follow-up blood work done yet.

however, I am on 100 mg/day and started about 5 weeks ago. Physically, there are differences. besides peeing a lot, my excess hair is thinning and coming in lighter. I used to have a hairy belly that needed attention daily, and now I'm fine to leave it for a few days. Ditto for my facial hair. Under my chin/on my neck, I used to get coarse black hairs. Now, while they're still there, they're lighter and softer. So that gives me hope that the spiro's doing what it's supposed to be doing.

I don't know if you have the same hairiness issues I have, but hopefully you should notice a difference.

25 mg seems kinda low to me...though my pharmacist told me that he's never really seen any one take 100 like me... so you may not see/feel results for a little longer then. I know the doc who prescribed spiro to me said that it may take 3-4 months to start noticing changes.

holy ramble! haha, sorry! good luck!

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Julie
age: 26
dx: at age 15? 16?
living in sin with my man (six years already?! - engaged! 01/15/07)
happily child-free
meds: Cyclen bcp

marU

for me it only takes like 1-2 months then if i go off it it still seems to last for a month after