have any of you ever heard of using this medication to treat PCOS? any experiences with it? my doctor is wanting to switch me from metformin to spironolactone. I think spironolactone is typically used for high blood pressure .My doctor was like "If metformin is working, then we wont change your medication." How do you tell if its working or not?! I just feel really confused.
have any of you ever heard of using this medication to treat PCOS? any experiences with it? my doctor is wanting to switch me from metformin to spironolactone. I think spironolactone is typically used for high blood pressure .My doctor was like "If metformin is working, then we wont change your medication." How do you tell if its working or not?! I just feel really confused.
You might be able to take both, but I would NOT switch from met to spiro. They treat totally different things. Spiro treats high blood pressure and hirsutism/hairloss. Met treats insulin resistance and other pcos symptoms. Together, they would treat pcos well, but cancelling met for spiro would probably not work, IMO.
welcome to sc I personally take both met and spiro. But my endo said that it takes 9-12 months to get to maximum results. Also, you cant take spiro if ttc as it hurts the baby.
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Spiro is used to lower testosterone and can significantly reduce excess hair. It is a diuretic and was used to treat blood pressure years ago, but it really is not used for that much anymore. Met is used to encourage the smooth muscles to use glucose like they should, so that the pancreas does not have to pump so much insulin. They really do treat two totally different things.
thank you all for all of the replies! Im not sure what i want to do. Im trying to get an appointment to see someone who specializes in PCOS. I went to the hospital and got a pelvic ultrasound done today since i havent had one done since I was told I have PCOS. I want to do a little more research on spiro though, definitely, before I decide to switch or w.e. neways thanks to all of you for the advice!!!
--Deanna
I'm newly diagnosed PCOS (yesterday) and wondering if I take metformin, is there anything else that I can use to lower my testosterone levels instead of SPiro?
Have you tried this drug? If so, does the hair fall out? I have excess hair and my doctor said that this drug (along with metformin) would make me lose my excess hair. Is this true? Otherwise, do I just need to get on it and then go for electrolysis? Please help
Have you tried this drug? If so, does the hair fall out? I have excess hair and my doctor said that this drug (along with metformin) would make me lose my excess hair. Is this true? Otherwise, do I just need to get on it and then go for electrolysis? Please help
Thanks!
-S
I have been taking Spiro since diagnosed in Jan. of 2007. It does not make your hair fall out. Spiro reduces excess hair growth. You will still need to do something to get rid of your existing hair, but after the spiro takes effect you will need to do it less. After taking spiro, I have noticed I even shave my legs less than I did before.
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Spironolactone? 
I personally take both met and spiro. But my endo said that it takes 9-12 months to get to maximum results. Also, you cant take spiro if ttc as it hurts the baby.
