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Old 06-07-2008, 01:52 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi. My doc just prescribed me spironlactone for the first time. The dose is one pill a day and they are only 25mg. tablets. Is this just way too low to be effective. Everywhere I read on here says they take higher doses. I dont want to be wasting my time putting it into my body if it doesnt work. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Hopefully someone that actually takes it can answer your question, but I believe they usually start you on 25 to 50 mg/day and titrate you up gradually.
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I take 100mg (2 x 50mg). My endo started me out on that dosage.

May I ask what you're (possibly) taking it for? Scalp hair loss? Not-so-normal hair growth? 25mg for an entire day does seem awfully low...
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Im taking it for abnormal hair growth. I just have a lot of dark hair in certain places and would like it to not be as bad. Maybe she is just starting me out low and will raise it. Im unsure.
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When I started taking spiro my gp prescribed 25 mg once a day and told me after a week to start taking 25 mg twice a day. This is before I was officially diagnosed. After I went to a gyno for a diagnosis she told me to increase my dosage to 50 mg twice a day which is what I am currently taking.
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