Is there any way to get off spironolactone/bcp without getting all the hair come back

arcadia · 08-14-2008, 04:58 PM

Also, is it safe to take saw palmetto with spironolactone/aviane (bcp)

Right now I'm not going to get off it anytime soon but i was wondering maybe in 5-10 years if I get off, is there a chance that my hormones will regulate themselves?

Furrygirl · 08-16-2008, 07:05 PM

I can only speak about my personal experience getting off the pill and spiro. Unfortunetely, yes...most of the hair came back. I had been on the pill for 11 years when I quit cold turkey. I hadn't realized how much it helped with the hair until I stopped taking it. I've been off the pill and spiro for about 2 1/2 years now. I try my best to keep everything under somewhat 'control' through diet and exercise. I've added flax seed and vitamin B complex to my diet. I've had some laser hair removal treatments which have helped. My cycles are all over the place through..and my pms is bad but going back on the pill is not an option for me as I developed a weird allergic reaction to them which is why I had to quit. And I can't take spiro since my Dh and I are TTC.

Hope this helps!!

coolpinkgurl · 08-18-2008, 06:29 PM

I went off the pill 3 months agao, and now have a "mo" and my acne is really really bad. I will go back on the pill in a fewyears. My reasoning is that I want to be in the best shape to concieve when I want to (if things go to plan, maybe in 3 years or so), rather than going off the pill and needing to work on hormones etc for a year or two in order to get preggers.

So far I am triming the mo and hoping this is as bad as it gets. But if it gets much worse I think I will go for lazer.

Natalie'smom06 · 08-20-2008, 02:45 PM

Have you considered trying Metformin? it'll never work as good as bcp/spiro but it helps symptoms and it gave me back cycles.