I'm going to share my experience with spiro now I've been on it for almost a year. I've been on 75mg for most of the time and increased to 100mg (to sort out the occasional face breakouts);
- My hirsutism was mild to begin with but my leg hair is much fluffier; so is bikini line hair etc. Body hair grows back slowly.
- My acne was pretty severe body acne and is now very clear. I do still get facial spots but my chest, arms and back were completely cleared up even on 75mg. I can go swimming now and wear things I never thought I'd be able to.
- I lost the extra few lbs that I had gained and am back to the same size I was when I was a teenager. YAY! I can wear all my old clothes! My waist is smaller than it has ever been.
- It does dampen my appetite, especially when I increase the dose, although it comes back after a couple of months
-I get tired on it
- My doctor gives me blood tests for liver and kidney function as well as potassium levels every two months so I feel like I'm being looked after well.
-My blood pressure has gone lower
- I do have one weird side effect which is facial peach fuzz.I never used to have this and it started suddenly when I increased to 100mg. It's very strange, and I have random long fluffy white hairs sprouting out my chin and cheeks. They are so fluffy and white that I just trim them down with a beard trimmer every couple of weeks and you can't see the evidence. I'm not sure I've heard of this side effect before.
Overall I LOVE sprio and it's amazing to have my body back to pre pcos shape and size again! I want to be on it forever and just hope it remains effective and doesn't suddenly stop working or anything like that. That would be awful
