panda16

hey, my dr perscribed my spironolactone for my testostorone levels and hiristum(sp?) is anyone one else using this drug and if so did it help any? what were the bad and good symptoms. thanks for your time

amanda

Sarahsue

I have been taking Spironolactone since I was diagnosed with PCOS in January. I take it in addition to Yasmin which as 25 mg of spiro in it as well. I am currently taking 50 mg of the spiro twice a day. I think it has helped. I know it is still soon to see major effects, it takes about six months. However, I don't feel as if I need to use Nair on my face as much. I also don't shave my legs as often (maybe TMI). I haven't had any adverse side effects to it. When I first started taking it I did feel a little nauseas, but I don't know if it was becasue of the Spiro, the Yasmin or both. In any case it went away after the first few days. Even though I am drinking a lot more water, I don't notice myself having to pee any more than usual. Since Spiro is a diaretic this was something I was concerned about. I am a kindergarten teacher and cannot leave my kids alone to go to the bathroom. It is also a potassium sparing diaretic, however, my doctor told me all that really means is that I shouldn't take a potassium supplement. I can still have bananas, orange juice, and other foods high in potassium. Your doctor will probably want to check your potassium levels after a couple of months just to check and make sure you don't have too much potoassium in your blood levels. Well I hope that helps. While I am not an expert, let me know if you have any questions and I will try to answer them.

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panda16

trust me i totally understand about the shaving thing...i swear it feels like for me to have smooth legs all day i have to shave twice a day lol....but ya i only started them a few days ago and was wondering if anyone had taken it...so thank you for your reply ^^

Eva37

hi
ive been on spiro about 6 years. My endo said that it takes 9-12 months to get to maximum result AT first it made my periods strange - every 3 weeks or so, but now they have settled down to my normal.
eva

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